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As for its worth, Ostrander estimates he has spent tens of thousands of dollars curating his collection.

And that doesn't account for the time he has given over the decades to maintain his display, which is an all-year-round project, or hobby as Ostrander likes to call it.

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It might sound like a full-time job, but Ostrander also somehow finds time to run his own painting business with his two sons, Garfield & Sons Painting.

In addition to the front and back yard displays, a room attached to the side of his house boasts an impressive miniature winter village, complete with a railway, the walls of the room lined with animated Santa dolls and vintage ornaments.

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"It's phenomenal," says Kassandra Rodger who has been visiting for the past four years with her children. "It's absolutely amazing."

Another Esquimalt resident stops by to tell Ostrander his grandchildren visit from Vancouver every year with the sole purpose of exploring his holiday wonderland.

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About the rumours circulating online that this is his last year, Ostrander rolls his eyes. 

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Whenever Ostrander does decide to wrap things up, the thousands of visitors that flock to his home each year are sure to be disappointed.

But there might be one person relieved to see the Christmas carnival come to an end: his wife of 44 years.

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