A downtown business owner who says a local bylaw is hurting his bottom line is bringing his concerns to city council.
Game Quest owner Kelsy Polnik will ask the group to consider changes to the secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers bylaw, which he said contains sections that "are both restrictive and outdated with respect to how the law applies to the market for second-hand video games and select related products."
Specifically, the provisions requiring a 30-day holding period between getting products and being able to sell them and the restrictions on where products can be acquired and at what hours.
The bylaw as it's written restricts Polnik from selling second-hand materials online or outside of the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., even if his physical storefront is open longer.
Polnik will also be presenting a petition with more than 1,200 signatures in support of making these changes.
