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KEYNOTE Camaraderie
Camaraderie!
Val Wilson Editor-in-Chief
The saying goes, “It’s not what you know—It’s who you know.” In the world of business, both are true!
If you have met or spoken with someone and perhaps exchanged personal preferences, when the time comes to do business together you have a feeling of closeness and even empathy for each other. That makes the work more pleasant.
Not a Notary myself, I was longago accepted as a member of the Notary family. I have been fortunate to be associated with the Notaries’ magazine since 1994 and Editor-inChief since 1997. That represents attendance at a great many professional Conferences held at various venues around the province. The camaraderie at those events is outstanding . . . Notaries, staff, and often family members often know each other or seek to meet. That is the nature of BC Notaries.
We are scheduled to hold our 2022 in-person Conference in Vancouver from February 25 to 27. If all goes well for large gatherings at that time, it will be great to be able to re-acquaint and visit together. I know we have missed each other. It would be an outstanding reunion.
The purpose of the Conference is Continuing Legal Education. The social aspect is a bonus to the education agenda. Participants will delight in the extensive learning sessions, take meals together, and have fun. Pages 31 to 33 in this issue will show you the scope of the education program.
Attendance at the Notaries’ Conferences has always been impressive—with a high percentage of our total membership from all around the province. The attendees are, in a word, eager to learn . . . for the good of all concerned!
BC Notaries respect and appreciate the allied professionals with whom they do business on behalf of their mutual clients. It is so much more satisfying to be happy in your work and cooperating with the other individuals involved in the process.
Our Spring Scrivener will tell the tale . . . was the 2022 BC Notaries Conference in-person or virtual? Akash Sablok is back. Please see his Tech/Auto article on page 67.
From page 35, Notary Greg Litwin tells his interesting life story.
Notaries all have stories. If you would like to share yours, please contact scrivener@bcnotaryassociation.ca.
Our Scrivener readers always valued the regular submissions from UBC Law Professor Bob Reid. In this issue, on page 60, we are fortunate to have Bob’s permission to rerun his “Walk Down the Mountain” article—the compelling story of the horrific plane crash that he barely survived. In his teaching career following his recovery, Bob broadened the knowledge of a great many property law students, including BC Notaries.
The other day, a friend told me I look healthy, even although a medical-grade mask covered my face from cheekbones to chin. The eyes have it? s
