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THE CEO/SECRETARYOF THE SOCIETYwww.wildmanphotography.comWayne Braid0017 Says GoodbyeHere I am with my finalScrivener article after17 years of working withVal Wilson and our many greatwriters.Ken SherkMy colleague Ken Sherkfaithfully providededitorial advice andreviewed every articlealong with me as legaleditors for these past17 years.It is fortunate I am able towrite this last article following thewonderful Retirement party held at theEmpress Hotel in Victoria on Saturday,September 23. I felt very fortunateto say farewell to so many friends,business colleagues, and BC Notariesand of course all my family memberswho joined us!It seems like onlyyesterday that KenSherk and Chris Dupuiscornered me in aparking lot after oneof our Board meetingsin Vancouver in theChris Dupuisyear 2000. Stan Nicolhad announced his retirement anda committee had been formed tosearch for a new Secretary. Ken andChris encouraged me to apply for theposition and so I did.I interviewed with the committeeand was chosen as the person tosucceed Stan. It is humbling to thinkof the people who went before me . . .Volume 26 Number 3 Fall 2017 and I will remain goodfriends with Tammy andher husband Gary wellinto the future.AlexMatthewBernardHoeterStanNicolAlex Matthew, Bernard Hoeter, andStan. I started the position with manyideas and actually planned to stayfor only 5 years. The rest is history,as they say.Putting the MA ALS programtogether was probably oneof the most challengingroads I have ever travelled.So many people assisted mewith the goals and objectives I hada hand in setting before our Boardof Directors. I worked with 87 differentBoard members over the years andevery one of them was dedicatedto our Notary profession.I worked with8 different Presidentswho suffered throughmy early morningmeetings, eveningreceptions, and latenight dinners. ErnieErnie JanzenJanzen was the firstPresident with whom I worked andwe remain good friends today.Tammy Morin Nakashima hasbeen the last President to whomI reported and I know my wife LaurieThe Scrivener www.notaries.bc.ca/scrivenerThank you to AkashSablok, John Eastwood,Tammy Morinand Susan Davis . . .Nakashimamy fellow classmate andgraduate of the class of 1986. It is hardto believe where the time has gone!AkashSablokJohnEastwoodSusanDavisI am also very thankfulfor my colleague DelVirk. When I came tothe job, I was lookingfor a Notary whowould help me out inthe Surrey area; DelDel Virkbecame my go-to guyfor many, many years. I honour Deland his commitment to our profession.He invested many hours with me,listening and advising, attendingMLA dinners and receptions, andspending many hours in the officesof many different BC Ministers,including meetings and dialogue withthe Premiers. Del is so professional,respectful, and knowledgeable; hewas instrumental in assisting me withthe removal of the territorial limits inthe Notaries Act. Our profession owesDel a huge thank you!TABLE OF CONTENTS7

I was fortunate tomeet up with Dr. RobGordon of SFU and“ran” an idea pasthim regarding how toimprove education forRob Gordon BC Notaries. Not tomy surprise, his eyeslit up and he said, “I think you are onto something.”Putting the MA ALS programtogether was probably one of the mostchallenging roads I have ever travelled.We were persistent, however; some4 years later, the Master of Arts inApplied Legal Studies program becamea reality at SFU. Getting to knowDr. Rob over these past 14 years hasbeen an adventure! He is an engagingand most interesting man. He continuesto surprise me with his wit, hisknowledge of so many subjects, and hisbelief in the Profession of BC NotariesPublic. Rob’s desire to serve the peopleof British Columbia is remarkable!I have had the opportunity to workwith so many great people. It is alwaysdangerous when you start singling outcertain people. Lorne Mann deservesspecial recognition, however.Lorne is quite anunassuming person.Most people don’tknow he has a verysignificant BC Notarypractice in the smalltown of Creston.Lorne MannI was always stuck byLorne’s expertise and knowledge andapproached him to run for the Boardof Directors because our Board reallyneeded the input of a rural member.He agreed and has brought thatexpertise to the Board.Lorne is a man of few wordsbut, when he speaks on a subject,everyone always listens because he isaware of what works for our memberswho practise outside of the LowerMainland and the perceptions andneeds of the public.Lorne and I were always goingto retire together in Creston. We weregoing to buy a farm together . . .Lorne was to manage the fishing-tourguide operation and I was to managethe cattle and winemaking operation.8TABLE OF CONTENTSThe documents thatBC Notaries preparefor clients also live on and,in a lot of cases, will bearound forever.It was fun looking forward to it, eventhough it won’t happen now.There seems to be a desireamong people today to investigateour personal past . . . to learn ourlineage . . . who our