has an unclear citation style . the references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation footnoting or external linking . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message kootenay savings credit union type credit union industry financial services founded 1969 headquarters trail british columbia canada key people brent tremblay president & ceo total assets 796 million cad 2008 1 number of employees 250 website kscu.com kootenay savings credit union located in the southern interior of british columbia is the twenty ninth largest credit union in canada with over 39 000 members and assets of over 1 billion . 1 it is insured by the credit union deposit insurance corporation of british columbia . the organization has 11 branches throughout the interior of british columbia mostly around the major centres of trail castlegar and invermere . its subsidiaries include kootenay savings moneyworks as well as a jointly owned insurance group called kootenay insurance services a company formed through the cooperation of nelson and district credit union and east kootenay community credit union . 2 in april 2007 kootenay savings annual report parodied wikipedia and other online communities such as flickr and myspace to show how community run organizations succeed . citation needed contents 1 history 2 awards 3 references 4 external links history edit kootenay savings was formed on january 1 1969 by the amalgamation of three thriving credit unions in trail fruitvale and castlegar offering a spectrum of financial services to the three communities . the amalgamation of the three credit unions marked the first of its kind in british columbia . citation needed although amalgamations were not new to the credit union system they usually came about through smaller credit unions with limited services and facilities joining larger more sophisticated operations . this was the first time three successful credit unions each with a broad range of services joined together to form a single unit . awards edit kootenay savings has won numerous awards including the marketing association for credit unions 1 aime award for its annual reports and successful flexible choice mortgage campaigns . references edit a b credit union central of canada top 100 largest credit unions results q2 2009 kootenay savings 2008 annual report kootenay savings 2006 annual report https www.kscu.com sharedcontent documents ks ar06 full.pdf kootenay savings history https www.kscu.com personal aboutus external links edit official website v t e banks and credit unions in canada banks big five bank of montreal canadian imperial bank of commerce president s choice financial royal bank of canada scotiabank tangerine toronto dominion bank td canada trust other banks amex bank of canada bridgewater bank business development bank of canada canadian tire financial services canadian western bank citibank canada citizens bank of canada equitable bank first nations bank 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