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It’s a precarious time for small businesses, with the pandemic potentially causing unease for some shoppers in entering stores, health restrictions in place and the online shopping space being an easier avenue. “We realized, my husband and I, that if we got hit like anybody else, I can just imagine the people in retail,” Martine said. With that in mind. the couple purchased about 70 gift cards from a variety of stores around Kamloops including Crooked Crown, Far + Wide, Cool Running, Castles and Cottages, True Outdoors, Sugar and Spice Beauty Bar and Gold Leaf Pastries ranging between $75 to $100 each. It’s an idea they hope will inspire others to support locally owned businesses this Christmas.