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Retail consultant Richard Talbot will present his case at the Mary Winspear Centre on April 9. Steven Heywood/News staff
Downtown dilemma With looming commercial development, a group of merchants hope the community gets behind an effort to improve downtown Sidney Steven Heywood News Staff
Getting the residents of Sidney to support an effort to improve the downtown core is the impetus behind the third presentation of a retail threats report by an international retail and marketing consultant. On April 9, the Sidney Tourism Improvement Group (STIG) hosts Sidney resident Richard Talbot as he delivers an overview of the commercial development projects planned in Central and North Saanich and their potential impact on Sidney businesses. He will be joined at the Mary Winspear Centre by Sidney retailer Garry Froese, owner of InTouch Cards and Gifts. Froese will address the issue from the perspective of a business operator. “Garry is a dynamic speaker and his presentation will focus on the challenges to local retailers,� says Steve Duck of the TIDES Group, which is providing the event management. Called SOS — Save Our Sidney, Duck said the title is apt in the wake of concerns expressed by residents and businesses following Talbot’s two earlier presentations to Town council and the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. Please see: Downtown planning committee, page 3
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