relatives wereand where they lived. Internet servicesabound with promises of finding longlost relatives, our heritage, and ourbeginnings through our DNA. I thinkthose interests have always been therebut with the advances in science,we are far more aware and able todiscover our past than ever before.The documents BC Notariesprepare for clients also live on and, ina lot of cases, will be around forever.I can imagine a person finding a longlost relative 100 years from now bylooking at the Will a BC Notary preparedand discovering the names of relativesin that Will . . . or someone finding thetitle to a property the ancestor ownedand that information being used to startthe search for a new arm of the family.BC Notaries arewell aware of thefact that our work ispermanent; we createimportant legal recordsfor the people we serve.John MayrJacquiMendesI wish John Mayrand Jacqui Mendes, ournew Executive Directorand CEO, all the bestas they continue toadvance our essentialprofession. May it lastforever!Farewell . . . sBC Notaries are well awareof the fact that our workis permanent; we createimportant legal recordsfor the people we serve.The Society of Notaries Public of British ColumbiaAboutThe SocietyThe Societyof Notaries Publicof British Columbiarepresents more than365 highly trained Notaryprofessionals.Most Notaries have locallyowned and operated offices andall provide personal assistanceto clients around the province.Individuals, families, andbusinesses seek the servicesof BC Notaries for a wide rangeof noncontentious legal matters,including residential and commercialreal estate transfers, mortgage refinancing, Wills and advanced healthcare planning, Powers of Attorney, and other important documents.For the full list of services, pleasesee page 35.The Notary’s Tradition of Trustspans 2000 years. Notaries firstcame to British Columbia over100 years ago and continue toserve their valued clients and theircommunities across the province.For more information or to find aNotary near you, please visit www.notaries.bc.ca.G. W. Wayne Braid, who hasheld the position of ChiefExecutive Officer and Secretarywith The Society since 2001,officially retired from his existingrole effective September 30.He will lead the BC Notaries’new insurance program andcontinue working with The NotaryFoundation of British Columbia,which provides grants to other BCorganizations for legal education,research, and law libraries. sVolume 26 Number 3 Fall 2017

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HONOURING OUR OWNWayne Braid OF THE SOCIETY OF NOTARIES PUBLIC OF BCThe Outstanding Achievements ofWayne BraidG. W. Wayne Braidis a BC Notary andChief ExecutiveOfficer and Secretary ofThe Society of Notaries Publicof British Columbia, Canada,a professional self-governingorganization whose membersprovide noncontentious legalservices to the people of BC.Appointed in January 1, 2001,he is only the sixth individual to holdthat position in The Society’s 91-yearhistory.Born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan,and raised in Kitimat, BC, earlyin his career Wayne worked for agroup that owned insurance and realestate offices, travel agencies, movietheatres, and golf courses in andaround Terrace, BC.He was first licensed as aninsurance agent in 1967, qualifiedfor the nominee licence in 1970, andheld the life insurance licence for 28years. Wayne bought the insuranceagency in 1975 and ran a successfulAutoplan and general insurance agencyin Terrace for over 30 years.10TABLE OF CONTENTSDuring that time, he alsopurchased and operated an insuranceagency in Kitimat—Parrott and BraidInsurance—and one in Stewart, asmall northern town on the borderof British Columbia and Alaska. Waynewas Chair of the Northern InsuranceBrokers Association for many yearsand served two-and-a-half terms onthe Board of the Insurance Brokersof British Columbia. He was Presidentof the Terrace Junior Chamber ofCommerce (Jaycees) and electedRegional Director for the BC NorthernRegion. His appointment as a Senatorin the Jaycees is among the manycommunity awards he has received.Committed to serving hiscommunity, he was theTerrace Coroner, SchoolBoard Vice Chair forfour terms, and Director ofthe BC Winter Games and theNorthern BC Winter Games.as President of the Terrace Rotary Club,Regional Chair for Rotary InternationalOperation Eyesight, and a DistrictGovernors Representative for NorthernBritish Columbia. Very active in RotaryInternational, Wayne assisted in raisingfunds for Rotary’s PolioPlus program.His Rotary colleagues awarded himthe Paul Harris Fellowship.For over 15 years, Wayne alsoran a successful Notary practicein Terrace, starting in 1986, the yearhe graduated from the BC Notaryeducation program at the Universityof British Columbia.In 2000, Wayne moved from theNorth to Vancouver to become CEOof The Society of Notaries Public ofBritish Columbia and the ExecutiveOfficer of The Notary Foundation.In his position as CEO, he hasacted as both the Regulator and TradeAssociation manager for BC Notarieswho last year handled billions ofdollars in Real Estate transactions andmore than 100,000 Wills and estatesfor the public.Committed to serving hiscommunity, he was the Terrace Coroner,School Board Vice Chair for four terms,and Director of the BC Winter Gamesand the Northern BC Winter Games.His public service also included servingWhen Wayne took over as theCEO, he attended seminars andconferences of Canadian and Americancounterparts and quickly became aperson of influence and ideas whenit comes to maximizing the interestfrom banks on lawyer and Notary trustThe Society of Notaries Public of British ColumbiaVolume 26 Number 3 Fall 2017

