People in Alberta town trying to solve mystery of malfunctioning vehicle key fobs

CARSTAIRS, Alta. — People in a small town north of Calgary are trying to figure out why they can’t use their vehicle key fobs when parked near the community’s grocery store.

The Westview Co-operative food store in Carstairs says it tried shutting off all power, but key fobs still wouldn’t work.

The store doesn’t have Wi-Fi, so that has been ruled out.

“We will continue to work with our community partners to determine the source of the interference,” the company says in a post on its Facebook page. 

“We ask that our guests continue to be diligent in securing your vehicle, manually if necessary.”

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So, the mystery of the malfunctioning key fobs remains.

People on social media have been offering their ideas.

“Aliens … that’s all I have too say,” said Bruce Hudson in a post.

Other people wonder if railway locomotives, a radio tower or a welding machine at a nearby body shop could be to blame.

The Canadian Press