Sharron Young

Being tucked in a breath taking little valley, with a stunningly beautiful hall, and having a new economic developer is all contributing to the fact that our hall rentals have really begun picking up!

Because of that, we decided it was time to invest in our holiday decorating to make it even more appealing. I dare say it’s irresistible now!

We consulted with an expert, Liv Turnbull, to plan and decorate both the hall and the front of administration office. The hall is more neutral, with an outdoorsy, whimsical, chalet feel. The tree is huge and has a vast array of unique and earthy ornaments. We have also purchased beautiful new table clothes, have had the entire building repainted, have a commercial kitchen right off the hall as well as a professional sound system, and gorgeous custom built 14 foot gazebo outside. I know, right?! Too good to be true some might say. Well, I kid you not! We have it!

The administration office has been decorated wild and crazy… we’ve affectionately nicknamed the tree “Willy Wonka”. I’m lucky enough to sit at the front desk so I get to stare at this beauty every day.

Both areas look fantastic! Thank you SO much, Liv!

For hall rental inquiries, please contact Mike at 604-796-9129 or email him at mike@skawahlook.com.

* Please excuse the poor quality cell phone pics for now. Better quality images coming…

If you spend any time around the office, you’ll know that Sharron Young is the backbone around here. She lived in Skawahlook for many years and has worked here since finishing her degree at UBC. Needless to say, she has a wealth of history and knowledge!

Sharron works as Skawahlook’s Administrator (sometimes jokingly referred to as our “bean counter”). She takes care of all of the accounting and recently has taken on the Chair position of the new Skawahlook Housing Committee. This is one busy girl balancing her work here, her part time book keeping work for the ACFCC, and her young family.

It is always a pleasure to have Sharron in the office. She adds a professional perspective to the team in a fun and youthful way. She is personable, funny and kind. We are so lucky to have her!

Sharron lives with her husband, Andrew, and their two adorable young girls in Chilliwack.

Find out more about Sharron here.

As many of you members don’t live on reserve, I’d thought I’d start to introduce you to the maintenance and admin staff who works for you in the office and around the area. Each Monday I’m going to do a little post about a different part of our team. Today we will start with Dave Schneider.

On any given day, Dave could do about a hundred different tasks between constructing prints in the frame shop, weed eating, painting, building a fence, taking water samples, putting together furniture, babysitting his grandkids, canning with Deb… you name it!

This morning I came into the office to find Dave meticulously patching a hole in our wall created from moving something last week in preparation for painting the administration building at the end of the month. I figured the painters would patch it then, but Dave “wanted it done right”. When I thanked him for his work, he shrugged his shoulders and said, “Well, it’s just my job!”

He really is a jack of all trades and we are fortunate to have Dave around here! Thanks Dave!

Check out Dave’s formal bio here.

Have a great day!

Wow, what an exciting time it is for us working in the administration office right now! First of all, let me back up and introduce myself – My name is Emily. I’m the friendly face you’ll see greeting you at the front desk when you drop in to the office. I was hired at the end of April (2014), and to say I’m fitting in well and loving my job is an understatement! I live in Chilliwack and commute to Ruby Creek and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t drive along the number 7 highway and fall deeper in love with the land. To be tucked between the mighty river and the strong mountain, well, it’s nothing short of breathtaking.

Before I began working here, the team had just gone through the process of working with Skawahlook members to brainstorm and design a new logo for both the band as well as the Art Gallery. They did a fantastic job and it’s been a pleasure building on the style and concept of the new logo and translating that into this snazzy new website. In combination with these new logos, the updated website, the super sleek LED sign above the art gallery, and the gorgeous swag we’re ordering in for our members, it’s kind of an administrator’s dream. Everything is feeling new and exciting and we are super excited to share these things with you!

We also have some other things up our sleeve, but you’ll have to check back here to find out more about that later.

We will still be sending out bi-yearly newsletters, but you can check in here weekly for smaller, more frequent updates.

If there is anything specifically you’d like to inquire about or questions you’d like answered, contact alyssa@skawahlook.com (or stop in and say hello!)