44 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW __

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Kanwar Nitier (on right) with staff.

Kanwar Nijjer spent many years of his life in the Navy as an
acoustics analyst: an expert at listening. Now, he has turned his
ear to Sidney, where he is listening closely to the eter of
Peninsula residents.

Many in the Victoria area are familiar with Nijjer’ S Great

Canadian Dollar Store, located in the Town & Country Shopping - _ NAME BRAND
~ Centre. When the decision was made to open a Second store.in : —
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= Sidney, Nijjer wasn’t just opening a store.. - he was s creating ay

“new partner in the. community...

“We really want to work to be a part of the community, almost : ae

part of the family,” Nijjer declares: fae

“His first step was to. -gather'a group of employees. from the. Sidney

“area, starting, with the hiring of Ken Ryan as his. manager. Ryan,

well-known in the area for his work with a bargain: store that:

‘ existed i in the same. location for a number, of years, will be a =
familiar face to. many. :

A It’s ‘going to be an upscale dollar store,” Ryan promises. “ly Meats

ff. very happy with it. When ‘people. come here, they” re going | to be , Se

# — pleasantly’ ‘surprised...

f. “I'm looking at this as a general store > idea,” Ryan explains, ‘you
H can get coffee, candy, things for.the houschold like pots and | pans.
4 -and plasticware. Hopefully, people will, look at us fi irst here in’
2 Sidney, before they travel to Victoria,”

Hh ..'We’re going into cleaning and houseware items,” Nijjer adds,

H . “Before, all the seniors had to go into Victoria and buy their, °

. housewares there.”

From hallowe’en to hardware, housewares and helium, balloons.
for the children, the philosophy behind the n new Great Canadian,”
Dollar Store is simple. ?

really believe in helping out the community. Tf certain proups
‘need something, just come and see me and I M be more than
N happy to help,” states Ryan.

h . That Ryan and Nijjer agree so closely: is no accident. Nijjer

4 himself has demonstrated a commitment to the same concept
~ > with the highly regarded Great Canadian Dollar Store i in the
ff Town & Country Shopping Centre.

W © States Nijjer, “we really believe in giving something back (o'our.
customers andthe community, we plan to do the same here in
H Sidney,”

i While determined to be an approachable mainstay of the Sidney

¥ area, the Great Canadian Dollar Store also brings with it

H tremendous power and reputation asa widely recognized. .
franchise,

A We will not ci ry, items that I won ‘tbe proud to sell,” says

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A. something Nijjer believes will be appreciated by alle OF. ;

A Weare into gift items as well,” Nijjer declares, “fut we de: l

- A straight with the wholesalers.”
~B Bliminating the middle man means quality no longer hits lo be.

: HALLOWEEN

H expensive, Nijjer explains, “These are exutelly the same items,
~Bthat gift shops carry, but gilt shops can't get the same price GIFTS ©
» Be Vibrant and proud, people onthe Peninsula speak strongly of the . ,
Rh . things that matter to them, The unique approach of the Great es AT THE

f Canadian Dollar Store proves that Nijjer and Ryan have Laie:
A listening... and will continue to dasa :
BEd be more than happy if people want to come and talk to me
Woe about things we should carry, (hat would be great,” Ryan

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