By Heino Molls
One of the most cherished rights we have in our democracy is the right to complain.
We can gather in a corporate board room or somebody’s basement and speak openly about how wrong our government is about anything, any time we want. Given the Gomery Commission and all the other shenanigans that are going [...]

By Albert Teichner Organized real estate was created by Realtors for the benefit of Realtors; it was to be controlled by ALL Realtors. Real estate boards were envisioned as non-profit organizations. Income was derived from “success fees”. Excess profits (after expenses) went back to the members in the form of free Listing Contracts and Interim [...]

I read with interest your most recent editorial on grow houses and how to stop them. (The Publisher’s Page, REM, May).
It is simplistic to say the least to expect that legalizing marijuana will eliminate illegal grow operations.  The vast majority of marijuana grown by organized crime is not for domestic consumption.  Most is exported [...]

 
By Marty Douglas
Bibo ergo sum. I drink, therefore I am.
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks on the West Coast, in my office; one of those infrequent but predictable series of random events that leaves you shaking your head, wondering why all around you are losing theirs, while you remain the one bastion of clear [...]

A home builder in North Bay, Ont., has been sentenced to five months in jail for failing to register with the provincial new home warranty corporation.   Roland Boissonneault of 840441 Ontario Inc. (operating as Modular Systems of North Bay), pled guilty on five counts each of failing to register and failing to enroll a [...]

Wayne Cochrane has opened a new office, Exit Realty Optimum, in Dartmouth, N.S.
Formally a partner with Jeremy Cowan and John DuLong of Exit Realty Metro in Bedford, N.S. Cochrane has branched out on his own.

Century 21 ProNorth Realty Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. recently opened for business, led by broker/owner Larry Berto. He started his career in real estate at the age of 18 and stayed active in the local market until 1980. “I then worked in real estate for the public sector in western Canada until 1985 [...]

Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate has opened a new office in Uxbridge, Ont. This is the seventh location for the company — the other offices are in Whitby, Oshawa, Port Perry, Lindsay, Beaverton and Lagoon City. Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate is owned by Ralph Roberto, who is president of the company. Bud Morrison is [...]

By Jim Adair Re/Max chairman and co-founder Dave Liniger recently visited Toronto to address a group of Re/Max brokers, and to promote the new book Everybody Wins: The Story and Lessons Behind Re/Max. An excerpt of the book, in the print version of the June 2005 issue of REM, outlines the rocky start to the [...]

For the fourth time, Mike Appleton of Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Real Estate in Thornhill, Ont. has won the Morguard Literary Award, presented every year by the Real Estate Institute of Canada. This year’s award is for an essay about time management and finding balance in your life. Appleton has also written a new book, called [...]