With a snip of the scissors, a new Langford business launched. Though everyone is welcome, Island Xpressions Hair and Beauty Studio fills a specific need.

“There wasn’t a place where a person with my hair texture could go and get serviced in Langford,” said owner Eleithia Bedward, who is originally from Jamaica.

“And I honestly was just tired of shampooing my hair in my bathroom,” she joked.

Bedward moved to Langford from Kelowna 3.5 years ago, and never thought she’d own a salon.

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“This has not always been my dream. I have a background in law and business but the need for this space grew when I moved here,” she said.

And while the business has only been open a few weeks, it’s already a hit.

“We’ve been waiting for something like this,” said client Ruth Fo

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