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Phil Jensen & Judy Reimche

Peninsula News Review.

Nam and Ngoc Le, owners of ..
Queen’s Pay-Less, saw years of effort -
go up in smoke last week when their
“store was gutted in'an early morning

fire. They lost all their stock — a loss
which could run as high as $100,000 --
— then they discovered that it wasn’t
even insured. 800
* Ngoc explained that she and her
shusband had decided to change from
a Toronto insurance company to.alo-*
_ cal‘one. But after letting the old policy.
~ ‘lapse, they apparently forgot to finalize .
‘the new agreement. “They. say they
- sent me a'reminder, but Iscannotre-
smember,” Ngoc said: “I-don’t: knows
what to do.”" Tes
~The: Resthaven Drive landmark

Maureen Bower of Sidney is in-
vestigating the possibility of start-
ing a fund for Nam and Ngoc Le,
owners of Queen's Pay-Less. .
“T just felt very badly about their
situation and I wanted todo some-
thing for them,” she said. She
baked chocolate chip cookies and
sold them to. her neighbours to
raise.a bit of cash. “Many people
~ just wanted to donate,” she said, “so

~ one of the local banks.”

~ caught fire early on Thursday, April - ; t ealeb ae
12. Captain Jim Tweedhope of the Sid- : lator.
ney. Fire Department said they re-- f Water me

ceived a call to the location about 3:15
a.m. The blaze caused serious damage -
to the building, which also housed
Sky-High Pizza and Highlands Fish
and Chips. Tweedhope wouldn't spec-
ulate about the cause of the fire, but

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She is interested in finding outif.
anyone else:-has started a‘fund, or, —

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stated that the RCMP are conducting
an investigation,

“Usually when its a commercial
business, you look at all the avenues,”
he said.

Neoe said that they want fo make
whatever repairs are needed, and start
over aman, She's called the bank to
ask about a loan, but hasn't gotten an
‘answer yet, “TP have no idea...” she
said. “Thope the bank can help mea
lithe bit, fd love to open the business
again.”

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PHIL ENBSEN PHOTO

If ever Kayleigh Wright felt the need to get even with her father for any. reason, she got her
chance last Wednesday. She was in charge of the shears, shaving her Dad's head at Bayside

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Martina Elliott

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of Highland Fish and Chips ° seine middle school during their fund-raiser, It was a poignant moment for her and her Dad, Frank - lanewsreviewcom = and win a
eyed. bat still suffered bos, Wright, as the fund-raiser was on behalf of Kayleigh, who was lately diagnosed with leukemia. prize!

“AlLof our stock = le ads of
halibut, 125 pounds of cod pul pounds
of potatoes — everything, right down
to the bottles of ketehup, have to be
thrown out,” said Jeanette the day af
the fire: .

The couple had justtinished reno-
vating: heir premises, and were ex:
cited about their business prospects in
‘the coming, months, Now, their ce:
opening date will depend on several
factors, such as when. they can get
power restored 10 the building:

The couple were already putting
tentative plans in motion that day, laut
admitted the full impact ofthe fire, and
of everyone's losses, hadn't really hit
them yet, One thing that had already
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Philenson
Poeniriiula News Review.

Sametines, bad things hap:
pen to good people, But the had
can make the rood be even bet.
ter: when it helps others: show
they care. are

“That's what happened last
Wednesday when approximately

700 students jammed. into the.

Bayside middle school cafeteria
to show their support for class-
mate. Kayleigh Wright Her

lair today, gone ton

home room teacher, Danicl Be:
dard, explained, “Kayleigh was
diagnosed with leukemia about
Iwo months age and {we wanted
to help],"

Redard find his class decided:

the best thing to. do was raise
money to help with the expense
of Kayleigh’s, frequent trips to

Vancouver. for chemotherapy.

Holding a head-shaving event at
the school seemed like a good
way to doit.

"We're touched — and
whelmed by the school's sup-
port” said) Kayleigh's father,
Frank Wright, “You take the bad
news on the chin and pull to-
potheras a family, But that does

n't bring the tears, It's acts: of
kindness like this that bring the:
emotions (athe surface,”

Wright said that Ins daughter
has: had some pretty: rough

“times, and has lost all her hair

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