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Family-run shop moves uphill
Vanderkemp Sales & Service handles electrical and mechanical repairs in new building After 41 years of running a gas station and repair shop on Highway 101, Vanderkemp Sales & Service has moved its operation into a new building on the same property. Canco now operates the pumps, however, the electrical and mechanical work that built the family business remains firmly in the hands of John Vanderkemp. Not quite ready to hang up the wrench, both John and his co-worker of 35 years, Brian, decided to relocate their workshop up the hill. “Neither of us really wanted to stop working,” says John. “We just wanted a pace that lets us take a few days off when we want.” Although their new shop with a rather large VANDERKEMP sign is tucked behind storage buildings up the hill from the highway, it can be harder to spot than the old front-and-centre gas bay at 7408 Highway 101, just south of Powell River. Electrical work remains the heart of the operation. Vanderkemp Sales & Service rewinds electric motors, rebuilds starters and alternators, tracks down wiring faults and services water pumps, skills which are in short supply on the upper Sunshine Coast. The shop also repairs and stocks parts for recreational vehicles, handling propane, electrical and plumbing systems. John, along with his front-end co-worker Nancie, also operates a U-Haul depot. Vanderkemp Sales & Service also ofOCEAN VIEW
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