TIME CLEANERS

For 135 years, give or take a few breaks, five generations of the Heighington family have been in the laundry business. e. In Terrace, Bryon and John own Superior Linen and Spotless Drycleaning & Laundromat. In Prince George, Richard Heighington owns Spotless Dry Cleaners and his brother Shaun owns Spotless Uniform... It all started with great, great grandfather James, who shipped out of England with the Royal Navy in 1875. He joined a the age of 13 and worked in the ship's laundry. The prince of Wales, later to be George VI, was on board and a special friend to James. From this encounter with soapsuds to the present, the family has operated both laundries and dry cleaning plants, with each generation turning over its expertise and assets to the next... Eventually James left the navy and, with a new bride, immigrated to Canada. He filed for a homestead at Bittern Lake, Alberta. For three winters the couple escaped the cold and travelled to Florida, where they worked in the laundry of..

Also known as: Time Cleaners Ltd.

Primary location: Terrace Canada