May 2015
Member News
There is no member news this month.
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Career Opportunities
Assistant Deputy Minister – Real Property Division - Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services
Property Representative 1 - BC Hydro
Property Representative 1 - BC Hydro
REIBC News

REIBC Vancouver Chapter and Wesgroup - River District Tour
On Thursday, May 7, 2015 the Vancouver Chapter went to the River District and had a site tour.
River District is Southeast Vancouver’s newest and largest waterfront community. River District, an award-winning project being developed by Wesgroup Properties, will be a complete community with unique sustainability features which covers 130 acres and will include 7,000 homes.
The tour led by representatives from Wesgroup started off with a project orientation and continued through the various sales centres and display suites.
The tour ended with a networking opportunity at Romers. Below are photos taken from the event. Thank you to everyone who participated.

3rd Annual North Fraser VIP Movie Night Social
The North Fraser Chapter held their 3rd Annual VIP Movie Night Social on Thursday, May 28, 2015. There were 15 people gathered to watch movies at the Silver City, Coquitlam; ¾ of the group watched Mad Max and the rest watched Tomorrowland. Everyone had fun and enjoyed the appetizers while conversing amicably. See photos below.

Industry News
Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) Update: The first members of the CRT appointed
The Minister of Justice announced the appointment of the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s inaugural 18 tribunal members. These appointments were made to ensure that a strong contingents of well-trained tribunal members are ready to adjudicate claims when the CRT opens at the end of this year. For more information, including the names of the appointed tribunal members, please use the following links:
- Visit the Civil Resolution Tribunal website
- View the Ministry of Justice release
Courtesy of CHOA
Advertising & Sponsorship
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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. He is 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.
Business items discussed included a request for a leave of absence, terms of reference, some of our policies and standards. Every Governor 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 on 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. Four Seasons Hotel, Chartwell Room 791 West Georgia St., Vancouver Registration opens at 4:30 p.m.
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 SOLD OUT! Sponsorship Opportunities are available here
Baseball & Fireworks August 26, 2015
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Nat Bailey Stadium 4601 Ontario St, Vancouver Registration is now closed
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 Watch for registration
Upcoming Chapter Events
Nanaimo Chapter Pub & Conversation Night - Topic "Water"
Speakers: Bill Wilson, BC Assessment and Nancy Skeels, City of Nanaimo June 16, 2015 - 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Longwood Brew Pub 5775 Turner Road, Nanaimo Register Now!
REIBC Thompson Okanagan Chapter - General Meeting
June 24, 2015 - 9:00 a.m. - Onwards Via Conference Call Phone: 1-855-846-0762 Participant Code: 1566665
Save the Date! Vancouver Chapter Holiday Reception
December 9, 2015 Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront 1133 West Hastings St, Vancouver Watch for registration
Industry Events
MIABC
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
October 2015 Luncheon - Avtar Bains, President of Premise Properties October 20, 2015 - 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Terminal City Club 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver More info
NAIOP
Career Development Session for Young Professionals Looking to Join the Commercial Real Estate Industry June 4, 2015 - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 1021 West Hastings Street, Suite 2100, Vancouver More info
Career Development Session for Young Commercial Real Estate Professionals June 11, 2015 - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. KPMG - KCafe 3rd Floor, 777 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver More info
Developing Leaders Lawn Bowling Event June 18, 2015 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. More details coming soon
PAMA
Two Half Day Workshops - Vancouver June 10/17, 2015 - 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. Topic: Claims under the deductible Italian Cultural Centre 3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver 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. More info
Rental Management Certificate Course Part 2 - Victoria June 17, 2015 Comfort Inn & Suites 3020 Blanshard Street, Victoria More info
Rental Management Certificate Course Part 1 - Nanaimo June 25, 2015 Dorchester Hotel 70 Church Street, Nanaimo More info
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/
UDI
UDI Vancouver Lunch - The Legends June 11, 2015 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Regency Ballroom 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver More info
UDI U40 Lunch - Millennials are here. Are you ready? June 12, 2015 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Hotel, 34th Floor 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver More info
UDI Vancouver - Women Celebrating Women 2015 June 16, 2015 - 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency, 34th Floor 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver More info
ULI
ULI BC: Urban Farming Walking Tour June 10, 2015 - 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Unnamed Venue More info
ULI BC: How building healthy places is good for business + Why everyone should be doing it June 11, 2015 - 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Terminal City Club, 837 W Hastings Street, Vancouver More info
ULI BC: Mayor Robertson's Annual Address June 17, 2015 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver More info
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