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The purpose of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation is to accept, manage and disburse funds and properties to the benefit of Shuswap Health Services. This entity includes Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Bastion Place, (a residential care facility) and Community Care Services.

Funds are used to help meet the need for priority equipment, facilities and upgrades that will enhance the care of patients and residents of these health care facilities and services. All investments and property are held in trust.

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Our Purpose

The purpose of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation is to accept, manage and disburse funds and properties to the benefit of Shuswap Health Services. This entity includes Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Bastion Place, (a residential care facility) and Community Care Services.

Funds are used to help meet the need for priority equipment and facilities that will enhance the care of patients and residents of these health care facilities and services. All investments and property are held in trust.

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BOARD MEMBERS

An office is located within the hospital just past the Main Entrance. Two support staff assist the volunteer Board of Directors in the day to day operations of the foundation. Costs of operation, including campaign costs, are generally met by interest earned on investments held by the foundation.

Dr. Darren Lorenz joined the Shuswap Hospital Foundation Board in 2016.  He and his wife Susan have three children and have been fortunate to live in the Salmon Arm area since 2007.  Darren is a full service family physician currently working at the Mount Ida Medical Clinic, as well as at Salmon Arm Mental Health and Substance Use Services.  He is an active member of the medical staff.  Past appointments include physician lead of the BC Stroke Collaborative and head of the Emergency Department at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. He is the Senior Medical Director (for the Shuswap region, he covers Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Merritt). Interests include spending time with family, travelling, and sports such as golf, hockey and skiing.

Angie Spencer, CPA, CA, is the Past President of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation.  Angie grew up in Salmon Arm and returned to the community after 20 years, with her husband Bill and their two children.  Angie is a Senior Manager at BDO Canada LLP and has many years of experience providing accounting, assurance/audit, tax and financial management services to a broad range of clients in industries that include consumer business, professional services, public sector, not-for-profit, and banking.  Angie also has experience serving on other not-for-profit boards and works with various boards within the community advising on accounting and tax matters.  She enjoys being involved with the Shuswap Hospital Foundation Board initiatives in supporting our local community.

Chris Davis is the Vice President of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation.  Chris is the dealer principal/owner at Braby Motors where he has worked for 15 years and 5 years as the GM.  Chris and his wife Chrisi enjoy life in Salmon Arm with their two children.  Chris says that he is very happy to be a part of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation and is proud to continue the legacy of his grandmother, Dorothy Askew.  Salmon Arm is a rapidly growing community and Chris wants to be a part of ensuring that care can easily be provided here in town without the need to travel to other communities.  Chris has a wealth of experience in planning, goal setting and working with people from all areas of our community.  As a Rotarian, Chris has been a part of many community events and initiatives, he enjoys family time and water sports.

Sue Bolen is the current Treasurer of the Shuswap Hospital Foundation.

“I have lived in Salmon Arm for 30 years and joined the Shuswap Hospital Foundation in 2018. I feel fortunate to be involved in such a worthwhile cause. I am the proud mom of three sons and thoroughly enjoy my two grandsons.”

Sunny Dhaliwal was born and raised in Kamloops, BC.  He attended university there to receive his Bachelor of Business Administration in 2000.  Sunny moved to Salmon Arm to join his family’s furniture business.  He became married in 2004 to his long-time girlfriend Prab and they have one child together. Over the years Sunny has expanded his furniture business, commercial real estate portfolio and several other businesses in and around Western Canada.  Sunny loves to travel and always has several trips planned out.  Sunny and his family have always given back to the community and the Shuswap Hospital Foundation seemed like a great fit. 

Eugene Casavant has resided in Salmon Arm for the past 32 years.  He worked for 15 of those years as the CEO of the Shuswap Lake General Hospital as well as other health care operations.  He worked consistently to bring health care services into one stream.  He spent much effort in bringing a regionalization program into force that would maintain a community driven delivery system.  These efforts were dashed by a political decision.  He retired from the system in 1998 and spent some 15 years since volunteering for the Hospital Foundation.  He retired from that service years ago when his term ran out on the Hospital Foundation Board.  Eugene’s working life was in health care administration having spent 40 years at it in BC and in Saskatchewan.  During his term in Salmon Arm he attained a Masters in Health Care Administration. Caring for the community has been a mark of his service, having spent many years working for the community through various service clubs and community programs in each community in which he resided.

Rochelle joined the Board of Directors in 2018.  Raised in Salmon Arm and well rooted in the community, she is always looking for ways to give back to this wonderful place she calls home.  As a successful local realtor with RE/MAX Shuswap, she tends to be first in line with newcomers to our city.  One of the main questions Rochelle is always asked is “what are your hospital and health services like?” and she is able to to tell them how fortunate we are to have such a well-equipped hospital with amazing staff.  Rochelle’s community involvement has included five years as PAC chair of Bastion Elementary, five years on Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Board and most recently she has completed a term on the SASCU board of Directors. Foundations and groups close to her heart are Launch-a-Preneur, Silverbacks Hockey Club, Safe House and Shuswap’s Women Who Wine.

James Young was born and raised in the Peace River country of Northern Alberta.  He worked for 16 years at several locations in Alberta’s oil patch. James moved to BC in 1979 and is married with one daughter.  James has enjoyed 32 years of working in sales and marketing, with the last 23 years as co-owner of a promotional marketing firm here in Salmon Arm.
He sold the business in 2016 and now works as an independent business agent.

Michael McCurrach joined the Shuswap Hospital Foundation in 2021 and lives in Salmon Arm with his wife and child.  As a lawyer Michael enjoys working with people and is excited to be a part of our community.  Prior to moving to Salmon Arm, Michael worked with Hockey Helps the Homeless in Vancouver and has been involved with charity fundraising hockey tournaments as well as Operation Trackshoes.  Michael is looking forward to helping make a difference to health care in our community.