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Okanagan Olympian is keynote speaker at Penticton Chamber AGM

Summerland’s Justin Kripps is back from Beijing with a bronze medal in bobsled
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Summerland’s Justin Kripps kneels next to his two-man sled for the World Cup season. Kripps will be the keynote speaker for the Penticton Chamber AGM, having returned from the Beijing Olympics with a bronze medal. (File photo)

Summerland Olympic champion Justin Kripps will be the keynote speaker at the 115th Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, March 16.

This event will be a virtual gathering with the AGM running from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

At the AGM, the 2022-2023 board of directors will be elected, there will be a presentation of the 2021 financial statements and the 2021 year in review.

Following the meeting, Kripps will speak about his journey, the series of events and decisions that led to an inflection point in his career towards success.

Kripps is recently home after winning bronze as the bobsleigh pilot for the Canadian team at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Summerland resident has several Olympic and World Cup medals in his successful career.

READ MORE: Olympic bronze for Summerland bobsleigh pilot

There are 13 nominees, of whom three are incumbents vying for the seven seats on the board.

There are 13 candidates for the seven positions on the Penticton Chamber board of directors. (Submitted)
There are 13 candidates for the seven positions on the Penticton Chamber board of directors. (Submitted)

The Chamber board nominees are:

Dan Arbeau | NetDNA Services Inc.

Amelia Boultbee | Boultbee Vegetation Management

Nicole Clark | Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen

Janine Cumberland | Enchanted Florist

Amanda Darnley | Elevation Woodworks Inc.

Lyndie Hill | Hoodoo Adventure Company

Jesse Hudson | LinkPoint Technology Group

Helena Konanz | Konanz Chiropractic

Jonathan McGraw | Jonathan W. McGraw Inc.

Garrett McIntosh | Inside Out Kitchens

Alexandra Nuth | Untamed Consulting

Katie O’Kell | Serendipity Winery Ltd.

Linda Sankey | South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society

To learn more about each candidate click here.

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Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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