by Susan Doran | Feb 23, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
Having worked in real estate 40 years as of this past fall, the Sturino family has had a unique opportunity to witness changes in the industry. They call ‘em like they see ‘em. “It’s looking good but I would like to see it even better,” says Jim Sturino, the family’s...
by Connie Adair | Feb 12, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
The Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games may be months away, but for Melanie Chiu most of the running is already done. Chiu, a broker with Engel & Völkers Uptown Toronto and founder of Toronto Track Volunteers, has gathered more than 150 volunteers to assist with...
by Dennis McCloskey | Feb 2, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
Recently the president and CEO of McDonald’s Restaurants, Don Thompson, admitted his company continues to struggle in the fast food market, saying the corporation hasn’t kept up with the times and that changes are in store for its U.S. restaurants. A week later,...
by Connie Adair | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
Bill Meyer remembers it well – it was the Tuesday after Labour Day 1977, his first day in a law enforcement class so he could become an RCMP officer. “At two minutes to nine, some guy gets on stage and says into the microphone, ‘Bill Meyer. Call home immediately’,”...
by Connie Adair | Jan 19, 2015 | Featured, Good Works, Profiles
When Austin Saunders lived on the street, no one made eye contact, let alone talked to him. That changed last fall when Pat Werestiuk wandered by his tent in the forest. Werestiuk, a sales associate with Re/Max Associates in Winnipeg, was walking his dogs when he...
by Susan Doran | Jan 7, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
Veteran broker David Weir has been in the real estate business long enough to have witnessed the proliferation of teams become one of the biggest phenomena in real estate. “This business model certainly wasn’t in vogue when I started in real estate almost 20 years ago...
