Jul 6, 2013

Shop in Victoria’s Oaklands Neighbourhood a Throwback to Old-Time MerchantsBy Don DescoteauVicNews.com

Victoria, BC – Stepping through the door of The Local General Store on Haultain Road, one is greeted with a pleasantly fragrant aroma.

Almost sensing the visitor’s curiosity about the source of the fragrance, shop co-owner Alix Harvey leads him to a corner of the shop where a vintage full-sized Beach stove is mostly covered by a collection of organic body care products.

“I found the stove on UsedVictoria,” Harvey says of one of her shop’s more unique displays.

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