Randy Valpy

Like many of you I am amazed that 30 years has come and gone and it seems that each year is going by quicker and quicker. Also like many of you I would like to thank Anne for putting this together and would also like to thank the others that are working with Anne to organize the 30th reunion.

It was great to see those of you that attended the 20th reunion weekend and I certainly look forward to catching up with everyone on the 13th. While Hillside is a distant memory, I am fortunate enough to see 8 of my best friends every year as we reunite in Whistler at CB’s cabin, in fact we just had our 21st (or 22nd) boys weekend with Charles Curtis, Mike Biehl, John White, Steve Niewerth and Brian Hermon. Missing this year were Dave Zaruba and Wayne Murphy.

After several years of being transferred back and forth between Vancouver and Toronto I have finally settled down in Winnipeg where I have lived for just over 12 years. I spent the first 20 years of my career in the home furnishings industry, 17 years in window coverings and 3 years in floor coverings and then moved to the insurance industry 6 years ago, which seemed to be the next logical step (not in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be in the insurance industry). I am a marketer at heart and this is what attracted to me to my current roll as President of SecuriCan General Insurance Company. What makes our company unique is that we are Canada’s only federally regulated P&C insurance company that specializes in pet health insurance (that’s right – health insurance for cats and dogs). We underwrite 4 products, one for the Canadian Automobile Association, one for President’s Choice Financial, one for Nestle Purina PetCare and our own brand which is marketed under the name Petplan. Pet insurance is a marketers dream and I have had a lot of fun building the company over the past 6 years.

I travel extensively for my job throughout Canada, the USA and Europe and love visiting new cities, states, countries and am fortunate to have friends all over that I get to visit during my travels.

I have two fantastic children, my son Andrew (23) who moved to Winnipeg a couple of years ago and is currently employed with Shaw Cable, and my daughter Tanya (20) who just started her third year of college in Massachusetts and who lives with her mother and stepfather in Westfield, MA. I have recently purchased a new home with my partner Kimberly and just this past month we have combined our two households. Kimberly has two great daughters (11 and 19) who live with us half time. Kimberly is a business owner and fortunately has the flexibility to take time off and accompany me on some of my trips.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon.