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@ 4 BCA A .COM SUMMER 2017 FOLLOW US Visit your nearest BCAA Service Location. Or call us at: 1.888.268.BCAA (2222) Road Assist Quick-Dial: Just dial *222 on your cellphone FIND US BCAA 4567 Canada Way Burnaby, BC V5G 4T1 Email: bcaamagazine@bcaa.com WRITE US advertising in bcaa magazine does not indicate an endorsement by the british columbia automobile association. ® CAA, CAA Plus, Away From Home, CAA Plus RV and Approved Auto Repair Services are trademarks owned by, and their use granted by, the Canadian Automobile Association. ® AAA, CampBook, Show Your Card & Save, TourBook and TripTik are trademarks owned by, and their use granted by, the American Automobile Association. BCAA Magazine is published four times a year by Canada Wide Media Limited, #230-4321 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7. Phone 604.299.7311. Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission. Send change-of-address notices (both old and new address), the covers of undeliverable copies and subscription orders to: BCAA Magazine, P.O. Box 6680, Vancouver, BC V6B 4L4 or telephone 1.888.268.2222. Printed in Canada by tc.Transcontinental. ISSN 0316-0315. Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement #40065475. The statements, opinions and points of view expressed in articles published in this magazine are those of the authors, and publication shall not be deemed to mean that they are necessarily those of the British Columbia Automobile Association, the publisher, editor, Canada Wide Media Limited, or BCAA Holdings Ltd. The publishers cannot be held responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. s u m m e r 2017 . vo l u m e 43 . n u m b e r 2 editor KIRSTEN RODENHIZER art director REN REED production managers KRISTINA BORYS, KIRSTY SENIOR imaging technician MANDY LAU production support technician INA BOWERBANK BCAA MAGAZINE MARKETING senior vice president & cmo BRENT CUTHBERTSON vice president marketing GRANT STOCKWELL brand marketing SARA HOLLAND, ERIN TARAMPI, JAMES McDERMOTT, ANGELA HOLLETT chairman, ceo PETER LEGGE, O.B.C., LL.D (HON) president SAMANTHA LEGGE, MBA senior vice-president/integration BRAD LISKI vice president/content marketing RYAN McKENZIE vice president/digital KEVIN HINTON vice-president/sales REBECCA LEGGE (ON LEAVE) executive creative director RICK THIBERT director of editorial MICHAEL McCULLOUGH director/production KIM McLANE director/hr JOY GINETE-COCKLE director/accounting SONIA ROXBURGH, CGA, CPA director/circulation TRACY McRITCHIE, BBA systems administrator BRIAN FAKHRAIE erp systems analyst EILEEN GAJOWSKI accounting JENNA MARINESCU, TERRI MASON circulation manager ASHLEY RINGHAM circulation KELLY KALIRAI executive assistant/marketing associate HEATHER VINCE marketing coordinator PHOENIX MacLAREN Member Consumer Magazine Division your BCAA Paper – Post-Consumer Recycled Content 10% 13 tonnes of wood saved 167,754 litres of wastewater flow saved 1,346 kg solid waste not generated 3,707 kg greenhouse gases prevented 42.0 million BTUs energy not consumed Printed with vegetable-based ink Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Paper Network Paper Calculator Version 3.2.1. For more information visit www.papercalculator.org. Signs Point to Safety As the weather warms up, more and more BC kids venture outside to play – in yards, streets and neighbourhood playgrounds. BCAA contributes to keeping them safe by producing "Slow Down, Kids Playing" lawn signs for Members to display on their properties. The signs serve as a visual reminder to motorists to slow down in residential areas and be mindful of little ones. Show your BCAA Membership card at your local BCAA service location * for a complimentary Vintage Club Kit Since Canadian heritage is on our minds this issue, Ron Prud'homme, Manager, BCAA Member Experience Fleet, shared a peek at this piece of vintage auto-club Canadiana (left) – a nickel emblem that Members once mounted on the bumper or grill of their vehicles. This one dates back to the original Victoria Auto Club, from which BCAA traces its roots. If anyone recognizes the emblem and has more information, Ron would love to know. Email us: bcaa@bcaamagazine.com sign while supplies last. Limit one sign per Member, per visit. *Signs not available in Prince George.

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