BC NOTARIES Jackie Tait
BC Notary Jackie Tait, Chilliwack A DIRECTOR OF THE BC NOTARIES ASSOCIATION
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am the baby of a family of seven children to Don and Emily Cadrin who owned a very large farm and ranch in Meota, Saskatchewan. A close and loving family, we support each other no matter what. My siblings helped my parents bring me up; they all taught me by example how to be a kind, honest, reliable, and hardworking person. We were always taught to give everything in life our best effort and to set ourselves up for success through careful preparation and organization. Both my parents took immense pride in doing a job thoroughly and they modelled that for us throughout their lives. They retired from farming and moved the family to Chilliwack in 1974 when I was 4. I have never even considered living anywhere else. Chilliwack is home and where I practise; I love my community.
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I earned my BA in Political Science from UBC straight after high school. Simpson Notaries were my business mentors for 20 years. I learned Bob Simpson’s fundamental business philosophy . . . always go above and beyond to deliver excellent customer service! Volume 29 Number 1 Spring 2020
Feeling restless in my 20-year career, during Christmas break 2009 I came across a letter that my mother, who passed away in 2007, had written to me when I was 17 and trying to decide what to do with my life. She said not to let fear of failure prevent me from attempting something new and challenging. It hit me that Mom was telling me I should take the BC Notary program! Self-motivated, I always loved school and never needed to be pestered to study and being a part of that program drove me even more.
I chose to serve on the Board of the new BC Notaries Association (BCNA) because this is a very exciting time for our profession. I approached studying for the six Notary statutory exams like any other job. I plotted a strategy for each day and each week during the 6 weeks leading to the exams and systematically carried out the strategy. Like anything else in life, success in academics is derived from hard work and discipline. It was hugely timeconsuming, but it paid off!
market is hopping, but I love to chat with my clients, get to know them, and hopefully share a laugh. I especially like doing estate planning with my senior clients. They have such interesting stories and unique views on life. It feels really good when they tell me how much better they feel knowing their legal affairs are in order. I also really enjoy teaching the conveyancing course as part of the practical training for the BC Notary education program. I am proud to give back to my profession and to assist the next generation of Notaries to be part of our Tradition of Trust. I chose to serve on the Board of the new BC Notaries Association (BCNA) because this is a very exciting time for our profession. The potential for increasing our scope of practice is closer than ever to becoming a reality. The work of the BCNA will be instrumental in assisting our members with the marketing and promotion of our brand. I am very interested in working with an advocacy-based Board to further the interests of our profession.
Also, I am very interested in discussing with government and other industry partners the many federal and provincial tax and legislation In 2013, I won the Dr. Bernard changes in recent years that affect W. Hoeter Award in recognition the way we do business on a daily of achieving the highest basis. I feel our profession marks on the Notarial has changed dramatically Statutory Examinations in recent years and that it and 5 other awards. is very important that we Running a give voice to the concerns BC Notary practice and needs that arise as can be hectic and a result of the increasing stressful, especially demands we face as when the real estate Jackie with her husband Kevin professionals. s
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