MERGER . . . Paul, Oglow (right) operator of Castlegar’s provincial Motor Vehicle Bran: In an effort to provide is turns over ation is now able to provide witha ed service, Carvil_ Monee owner of And *, general ry Moorey said. : The ir side of An- Agencies Ltd., has taken on the additional responsibilities of operating the motor ve- hicle branch here in Castle- r. Moorey explained that the merger of the two offices — which took place officially Feb. 1 — means customers can get insurance, drivers li- cence renewals and even specialty licence plates all under one roof. The merger was planned to provide a broader service for customers of Anderson In- surance and a broader ser- vice for customers of Paul Oglow and the motor vehicle Gffice. ” “Through the amalgama-- tion, the motor vehicle oper- derson Insurance, now : lo- cated in the Oglow building at 605 Columbia Ave., can oriented’ cial ‘institution since the first’ organizational meoting was held in in Ivy Hill’ home in ‘early 1949, ‘ \ That.was the desire of the pdt Castlegar: ‘Credit. Union ploneera, as they met to ex- plore the necessary steps to be taken in founding. their H own financial institution. At- y Read, tending that served | futtlly = ‘tn that position | for 15 years; ‘George Terhune and:Archie McLeod served short terms and Har old Webber became manager in 1970, ip It, became evident ‘in: the early 1970's that CSCU was outgrowing its premises on Columbia Avenue, and with that in’ mind the’ directors ' . had earlier shown great fore- meeting were Ralph Flet- . cher, Alex Cummings, Carl Loeblich, Esther Loeblich, Al Richards, Bill Johnson, Al Edwin) Johnson, George Worobey, Loyd Groutage and Ivy Hill. As a result’ of that. mile- y stone meeting, | Castlegar books to Carvil Moorey of Aiderson induranee after the two offices merged In February. More services offered purchssed out of the prav- ince. . q £ e reinstatement of sus- pended drivers licences e- driver's examinations @ driver's licences and re- newals. and active member of the community. Oglow says he will con- tinue to offer his services on a consulting basis for “as long as necessary.” In 1966, Oglow took over provide general it perso! for dwelling, contents of the home, boat, travel, sickness, accident and also car insur- ance, And on the motor vehicle side, the company now offers services for: e estate transfers. © repossession of vehicles e special permits for over- sized vehicles e special licence plates for industrial machines, farm trucks, logging trucks, farm and tractor equipment - e registration for vehicles © ICBC Autoplan © Driver's Licences | been ing in Castl under various names and owners since the .1940s. Moorey purchased the com- pany from Hugh Nicol in 1976. Says Moorey: “We've been very successful, every year we have had a reasonably good growth ‘in the general {insurance) as well as the auto.” One of the company’s big- .gest moves to date wag to .take over the motor vehicle - operation from Paul Oglow, a longtime Castlegar resident © Permits The helpful and friendly staff at Anderson Insurance include pe tn Louise Wishlow, Louise Fisher, Kerry Wood and nne Zibin. WE WILL ASSIST YOU WITH Personalized Insurance Service Fire — Automobile — Home — Liability Bonds — Boat — Recreation Venicles: _ Business ‘CARVIL MOOREY Owner-Manager the of running the motor vehicle branch from the Village of Castlegar. And since then he has seen many changes in the oper- ation — the most significant change being the introduc- Savings boasted of $45 in share capital and $9 in initi-. ation fees, Loyd Groutage was ap- pointed president and Esther Loeblich, : Mrs. sight in p ig a parcel of prime Innd adjacent 3 the Castleaird Plaza.’ In 1971 planning meetings‘ wore held under the direction _ of Frank Dawson, ‘who ' was)‘ the building committee chair- man throughout the project. An architect was: hired and the project gained’ momen- ‘tum. ..Construction was started in 1972 with comple- tion and official opening in March 1974. A new, dimension to our’ Loeblich operated. the; office from within the premises of the Castlegar Paint’ Shop, rent-free, through. the cour- tesy of the proprietor. Mrs. Loeblich graciously ‘donated her time for a whole year and served as treasurer-manager for four years. From its early days of © meeting in paint shops and Co-op Transportation buses, the directors made a wise decision to purchase prop-* erty on Columbia Avenue that was ‘the former Fergu- son's Hardware. This build- ing was later remodeled and served the Credit Union for over 20 years. i Doris Reith became the second manager and she tion of Autoplan Insurance pam through the earence Corp. of B.C, in 1 The staff os ‘Anderson In- surance Agencies Ltd., in- cluding Rae Penman, Louise Wishlow, Louise Fisher, Kerry Wood, Anne Zibin and , Moarey himself are glad to be able to provide the commun- -ity. witha: worthwhile ser- 4 vice. h was 1973 as we were asked to ‘assist a'small credit