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Thomas James Foord, O.B.C.
Tom Foord is an unselfish community volunteer and an exceptional
business leader who started Kal Tire in Vernon 46 years ago.
His company, with over 1,500 employees, is the largest independent tire
dealer in Canada. Starting with his purchase of a small garage that had
gone bankrupt, Kal Tire expanded in the 1950s and 1960s to provide
service to B.C.’s forestry and mining industries and has now grown from
one tire store to more than 150 stores. Kal Tire recently opened a
service facility in South America where it uses the experience gained in
British Columbia to sell goods and services to the mining industry in
Northern Chile.
A resident of Vernon since 1945, he is recognized as an outstanding
citizen of the community. He has served as honorary chair of the Vernon
Hospice Society and is a long-time supporter of the United Way. Tom
Foord helped The People Place Society buy land for the building which
now serves as home to many North Okanagan community organizations which
benefit from the long-term affordable work space.
In 1989 he was acknowledged by the City of Vernon with The Most Valuable
People Award for his outstanding contribution to the community and in
1993 with its Corporate Good Citizen of the Year Award. |
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