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BC Notaries Speak Your Language
My partner in crime and fellow 2010 MA ALS graduate Shawna Farmer (L)
crammed for exams as a group, and lifted each other up when one of us was running out of steam.
I was very surprised to be awarded the 2010 Bernard W. Hoeter Award at our graduation luncheon. Our class was filled with exceptional students, many of whom I had leaned on extensively during the course. I feel honoured to have been invited to the home of Dr. Hoeter and his lovely long-time partner Erika Riedel for a celebratory lunch. They were wonderful hosts and I will always remember Dr. Hoeter’s wisdom, wit, and charm.
An independent practitioner in North Vancouver, I have a wide circle of local peers I can call when faced with something new. I am extremely grateful for my association with Notary Dianna-Lynn Lund. She took me under her wing from the start. Her team is an invaluable resource and they have all become like family to me.
It never feels like the members of our Sea-to-Sky Notary Chapter are in direct competition; we support each other when needed and never hesitate to refer business to one another. I feel confident that North and West Vancouver are very well served by our assembly of Notary professionals.
I have a balanced business . . . half is estate planning and half is property conveyancing. I am proud to say most of my business comes from repeat customers or referrals from past clients, banking representatives, local REALTORS®, or fellow Notaries.
I take a great deal of pride in doing a comprehensive job to ensure my clients are completely satisfied. I strive to see the relief in someone’s
With Blake at Sproat Lake
face when I have successfully answered all of his or her questions, handled every detail, and ultimately alleviated stress and confusion.
For the past 8 years, I have been heavily involved in the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) of my daughter’s elementary school. That involved fundraising, school safety, the hotlunch program, charitable campaigns, being a classroom liaison, and so on. I thoroughly enjoyed having a presence at the school, networking with other parents, and working with the school administration.
In my spare time, I like to workout with friends. We mix it up with skiing, biking, hiking, boxing, and weight-training. I’ve also recently tried my hand at kite-surfing, an amazing sport with a fantastic community but, like golf, you need to devote serious hours to master the craft.
My parents still live on Sproat Lake and my daughter and I spend a great deal of time there in the summer, soaking up the sun. Only now do I see the real value in coming from such a small town and being surrounded by family.
Blake has just started high school and although I have more and more time to focus on my business (my PAC days are officially over), I still enjoy being her mom more than anything else and hope the next 5 years go by slowly. s Marnie Premont is a BC Notary in North Vancouver.
BC Notaries around the province offer many noncontentious legal services (see page 12) in an impressive variety of languages.
