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Blue building being converted to Oxford grey

Colour change being marked favourably by the public
Don Bodger
Don Bodger
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Blake Sam applies paint to his building to cover up the bright blue colour. (Photo by Don Bodger)

The blue building on Chemainus Road that people seem to love to hate is getting a paint job.

Owner Blake Sam was on the scaffolding outside the building before the long weekend, beginning the process of converting the colour to Oxford grey with Benjamin Moore paint.

Sam said he had to do a lot of preliminary work to the building to prepare it for painting.

He expects to have the new coat complete before too long, but is doing all the work himself.

Early feedback has been highly favourable to the colour change.

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The much-maligned blue building on Chemainus Road is getting a paint job. Building owner Blake Sam is working on converting it to an Oxford grey colour with Benjamin Moore point. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Chemainus blue building is turning grey. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Don Bodger

About the Author: Don Bodger

I've been a part of the newspaper industry since 1980 when I began on a part-time basis covering sports for the Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle.
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