New Rec Director arrives
Gerald Davies, Sonora Community Centre's new Recreation Director, was in Osoyoos last week to meet and greet the community and look for a new home.
Davies officially begins his position as Recreation Director on April 4, 2005.
Davies comes to Osoyoos from Bonnyville, Alberta with a degree in Physical Education and Sports Administration.
For the past four years he worked as a Director of Parks and Recreation Alberta and he has also been a programmer for Wheelchair Sports Alberta, Special Olympics and Triathalon Alberta.
Davies brings his family with him to Osoyoos – wife Pam, who is a pharmacist and will be joining the staff at Pharmasave, a seven-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son.
I am looking forward to being able to look out the window and wave to my kids, said Davies, whose office window faces Osoyoos Elementary School.
Pam is originally from Salmon Arm so she's very happy to be back in B.C., Davies said.
A life-long fitness devotee, Davies is heading next to Italy to compete in the Rome Marathon – his first-ever.
He'll then return to Bonnyville to pack up and make the move out to Osoyoos.
I'm looking forward to getting the Sonora Centre operational, to bring it to its potential and make sure it will suit the needs of the community, said Davies.
Once phase two is completed there will be the potential in this building for office space, a youth drop-in centre, even a dance studio.
If things work, we'll keep them going. I want to come into the Sonora Centre as an equal partner, not come in and change everything, he added.
Davies will oversee anything to do with recreation and work to run the centre more efficiently.
He has experience in occupational therapy, has developed policies and procedures, and has written job descriptions and fee structures, to name just a few of the responsibilities he will take on as Recreation Director.
Davies looks forward to settling into Osoyoos life and has already experienced the benefits of the town's great weather and friendly people.
This place has a ton of potential and there are a lot of great things to look forward to.
