Board of trade elects its leaders for 2019

The Greater Westside Board of Trade elected its new board of directors at its annual general meeting Jan. 15 at the Cove Lakeside Resort. Craig Garries, owner of PostNet in West Kelowna, is the new president, while Calvin Barr, owner of Ever-Clear Window Cleaning and Luxury Lake Tours, is vice president. Rounding out the new executive is:

• Debbie Dupasquier, outside sales at Bluestar Coachlines, is second vice president;

• Sarah Sabo, owner of Aries Accounting, is treasurer;

• Ray Kandola, owner of City Furniture, is secretary;

• Bobby Gidda, president of Volcanic Hills Winery, is the past president. The directors at large are:

• Andrea East, lawyer at Pushor Mitchell;

• Amber Hall, senior regional marketing manager at Telus;

• Robert Mellalieu, owner of F1 Computer Services;

• Brad Shave, owner of Kelly O’Bryan’s Restaurant;

• Sean Shepherd, owner of Nucleus Strategies

• Ed Stephens, senior manager of airport development at the Kelowna airport. West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom swore in the board at last week’s Business After Hours held at the Heritage Retirement Residence. Milsom, a former board of trade director, was presented with a token of appreciation for his service.

BARB AGUIAR/Westside Weekly West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom, right, swears in the the new Greater Board of Trade board at the January Business After Hours held at the Heritage Retirement Residence.

BARB AGUIAR/Westside Weekly Dr. Brett Phillips of Okanagan Naturopathic Healthcare Inc. (centre) catches up with Dr. Kevin Holroyd and Dr. Susan Holroyd of Holroyd Family Chiropractic.

Craig Garries, left, incoming Greater Westside Board of Trade president, and past president Bobby Gidda present West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom, a former board of trade director, with a token of appreciation for his service.Craig Garries, president of the Greater Westside Board of Trade, with Davis Orchard of West K Hair Salon and Spa Makeup and Photography Studio, and Nelson Derickson of the WFN Economic Development Commission.

Cheryl Doll, MLA Ben Stewart's constituency assistant, visits with Amber Hall of Telus.

Ben Vos of Myra Canyon Bicycle Rental and Tours Inc. chats with Krista Ducey of Lynks Web Services.

Sonia Newman, executive director of the Westside Health Network Society, chats with MLA Ben Stewart.

Jennifer LaRose and Monica Giesbrecht of the Heritage Retirement Resort test out the chocolate fountain.