Realtor honoured
Eileen Smith is this year's recipient of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's Professional Excellence Award.
Smith became a Realtor 49 years ago and founded two real estate offices on the North Shore.
She has also been involved with several professional bodies. She served as chairwoman of the Errors and Omissions Insurance Corp. and volunteered as a director of the Real Estate Council of BC, the Real Estate Foundation and the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
Smith was nominated for this award by her peers and chosen by a panel of judges from the real estate profession.
Civilian oversight
The West Vancouver Police Board has appointed two new members.
At the board's March 27 meeting, Shafik Bhalloo and Jack McGee were officially sworn in to fill vacancies from 2013 resignations of two previous members.
Bhalloo is a partner with Kornfeld LLP. His practice is focused in the areas of corporate commercial litigation, general civil litigation and labour and employment law.
McGee is the past president of the Justice Institute of British Columbia, a former president of St. Clair College and a dean at George Brown College. A former Navy carrier and Air Force pilot, he commanded 412 (V-IP) Squadron and CFB Comox.
The board is the civilian body to which the West Vancouver Police Department is directly accountable.
Child care guidance
North Vancouver's Natacha Beim, the CEO and founder of Core Education and Fine Arts Educational Systems and CEFA Early Learning Schools, has been appointed to the Provincial Child Care Council.
Members of this council represent parents and child care providers who offer guidance to the provincial government on the policies and programs that affect the affordability, quality, stability and accessibility of child care. They also speak for the regional and sectoral interests of parents, children, caregivers and communities.
Beim holds a master's of education from the Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay.
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