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April 2015
Member News
RI Scott Russell, New Elected President of BCREA
RI Scott Russell has been elected as President of The British Columbia Real Estate Association for 2015-2016. Scott is a broker and owner of Sutton Group – Seafair Realty in Richmond, and has over 35 years of experience. Scott was also President of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver for 2009-2010.
Congratulations Scott!
RI Andrew Peck, New Elected Vice-President of CREA
RI Andrew Peck has been elected as Vice-President of the Canadian Real Estate Association. Prior to his appointment, Andrew has served on CREA's board of directors for five years. Andrew is the broker-owner, vice-president and general manager of Royal Pacific Realty Group.
Congratulations Andrew!
RI Kelly Lerigny, Re-Elected President of the Real Estate Foundation of BC
RI Kelly Lerigny has been re-elected as Chair of the Real Estate Foundation of BC. Kelly is a residential REALTOR® in the Chilliwack area with 25 years' experience. She was also chair of the BC Real Estate Association in 2010.
Congratulations Kelly!
Career Opportunities
Property Agent - City of Prince George
Executive Director, Real Estate and Portfolio Renewal - BC Housing
REIBC News
Make-A-Wish® BC & Yukon Celebrates World Wish Day®
Wednesday, April 29th was World Wish Day® - a global day of recognition for Make-A-Wish® that celebrates all of the magical wishes granted to courageous children with life-threatening medical conditions around the world.
This year, Make-A-Wish® BC & Yukon celebrates three special wishes; Kiarra, 8 years old with Cystic Fibrosis who wished to go to the Grand Cayman Islands; Kenny, 15 years old with Cystic Fibrosis who wished to have an Electronics/Gaming Room and Tristan, 15 years old with Severe Crohn’s Disease who wished to go to the LEGO factory in Denmark.
“We have granted over 1,700 wishes to date in our region.” says Ross Hetherington, CEO, Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon. “Wishes change lives and World Wish Day allows people from across Canada and the world to come together to help make wishes come true.”
Events took place coast to coast with Canadian Landmarks (such as BC Place, TELUS World of Science Vancouver, Olympic Cauldron/Jack Poole Plaza, Canada Place Five Sails, Niagara Falls, and the CN Tower) illuminated in festive blue and white lights.
About World Wish Day®
April 29 was World Wish Day®, a global celebration of wish granting. It celebrates the day seven year old Chris Greicius received his wish to be a police officer, inspiring the creation of Make-A-Wish® and the organization’s global wish-granting movement.
About Make-A-Wish® BC & Yukon
Since 1983, Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon has granted over 1,700 wishes for children with a life-threatening medical condition.
Each wish carries a child and their family from a place of uncertainty to a place of Hope, Strength and Joy.
Our goal is to refocus attention on the positive by providing a unique, once-in-a-lifetime wish experience that a family might not otherwise have.
For more information about Make-A-Wish BC & Yukon, including how you can help refer a child for a wish; participate in the Adopt-A-Wish® program; or help us make wishes come true, please call toll-free 1-866-277-9474 (WISH) or visit www.makeawishbc.ca.
Media Contact:
Nancy Tardioli
Director, Communications & Community Partnerships
Make-A-Wish® BC & Yukon
Office: (604) 688-7944
T/Free: 1-866-277-9474 (WISH)
Email: Nancy.tardioli@makeawish.ca
Twitter/Facebook: @MakeAWishBCYK
Award of Excellence
Know an RI that gives back to the Institute, the Industry and their Community? Nominate them for the Award of Excellence. Criteria and nomination forms can be found here. Deadline approaching - May 1, 2015. Industry News
John McLernon Receives BC Community Achievement Award
Congratulations to Streetohome Board Chair John McLernon who received a BC Community Achievement for his work in the community, in particular founding and stewarding Streetohome Foundation.
John is Honorary Chair and Co-Founder of the Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Group of Companies. As CEO for 25 years, he developed Colliers from a local Vancouver company to one of the top global commercial real estate service providers operating in some 60 countries. He served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer from 1977 to 2002, and Chairman until December 2004.
For more info check out the full list of 2015 recipients and a brief summary of their achievements.
Proposal of Fed Budget links Charities to Real Estate Tax Exemption
In an article featured in the Real Estate section of Business in Vancouver dated April 22, 2015 by Frank O'Brien, the April 20 budget proposes tax exemption for the capital gains arising from the real estate sale if the proceeds are donated to a qualified charity.
According to Clay Gillespie, managing director of Rogers Group financial in Vancouver, the exemption applies only to commercial real estate investors and not to principal residences, which are already free of capital gains taxation.
To read more of the article please follow the link http://www.biv.com/article/2015/4/federal-budget-links-charities-real-estate-tax-exe/
Advertising & Sponsorship
Would you like to market your business to a distinguished group of real estate professionals? Sponsorship and/or advertising? Call Maggie at 604-685-3702 ext. 103 or e-mail mhill@reibc.org to find out how we can meet your various marketing needs.
Board Report
The Governor’s met on March 27 in Vancouver. Some of the highlights of this meeting included the President’s Report, we can look forward to Jason Grant’s final message in INPUT magazine. We are also reviewing the structure of our chapters to see if the model we have been using for years should be changed or confirm that it should remain intact. We will discuss in more detail at the June meeting.
