KEYNOTE

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.

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.

Anyox Anyox Hazelton Hazelton Terrace TerraceMasset Masset

Prince Prince Telkwa Telkwa Willow River Willow River Rupert Rupert Burns Lake Burns Lake Giscome Giscome Skidegate François Lake François Lake Wistaria Wistaria

Barriere Barriere Golden Golden

Ashcroft Ashcroft Revelstoke Revelstoke Nahun NahunNakusp Nakusp Burton Burton Port Mellon Port Mellon Beaverdell Beaverdell

VANCOUVER VANCOUVER Nelson Nelson Duncan Duncan

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

Val Wilson Editor-in-Chief

Happy Anniversaries!

The Scrivener Magazine The Notary Foundation of BC The Society of Notaries Public of BC Canada’s Sesquicentennial 25 Years 30 Years 90 Years 150 Years

25 YEARS

That’s a Lot of Merriment!

The success of The Scrivener is due to a dedicated team of people committed to making the magazine the very best it can be . . . for you . . . quarterly!

Building Better Communities, one grant at a time

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.

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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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