The key to any good business is having a strong team of people striving toward the same vision. Wing Creek has spent the last couple of years ensuring that the vision is clear and concise. A number of challenges were associated with assembling the right partnership team. In fact, several investors were immediately interested in forming part of the development team, only to be dissolved when it was discovered to be less than an ideal fit for all parties. Unfortunately, the partner acquisition timing coincided with a significant downturn in the real estate market. However unfortunate, this event made it clear to the founders that it wasn’t only about putting a team together; it was about putting the best team together.
A little background on Kevin and Debra; after spending over 20 years each in corporate professions and living in big cities, the couple ventured out to find a business they could run together. After selling homes in Vancouver and Edmonton the couple purchased a 38ft motorcoach and travelled throughout much of North America looking for a small hospitality business. Looking closely at businesses in Arizona, California and Texas, they continued to feel the pull of their roots in Western Canada. They returned to BC and found their way to the interior, travelling through the Okanagan, Shuswap, Slocan, and finally to the Kootenay Lake valley where the instantly felt they had found paradise. At the time the vision of Wing Creek Resort was years away, but they bought the small accommodations business in 2004 and immediately began making improvements. The five existing cottages were completely renovated, new driveways were added and manicured, and a trail to the beach was put in capable of supporting a four passenger golf cart. As the early years passed, Kevin and Debra searched for an appropriate way to better utilize the 20 acre property. Their primary goal is to be able to stay in the paradise that they found and soon it became clear that a community development would not only achieve that goal, but surround them with like-minded people that shared their passion for the property and the area.
It wasn’t until 2009 that they found the right people to move this project forward keeping in mind the desire to retain the natural beauty and make certain it remained in keeping with the surrounding area. The new partners couldn't be better suited for this development. Both are local residents of Kaslo and bring a perfect set of professional backgrounds to the table. Jeff offers years of experience and access to supplies as the current owner of the Kaslo Building Supplies and Dwight brings his world class timber frame building company on board as partner and exclusive builder of Wing Creek homes. Dwight’s company is Hamill Creek Timber Homes and they have forged a reputation as a world class builder with major projects in Colorado and Hawaii, as well as many local area projects that continue to be heralded for their quality construction and stunning design.
It was a long road to find the right team to realize the vision of Wing Creek Resort and there have been times that Wing Creek Resort looked to be venturing closer to a forgotten dream. Today we are days away from beginning construction on our first world class resort home and we couldn’t be more excited.
Our next segment will be about the wonderful world of bureaucracy, as Wing Creek Resort moved slowly through the permits, strata conversion, infrastructure, and geotechnical engineering reports. It will be more fun than it sounds.
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