Jim and his wife Cheryle moved to Osoyoos ten years ago.

They have 5 children and 17 grandchildren. He was named the Good Citizen of the year in Surrey and the recipient of the Queens Golden Jubilee Award. Jim had his own business for over 25 years, sold the business and thought early retirement might be nice but wasn’t meant to be.

 

When he moved to Osoyoos, he knew he would get involved and joined the South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce, became the treasurer. A director of Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen, Rotary Club of Osoyoos as Foundation Chair, to name a few. I chose to run again for my second term to make a difference in the community I believe this an honor and privilege to help direct the way the town could be shaped.

Two important things that I would like to see move forward is to encourage a regional swimming pool and advance affordable housing.