After Wells Gray Tours Ltd. was hit hard by the recession of 2008, Roland Neave vowed to never let his company fall on hard times again.
The company that provides guided vacations and travel packages with offices in Kamloops, Victoria and throughout the Okanagan is at a unique advantage because of a rainy day fund that he has been investing in for 12 years. “Several weeks ago, when cancellations started coming in, I promised all of our employees we would at least maintain full employment until the end of April and those wages are all being paid out of this rainy day fund,” said Neave.
After 48 years in the industry, Neave is using all of his experience to make sure Wells Gray Tours Ltd. will survive the effect COVID-19 is having on the