Election of Real Estate Council

VANCOUVER, May 13, 2015- The Real Estate Council of BC announces the newly elected Council Members for the 2015-2017 term. Each year, the term of several Council members expires and elections are held to fill the vacancies. This year, five vacancies were filled by acclamation, as the candidates were unopposed. Elections were held for a representative member and a managing broker/associate broker member in the County of Vancouver. The newly elected Council members will commence two-year terms on the Real Estate Council on July 1, 2015.

Newly elected to the Council for a two-year term are:Chris Brown, Magnum Projects Ltd., Vancouver; Calvin Lindberg, Angell Hasman & Associates, West Vancouver; and Dennis Fimrite, Firm Management Corp., Saanichton.

Re-elected Council members for a two-year term are:J. Garth Cambrey, Cambrey Consulting Ltd., Port Coquitlam; Marylou Leslie, Macdonald Realty, Surrey; Joseph Pearson, RE/MAX Vernon, Vernon, and Susan Lynch, RE/MAX Centre City Realty, Prince George.

Council members with one year remaining in their terms are:David Peerless, Dexter Associates Realty, Vancouver; Ralph Archibald, Polygon Realty, Ltd., Vancouver; Susan McGougan, Re/Max of Nanaimo, Nanaimo; Harvey Exner, MacDonald Realty, Maple Ridge; David Rishel, Re/Max Little Oak, Abbotsford; and Subhadra Ghose, Re/Max of Nanaimo, Nanaimo.

Government Appointed Public Member:Barbara Barry, West Vancouver

The Real Estate Council of British Columbia is a regulatory agency established by the provincial government. Its mandate is to protect the public interest by enforcing the licensing and licensee conduct requirements of the Real Estate Services Act. The Council is responsible for licensing individuals and brokerages engaged in real estate sales, rental and strata property management. The Council also enforces entry qualifications, investigates complaints against licensees and imposes disciplinary sanctions under the Act.