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Be sure to show your <a href="https://www.sceneplus.ca/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwo8S3BhDeARIsAFRmkOMGCwIoziCk5Q6Og1ZP9xtxGK7KcQ2b4s_UfMk3eJKJW4xUzeyBqdEaApNcEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scene+</a> card during your transaction to activate participation.</p><p>One lucky winner will score the grand prize of $50,000 worth of groceries at the end of this <a href="https://www.iga.net/en/at_your_service/contests/aim_for_the_food_contest_ch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">contest</a>. Until then, you also have a weekly chance of winning either $1000 of groceries or a replica jersey signed by the Montreal Canadiens' goalie, Samuel Montembeault. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAWeKxNvtUG/?img_index=1" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:8px;"> <div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); 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