Friday, April 13, 2012

Kal Tire Founder Passes

Written by Peter McIntyre  107.5 KISSFM  Friday, 13 April 2012 09:48 
Tom Foord
Tom Foord
  A Vernon business legend has passed away.  Tom Foord died Thursday in Vernon. Foord founded Kal Tire in the city in 1953, a business that has grown to 230 locations across Canada with four thousand employees.
Foord was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2000. He was also presented with Vernon's Freedom of the City in 2007.
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http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/147355655.html


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