WALLY BROGAN
40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OCTOBER 3, 1973 – 2013
Wow! This October 3rd will mark my 40th Anniversary as Owner/Operator of Oliver SuperValu & 53 years of working in the grocery industry under the “SuperValu” banner!!! Back in 1960 my grocery career started with SuperValu as a box boy in Vancouver, at Thurlow & Davie, working after school & week-ends. Over the next 13 years I worked my way up to Store Manager, at the Victoria Dr. & Tsawwassen locations, becoming the youngest Store Manager at that time. In 1972 I had won a 2 week trip to the Canada/Russia hockey tournament in Moscow, USSR and while there met a businessman from Kelowna who strongly convinced me into buying my own store.
So in 1973 I decided to make the big move and purchased Oliver SuperValu from, Ken Forbes & John Louden. At the time Oliver SuperValu was closed on Sundays & Mondays—imagine that!! That quickly changed & we were open 7 days a week. Then in 1981 Oliver SuperValu moved from the original location (the current Double O bike store) to it’s current location in Oliver Place Mall and in 1997 an extensive store re-model was done, adding on an additional 8000 sq. feet to better serve the ever-growing needs of our community. We take great pride in being part of our community all these years; sponsoring school events, sports and charities. 
My wife Terri has been by my side to assist me since 1986. My sons, Donald & Allan, were both raised in Oliver & graduated from SOSS. Donald went on to obtain a Masters Degree in Hotel Management & is the General Manager of Walnut Beach Resort in Osoyoos. Allan is our Assistant Store Manager and has worked at the store since 1992. Our Store Manager, Norm Houle, started with us as a box boy back in July 1974, and is still with us.
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to our customers for their loyal support and our staff, past & present, for their dedicated work ethic by celebrating my “40TH ANNIVERSARY” in business!!! To show our appreciation for your patronage over the years, Thursday October 3rd , 8am – 8pm, customers will be given a 10% discount on their grocery orders AND at 11am we invite you to join us for free coffee and cake (still freshly baked from scratch in our bakery ovens)!! YUM!! We look forward to seeing you in the store!!
Wally Brogan
Oliver SuperValu
Your Neighbourhood Grocer