accounts. That interest money fundsthe various respective law foundationsin both countries; the money is usedto help provide education and legalservices for disadvantaged persons.He planned and hosted two verysuccessful BC Notary educationconferences every year. From thespeakers to the education componentsto the entertainment, the conferenceshave gotten better year by year!Wayne directed and oversawthe editorial content of TheScrivener magazine. The mandateof the quarterly all-colour80-page publication is to educatethe thousands of allied professionalsand others in our province with whomBC Notaries do business.As CEO of The Society, he wasresponsible for forming a committeeto create a Law Report for StrataLegislation in British Columbia.Wayne organized the BC Law Instituteto raise the funds to complete astudy and make recommendations toour BC Legislature that was seekingchanges to the Strata Law Act in theareas of election of strata councils,financial reporting requirements,and the governance of strata ownergroups.Under his direction,the Master of Artsin Applied Legal Studies(MA ALS) program wasestablished at Simon FraserUniversity in 2008.The Notary Foundation is anaffiliated organization funded by theinterest earned on BC Notaries’ trustaccounts. Through his leadership asits Executive Officer, The Foundationhas broadened the scope and deliveryof its funding to legal support groupsand public legal education, includinggrants for students, not-for-profitorganizations, and law libraries aroundthe province. Since its inception, TheNotary Foundation has generated over 47 million in grants used for legalaid in BC. The Foundation provideslegal education and assistance tomany support organizations by fundingprojects that help people who aremarginalized or legally disadvantaged.Wayne earned a Bachelor ofBusiness Administration degree in2001 and is a firm believer in highereducation. Under his direction, theMaster of Arts in Applied Legal Studies(MA ALS) program was established atSimon Fraser University in 2008.That demanding 2-year postgraduatedegree is part of the educationnecessary to qualify as a BC Notary.The MA ALS degree, theBC Notaries’ PAL helpline, and theRoving Notary process are examplesMercedesMercedes Wong,CCIM,WongFRI, RIPersonal Realtion, CCIM, FRI, RIMercedes Wong Personal Real Estate CorporationSenior CommercialPresidentManager / Commercial DivisionC: 604.808.2571PICPA, Vancouver Chair, Philippines Canada Trade CouncilE: mercedes@telus.net Vice President, Professional Development, PICPA Vancouver Past President, Rotary Club of Vancouver Fraserview201VanCanwwTo have your company sponsor job training and resources to promotebusiness between the Philippines and Canada, call your friend Mercedes.The federal government subsidy for the program may be available to you.C: 1.604.808.2571O: 1.604.899.2333E: mercedes@telus.net201–179 Davie StreetVancouver, BC Canada V6Z 2Y1www.mercedeswong.comVolume 26 Number 3 Fall 2017 The Scrivener www.notaries.bc.ca/scrivenerTABLE OF CONTENTS11

HONOURING OUR OWNWayne Braid OF THE SOCIETY OF NOTARIES PUBLIC OF BCof Wayne’s vision. Of special note isProSuite Software. That was Wayne’sidea; he found the right people tocreate the software for BC Notaries andlawyers. It has resulted in substantialfunding for our many projects.Wayne masterfully guidedlegislation that removed the limitationson Districts for Notaries, gave theNotaries the ability to incorporate theirpractices, and worked to update theRepresentation Agreement Act and thePower of Attorney Act, ensuring thatNotaries are 1 of the 2 professionsthat are legally permitted to witnessthose personal planning documents.The noncontentious legal servicesBC Notaries provide include drawingand witnessing documents involvedin real property, contracts and othercommercial documents, affidavits,statutory declarations, and personalplanning transactions such as Wills,Powers of Attorney, RepresentationAgreements, and Advance HealthWayne masterfully guidedlegislation that removed thelimitations on Districts forNotaries, gave the Notariesthe ability to incorporatetheir practices, and workedto update the RepresentationAgreement Act and thePower of Attorney Act Directives. BC Notaries are alsoplaying an ever-increasing role inmediation services.Wayne has a keen interest intechnology and the electronic