THE CEO/SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY

Wayne Braid

0017 Says Goodbye

Here I am with my final Scrivener article after 17 years of working with Val Wilson and our many great writers.

My colleague Ken Sherk faithfully provided editorial advice and reviewed every article along with me as legal editors for these past

Ken Sherk 17 years.

It is fortunate I am able to write this last article following the wonderful Retirement party held at the Empress Hotel in Victoria on Saturday, September 23. I felt very fortunate to say farewell to so many friends, business colleagues, and BC Notaries and of course all my family members who joined us!

It seems like only yesterday that Ken Sherk and Chris Dupuis cornered me in a parking lot after one of our Board meetings Chris Dupuis in Vancouver in the year 2000. Stan Nicol had announced his retirement and a committee had been formed to search for a new Secretary. Ken and Chris encouraged me to apply for the position and so I did.

I interviewed with the committee and was chosen as the person to succeed Stan. It is humbling to think of the people who went before me . . .

Alex Matthew Bernard Hoeter Stan Nicol

Alex Matthew, Bernard Hoeter, and Stan. I started the position with many ideas and actually planned to stay for only 5 years. The rest is history, as they say.

Putting the MA ALS program together was probably one of the most challenging roads I have ever travelled.

So many people assisted me with the goals and objectives I had a hand in setting before our Board of Directors. I worked with 87 different Board members over the years and every one of them was dedicated to our Notary profession. I worked with 8 different Presidents who suffered through my early morning meetings, evening receptions, and late night dinners. Ernie Ernie Janzen Janzen was the first President with whom I worked and we remain good friends today.

Tammy Morin Nakashima has been the last President to whom I reported and I know my wife Laurie and I will remain good friends with Tammy and her husband Gary well into the future.

Thank you to Akash Sablok, John Eastwood, and Susan Davis . . . Tammy Morin my fellow classmate and Nakashima graduate of the class of 1986. It is hard to believe where the time has gone!

Akash Sablok

John Eastwood Susan Davis

I am also very thankful for my colleague Del Virk. When I came to the job, I was looking for a Notary who would help me out in

Del Virk the Surrey area; Del became my go-to guy for many, many years. I honour Del and his commitment to our profession. He invested many hours with me, listening and advising, attending MLA dinners and receptions, and spending many hours in the offices of many different BC Ministers, including meetings and dialogue with the Premiers. Del is so professional, respectful, and knowledgeable; he was instrumental in assisting me with the removal of the territorial limits in the Notaries Act. Our profession owes Del a huge thank you!