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He also directed the BC Notaries’ Errors and Omissions insurance program and any claims presented. Wayne will continue to operate the Insurance Indemnity Fund.

Wayne arranges access to various re-insurance plans and manages three different excess insurers and the Special Fund, set by BC statute and supported by the negotiation and placement of excess crime/fidelity insurance that provides coverage for every BC Notary. He also oversaw the in-house legal counsel and the retention and management of the outside legal counsel.

His work was in-depth, demanding, and very rewarding.

On behalf of The Society and The Notary Foundation, Wayne worked with provincial ministries and local government departments, financial institutions, and professional organizations such as the Law Society of BC, the Law Foundation of BC, the Real Estate Institute of BC, and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.

Wayne is an active member of the Real Estate Institute of BC (REIBC) and the Mortgage Investment Brokers of BC; Chair of the Banking Committee for the Association of Canadian Law Foundations; and a member of the Program Committee for the IOLTA programs in the United States of America.

An appointed member of the Advisory Committee for the Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, Wayne was appointed to the Access to Justice Task Force by the Chief Justice of British Columbia.

In his role as the inaugural Secretary of the World Organisation of Notaries, he has the opportunity to meet with Notaries from all over the world. W.O.N. is a British Columbia initiative that enables properly qualified Common Law Notary organizations and individuals to promote their professional and business interests domestically and internationally. s

Val Wilson, Editor-in-Chief

Celebrating Wayne

Pretty well everything that can be said about our retiring CEO Wayne Braid has been ably stated by many professionals in this issue.

They told me they felt honoured to be asked to contribute words about or to Wayne. BC Notaries wrote their personal messages to him in The Red Book that had been secretly circulating among them for months.

Wayne recently emailed, “At the Saturday evening 0017 event, my 24-year-old grandson Austin said to me, ‘I had no idea you had so much influence on so many lives.’ I answered, ‘Neither did I!’ ”

Although somewhat overwhelmed by all the attention, Wayne is able to see, hear, enjoy, and acknowledge the accolades. Those words and the Conference Gala event are living celebrations of the man’s life, his importance in our province and beyond, and his reputation as colleague, friend, and mentor.

This devoted family man would like to show you some of the loved ones who attended the festivities. The comments commence on page 14.

Wayne’s daughter Ambur with Staunton and Walter the Wonder Dog, Wayne, grandson Austin, daughter-in-law Angie, son Sean, and little grandson Oakley

Grandson Austin with his girlfriend Celina (right) and granddaughters Jordy and Kenzie

Why We Say “BC Notaries”

A BC Notary Public can provide significantly more legal services than Notaries in other provinces, Québec excepted. Please see page 35 for a list of the ways a BC Notary can assist you.