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.