provisionof legal services. ProSuite—TheSociety’s successful legal servicessoftware—was created through hisvision. A member of the ElectronicFiling System Committee of the LandTitle Office since the Committee’sinception in 2001, he also serves on anational committee of public and privatesector organizations that providesguidance and direction to the federalgovernment on money-laundering andterrorist-financing issues.BC Notaries are well-trainedprofessionals who provide competentnoncontentious legal services to thepeople of British Columbia. To betterrespond to the needs of Notaries andthe communities they serve, Wayneregularly visited our members in thevarious Notary Chapters around theprovince.His daily challenge as CEOwas to deal with priorities. It wasWayne’s responsibility to see that themembership of The Society complieswith its stringent Rules and Codeof Ethics.His duties included managingThe Society’s Professional LiabilityProgram and investigating complaints.Three words.One mission.At EFry we believe everyone can become a contributing member of society.We help criminalized and at-risk women, girls, and children achieve their potential.By supporting EFry through a donation or planned gift, you are making a commitment toimproving the lives of women and girls affected by poverty, addiction, and homelessness. Aplanned gift is a great way to maximize financial benefits for yourself or your clients while at thesame time helping to build the future in trust for women and girls.@EFryVancouver12TABLE OF CONTENTSwww.elizabethfry.comThe Society of Notaries Public of British ColumbiaVolume 26 Number 3 Fall 2017

KEYNOTEHe also directed the BC Notaries’Errors and Omissions insuranceprogram and any claims presented.Wayne will continue to operate theInsurance Indemnity Fund.His work was in-depth,demanding, and very rewarding.On behalf of The Society andThe Notary Foundation, Wayneworked with provincial ministriesand local government departments,financial institutions, and professionalorganizations such as the Law Societyof BC, the Law Foundation of BC, theReal Estate Institute of BC, and theReal Estate Foundation of BC.Pwww.wildmanphotography.comWayne arranges access to variousre-insurance plans and managesthree different excess insurers andthe Special Fund, set by BC statuteand supported by the negotiation andplacement of excess crime/fidelityinsurance that provides coverage forevery BC Notary. He also oversawthe in-house legal counsel and theretention and management of theoutside legal counsel.Val Wilson, Editor-in-ChiefCelebratingWayneretty well everything that canbe said about our retiring CEOWayne Braid has been ablystated by many professionals inthis issue.They told me they felt honoured tobe asked to contribute words aboutor to Wayne. BC Notaries wrote theirpersonal messages to him in The RedBook that had been secretly circulatingamong them for months.Wayne recently emailed, “At theSaturday evening 0017 event, my24-year-old grandson Austin saidto me, ‘I had no idea you had somuch influence on so many lives.’I answered, ‘Neither did I!’ ”Although somewhat overwhelmedby all the attention, Wayne is able tosee, hear, enjoy, and acknowledgethe accolades. Those words andthe Conference Gala event areliving celebrations of the man’slife, his importance in our provinceand beyond, and his reputation ascolleague, friend, and mentor.This devoted family man wouldlike to show you some of the lovedones who attended the festivities.The comments commence on page 14.Wayne is an active memberof the Real Estate Institute of BC(REIBC) and the Mortgage InvestmentBrokers of BC; Chair of the BankingCommittee for the Association ofCanadian Law Foundations; and amember of the Program Committeefor the IOLTA programs in the UnitedStates of America.An appointed member of theAdvisory Committee for the Land Titleand Survey Authority of BC, Waynewas appointed to the Access to JusticeTask Force by the Chief Justice ofBritish Columbia.In his role as the inauguralSecretary of the World Organisationof Notaries, he has the opportunityto meet with Notaries from allover the world. W.O.N. is a BritishColumbia initiative that enablesproperly qualified Common LawNotary organizations and individualsto promote their professional andbusiness interests domestically andinternationally. sVolume 26 Number 3 Fall 2017 Wayne’s daughter Ambur with Staunton and Walter the Wonder Dog, Wayne,grandson Austin, daughter-in-law Angie, son Sean, and little grandson OakleyWhy We Say “BC Notaries”Grandson Austin with his girlfriend Celina(right) and granddaughters Jordy and KenzieThe Scrivener www.notaries.bc.ca/scrivenerA BC Notary Public can providesignificantly more legal servicesthan Notaries in other provinces,Québec excepted. Please seepage

Cover Artist: Laurie Salvador THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY Lifelong Friendships in a Nascar Race 6 . Rob Mitchell 25 R. C. (Tino) Di Bella 25 George Tanco 25 El Fedewich 26 . Bob Adamson 35 John Rider 35 Peter Ram