Full Article - Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario

CANADIAN Condominium Institute
CCI Reports
By Gina Lupson, Alison Nash, Lynn Morrovat and Karen Reynolds
London Chapter
Before we were deluged with a
winter to remember, directors gathered
for our annual 2-day Condominium
Course that took place in
October. Thanks to the instructors:
Barry Scott, LLB, ACCI, FCCI
of Scott, Petrie, Brander, Wright &
Bell LLP; Bart Porter, CIP of Stevenson
& Hunt Insurance Brokers Ltd.;
Michael Lander CA, ACCI, FCCI of
Lander & DeVries; Trevor Bond,
AMP of Ufirst Solutions; Joe Hoffer
LL.B of Cohen Highley LLP; Kevin
Dietrich, ACCI of DK Condominium
Management Inc.; and Jeffrey Bell
LLB of Scott, Petrie, Brander, Wright
& Bell Law Firm and Trish Kaplan
CCI (Hon’s) property manager of
Thorne Property Management Ltd.
To finish two days of very intensive
learning, we all participated in a
mock AGM meeting. That was fun!
Kevin Dietrich, ACCI presented a
seminar on “How to plan for successful
major projects” along with “How
to have input into your reserve fund
study plan” in November; and in
January, Insurance & Risk Management
was presented by Bart Porter,
CIP of Stevenson & Hunt Insurance
Brokers Ltd. and Tiffany Koch, LLB
of Miller Thomson Lawyers.
Upcoming seminars are: March
22 (Maximize Your Maintenance
Dollars) and May 10 our famous
(There are no stupid questions!)
when our legal experts come out to
answer your burning questions.
If you are planning to attend the
2011 2-day Condominium Course
mark your calendars now for planning
to attend on October 22 and
29. It is informative and of great
value for new directors; an excellent
refresher for more seasoned directors;
and most helpful to professionals
working and networking in the
condominium arena.
All events are held at the Mocha
Shine Centre, 468 Colborne Street,
with sign-in beginning at 6:30 in
London at 7 pm. If you would like
to have a reminder for these events,
please email Gina at ccisw@cci-sw.
on.ca, include your company/corporation
name and number.
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Gina Darlene, Administrator
CCI-London and Area Chapter
Ottawa Chapter
Our first seminar of the New Year
was a great success. Jim Davidson
and John Peart led their annual
“Guns Lawyers and Money” seminar
on January 26. A lively discussion
followed the presentation on
the most up-to-date legal cases from
across Canada. Thanks to sponsors
Comfort King Windows Ltd. for
their support of this event.
Registrations are already coming
in fast and furious for our March 2
seminar on “How Grow Ops Affect
Your Condo” with presentations by
an RCMP officer, an environmental
specialist and insurance adjuster.
April 2 & 3, 2011 marks the April
edition of our Condo Directors’
Course.
Our May seminar will be a fun
and light-hearted look at “How to
Run an Effective AGM.” Join the
CCI-Ottawa Board as they take on
High Rise
Service Specialist
roles to showcase all the personalities
involved in making an AGM an
event that is memorable, yet productive.
A Q&A session will be included.
Our boat cruise returns on June
8 for a spring cruise up the Ottawa
River. Members will get a private
evening charter with dinner and DJ
for dancing. What better way to enjoy
spring in Ottawa than with the
members of CCI?
As well, CCI-Ottawa is getting
more involved in the municipal affairs
with the City of Ottawa. The chapter’s
letters to City Council and the
Mayor have been received and motions
are in place for discussions with
city officials regarding our concerns.
For information on membership
in the CCI-Ottawa Chapter or to enquire
and register for any upcoming
events, please contact the chapter at
cciottawa@cci.ca.
Alison Nash, CCI-Ottawa
Chapter Administrator
CCI-Toronto and Area
Chapter
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Toronto Chapter President, Bill
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Thompson, the Chapter Board held
a Strategic Planning Session in late
February and came away from that
meeting with a wealth of ideas and
initiatives to keep us busy well into
the year and beyond!
The Chapter was thrilled to have
launched its first course webinar in
January 2011 with Brian Horlick and
Bob Girard presenting the Condo
201 course. The Condo 101 course
is now also slated to be presented
via a two part webinar to be held
on April 5 and 12 with presenters,
Gina Cody, John Warren, Richard
Pearlstein and Mario Deo. Feedback
from members is that they are excited
to have the choice of in-class
or webinar formats for their learning
opportunities.
Condo Board members should
mark their calendars for the next
Networking Dinner on March 30,
2011. The discussions that evening
will focus on legal issues, and CCI-T
has lined up many of Toronto’s top
condo lawyers to join in table discussions.
The dinner will take place
DIRECTORY
at the Novotel North York hotel.
Registration or further details can be
found at www.ccitoronto.org.
Spring is also conference time
and several members of CCI Toronto
will be traveling to various conferences
including the CCI Golden
Horseshoe Chapter in April 2011,
the CAI Annual Conference in Boca
Raton in May 2011 and then the
CCI-National meetings and seminars
being hosted by the CCI Nova Scotia
Chapter in June 2011. We eagerly
look forward to these events for the
invaluable networking and learning
opportunities they afford.
And speaking of conferences –
planning has already begun for the
annual CCI-T/ACMO Condominium
Conference being held on Friday November
4 and Saturday November 5
2011 – at our new venue – the Toronto
Congress Centre. Mark your Calendars
and check the website at www.
condoconference.ca for additional
details as they become available.
Lynn Morrovat CCI-Toronto
and Area Administrator
Golden Horseshoe
Chapter
As we have done in each of the past
several years, the Golden Horseshoe
Chapter got down to business early
in the new year when we met for our
annual planning session mid-January.
During this session our committee
composition was reviewed and committee
members reaffirmed.
We introduced a new committee
comprised of our trade and service
provider members. Nathan Helder
has volunteered to chair the committee
and has drawn membership from
all regions of the Golden Horseshoe.
The Service Providers committee
will focus on our sponsor member
group and the specific needs of those
representatives of the Chapter. Their
first priorities include the creation
of a 5th edition of our newsletter
geared exclusively to this segment of
membership as well as a “Meet Your
Market” introduction event which
will enable our sponsor members
to network with property managers
and board members.
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Other committees will be working on expanding our
website and publications, reviewing course materials,
introduction of the Level 300 in 2012 and continuing
to build awareness of the Fair Tax Campaign. Plans
also include increasing the coverage of our “Level 100
Road Show” and, of course, all of this is in addition to
hosting the “All Under One Roof” conference and trade
show in April.
During this first quarter we have offered two very
successful events. The first was our Property Managers
Luncheon held February 8 in Guelph. The event was
a sell-out and speakers included Rob Mullin, Michael
Clifton, Maria Finoro and Don Bassindale from our
board. Our second successful event was our first “mini”
Level 100 held March 5 in Milton.
As we near the date of our conference and trade show
all attention will be focused on ensuring the details are
addressed, our “I’s” dotted and our “t’s” crossed.
We wish you all an early spring and hope to see you
at the conference April 9!
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