By Kim Miller • office@powellriverchamber.com Custom Flooring Centres has purchased and renovated a building on Duncan Street, across from the airport. After 21 years operating in Sechelt, company president Paul Saunders has left his son and management team in charge there, and is moving to Powell River and will be running operations here. He says Custom Carpet, as it is commonly known, offers hardwood, laminate, tile, vinyl, cork, bamboo and carpet, as well as window coverings. Paul says his company believes in stocking a wide variety of inventory to serve do-ityourselfers. You can reach Custom Carpet at 604-485-7555 or visit www.customcarpets.ca. Townsite Brewing welcomes newest member of the brew crew, Jenny Garden, who brings her business and marketing experience to the forefront to fill some big shoes and
help keep the brewery marching forward in the right direction! A small crowd, including members of the Sechelt First Nation, helped celebrate the recent re-opening of the Tla’amin Convenience Store last month. School District 47 administrators welcome Jamie Burt as the new principal of Brooks Secondary School as of August 1. Jamie leaves Westview Elementary to take over from Kathy Rothwell who retired at the end of June. Before Westview Elementary, Jamie served as principal of Henderson and James Thomson Elementary schools as well as vice-principal at Brooks Secondary. Andy Evans has left the Townsite Mall and moved to Sechelt. Andy had been the property manager at the mall for many years will be working for Modern at their new op-
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eration in Sechelt. Clint Loan takes over at the mall. Rod Wiebe has been promoted to the position of Staff Sergeant for the Powell River RCMP. Andy Brinton who held the position previously moved to Victoria earlier this year. Congratulations Rod! Powell River Gymnastics Club is under new management, with Michele Dillon moving from her position as head coach to that of Executive Director, and Janet Duval joining the team as new head coach. The competitive portion of the club is also moving to the Junior Olympic program (from the provincial level program that was in place before).
Fall registration will begin soon. Shannon Behan leaves her position as vice-principal of Brooks Secondary School to become Principal of the Beijing Campus Number 8 Sino Bright School in China and District Administrator for the International School in School District 47. Kate Spanks is taking the helm at Career Link, after Lynn Adamson, who has skillfully led Career Link as their Program Director, moves up into to role of Executive Administrator of the Powell River Employment Program, the position vacated by the retirement of Margaret Leitner.
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