About Kettle Valley Consulting
The Kettle Valley Railway started in the Boundary region, and continued through the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, to Merritt, located in the Thompson-Nicola region. The rail line brought commerce and economic sustainability for the rural communities along its route. These rural communities are the same that Kettle Valley Consulting provides services to ensure their continued economic sustainability.
Kettle Valley Consulting’s name is dedicated to the rich history of the Kettle Valley Railway, which served many small rural communities throughout the Southern Interior of BC from 1915 to 1955
Our Team
Brad Dollevoet
Principal
Brad Dollevoet is a seasoned municipal management executive with over 14 years of municipal management experience. Brad’s senior municipal management experience includes the following key areas: Land use planning, economic development and tourism, building inspection, and development engineering. In his senior roles, Brad has led a number of strategic planning exercises for Councils and Boards to set priorities, develop actions plans, and determine targets and measurement.
Brad’s specialization is in economic development, land use planning, and strategic planning for small, rural municipalities across British Columbia and Alberta. Brad’s work experience for small communities includes the development of a number of economic development strategic plans, tourism marketing strategies, Official Community Plan/Municipal Development Plan reviews, neighbourhood redevelopment plans, downtown revitalization plans, and community branding processes. Brad is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and is a certified member of the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) and the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP).
Brad is also a trained economist and has provided economic modelling and consulting advice to provincial governments on high level strategic projects, such as the Government of Alberta’s Land Use Framework. He completed both his undergraduate degree in Honours Economics, and masters degree in Resource Economics from the University of Alberta. Brad has also completed a certificate program in Municipal Management & Leadership from the University of Alberta’s School of Business.
He has a young family and they reside in Summerland, BC. Brad is also an active volunteer in youth sports in Summerland and in support of his three (active) kids.