union. in‘ the:Slocan Valley. We were pleased to be able to offer our knowledge and personnel, as we’ feel‘ the principle ‘of’ a people-oriented . institution, also includes’ helping sister credit unions. After, lengthy negoti- ations, we acquired the $6 million assets of Slocan Val- ley Credit’ Union and their 550 members became part of Castlegar Savings. Today that membership stands at. 1,800 with assets of $3.4: million. A new building. was erec- ted at Slocan Park in the fall of 1978, and with the opening of larger. premises, we were FIRST MEETING of the Castlegar Savings Credit Union . was held in February of 1950 at which time this photo was taken by Carl ya aoa Front row, left to right, : Rev. Flo) Smith, Bill Johnson Yond Bari oy! Bate. Centre row, left to right, Halen Richardson, Holly Fletcher, Miggi Walker, in‘a} position to offer greatly, expanded ‘services to valley’ residents. For example, ours was the first deposit boxes, traveller's’ cheques, U.S. i funds and free chequing. ' We were’ also ‘able to’ be- ‘come an ICBC ‘motor vehicle agent, which has proven to be a real asset to the ‘local ‘population. We can now fore- see the day when our office will have to be expanded to accommodate the present and future business we anti- cipate. °°, In looking at the growth we, have experienced at both hes, it is ging to as we contracted with Dats Processing Systems of Spo- kane to process our loans and share accounts. This was a big step forward for us, as it prepared us for a move onto our computer system at B.C. Central Credit Union and _then into the era of online electronic banking. We have especialy en: joyed our community in. volvement over the years, For several years we spon- sored a new car show that saw dealers from Nelson and Trail bringing their products to our city. The car show proved so sssful that we note that we have had over 18,000 accounts opened at Castlegar since incorporation and 8,600 at. our Slocan Valley branch. . ; The growth in assets has. been interesting to watch in. Since we started off with the initial $46. It took 27 years to reach our: first: $10° million and only three years more to reach $20 million.’ Our pres- ent assets stand at slightly in: excess of $22 million. ~ ' We’have gone’ through a unique evolution in our book- keeping system since the days that. Esther Loeblich and Doris Reith carried. out hand, -posted, entries on mem- ‘pers’ share or loan cards. All interest. calculations were done ‘on mechanical adding machines and calculators. ‘Eventually, a:large posting machine was purchased and this Proved to be'a great improvement. - In 1970 we entered the world of electronic banking conceived the idea of holding a boat, bike and trailer show in the spring, ‘with the’ car: show taking place in the fall.; These events were well received by the public, as: several thousand people par- ticipated in the one-day event during those years. We like: to think that these- shows. were the forérunner ‘of. the: recent Lion's ‘Trade Fair. Our credit: union ‘has ‘al: ‘ ‘ways believed that we should; support our young people ‘in. the area of scholarships. As, such, we annually give: awards at Stanley Humph:. ries Senior Secondary, Mt. Sentinel Senior Secondary, W.E. Graham Junior Second- ary and Selkirk College. We: have also been pleased to! present awards at the Twin’ Rivers public speaking: con- test. As ‘well, our manager, has -had the privilege of! speaking at several guidance and. commerce. classes ‘at Stanley Humphriés. "Esther Losblich, Dories Dergouseft, Helen sirelioff, Agnes Groutage and Lou Cumming. Back row, left to: at Alex Cumming, George Burns (gov't. inspector. otc Al. Read, Ron’ Gemmill, Otto Walker, Sr., cir tcher, Stanley Dams, Steve Chambers, John rat Ivan Dergouseff and Ace Bailey. Northwest offers quality Northwest Mobile Homes was established in 1971 in Vancouver by its owner, Fritz Popp, and re-estab- lished in Castlegar two years later. He began his association with the mobile home busi- ness in 1960 as a manufac- turer, and switched to retail sales in 1968. Northwest Mobile Homes sells new and used mobile homes to people throughout the West and East Koot- enays. Quality. homes from leading ‘manufacturers. are carried by the firm — - Manco, General and As After-sales servicing plays a large role in the success of Northwest Mobile Homes. Fritz Popp feels obli d to beyond. Fritz keeps up to date on the latest developments in give his customers the most well, the business has its own trucks, pilot cars, and other equipment necessary to set up and take down mobile homes, . including putting down double-wides on base- ments. | I and pi service he can from the moment they walk in the door to browse, to the ‘moment they: set up! their home, and it extends to an after-sales service policy of one year and, in many cases, an - grants which can 1 help trem- endously in purchasing a home. 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