BC Notaries’ Fall Conference 2017

The 2017 Fall Conference and Annual General Meeting was held September 22, 23, 24 in the beautifully renovated Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC.

The weather was fantastic and the view over the Inner Harbour magnificent. Our Conference celebrated several

Wayne important milestones

Braid this year. We bid a very fond farewell to our long-serving CEO Wayne Braid at a spectacular Gala. The “Wayne Braid – 0017” theme was the idea of BC Notary

Patricia

Patricia Wright Tammy Morin Nakashima Wright with Notaries

Tammy Morin

Nakashima,

Laurie

Salvador, and Akash Sablok and merry MCs Laurie Akash Ken Sherk Salvador Sablok and John Eastwood. The team’s vision was brought to life by

Sandra Long

Ken Sherk of Decorate and John Eastwood Victoria. Ambur Braid Opera star Ambur Braid and pianist Christopher Mokrzewski, Resident Conductor at Calgary Opera, entertained us at the Gala. Our Conference also served to introduce our two new association leaders John Mayr, Executive Director of The Society of Notaries Public of BC, and Jacqui Mendes, CEO of our professional trade association BC Notaries.

The education sessions covered a variety of topics geared to BC Notary practice, including Human Resources, Risk Management, and Practice Advice.

Quang Duong

Daniel Boisvert Ron Joan

Usher Letendre Wayne Braid, General Counsel Quang Duong, In-House Counsel Ron Usher, and PAL Helpline Advisors Joan Letendre and Daniel Boisvert provided invaluable tips and traps around practice advice and risk management. Peter Zablud, AM, RFD, came all the way from Melbourne, Australia, to advise members on the use and significance of the Apostille for foreign document execution. He is regarded as a world expert on the Hague Apostille Convention and the authentication of documents for cross-border purposes.

On a lighter note, Canadian commentator and author Rex Murphy provided his entertaining and thoughtprovoking take on what makes Canadians tick. Thank you so much to our guest speakers. • Robin Turnill, Founder of Pivot HR Services • Nooreen Kabani, Co-Founder of Exalt HR Consulting • Peter Zablud, author, Fellow of The

Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries and of the Society of

Notaries of Victoria

Robin Turnill Noreen Kabani Peter Zablud