Services a BC Notary Can Provide

While very practical aspects— the writing, communication planning, working with social media, etc.—are contained in the program, the academic domains of psychology, sociology, and philosophy are sourced and studied appropriately. Doors to those subjects are opened for students as many request and soon realize that study opportunities are as wide as the sky.

There have been students from across Canada and many countries (Argentina, Germany, USA, UK, and South Korea, etc.) in attendance representing the wealth of sectors—medicine and health, law, governments, education, natural resources, oil, forestry, mining, the military and public security, the fashion and entertainment industries—the wide aspects of civil society.

Most graduates agree that as they become current communicators, they become better at decision-making. That involves the wise consumption of truthful and reliable information as well as for the planning and disseminating of messages.

To graduate from UVic’s Diploma program, a student needs to take 7 required and 3 elective courses. These are the required courses. • Public Relations: Theory and Practice • Case Studies in Public Relations • Effective Communication Tools • Evolution of Public Relations • Communication Planning • Research and Evaluation • Writing for Public Relations Three electives can be selected from these courses. • Social Media for Public Relations • Community and

Stakeholder Engagement • Ethics and Public Relations • Leadership Excellence in Public Relations • Media Relations Notaries and other readers of The Scrivener are all challenged in these times to become better communicators. How well we communicate with the public, and our colleagues in the wide battle space of ideas, will determine how well we are positioned in the future.

It was Sociologist Elliot Freidson who said this.

“A profession attains and maintains a position by virtue of the protection and patronage of some elite segment of society which has been persuaded that there is some special value in its work.”

With even more effective communications skills, BC Notaries will continue to be accepted by clients for their specific legal knowledge in noncontentious areas of the law.

For more information on UVic’s program visit https:// continuingstudies.uvic.ca/businesstechnology-and-public-relations/ programs/public-relations. s Nigel Atkin teaches the Evolution of Public Relations course online at UVic. He offers onsite workshops to leverage human capital and exploit the multiplier effect of becoming better communicators.

How well we communicate with the public, and our colleagues in the wide battle space of ideas, will determine how well we are positioned in the future.

A. PROPERTY MATTERS

1. Residential and Commercial Real Estate Transfers 2. Mortgage Refinancing Documentation 3. Manufactured Home Transfers 4. Easements, Covenants, and Rights of Way 5. Builder’s Liens 6. Subdivisions and Statutory Building Schemes 7. Zoning Applications

B. PERSONAL PLANNING

1. Wills Preparation 2. Powers of Attorney 3. Representation Agreements 4. Advance Directives 5. Wills Notice Searches 6. Estate Planning

C. NOTARIZATION/DOCUMENTS

1. Affidavits for All Documents required at a Public Registry within BC 2. Certified True Copies of Documents 3. Execution/Authentications of International Documents 4. Notarizations/Attestations of Signatures 5. Insurance Loss Declarations 6. Personal Property Security Agreements 7. Statutory Declarations 8. Authorization of Minor-Child Travel 9. Letters of Invitation for Foreign Travel 10.Passport Application Documentation D. BUSINESS

1. Business Purchase/Sale 2. Commercial Leases and Assignment of Leases 3. Contracts and Agreements

E. SOME BC NOTARIES PROVIDE

THESE SERVICES.

1. Marine Bills of Sale and Mortgages 2. Marine Protests 3. Marriage Licences 4. Mediation 5. Real Estate Disclosure Statements

There are Notaries to serve you throughout British Columbia For the BC Notary office nearest you, please call 1-604-676-8570 or visit www.bcnotaryassociation.ca. Note: Not all Notaries provide all services listed. Please check with your Notary before making an appointment for services.