Logan Lake and Tim Hortons officially welcomed new CIBC bank manager Murray Redman to Logan Lake with coffee, Timbits and the possibility of winning a $25 gift card on Friday, July 18.

Former bank manager Tim Webber left the Logan Lake bank at the end of June to assume a new position with CIBC in Prince George.

Murray comes to Logan Lake with an incredible resume. I met Murray his first day on the job with 97.5 FM the River in Kamloops. We were joint emcees at a ladies fashion show and I’m confident that by the end of the event, he had come up with reasons why he had to get out of dodge in the morning!

Fortunately, he wasn’t deterred by the weird but wonderful me and remained with Radio NL and the River from 1993 until 2006, when he left to spend a year as a sales contractor with the B.C. Home Shows group, selling vendor spaces and managing their shows.

Then, taking another turn, Murray joined the Investors Group and swiftly became immersed in financial management and planning.

In a seemingly perfect planning move, he decided to join CIBC to further develop his skills as a financial advisor. Shortly after, with the construction of the new Sahali CIBC branch, Murray’s marketing background together with his active involvement in and with the Kamloops community saw him turn into a business development manager. That role quickly expanded to a regional role, which saw him supporting CIBC branches throughout the Interior of B.C.

This was such a good fit for Murray that he became intrigued by the idea of branch management and, once again, with perfect timing, he became the manager of the North Hills CIBC branch in Kamloops in July 2012.

As Murray visited Logan Lake on several occasions, I was able to tell him about the incredible sporting possibilities available in Logan Lake, especially for dudes who enjoy golfing and playing hockey. Now that he’s here, he’ll soon be found at Meadow Creek Golf Course (after banking
hours, of course), and he said to tell you if anyone looking for someone to join a hockey team for non-contact games can come into the branch
to sign him up.

However, Murray does admit his skill ranking is at the absolutely needs improvement level, but Logan Lake needs his kind of team-building and community enthusiasm both on and off the ice.