Vanessa Bell: I have lived in the Hall Road neighbourhood since 2011 with my partner and our cat. I helped start the neighbourhood association and founded the Hall Road Facebook page. My interests range from watching live music, gardening, cooking, dining out, quilting and crochet. I have a Master of Science in Environment and Management and work within industry by supporting responsible project execution. I know the importance of balancing growth with the ecosystem of this special neighbourhood. It’s been a pleasure getting to know you, our neighbours, and working toward bringing us all together.
Ken Buhler: I’ve been a Hall Road resident for 45 years. I have a relentless ambition to have the area declared an environmentally sensitive wildlife corridor. I’ve been involved with the South and East Kelowna Residents Association and various Hall Road and pond preservation groups since the early 1990s. Now retired, I owned a local moving company for 30 years. My hobby is working on and restoring Ford Model T cars and parts. I’m happily married with two grandchildren, and enjoy gardening with my wife. I’m grateful to be working with you the people of the Hall Road neighbourhood.
David Bush: I’ve lived in Kelowna my entire life. My family and I moved into the Hall Road neighborhood four years ago. We wanted to be in an area with a good sense of community and an abundance of space and natural beauty. My professional background is in local government, so I have a strong understanding of how municipalities operate. My focus is to build better communication between the neighborhood and City. I believe City planners should consider the neighbourhood’s input as we are the area’s largest stakeholders. I’m keen to help plan more fun community events and eager to get to know everyone in this special neighbourhood.
Justin Enns: It’s a privilege for me to join the Hall Road association. I’ve lived in this charming area since 2013. If you’ve been to Fairhall Park, you’ve likely seen my four young children playing or my backyard chickens pecking. I’ve taught in Kelowna schools for 20 years and currently teach high-school math and science. I look forward to serving our neighbourhood and working to maintain its charm.
Craig Gronsdahl: My wife and I live at 3055 Hall Rd. across from Mission Creek Park just beyond the care home. The issues of development, sewer and wildfire risk are very relevant to us. I am a Chartered Accountant. Having served as treasurer and chair of the Central Okanagan Foundation as well as treasurer of the Starbright Children’s Development Association, I’m familiar with the governance of non-profit boards. I believe our association’s top goal is to improve communications between us and the City of Kelowna so we can provide meaningful input from Hall Road residents and stay abreast of their future plans.
Steve Losso: I’ve lived in the neighborhood since 1995. I was a founding member of my university student association. I’ve served on workplace committees, strata councils and was a member of the HRNA board last year. During my career I worked on a water-balance computer model for the Mission Creek watershed and shared information with local municipalities on future climate adaptation and drought resiliency in the Okanagan. I know about ecological/water/wildlife issues thanks to my background in biology, agriculture and technology. As an HRNA director, I helped design and develop the website and neighborhood discussion forums.
Dan Kitto: I moved to the area in 2021 and live on Wildwood in one of the area’s original houses. My wife’s grandmother, the late Samara Carrier, bought the property in the mid-1970s and my wife and I inherited it. I am project manager and superintendent of construction projects in Kelowna and across Canada. I’m interested in crime prevention by talking diplomatically to transients, managing traffic safety by educating drivers and making the area’s streets safer from hazards. I enjoy working with challenged youth and car racing. I’m a retired MMA competitor and a competitive IPSC shooter. I look forward to the future of the Hall Road community and its growth together.
Don Plant: My wife and I moved to the neighbourhood in 1991 and raised our two kids here. I worked as a Kelowna newspaper reporter for 25 years. I joined Neighbourhood Watch and a Hall Road committee that convinced the City to remove beetle-infested pine trees to stop the spread in 2006. Now retired, I sit on three non-profit boards and have taken courses on archaeology and history regularly at UBCO. I know city councillors and correspond with city staff. I want to see smart, gradual growth that preserves the ponds and semi-rural nature so cyclists, joggers and hikers continue frequenting this area, considered one of the finest wetlands in the Okanagan.
Cliff Serwa: We purchased our property on Hall Road in 1968. I became vice-president of the Sutherland-Hills Parks Board, which managed the area as a Class-C provincial park. Through my association with the Central Okanagan Foundation and K.E.R.A.D.A. Works, I was able to have the dry pond areas cleared of scrub growth and to convince South East Kelowna Irrigation District to drain floodwater into the ponds. As M.L.A., I persuaded Minister of Parks Terry Huberts to transfer the park to the regional district. I consider Sutherland-Hills Park the crown jewel of our area. It should be kept in perpetuity as an undeveloped, natural-history park.
Bruce Stevenson: I moved to O’Reilly Road in 2006. I lived in Burnaby, Kamloops and Ottawa before moving to Kelowna in 1985. I worked as an electronics engineer for 40 years. My hobbies are gardening, skiing and cars. I am the one with the hoist in the garage. I really like our neighbourhood, with its many unique attributes, and appreciate the fact it’s close to so much.