I like the names on that board. I hope Langer is there to move forward rather than bitch, however.

Kirk Gable is still going to be around so I will not expect much.

All involved in real estate. Shady shady.

Would you rather they all be involved in addiction, rehab or help centres? A return to Krauseville?

All involved in real estate, you say, eh?

No only that, but I think Grant Zimmerman even won the realtor of the year in the Central Interior last year.

BTW, who represents the absentee landlords? Would they be the absentee directors?

I think Gus won "uninformed" of the year. Zimmerman is a lawyer

dow7500 .... :-P

I smell something.

smells like

conspiracy

Nah, you're just smelling many of the regular posters on this site.

Gus
Just to clarify a few points and to stop the spread of misinformation in the above manner i would like to reitterate some important distinctions which you may or may not be aware of re: realtors and lawyers.

1. Realtors bill per sale, lawyers bill per many hours.

2. Realtors give your ass a home, lawyers can sue your ass.

3. Realtors can get you into the housing bubble, lawyers can burst your bubble.

4. Realtors can give your wife a home, lawyers can give your home to the wife.

5. Realtors may wear a wig and high heeled shoes. lawyers may wear a wig but not necessarily the high heeled shoes.

6. Realtors go to the bar, lawyers go to the bar exam.

7. Realtors unlike lawyers do not get paid extra for the longer fight.

I hope this clears up the confusion in the aforementioned manner and will result in an amicable end to this error.
More information may be found at Snopes.com or at Telus.com. Look under yellow pages. Lawyers may also be listed under Barristers and Solicitors.
Thank you for a speedy conclusion to this affair.

Congratulations to all the elected DBIA. It will be a thankless job but I'm happy there are people like you to take it on.

RIP .....

Do you have any sense of humour?

My initial post was tongue in cheek since only 2 of the individuals on the list are realtors contrary to Imorge's post. But maybe he was not intending on using the strictest interpretation of that.

They may all be "involved" in real estate since there are several who are owners and lenders. In fact, most of the people in this town who own the residential unit they live in or the building they work in are "involved" in real estate.

My second post had the symbol for sticking out my tongue. I removed it from my cheek ... :-)

However, you have recoverd in a like minded humourus manner. It is nice to see that a realtor such as yourself can look at your professions in that way.

Have fun at the bar ..... just remember to turn in your key to the bartender before you sit down. :-)

BTW ..... I frequently refer to the Devil's Dictionary if I am unsure about a word's definition.

Lawyer
n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.

http://dd.pangyre.org/l/lawyer.html

Of course, this might be a good runner up:

Lawyer n. an agent representing a person's interest in legal matters: divorce, trial law, criminal procedings, and settlements - that interest being their own. It is customarily posited that lawyers represent their client's interests; however, it is more usual for clients to represent opportunities, and lawyers to represent opportunists.

http://www.devilsdictionarydefiled.com/DDQuotes.php

So my understanding is that some of the members of the newly elected DBIA were also part of the group that purchased the PG Hotel, turned around and flipped it the city, and now are on the board of the DBIA.
Does this mean that these members will still be allowed to purchase property in the downtown and flip that to the city too?
Would that be a conflict of interest? Any thoughts?

Gus
Subtle humour, me not so much
Neither a realtor nor a lawyer be,
just almost 50 years of either managing or owning.
:-)

Gus
Subtle humour, me not so much
Neither a realtor nor a lawyer be,
just almost 50 years of either managing or owning.
:-)

Little Miss ....

The DBIA is an association of local business people working/living within the boundaries of the established BIA. They are the ones who are being taxed either directly or indirectly. It is their businesses that are affected by the actions they and others take.

In many ways it is similar to a strata corporation.

In other ways it is similar to the merchants in most larger shopping malls who get together to decide waht to do with common funds collected to promote the mall and their stores.

http://www.bia.bc.ca/index.php?page_id=1033

They have limited powers. They do not plan the downtown. The City does that. We ahould have a say in the City's plan for downtown. Most cities have such plans.

The DBIA primarily plans events to encourage people to come downtown. It would also be an advocate for donwtown business owners and operators when it comes to things the City does or does not do.

Is there a conflict of interest? Only if you think that it is a conflict of interest if a homeowner in a neighbourhood becomes a member of a community association and lobbies for safer walkways, better street lighting, better snow clearing, etc.

Personally, I see no conflict as long as everyone understands that the downtown belongs to the people in the city first and foremost. Thus, any actions taken to make it into a private shopping precinct should be resisted if the interests of the greter population conflict with that.

That could become a very fine line when considering locations of some services which might not be compatible with some other uses.

lol Hey great, half the DBIA is L&M engineering and their associates. Nothing to see here, nothing at all.. move along folks.... just a coincidence.

Gus thanks for the clarification.
I just find it odd that there were a number of people involved in the PG hotel purchase and flip and now they are on the DBIA. I wonder if Zimmerman was the lawyer used on this deal?now wouldn't that be a coinky dink?!