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NTL 09/13 When Reading the PDF Online click on an article or page number PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY OF NOTARIES PUBLIC OF BC The Scrivener: What’s in a Name? 4 FEATURES Services a BC Notary Can Provide 17 WORKING BC Notaries’ 2015 Spring Conference 30 WITH Marny Morin The Installation Ceremony June 10, 2015 33 The BC Notary Class of 2015 34 Installation and Awards Luncheon 35 Hello, Class of 2015! 36 www.wildmanphotography.com Akash Sablok Cover Story On Behalf of the New Notaries 37 Gordon Hepner Filip de Sagher and Hilde Deprez 10 2015 Award Recipients 38 Welcoming the Notary Delegation from China 39 THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY Wayne Braid Working with Family 6 PROFILE OF A BC NOTARY Akash Sablok Cherry Inglis, Merritt 40 THE CEO/SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY BC Notaries Speak Your Language 60 Following the Family 7 Wayne Braid KEYNOTE Family Ties 8 Val Wilson WORKING WITH FAMILY BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES, ONE GRANT AT A TIME Trish Fedewich 14 The Board of Governors 43 Nelson Dias 16 New Appointments to the Board of Governors Marnie Gunther 17 of the Notary Foundation of BC 43 Devika Mehta 18 SPOTLIGHT ON GOOD WORKS The Sadhras 19 PovNet and The Digital Revolution: Marisa Spartano 19 Building an Online Community 44 Rosalyn Mow 20 Penny Goldsmith Kristy Martin 21 Jessie Woo 22 The Scrivener: What’s in a Name? Nancy Schick Skinner 22 “A professional penman, a copyist, a scribe . a Notary.” Thus the Oxford English Dictionary describes a Scrivener, Todd Wiebe 23 the craftsman charged with ensuring that the written affairs Roy Cammack 23 of others flow smoothly, seamlessly, and accurately. Where a Scrivener must record the files accurately, it’s the Notary Family Business Succession-Planning 24 whose Seal is bond. Andrea Agnoloni We chose The Scrivener as the name of our magazine Special Considerations for to celebrate the Notary’s role in drafting, communicating, Family Law Agreements that Involve a Business 26 authenticating, and getting the facts straight. We strive to publish articles about points of law and the Notary profession Lorne MacLean, QC, and Glen Tedham for the education and enjoyment of our members, our allied professionals in business, and the public. 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The Society does not, in any sense, endorse Jim Emmerton 65 or accept responsibility for opinions The Elder Law Conference 2015 expressed by contributors. Enhance Your Capacity to Serve Older Adult Clients 66 Krista James SARTORIAL SPLENDOR Bespoke Tailoring: Is it for You? 68 Julie Minichiello-Galati LOANS Demand Loans and Limitation Periods. Collecting from Family 70 Ray Basi CANADA POST: PUBLICATIONS MAIL BCREA AGREEMENT No. 40010827 New BC Real Estate Association President and Board of Directors 71 Postage Paid at Vancouver, BC WILLS AND ESTATES RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN Public Policy in Estates. What is Public Policy? 72 ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT.: Trevor Todd TECHNOLOGY THE SOCIETY OF NOTARIES Summer 2015 Tech 76 PUBLIC OF BC Akash Sablok BOX 44 EVENTS AND HONOURS SUITE 700 – 625 HOWE STREET PEOPLE 78 VANCOUVER, BC V6C 2T6 Where in the World Has The Scrivener Been? 78 [email protected] Volume 24 Number 2 Summer 2015 The Scrivener 5 THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY Akash Sablok Working with Family Tarlok and Akash Sablok Photo credit: Jasalyn Thorne hen you work in an the cool cousin, not the boss. For all of us in the office, That can affect others in the office. office for a while, related or not, Like all families, our office Wyour co-workers there is always a feeling family disagrees on things, big and become friends. that we are part of a family. small. Like a home family whose members love one another, we have Work in an office for a long time Dad is the head of that family. a common goal—the success of our and your co-workers become like family. future—so we eventually come to an understanding. The result of that In some cases, your co-workers We are careful not to take work are family right from the start. process is growth. We can be tough home with us. We leave stressful on each other, but it’s tough love. When I joined my father’s Notary matters at work. Conversely, matters We learn from each other’s mistakes, practice in mid-1998, I knew there of the home are dealt with at home. with everyone pitching in to help fix would be some adjustments . When a co-worker is feeling the wrong. No finger-pointing going living with Dad and working with him. on here. What I didn’t expect was how much down or just having a bad day, the fun it would be. others rally around and encourage There is always a sense of pride and support that person. Choosing in our work and some fun along the The office became a second home. to be happy is just that—a choice. journey. Sure, I was spending a lot of time there One of the best ways to cheer yourself but the feeling of comfort was 100 up is to make someone else laugh. For all of us in the office, related percent. To this day, we maintain the or not, there is always a feeling that we environment the way we do at home. At work, there are senior and junior are part of a family. Dad is the head of We have our responsibilities and duties, positions; a junior family member may that family. The staff call him Uncle, we respect each other’s space, and we feel he or she is not respected or may not Mr.