Contact us
Kindale Developmental Association
2725 Patterson Avenue
P O Box 94
Armstrong BC V0E 1B0
Phone: 1 (250) 546-3005
Fax: 1 (250) 546-3053
Email:kindale@kindale.net
Historical Facts
1959 Kinsmen group formed in Armstrong August 7th
Mrs. Lydia Boss, Public Heath Nurse, located 16 mentally handicapped children in the Armstrong - Enderby area who needed schooling.
Kinsmen, working on the information supplied by Mrs. Boss, spearheaded a movement to begin the Kindale School
The Armstrong - Enderby Association for the Mentally Retarded was formed
While many Kinsmen were involved, two of the first active members in the formation of the early Kindale School were Aagie Grann and Fred Bechtold
September 14th, school was opened on Rosedale Avenue on property owned by the School District
Grand Opening of Kindale School was on December 5th - First teacher was Rona Leduc
1961
Teacher: Mrs. Simard
1963
Teacher: Jean Lockhart
1965
Sheltered Workshop called Kindale Workshop opened in a white house below Armstrong Park
1974
Kindale School closed (the children had grown up)
1975
Kindale Workshop was opened on Patterson Avenue (currently the building is the Woodworking Shop) - Executive Director: Mr. Drebert
1977
Executive Director: Brent Nolan
1978
Executive Director: Llowyn Osachuk. Llowyn introduced Normalization to the Association and into the lives of the consumers
1983
Clientele numbers at Kindale reached 70
1984
Warner House opens
1985
Executive Director: Henry Sundquist (Henry currently holds this position)
1988
Bechtold Centre Patterson Avenue Grand Opening, Clientele: 56
1990
VanKleeck Home opens
1991
TLC Training Centre in Armstrong Mall opens. Clientele: 67
1993
Seaton Centre Vernon Grand Opening, June 11, 1993
1994
Management of Varsity House in Vernon begins in July
1995
Ellison House in Vernon (home for young men with social challenges)
Publication of Legalpix Book (joint project Kindale & Law Courts of BC)
1997
North Okanagan Community Law Offices operates under our Association
1998
Management and Staff 95
Clientele Over 100
TLC Store moves to downtown location in Armstrong
1999
40th Anniversary
Rosewood Duplex opens
2000
New Beginnings opens (Semi independent training centre, second headquarters for Community Living)
Public Relations Office opens March 1st in downtown Vernon
Middleton House Grand opening, April 14th
2002
BC Government Closes all Community Law Offices in BC
2003
Suncountry Cablevision donated their building beside the Administrative building
Old Towne Thrift Shoppe opens November in the Suncountry Cable building
2004
Old Towne Thrift Shoppe opens May 2004
Warner House 20th Anniversary
