A young man is showing it is possible to use Clearwater as a base to offer sales and service to a large area in the southern Interior.
Luke Wood is one of two regional representatives of Surg-Med Ltd., a Prince George-based company that offers a wide variety of health-care products and services, such as wheelchairs, power scooters, first aid kits and so on.
His girlfriend lives in Clearwater and, after spending more and more time here visiting, he finally decided to live in this community.
“I don’t have a lot of clients in Clearwater yet but then a lot of people don’t know I’m here and so go to Kamloops,” he said.
“If someone is injured, it’s nice to know that there is someone local who can help quickly,” Wood said.
The health-care sales representative noted that he recently helped install a porch lift at a residence on Clearwater Village Road.
He works closely with the staff at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital, Forestview Place extended care wing, and Evergreen Acres seniors housing.
Wood and co-worker Steve Bertin cover the Kamloops region for Surg-Med, including the communities of Valemount, 100 Mile House, Cache Creek, Ashcroft, Merritt and part of the Shuswap.
Born in Prince George, Wood grew up in Kamloops and has been working in the health-care supplies and service field for many years.
“I love working out of Clearwater,” Wood said. “There’s so much to do here. My girlfriend and I have been doing a lot of hiking. We’ve done the Trophies, Clearwater River Trail, the back of Helmcken Falls, Sylvia Falls, Moul Falls … there certainly are enough waterfalls around here. We’re trying to cross them off the list.”
He also enjoys hunting, fishing and boat camping.
“It’s always a big sigh of relief when I get back home to Clearwater,” Wood said.
