I moved to Barriere in July of 2003, relocating from Calgary, just weeks before the wildfires devastated the Valley. We were planning to get married in Barriere on August 24, 2003, but relocated our wedding to Barnhartvale in Kamloops due to the fires. We quickly settled into Barriere life and my husband opened Insight Tire and Auto, a local retailer now located in the Barriere Industrial Park. My husband, Scott, and I have a daughter, Hannah, and thoroughly enjoy the Barriere lifestyle. I am currently working in Kamloops with an engineering and planning consulting firm, and have extensive experience in both municipal planning and land development throughout BC and Alberta.