An exciting new development has the owner of Don’s Photo focused on the future.

Mike Godfrey purchased Photo Central at 957 Portage Ave. last month, and will relabel it as the third Don’s Photo location in Winnipeg. Don’s Photo announced the news online at the beginning of October.

Godfrey told the Free Press that he and former Photo Central owner Andrew Toews had been talking for a few years about the possibility of Godfrey purchasing the business. Those talks became more serious earlier this year and the deal closed at the end of September. Neither party disclosed the terms.

Purchasing Photo Central appealed to Godfrey because of the company’s strong reputation, he said, adding he was worried someone from outside the province might purchase it if he didn’t.

“I thought merging them

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