STATEMENT BY IMPERIAL BARBER SHOP

 

 

 

July 16, 2010

 

 

Ottawa, Ontario – Nancee Hunter, Owner of Imperial Barber Shop, today issued the following statement:

 

“Earlier today CBC radio aired a story concerning the services provided by Imperial Barber Shop (IBS) and a term of its lease aimed at restricting those services at its Glebe location.

 

IBS was surprised to learn from the CBC story that the landlord of its Glebe location deemed IBS’s understanding of its agreement to be a misinterpretation, and was pleased to receive late on Thursday (July 15^th) an amendment to its lease that reworded the clause in question, to prevent any misinterpretation.

 

IBS is committed to furthering the Barber Shop tradition of high quality, male-oriented, hair grooming, such as hot towel straight razor shaves, beard and moustache trims, nose, ear and eye brow trims, neck shaves, etc.  The company is pleased to be able now to offer those services to all customers at its Glebe facility, as it has been doing at its other locations for many years.

 

IBS wishes to state that it regrets the circumstances leading to CBC’s report. IBS is grateful to the many women and men who voiced their understanding and support for the company’s position in this matter, and it is hopeful that the CBC’s airing of this story will not exacerbate any gender-divisive sentiments that may still exist within the local community.”

 

 

 

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