Tom Wallace, right, with his son Greg "Spike" Wallace and the Memorial Cup in 1994 (Image Credit: Shared by Kamloops Blazers / Facebook)
By James Peters
Tom Wallace

Former Kamloops councillor Tom Wallace dies

Aug 31, 2021 | 12:09 PM

KAMLOOPS — A former Kamloops community builder has died.

Tom Wallace passed away last week at the age of 95.

Prior to Kamloops amalgamation, Wallace served as a town councillor in Valleyview. After the amalgamation in 1972, Wallace served on Kamloops council from 1972 to 1974.

An agrologist by profession, Wallace was a longtime supporter of junior hockey in Kamloops, having held Western Hockey League season tickets since the days of the Jr. Oilers in 1982.

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