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Back in 1956, when moms stayed home and dads went to work – single-income families with the Canadian dream of owning a home or buying a new DeSoto, were routinely denied credit by the local banks. That's when the idea of forming the Warfield Credit Union was first sparked in the back of a fire truck by H.M. (Ace) Bailey, the resident fireman “We were all young people with families who couldn't get loans so we felt there had to be a banking system here in Warfield,” recalled Jim Nelson, a founding member. “So when the proposal was made by the fire department to do this, it just all came together.” The fee to join was 50 cents, though the founding group wasn't deterred when someone didn't have two quarters to rub together. “Ace Bailey was a good friend of mine,” said Nelson, himself a longtime volunteer firefighter and veteran Warfield politician. “He and I used to go out on the weekends and visit different people we knew to try and get them to join the credit
union,” he chuckled. “If they didn't have the 50 cents, we'd put it in ourselves just to build the membership.” Over time, the Warfield Credit Union grew into a $17 million venture and valuable community asset. The organization fundraised for various local charities, paid for sporting events and school team uniforms, provided annual scholarships for J.L. Crowe, Rossland Secondary and Webster School students, and in the ‘90s, invested in the development of Emerald Ridge. “It was a real community venture and we came a long way,” Nelson reflected, mentioning board meetings were held in their homes with the wives catering meals. “We all went into it with a great deal of pride and wanted it to succeed.” And succeed it did until 1997, when the lone institution merged with Kootenay Savings Credit Union (KSCU) after it could no longer compete with larger branches. Today, July 3, is bittersweet for Nelson because the Warfield KSCU branch is closing its doors for good. “It is upsetting losing the credit union in Warfield after all the community spirit that went into building it,” he said. “There was a great deal of interest when it all started, and I question if anyone would be able or have the incentive to start their own credit union now,” Nelson
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Jim Nelson is one of 10 founding members of the Warfield Credit Union, which formed almost 60 years ago to assist single income families with loans to buy homes and vehicles. The institution merged with Kootenay Savings Credit Union in 1997. sighed. “But it's a sign of the times and things have to move forward.” One person who knows very well how the banking
first three days of the month, the region was doused in heavy rain. After thunderstorms and brief periods of rain the last two days of June, precipitation was actually more than normal, according to the local weatherman. A slow moving Pacific system produced significant thundershowers beginning
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