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Memorial Service — St. Albert, Alberta.
January 9, 2026, 2:00 PM. Family, colleagues, and friends gathered at Connelly-McKinley Funeral Home in St. Albert, Alberta to say goodbye to Dale Russell Hopkins.
Dale Hopkins. Younger Brother. Gone.
November 26th, 2025. Dale Russell Hopkins — younger brother, past Chairman of the RVDA of Canada, COO of RV City, CPA, husband of 27 years to Shelley, father of Matt, grandfather to Avery and Greyson — passed away unexpectedly in a highway collision east of Morinville, Alberta. He was 54.
Elected Chairman — RVDA of Canada.
November 13, 2023. Dale Hopkins is elected Chairman of the Board of the RVDA of Canada — the highest volunteer leadership position in the Canadian RV dealer industry. His goal: broaden national industry impact and advance the industry's future.
Dale Hopkins Joins the RVDA of Canada National Board.
2018: Dale joins the RVDA of Canada's national board — the governing body for the Canadian RV dealer industry. He serves four years on the Convention/Expo committee and sits on the RVIA's Canadian Coalition Committee, bridging the U.S. and Canadian RV industries.
Alberta RVDA Dealer of the Year — Again. Jayco Founders Award.
2012: RV City earns Alberta RVDA Dealer of the Year for the second time. The same year, they receive the Jayco Founders Award — one of the most significant recognitions in the Jayco dealer network. Dale is COO by this point.
RV City — Alberta RVDA Dealer of the Year.
2008: RV City is awarded Alberta RVDA Dealer of the Year. The same year Paul Hopkins completes Dale Carnegie training at Arrkann — two brothers, two careers, both being recognized in the same industry at the same moment.
Dale Hopkins — CPA Designation.
October 1999. Dale earns his Chartered Professional Accountant designation. He works briefly as a public accountant — three years — before returning to RV City with a sharper set of tools and a clearer sense of where he belonged. The ledger was never the point. The industry was.
Dale Hopkins Joins RV City. Age 17.
Dale Russell Hopkins — born March 2, 1971 in Edson, Alberta — begins working at RV City in the parts department at age 17, alongside his older brother Paul. Two brothers, same department, same dealership.