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From YouTube: OCT 17 2022 Statements Doug Routley
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Nanaimo
North,
calcium,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
today
marks
the
beginning
of
Small
Business
Week
a
time
when
we
celebrate
local
businesses,
who
are
in
fact
the
backbone
of
our
communities.
I
would
like
to
share
the
story
of
clover
clothing.
A
very
special
consignment
store
located
in
shimanus
owners,
bronwenberg
and
Hal
Bennett
met
six
years
ago
in
a
chance
encounter
involving
a
wheelchair.
A
You
see
both
had
experienced,
life-changing
events
that
had
resulted
in
each
of
them
needing
a
wheelchair
and
because
custom-built
chairs
take
a
while
to
build.
They
both
ended
up
sharing
the
same
loaner,
chair,
Bronwyn,
spotted
Hal
one
day
in
The,
Loner
chair
and
approached
him
and
said:
hey
you're,
the
guy,
who
keeps
stealing
my
wheelchair.
A
Shortly
afterwards,
they
fell
in
love
and
moved
to
shimanus
to
start
their
life
together
as
a
lifelong
thrift,
Thrift
Store
Shopper
Bronwyn
soon
realized
that
many
thrift
and
consignment
stores
were
not
accessible
to
people
who
used
wheelchairs
and
the
idea
of
opening
their
own
consignment
store
was
born,
not
ones
to
back
down
from
a
challenge.
They
pursued
this
dream,
even
in
the
face
of
a
global
pandemic,
opening
their
space
in
early
2021,
they
thrived
to
be
accessible
to
people
with
disabilities,
both
financially
and
physically.
A
They
chose
a
location
in
the
shimanus
public
market,
which
has
a
flat
entrance
automatic
door,
openers
and
an
accessible
bathroom.
Then
they
added
a
wheelchair,
accessible
change,
room
and
clover
can
clothing,
continues
to
grow
and
has
recently
added
a
selection
of
new
clothing
to
their
consignment.
A
Store,
Clover,
Clover,
Clover
clothing
is
a
shining
example
of
the
perseverance
and
dedication
that
we
look
to
celebrate
during
small
business
week
and
I
want
to
thank
Bronwyn
and
Hal
for
their
dedication
to
meeting
the
need
needs
of
people
in
our
community
by
ensuring
their
store
is
opened
accessible
to
everyone
and
bronwood
school
bronen
schooled
me.
She
said
that
much
of
her
life
has
been
like
wandering
through
a
world
of
doors,
with
no
doorknobs
and
she's
doing
everything
she
can
to
change
that
in
shimanus
with
her
small
business.
Thank
you
Bronwyn
and
Hal.
Thank
you.