Easter is coming and that means kids will soon be out searching the nooks and crannies of New Westminster for Easter eggs.

At a new local lice clinic, however, technicians are preparing for an egg hunt of a very different kind.

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On Friday (March 23), Lice Clinics of Canada at 301 East Columbia St. hosts the Great Lice Egg Hunt.

In honour of Easter, the clinic is offering free head checks from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 50 per cent off its express treatment that kills lice and eggs with hot air.

“We hunt down eggs on your head and then we get rid of them,” said owner Saea Vivian, who opened the clinic this month. “I’m hoping to have a bowl full of Easter eggs, so we can trade the eggs that you don’t want for something you do want.”

The Great Lice Egg Hunt will be an annual event, Vivian said, and next year she hopes to be able to offer the express treatments for free on the day to help families in the community who can’t afford them.

“No child deserves to have lice for any length of time regardless of financial situation,” she said.

The Great Lice Egg Hunt is a drop-in affair, so no appointments are necessary.