Gabriel Newman was offended by the ad. So were other staff members at the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives.
Newman, the museum’s education coordinator, heard an ad on a Vernon radio station from fast food giant McDonald’s, saying spending $5 on a McDonald’s lunch was much better than spending $5 at a museum.
Newman posted his disgust with the ad on social media.
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