by REM Editorial Team | Sep 9, 2022 | Good Works
The West Coast Trail is a famously scenic but gruelling hike that most people allow eight days or more to complete. There are slick rocks, creek crossings, steep ladders and precarious slopes. Ken Welte, a Realtor with Sutton Group – West Coast Realty (Nanaimo)...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 6, 2022 | Good Works
Ellyn Mendham received the 2021 Volunteer of the Year – Marilyn Jones Memorial Award at the Calgary Real Estate Board’s Diamond Gala recently. This award is presented to a CREB member who embodies the spirit of volunteerism, makes outstanding contributions to...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 6, 2022 | Good Works
As bombs began to fall with greater frequency and Russian troops closed in on their home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, a family made a heartbreaking decision: the mother and daughter would flee to the west of the country, then to Poland and finally to Canada, while the father...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 28, 2022 | Good Works
Linda Murphy, also known as “The Healthy Hiker”, plans to conquer the entire 900-km Bruce Trail in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. Murphy’s 56-day hike, Boots on the Bruce for Shelter, will begin on May 1 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. She is expected to...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 27, 2022 | Good Works
Edible Classroom is a four-season, indoor gardening project for elementary school students created by Laura McBride, a Realtor with Sutton Group – Heritage Realty in Ajax, Ont. Since 2015, she has been getting her hands dirty along with students as they learn...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 27, 2022 | Boards & Associations, Good Works
Wendy Giroux, CEO of the Durham Region Association of Realtors (DRAR), was recently recognized for her contributions and commitment to the work of the Ontario Realtors Care Foundation. Giroux was honoured for her nine years of service on the ORCF Board of Directors,...
