The Beaver Valley now has a dedicated event co-ordinator.
According to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Jayme Fowler is responsible for creating a “supportive, welcoming and vibrant environment” for residents. She coordinates a team of volunteers to ensure programs are run effectively and will meet the needs of all ages.
“I’m so grateful for this opportunity,” she said in a news release. “I’m looking forward to getting my feet wet and working with a dynamic team as well as collaboratively with other community groups.”
Special events under her portfolio will include seniors’ lunches and teas, May Days, seniors’ picnic at Beaver Valley Family Park, the annual seniors’ dinner and dance, and breakfast with Santa. “I’m excited to bring back the social activities that we all missed through the pandemic. Some of them will include ones from before, and some new ones,” she said.
Fowler was born and raised in the Beaver Valley and currently lives in Montrose with her husband and children. Together they spend most of their time at the Beaver Valley arena enjoying figure skating and hockey. She knows the recreation landscape she will be working in very well.
In a career that has spanned some 25 years, most as a HealthCare Aid, the last five years have been spent active in the Beaver Valley community. She previously held the positions of Beaver Valley age friendly coordinator and wears the hat of Beaver Valley coordinator for the British Columbia Community Response Network.
“I have a very long history with the arena too,” she adds. “My dad worked there for many years when I was a kid. I spent countless hours public skating and in my teenage years, I was skate patrol and helped clean the stands after Nitehawk games. During the summers, I would also work out at Marsh Creek Park, cutting grass and looking after the campground.”
Fowler’s passion for the community, as well as its seniors, is also reflected in her volunteering activities. She sits on the executive board of the Rossland Figure Skating Club and the Montrose Recreation Commission. She is also project director for the Columbia Seniors Wellness Society.