Hundreds lined up outside Thrifty Foods in Langford for its grand opening Thursday.

Around 9 a.m., a ribbon cutting ceremony helped welcome the grocery chainB次元官网网址檚 26th location, located in the Belmont Market, at 3011 Merchant Way. This marks the first ThriftyB次元官网网址檚 to open in the Capital Regional District since 2007.

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In attendance were Langford Mayor Stew Young, ThriftyB次元官网网址檚 management and staff and Sooke School District 62 vice chair Dianna Seaton. Some Royal Bay Secondary students treated the early shoppers with music performed by a live band.

Seaton thanked the ThriftyB次元官网网址檚 team in her remarks for a donation of gift certificates to Hans Helgesen ElementaryB次元官网网址檚 breakfast program worth $4,000.

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Young thanked Thrifty Foods for the speediness of the development and for bringing the B次元官网网址渋conicB次元官网网址� grocery chain to Langford and accommodating its growing population of families.

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The grocery store will also have a full pharmacy, in addition to having a dedicated florist, baker, butcher, and deli person running their departments.

The Thrifty Foods brand was founded in 1977 in Victoria. Langford residents previously had to drive to Colwood for the closest store which opened in the the late 1980s. The new location will serve as the main grocery provider in the Belmont Market, a $93-million development thatB次元官网网址檚 well underway, which will become a hub of restaurants, housing units and retail companies.

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