Shippers Supply on Spall Road 1888 celebrates its 15th anniversary in Kelowna.
managed by Ron CampbellRon, who has been with the company since 1988 and has been with Kelowna for several years, is also a corporate trainer for the company. The Kelowna office has four employees. Shippers Supply is a 100 percent Canadian-owned privately owned company founded in 1975. Headquartered in Edmonton and with nine locations across Western Canada, the company is both a manufacturer and distributor of high quality packaging materials and storage equipment. The shipper has just about anything you would use in your shipping, warehouse, and packaging departments. Some of the products the company makes and sells include corrugated boxes, labels, tags, printed packaging tape, pallet wrappers, loosely filled peanuts, label printers, price guns, stencil cutters and inks, hazardous goods labels, print cards, storage bins, pallet rack and shelves. Shippers also offer material handling equipment, including pallet lifters, forklifts, lift tables, conveyor belts, loading dock devices, door curtains and door seals.
Awards
The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia have recognized Ken Laloge, a partner at Crowe MacKay LLP, with a fellowship (FCPA), the highest distinction bestowed on a CPA in the accounting profession. Nominated and selected by a committee of their peers, the CPABC Fellows are leaders, innovators, and mentors known for their dedication and dedication to their community and the CPA profession.
With regard to Crowe MacKay LLP, the company has partnered with TCG Professional Chartered Accountants LLP, an accounting and advisory firm of the Sunshine Coast. With three offices in Sechelt, Gibsons, and Pender Harbor, these offices are officially recognized as Crowe MacKay’s Sunshine Coast location.
Moving from Alberta, partner Tad Desimone and Jeff Staheli founded the new company Kinetic Evolution, based at 101–1810 Gordon Dr. (opposite the Capri Center). Tad is a strength and conditioning trainer and Jeff is a sports chiropractor and nutrition trainer. Kinetic Evolution is a new concept facility that brings next level movement training and therapy under one roof. Your team will support you like a top athlete with all the support and collaboration needed in a one-stop shop. Their services and five core fundamentals include personal training, strength and conditioning, chiropractic, concussion management, and nutritional coaching. They believe that exceptional training and therapy can create a profound life changing experience. Call 236-420-1090; www.kineticevolution.ca
Kudos to Luke Stack and the Society of Hope for receiving a prestigious provincial award in recognition of their continued support for the Canadian Armed Forces reserves. Society of Hope Associate Jesse Lawrence, a reservist with 30 Signals Regiment in Kelowna, nominated his employer for an award in the Best Practices in Employer Support, Small Organization category. The Society of Hope is a tremendous supporter of reservists and gives them regular free time to attend unit drills, career courses, and home operations. The company is also increasing the reservists’ pay so that they are not compromised by their service. The award will be officially awarded at a ceremony in Vancouver.
Thank you to the Princess Auto staff on Spall Road for providing me with cleats for my walking boots. They work like magic in both snow and ice and are a steal for $ 7.
QB Gelato, owned and operated by Victor loading route and Kevin BoydIn 1884 Dayton St. introduced a supper club. From February 27th to 28th, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm and this month, QB Gelato will host 10 guests to enjoy tasting plates of a range of unique main products, as well as gelato and sorbets. Each menu item is artfully combined with a wine or cocktail. Each dish is designed to stimulate your imagination with creative ingredients not normally found in an ice cream shop. Laderoute and Bojda will take food to a new level with local guest chefs, sommeliers, winemakers and bartenders. Immerse yourself in QB and experience their extraordinary ice cream as they constantly create new flavors. Look out for the March Supper Club meeting on March 20th and 21st. For more information or reservations, call 250-861-6622, @enjoyQBGelato or qbgelato.eventbrite.ca.
