With the recent civil elections I started to look more closely at Strata Corporation governance and the similarities between the two. It’s clear that no matter how complex the issue, if the message can’t be delivered in a sound-bite, the audience, or in this case, the owners in the Strata Corporations aren't going to want to listen.

I’ve always believed

I've taken a bit of a departure from posting a blog entry per se. Instead I offer you matrix of candidates' replies. It was a fairly time consuming undertaking and I hope that this helps.

With every election comes the time for griping. It’s as natural as the change of seasons and the shoulder season doldrums. The candidates vie for media coverage and witty catchy sound bites.

Admittedly I’m one of those readers that are not that interested in the day-to-day machinations of city hall, the municipal councillors, or the staff. don’t get m

I’m gobsmacked!

A friend of mine’s mother recently became hospitalised and can no longer live in her condo. Her heirs are in the process of selling their mom’s strata lot and have an accepted offer on the property. Sometime between accepting the offer and final completion of the transaction a wet spot developed in her unit. Her son looked for t

If you’re an owner of a recently constructed strata lot in a strata corporation in BC, then do yourself a huge favour and pull out the file you tucked away after going through an entire disposable pen’s worth of ink while you signed all the documents at your lawyers or notary. In that bunch of paper you’ll likely find something that references a 3rd party warranty that comes with the purchase of your new condo. We often refer to it as th