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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
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Unanimous vote settles move for Coast Collective Arts centre operators choose relocation in Colwood over gambling on Heatherbell site
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Roman setters Metchosin’s Tony Austin, dressed in the battle armour of a first-century Roman centurion, keeps an eye on Henry and Liam, Irish setters belonging to the Lhotzky family, at Metchosin Day on Sunday near the municipal hall on Happy Valley Road. See more photos, page A7.
be adjacent to the hotel The votes are in and lobby, near a street level Coast Collective is moving restaurant next door, a to a new home. dance studio and a fitness With construction set to studio. Ample streetside begin around the arts cenand underground parking tre’s mansion home, Sociwill accompany the space. ety for Arts on the South “We are looking forward Island members voted to having a really animated unanimously Sunday to centre where there’s lots move from the idyllic going on,” Moyer said. Heatherbell Road location Arnold Lim “We’ve been very much in along Esquimalt Lagoon to Reporting a bird sanctuary and that the new Westridge Landing has been very therapeutic on Wale Road. “I think what was gratifying was and inspiring in many ways. But this that it was unanimous, that is what will be a more urban experience and really stood out for me,” executive we’re looking forward to it.” Leasehold improvements to the director Cindy Moyer said. “I had hoped the vote would be positive, brand new purpose-built space will because the alternative of closing the begin immediately with the construcCoast Collective would certainly be a tion of a bathroom, office space, storage space and walls to separate the disappointment.” The Society, operating the centre gift shop, the gallery and the workout of the 1927-built Pendray House space. The owners of Westridge Landing since 2008, collectively decided they needed to relocate to survive. Facing will foot the multi-thousand dollar imminent construction on the 12-acre bill for the improvements. Company property, with 33 high-end waterfront director and part owner, Lloyd Wanscondos in the works, members voted brough, is excited to welcome the 23-0 in favour of the move. Developer arts group to their new home Dec. 1. “It’s (all) about people,” he said. Pacific Landing welcomed the arts centre to stay, but construction could “Cindy and all the executive of the Collective are just so passionate. last for several years. The move takes the artist collec- They want to see good things for the tive into a new 3,000-square-foot facil- community as well as bring culture to ity in the same building as the new the West Shore.” Holiday Inn Express Suites Victoria – Colwood, which is slated to open PLEASE SEE: Nov. 2 at 318 Wale Rd. The space will Gallery space, Page A6
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