James Scales

James Gordon Richard Jim Scales April 14, 1933 October 5, 2014 The ledgers are neatly balanced, the forms are correctly filed and the cabin is securely shut. His work is done. Jim -- banker (CIBC 1950-1972), bookkeeper, Salmon Arm alderman (1981-1982 and 1984-1987) -- is survived by his brother Bob (Martha), his children Peter, Richard and Linda, five grandchildren (Kierra, Colton, Broeden, Jazmin, Zenon), and his former wife Sally. Born in Salmon Arm, Jim was the second son of Harold Wilcox Scales and Myrtle Emma Foreman. A life-long Rotarian, Jim believed in 'service above self. He co-founded the Shuswap Community Foundation, and contributed to many groups including the S.A. Chamber of Commerce, Shuswap Hospital Foundation, RJ Haney Heritage Village & Museum, Canadian Mental Health Association, Heart & Stroke Fund, Horn of Africa Fund, Salmon Arm Bay Nature Enhancement Society, BC SPCA, public TV, and political parties. Jim was never happier than when he was at the family cabin in Sunnybrae or building cabins near Burns Lake, on White Lake, and at Queest Beach on Shuswap Lake.