Karrie Peace wants to help people become legendary gift givers.

To do this in the Salmon Arm, she is opening her store, Poor David害羞草研究所檚.

With locations in Cochrane and Calgary, this will be Peace害羞草研究所檚 first B.C. Poor David害羞草研究所檚, situated in the downtown at 190 Hudson St. 害羞草研究所� the former Victoria Impressions building. Or, going back further, the Bank of Hamilton building, built in 1910.

With a passion for historic downtowns, the building was a perfect fit for Peace.

害羞草研究所淚n any community in North America you can find strip malls that all look the same, but the historic downtowns are so important because they are places where we do maintain our uniqueness, our individuality 害羞草研究所� they害羞草研究所檙e a part of our soul in my opinion,害羞草研究所� said Peace.

Peace is also passionate about supporting Canadian brands, including Canmore害羞草研究所檚 Rocky Mountain Soap Company whose products feature prominently along one wall of the Salmon Arm location.

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As of Wednesday, June 23, Peace and her team, including Salmon Arm store manager Monica Rhodes, were busy unloading boxes and completing finishing touches on the interior in preparation for Friday, when they planned to open the doors to the public. A grand opening is slated for July 9. Much of the floor space was already packed, however, with a wide range of products, from cards and soaps to toys and games, clothes, shoes, jewelry, home decor and more

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While not yet open, Peace said someone did stop in to share their thoughts on the store害羞草研究所檚 name which, she proudly explained, is a reference to her husband, David, who continues to support her on her journey as an independent business owner.

害羞草研究所淯sually a boutique is owned and operated by someone who doesn害羞草研究所檛 know that much about business, they don害羞草研究所檛 know they害羞草研究所檙e getting themselves into a completely different lifestyle,害羞草研究所� said Peace. 害羞草研究所淎nd you can害羞草研究所檛 do it unless someone in the house has a job that害羞草研究所檚 secure. We ended up selling a house to make it all work and David was good with that.害羞草研究所�

Peace also noted her husband was born in England, where 害羞草研究所淧oor害羞草研究所� is often used in the name of a business.

To help others honour the David in their lives, there is a special T-shirt available.

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For more information, visit the , and the Salmon Arm Poor David害羞草研究所檚 Facebook page.