Barring a last-minute reprieve, Chemainus Town Laundry will be closing at the end of March.
Claire Boulton and Alan Whitehead have owned the building and operated the Croft Street business for 15 years. They’re planning to retire and are looking into leasing options for the building.
“We’re going to close the laundromat business unless someone comes out of nowhere and gives us an offer we can’t refuse,” said Boulton. “Everything’s on the table. As it sits right now, we’re closing it.
“It’s been coming for a while. We’re going to do some travelling.”
Boulton’s been amazed at the response since news has spread around the community about the closure.
“Nobody really appreciates it till it’s gone,” she confided.
The laundromat has washers and driers and has also long offered alteration services and a dry cleaning depot.
The machines are aging, Boulton indicated, and it also would have taken a considerable expense to replace them.
