Getting to know who we are...

Vernon Motor Products began in 1949 by a gentleman, Murray Gee. In 1965 Mr. Gee passed the dealership down to his sons, Harvey and Doug Gee. With no successors interested in carrying on ownership of Vernon Motor Products, Harvey Gee sold the business to Lyn Bannister in 1990. August 18, 1990 Bannister Chevrolet Oldsmobile was incorporated.

Lyn Bannister had owned and operated a Pontiac Buick GMC dealership in a small farming community in Northern Alberta. With children interested in getting involved with the business Lyn and his wife Joanne decided to move to a community they knew their children would want to come back to.

In 1996, after a committed 17 years to the automotive industry, Lyn Bannister was honored the McLean's Dealer of Excellence Award in the province of British Columbia, recognizing the best new car dealers across Canada. "Lyn captured the Province of British Columbia Dealer of Excellence Award by outperforming in three important areas: business acumen, association involvement and community contribution."

In 1999 Lyn Bannister decided to take a "back seat" to the business and is now leading his children, Mark, Chad and Mary-Jo in running the three dealerships he has successfully owned and operated.

Out of town?

Visit our sister dealerships:

• Bannister GM in Edson, Alberta
• Salmon Arm Chevrolet Pontiac Buick GMC in Salmon Arm, British Columbia
  
• Champion GM Chevrolet in Trail, British Columbia

Your privacy is important to Bannister Chevrolet (referred to as "we" or "us" in this policy) and the purpose of this policy is to tell you what personal information we collect about you, how we use it, whether we disclose it to anybody else, how long we keep it, and how you can request access to your personal information or obtain more information about Bannister Chevrolet privacy policies.

Bannister Chevrolet means Bannister Chevrolet Ltd.

Personal Information:

Personal information means any information about you except your name, business title, business address, business e-mail address, business telephone number or business facsimile number. It also does not include your home address and telephone number if these are published in a telephone or other directory.

Accountability:

We are responsible for the personal information under our control and we have designated MJ Bannister who is responsible for our compliance with this policy and with privacy legislation.
If you wish to contact MJ Bannister, you can do one of the following:

What Personal Information do we Collect?

When you purchase or lease a vehicle from us, or when you have us service or repair a vehicle or if you finance the purchase or lease of a vehicle through us or purchase or lease other products or services from or through us or if you participate in one of our surveys, contests or promotions, or if you test drive one of our vehicles or contact our dealership staff, we may collect some or all of the following personal information:

Provision of your Social Insurance Number is optional. However, you should be aware that most Credit Reporting Agencies use the Social Insurance Number as a unique identifier to ensure proper identification when conducting credit reviews and preparing credit reports. If you do not wish to provide your Social Insurance Number, our ability to obtain a timely and accurate credit report may be affected.

The Security of your Personal Information is Important to Us

Your personal information is used by us for the purposes identified below and access to your personal information is limited to those employees of Bannister Chevrolet who need to have access to it.

How do we use your Personal Information?

Your personal information may be used by us to provide products and services to you such as: to obtain a license for your vehicle, to obtain a credit report if you are financing or leasing your vehicle, to obtain appropriate financing of your vehicle for you, to provide you with a reminder that your vehicle requires servicing and to provide you with updates and information regarding products and services that we have to offer and which we think will be of interest to you.

Sometimes we have to Share your Personal Information with Others We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share some or all of your personal information with third parties such as the manufacturer of your vehicle and its related companies, the providers of products or services relating to your vehicle, credit reporting agencies, financial institutions or financing companies, your insurance agent or company and companies which provide or insure warranties relating to your vehicle. We may also disclose your personal information where we are required or permitted by law to do so.

How Long do we keep your Personal Information?

We retain your personal information as long as we believe that you are still the owner of the vehicle. If the information relates to the financing or lease of the vehicle, we retain personal information relating to the financing or lease arrangements as long as those arrangements are in place. If the information relates to the service or repair of your vehicle we retain the personal information for as long as is reasonably necessary to address any issues arising from the service or repair of the vehicle or as may be required by law. If there are legal requirements relating t o the period of time which we must retain your personal information, we comply with those requirements.

What can you do if you want to limit the use to which we Put Your Personal Information?

Most of the personal information which we collect is necessary for us to sell or lease you your vehicle, to provide products and services related to the vehicle, assist you in the financing or lease of your vehicle or to provide service to your vehicle and we cannot do this without that personal information. Similarly, we must disclose your personal information as described above in order to sell you the vehicle, to provide products and services related to the vehicle, assist you in arrangements for financing or leasing or to provide servicing to your vehicle. If you do not want us to use or disclose your personal information in a particular way, please contact MJ Bannister as described above and we will be pleased to discuss with you how we an limit collection, use or disclosure of your personal information.

You can Request Access to Your Personal Information

You have right to access the personal information which we have about you and to request that personal information which you believe to be inaccurate be corrected. If you wish to access your personal information you should contact MJ Bannister who will be pleased to assist you.

Questions? Concerns?

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or about the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by Bannister Chevrolet please contact MJ Bannister as set out at the beginning of this policy and we will try to address your concerns.