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The new owners of Dayton Boots are rebranding as Wohlford & Company, named after the shop's original founder. The former owner, who left after controversy over unpaid wages, still owns the original Dayton branding and it has proved too costly to acquire.
The grandson of the man who founded Vancouver's Dayton Boots is one of dozens of employees still owed money after a B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal found the company had paid workers in Dayton gift cards instead of money.
An Employment Standards Tribunal panel has confirmed that the company and owner Eric Hutchingam owe workers close to half a million dollars in wages, after partially compensating them with Dayton Boots store gift cards.