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David and Karen Beales are putting the final touches on their new home office in Vic West. The wood floors have been beautifully restored, chandeliers grace the high ceilings and a 13-metre mirror runs the length of the vast open-concept space. But what makes the Beales’ home unique isn’t just that it’s a 122-year-old heritage building, or even that it houses their self-run ballet school. Perhaps the most curious aspect is that it’s also a church, which the Beales will soon share with a previously nomadic Anglican congregation. “We were looking around at houses and we stumbled across the Anglican Diocese list of churches, and we realized it would cost us the same amount Daniel Palmer to mortgage a house and lease Reporting a commercial space as it would to buy one of the church properties,” David said. In order to respect the history of the building, which was established in 1891 as an army garrison church, the Beales came to an agreement with St. Mark’s Traditional Anglican and Rev. Stanley Sinclair. Sinclair and his congregation have been without a permanent home since 2010, and had, until recently, been using the Orange Hall in Fernwood for their weekly services. “They’re traditional Anglicans and they follow all the things that used to be done here 120 years ago,” Karen said. The arrangement with the Beales will provide a much-needed home base and the opportunity for growth, Sinclair said. “We’ve been building up to the point where we’re outgrowing the Orange Hall. The result is we have a very ideal situation short of owning the property,” he said. Adriana Durian photo
Six-year-old old Aaron Campbell attempts to catch bubbles at a bubble station during Esquimalt centennial celebrations at Gorge Park on Saturday. For more photos, please turn to page A5.
PLEASE SEE: Ballet school, Page A9
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