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British Columbia Mergers and Name Changes-1990 to date

The following credit union mergers and name changes have occurred in the British Columbia system since 1990. Bold type indicates the continuing credit union name. As of January 1, 2010 there are 45 credit unions in British Columbia.

There were no BC credit union mergers or name changes in 2011

Envision and Valley First merge to form First West | January 1

Operating Engineers and Community Savings | April 1

Quadra and Coastal Community | April 30

Greater Victoria Savings and Vancity | February 1

Arrow and VantageOne| December 31

Powell River Credit Union name changed to First Credit Union | June 8

Vantel Safeway and Vancity | April 1

Castlegar Savings name changed to Heritage | October 1

Terrace & District and Northern Savings Credit Union| July 1

Squamish Credit Union and Vancity| December 31

Village Credit Union and Vancity | July 4

Comox Valley, Evergreen Savings and Coastal Community | January 1

Lake Cowichan & District and Island Savings | December 31

Chemainus and Coastal Community | July 31

Nechako Valley, Quesnel & District, and Prince George Savings | June 1
(Interim name North Country changed to Integris in 2005)

United Savings and Gulf & Fraser Fishermen's | May 1

Pacific Paper Industry and Van Tel/Safeway Credit Union | June 2

Stanovan Credit Union and North Shore Credit Union | May 31

United Savings Credit Union and Allied Savings | August 1
(Name changed to United Savings Credit Union)

Surrey Metro Savings and Coast Capital Savings | June 28

Van Tel and Vancouver Safeway Employees | January 1
(Interim name Van Tel Safeway Credit Union)

Thompson Valley and Interior Savings | January 1
(Name changed to Interior Savings Credit Union)

K.C.P. and Valley First | December 31

Armstrong Spallumcheen Savings and Valley First | July 1

Burnaby Savings and United Civic Savings | July 1
(Name changed to United Savings Credit Union | July 2002

Edelweiss and Fraser Valley | May 1
(Name changed to Prospera Credit Union, May 2002)

Delta and First Heritage | January 1
(Name changed to Envision Credit Union)

Matsqui and Aldergrove | June 1

Parksville & District and Nanaimo | July 1
(Name changed to Coastal Community Credit Union)

Pacific Coast Savings and Richmond Savings | December 31
(Name changed to Coast Capital Savings)

Okanagan Savings and Thompson Valley | December 31

Alert Bay and Evergreen Savings | October 31

C.N.R.E. and Allied Savings | September 30

Edgewater District and Kootenay Savings | July 1

Finning Employees and Allied Savings | April 30

Houston and District and Bulkley Valley | November 30

Lakes District and Bulkley Valley | September 30

Polish and Greater Vancouver Community | May

Rossland and Nelson & District | May 31

Sointula and Evergreen Savings | June 30

Sound Savings and Community Savings | June 30

Alpine and Greater Vancouver Community | July 1

B.C. Projectionists and Greater Vancouver Community | Sept. 30

BCSR and Greater Vancouver Community | May 13

Bella Coola Valley and Williams Lake & District | September 30

Cee Pee and Greater Victoria Savings | June 30

Elco and Gulf and Fraser Fishermen's | May 1

Kimberley and Kootenay Savings | October 1

Nicola Valley and Thompson Valley Savings | July 1

Pacific Press and Scott Paper Employees | June 1
(Name changed to Pacific Paper Industry)

Snow Valley and First Heritage Savings | September 1

Maple Ridge Community and Westminster Savings | December 1

Teachers Savings and Vancouver City Savings | October 7

VLC and Utilco | March 1
(Name changed to Sound Savings | October 30)

Warfield and Kootenay Savings | July

No mergers

Victoria Federal Employees and Greater Victoria Savings | June 30

Dairy Industry and Pioneer| November 1
(Name changed to Burnaby Savings)

Dogwood and Westminster Savings | June 1
(Dogwood'sKamloops branch was acquired by Nicola Valley & District)

E.P. and Transport | June
(Name changed to Allied Savings | July 4)

Mt. Pleasant and United Civic Savings | June 1

South Vancouver & District and Vancouver City Savings | May 1

C.P. Telecom Employees and Transport | August 7

Civic Employees and United Services | January 1
(Name changed to United Civic Savings)

Black Creek and Evergreen Savings, December 31

Texada and Powell River | December 31

Victel and Pacific Coast Savings | July 1

N.W.C.E. and Civic | April 1

Pender Harbour and Sunshine Coast | September 15