Jolene Laing is the new Store Manager for ScotiaMcLeod on Dixon Ave. 600-1620 at Landmark 5. Jolene has been in the investment advisory industry since 1999 and joined ScotiaMcLeod in 2005. He was the branch manager of the Kelowna, Salmon Arm, and Kamloops offices. Jolene continues to co-manage the White Rock office with the Kelowna office and is a director of Scotia Wealth Management.
Pardeep Khrod has returned inside (she grew up in Golden) to take on the new role of inside executive director for the BC Cancer Foundation. Pardeep was previously Senior Development Officer at BCIT. To join her is Carmen Weldwho has taken on the new role of development officer after years as an editor and journalist for digital news in the Okanagan at Black Press Media (Kelowna Capital News) and Castanet. The BC Cancer Foundation offices are located at 399 Royal Ave.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Ed Dickins for the award of the Medal of Sovereignty for volunteers. This medal is an official Canadian award and recognizes the exceptional volunteer work of individuals from across the country or abroad in a variety of fields. It is an official award from the Crown that honors living Canadians. The Honorary Chancellery, which is part of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, administers the program.
The Kelowna Curling Club under the direction of the General Manager Jock tires was recognized with the Tourism Kelowna Sport Hosting Award for excellence in hosting the 2018 Winn Rentals Mixed Curling World Championships from October 13-20, 2018 as the premier event. Event co-chairs were Brendan Willisby Raymond James and Jeff Richards, general manager of Sunset Ranch. Canada won the gold and defeated Spain in the final. The championship was the fourth edition of the event, but the first time outside of Europe. 140 of the world’s best hair curlers represented 35 international teams.
Fiona Lindquist, He previously worked for the local RCMP Victim Services group and moved from this role to Dr. Sam Reimer with Restoration Counseling Services. Fiona brings over 20 years of combined experience in counseling, victim support and critical incident management to the practice. In addition, Fiona uses a unique end-of-life dignity therapy developed by Dr. Harvey Chochinov in the Okanagan. Dignity Therapy creates a legacy document that captures the essence of a client’s life and also benefits family members and loved ones during their time of grief. www.restorationcounselling.com; 50-765-7085.
Happy 45th anniversary
will and Terry Hoogewoonink (February 23).
Andrea East Ellis St. Andrea is a corporate lawyer who guides her clients through complex commercial transactions and real estate projects. east@pushormitchell.com. Patrick Gaffney has also joined the firm as Associate Counsel and will serve as Associate Counsel in the firm’s Family Law Group. gaffney@pushormichell.com.
Okanagan College business students boast bronze after finishing third in the Scotiabank Canadian Case Challenge out of 30 student teams. The competition, held at Vanier College in Montreal, combines business strategy, marketing and management into one of the most challenging college competitions in the country. Blair Baldwin, professor at the Okanagan School of Business, and Mark Ziebarth trained the team.
Hug Aging Month is March 2019 with a full month of free seminars and activities. The Okanagan Men’s Shed will take place on Sunday, March 10, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 555 Fuller Ave. an open day, a cooking demo as well as a shop tour and demonstrations take place. Tips Every Man Needs To Cook Like A Pro With Chef Martin of the Chef in Stead shows techniques on how to cook meat like a pro. Registration is recommended at www.okanaganembraceaging.com or by calling 250-807-8072.
Birthdays of the week
Rodney Gray (20. February); Tom Dyas (20. February); Graham Lee (20. February); Michael Lavigne (February 22); Carmen Prive (February 22); Grace Naka (February 22); Lyle Isenor (February 22); Bob McGowan (February 23); Anita Kinasewich (February 23); Gerry Deshayes (February 23); I am Bodnar (February 23); Brydon Stappler (February 23); Wayne (cactus) Farr (February 24); Carol Lesiak (February 24); Brenda Mole (February 24); Trudy Ringer (February 25); Brad Cronquist (February 25); Mike Sizeland (February 26th).
Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna councilor and local hotelier. Call them at 250-979-4546 or 250-862-7662, email maxdehart@telus.net.
