Charlene Silvester Notary Public

12/22/2020

Thank you to all my clients, as well as realtors, appraisers, banks and brokers that helped make this crazy 2020 year what it was.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Our office will be closed Dec 23, 2020 at noon until Jan 4, 2021

03/03/2020

We are happy to announce that Chad Rintoul will be assuming the role of CEO of The BC Notaries Association effective mid-April 2020.

Daniel Boisvert, President of The BC Notaries Association says, “We are very pleased to have been able to hire someone as qualified as Mr. Rintoul and welcome him to our Association Team. Because of his wealth of experience and the connections he already has with BC Notaries and many of our stakeholders, I am very excited to work with him and our Board." Read more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/39g5ijg

12/24/2019

Charlene Silvester Notary Public
will be closed December 24 till January 1, 2020 and reopen for reqular hours January 2, 2020.

12/11/2019

Last week, VP Trevor Hargreaves and other real estate sector organizations met with Attorney General David Eby. They briefed Minister Eby on actions taken since their joint statement on anti-money laundering in May 2019. Minister Eby committed to meeting again in spring to continue real estate sector and government dialogue.

Pictured (left to right): Trevor Hargreaves, BCREA; Samantha Gale, Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association British Columbia, CMBA - BC; Brett Garnett, Appraisal Institute of Canada - BC Association; Hon. David Eby, Attorney General; Harriet Permut, The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver; Wayne Braid, BC Notaries Association

12/05/2019

The Empty Homes Tax vs the Speculation and Vacancy Tax.
Do you understand the differences?

Learn more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/2LoQMfk

04/19/2019

Happy Easter everyone, the office will be closed to enjoy the long weekend. Will reopen on Tuesday at 8:30am

04/10/2019

Just one of the important reasons you should create a will, or update the one you have.
It's - learn more here https://bit.ly/2YG4Eqt

12/21/2018

It is that time of the year again, the office will be closed until Jan 2, 2019. Thank you for your support over the year.

I wish everyone an amazing holiday season and a Happy New Year.

08/03/2018

Getting ready to close the office for the long weekend.....we will be back open on Tuesday

10/18/2017

Canada's top banking regulator has published the final version of its new mortgage rules, which include a requirement to "stress test" borrowers with uninsured loans to ensure they could withstand higher interest rates.

08/04/2017

Keeping you informed...

If you sell your home, only the portion you’ve been living in is exempt from significant federal taxation

08/02/2017

Wow, August 1, 2017. Our office completed all our July closing (except one that is postponed till August 11). Very happy and thankful for all of my clients that are now living in their new to them homes or my clients that sold their properties and received their sale proceeds.

Looking forward to see what August will bring...