It is interesting that the list indicates the members were pretty well all men—quite a departure from 2017, when over 55 percent of our members in the BC Notary profession are women.
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In 1927 the Notary Executive Team consisted of Jack Loutet of North Vancouver as President—Mr. Loutet had been the driving force to bring the Notaries of the Province (and the former Colony of British Columbia) together as a profession, and Vice Presidents E. Hand of Vancouver, H. E. Dill of Nelson, J. Islay Muter of Duncan, C.R. Gilbert of Terrace, and H. H. McVity of Revelstoke. There were 14 Directors from various communities—Nakusp, Agassiz, Victoria, Nanaimo, and New Westminster.
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British Columbia was well represented geographically on the Board. The Secretary was J. Eades Ward of Vancouver; the office was located at 417 Pender Street; the phone number was Trinity 4827. Members of the Board travelled by train to the meetings and the Directors paid their own train fares. A review of the records from that first Board meeting indicated they established the membership dues for The Society at $3.00 a year! This first team of BC Notaries provided a strong foundation for today’s Team Notary and set our Trusted Tradition in motion. s
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Building Better Communities, One Grant at a Time
For almost a year, The Society of Notaries Public has been enjoying its 90th year as an incorporated organization whose members serve the people of British Columbia through noncontentious legal matters. Services include Wills, Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements, and more. Please see page 21.
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The 30th Anniversary Celebration Event of The Notary Foundation of BC, fully sponsored by Do Process and ProSuite Software Limited, highlighted the good works of The Foundation in our province. You may read about it on page 36.
And we are all looking forward to Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations this Summer!
MY FAVOURITE TEAMWORK TIP Take the time to be courteous to yourself and others. Courtesy, patience, and appreciation feel good to the giver and even better to the receiver. As you will read in our theme section about Teams That Work, courtesy, respect, and kindness help build cooperation, agreement, and strong relationships. s The Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia
Volume 26 Number 1 Spring 2017