Business items discussed included a request for a leave of absence, terms of reference, some of our policies and standards. Every Governor’s meeting includes a review of a part of our bylaws, Part 5 & 6 were the topic of discussion during this meeting.
Doug Janzen, President of the AIC-BC was in attendance and gave our Board an update on some of the items they are working on including their National Conference to be held in Kelowna from June 3 to 6.
A reminder to everyone that the deadline for the Honorary Member and Award of Excellence is May 1, 2015. These are awards that recognize individuals in our industry for their contributions that we all benefit from, so I encourage you to submit your nominations.
Respectfully submitted by,
Tracy Wall, RI
Governor, Thompson/Okanagan District
REIBC Upcoming Events
2015 Annual General Meeting
June 11, 2015
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel
791 West Georgia St., Vancouver
Recognition Dinner
June 11, 2015
6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel
791 West Georgia St., Vancouver
Register Now
REIBC Annual Charity Golf Tournament
June 24, 2015
Northview Golf & Country Club, 6857 168th St., Surrey
Check- In begins: 11:30 am
Shotgun start: 1:10 pm
Register Now
Baseball & Fireworks
August 26, 2015
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Nat Bailey Stadium
4601 Ontario St, Vancouver
Register Now
Save the Date!
President's Luncheon
December 3, 2015
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Four Seasons' Hotel
791 West Georgia St., Vancouver
Upcoming Chapter Events
REIBC Vancouver Chapter and Wesgroup - River District Tour
May 7, 2015 - Tour begins @ 3:30 p.m.
River District Community Centre
8683 Kerr Street, Vancouver
Tour is free
At Romers: Appetizers will be provided by the Vancouver Chapter
Meals and drinks at your own cost
Register Now!
Save the Date
Vancouver Chapter Holiday Reception
December 9, 2015
Venue: TBD
Industry Events
Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative & The Nonprofit Centers/Network
Vancouver 2015 Building Opportunities: Connecting Possibilities
Presented by the Vancouver based Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative and the Denver-based Non Profit Centres Network
June 1-3, 2015
Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver
This year's Building Opportunities conference, co-presented by NCN and the Social Purpose Real Estate collaborative, features:
For more info, please click the links above or visit http://www.buildingopportunities2015.org/
CREW
Speaker's Series Luncheon featuring Jim Crandles
May 13, 2015 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Vancouver Club - Grand Ballroom
915 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
More info
MIABC
The Mortgage Investment Association of BC has agreed to offer a special promotional rates for May 2015 MIABC luncheons to all REIBC members. REIBC members will be entitled to the standard MIABC rate. REIBC members simply need to sign up online and enter the promotional code "REIBC2015."
May 2015 Luncheon
Guest Speaker: Peeter Wesik, President of Wesgroup Properties
May 19, 2015 - 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
More info
2015 Annual MIABC Charity Golf Tournament
June 8, 2015 - 11:45 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Morgan Creek Golf Course
3500 Morgan Creek Way, Surrey
More info
AGM and Summer Social
Guest Speaker: Michael A. Goldberg
July 21, 2015 - 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Terminal City Club
837 West Hastings St., Vancouver
More info
NAIOP
NAIOP Education Day
May 25, 2015 - 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Deloitte Learning Centre
26th Floor, 1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver
More info
May Breakfast Event: Sustainability
May 28, 2015 - 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver
More info
June Breakfast Event
June 25, 2015 - 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver
More info
PAMA
Relicensing Course
May 7, 2015
Topic: Real Estate Insurance E&O Legal Update for Strata Managers
Location: The Hart House - Burnaby
More info
Luncheon Seminar - Vancouver
May 13, 2015
Topic: The Duty to Repair & Maintain
Presenters: Veronica Franco - Clark Wilson LLP and Adrienne Murray-Hammerberg LLP
More info
Two Half Day Workshops
June 10/17, 2015
Topic: Claims under the deductible
Attend one or both of these half day workshops and work through a series of scenario highlighting the complexities of damage claims under the deductible. Each workgroup will have an industry expert to assist in the process.
Details and registration will be published shortly, please visit their website
PAMA Social Events
May 8th - North Shore Hike
May14th - Casino Night
July 3rd - 23rd Annual Golf Tournament - Westwood Plateau
For more details please visit http://www.pama.ca/pama/pama3/
UDI
U40 Leadership Breakfast with Robert H. Lee
May 6, 2015 - 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
The location will be disclosed to the 10 lucky guests
More info
UDI Vancouver Breakfast - Building Regulation Update
May 12, 2015 - 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Pan Pacific Hotel
Ocean View Suites 1 and 2
999 Canada Place, Vancouver
More info
UDI Vancouver Breakfast - Partnerships for Developing Social Purpose Real Estate
May 14, 2015 - 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Oceanview Suites
Pan Pacific Hotel
999 Canada Place , Vancouver
More info
ULI
Student Speaker Series @ Langara
May 12, 2015 - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Langara College, Room C408, 100 West 49 Ave., Vancouver
More info
2015 Spring Meeting
May 13 - 14, 2015
Hilton Americas Houston
1600 Lamar, Houston, TX 77010 USA
More info
Gathering of the Minds: Apres-Work Edition
May 21, 2015 - 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Blackbird Public House
905 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver
More info
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