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From YouTube: MARCH 9 2022 Statements Ben Steward
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
kelowna
west.
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Today.
I
rise
to
recognize
a
forestry
family
with
deep
roots
in
west
kelowna,
whose
contributions
have
been
instrumental
in
making
west
colona
what
it
is
today
ross
and
john
gorman
were
brothers
who
originally
planned
on
being
fruit
growers.
However,
after
a
harsh
winter
in
1950,
which
decimated
their
crop,
they
decided
to
transition
their
operations
and
started
making
wooden
fruit
boxes
out
of
their
shed
on
their
family
property.
A
What
started
as
a
temporary
project,
turned
out
to
be
a
full-time
business
of
its
own
gorman
brothers
lumber
and
after
last
year,
the
gorman
group
celebrated
its
70th
anniversary.
The
gorman
brothers
were
known
not
just
for
the
quality
of
their
products
that
were
produced,
but
the
way
that
they
cared
for
their
employees.
A
People
remember
ross
and
john
coming
to
the
mill
with
looks
of
shock
on
their
face
and
tears
in
their
eyes.
I
first
met
ross
when
we
were
working
on
a
fundraiser
for
the
kelowna
general
hospital
for
brookhaven,
extended
care
facility
on
the
west
side,
and
I
was
struck
by
his
incredible
care
and
dedication
to
his
family
employees
and
the
community.
Today
the
gorman
group
employs
over
a
thousand
people
at
four
different
locations.
A
They
plant
three
million
trees
a
year
and
during
the
pandemic,
contributed
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
support
of
each
of
the
four
communities
that
they
operate
in,
although
john
and
ross
have
since
passed
away,
their
legacy
of
care
and
community
support
continues
through
the
business
which
they
began
in
west
kelowna
some
70
years
ago.
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker.