vision & goals
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Our Vision
The vision of the Building Owners and Managers Association of British
Columbia is to be recognized as the principal voice, through leadership and
advocacy, for the commercial real estate industry.
Long Term Strategic Goals
• Be recognized by provincial and municipal government and regulatory
agencies as the primary advocate and information source for the
commercial real estate industry.
• Provide enhanced services to all members throughout the province.
• Raise the public profile of BOMA BC and its membership through
promotion, awareness and reputation building.
• Develop and promote professionalism, leadership and education for
members.
• Ensure that BOMA BC is managed and governed as a strong, fiscally
responsible, member-focused association representing all regions of the
province.
Hon. Christy Clark, Premier, congratulated BOMA BC and its members on
the Association achieving its 100th Anniversary and for the contributions that
BOMA BC makes to the province. Video presented at the Centennial Gala.
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J.P. Nicolls
Jonathan Rogers
Charlie E. Neale
Earl M. Bennett
George Gowan
George Watson
Stanley Smith
Ronald M. Harris
John F. Kelly
Leslie Creery
Stan McGlashan
William Fowler
David W. Davidson
Geoff I. Arkin
Jack Staniforth
James H. Green
M.G. Thomson
E.T. Morrison
E.D. Sutcliffe
Bill Bourke
Les J. Moulder
Al H. Ens
Frank J. Grant
R.G. Raimondo
Michael Evison
Tony Akester
Gerry Lockhart
Vic Parker
Alex Thomson
Denis Doll
Wayne Smithies
Andy Molloy
Bryan Woolley
Evan Brewer
Jon Markoulis
Graham Brown
Tom Knoepfel
Don Weber
Richard Anderson
Jon Wellman
Lesley Heieis
Michael Bishop
Rene Dickman
Evan W. H. Brewer
Alvin Ens
Anna Middlemiss
Stuart Swain
Jim Young
Peter Fry
Gerry Lockhart
Alex Thomson
Don H. Weber
Bryan Woolley
Arthur Block
Robert Bonner, Q.C.
James H. Green
Gilbert Hardman
G. Lau
Richard L. Richards
Past Presidents Starting at 1911
Life Members & Ambassadors
J.P. Nicolls
As my term as President comes to an
end, I want to express my heartfelt
thanks to everyone for all their support
over the past two years. It has been an
incredible opportunity to serve as
President, made enjoyable by the great
people involved with BOMA BC.
Colin Murray
President
How wonderful it is working in an
environment rich in history, surrounded
by dedicated and professional industry
leaders.
Paul LaBranche
Executive Vice President
B O M A B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A
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Message from the
President & Executive VP
Founded 1911 – BOMA Celebrates 100 Years!
2011
WAS A MILESTONE YEAR for BOMA British Columbia as we
celebrated at our fantastic gala event, a century of BOMA being the
voice of the BC commercial real estate industry. This milestone
speaks to the strength and durability of the Association. It also allows us to reflect on
the numerous members, sponsors, volunteers and staff who have made BOMA BC
the organization it is today.
For commercial real estate, 2011 was a productive yet challenging year. A global
economic climate with European debt crisis, uncertainty in the USA and political
tensions everywhere caused many industries to re-evaluate their businesses – with
some economic sectors performing remarkably well. For BOMA corporate members,
many commenced exciting new lines of business, expansions or new developments
while others had to continue the status quo or downsize until economic recovery.
BOMA BC had a very ambitious business plan for 2011. Some highlights…
• Taxes – BOMA’s advocacy efforts have resulted in tremendous success for fairer
property taxes and continuing efforts to correct unfair transit taxes.
• Energy – BOMA, through its BOMA BESt program and in partnership with BC
Hydro, has had a huge impact on energy reduction for commercial and, new in
2011, multi-unit residential buildings. BOMA proposed a plan to do more
through its WorkGreen BC initiative.
• Education – A new course on the BC Commercial Tenancy Act was
implemented for BOMA members. Our award winning e-EnergyTraining
program saw its first graduates from other parts of Canada.
• Networking –
BOMA enhanced the opportunities for members to develop
personal and business relationships by introducing a BOMA Ski Day at Whistler;
hosting a joint City of Surrey Industry Reception; sponsoring a BCIT student
outreach reception; and re-locating the ever-popular BOMA Golf Classic to
beautiful Swan-e-Set Bay Resort Golf & Country Club in Pitt Meadows
.
• Services – To streamline BOMA office operations, a new custom built
technology system was put in place. Using cutting-edge computing features,
BOMA now has an effective web-based system to manage our member database,
communications, event registrations and fee payments all aligned with our
financial management program.
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left to right
Commemorative Artwork
by Barb Wood
and
BOMA Centennial Publication
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board of directors
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BOMA President
Colin Murray
Vice President, Leasing,
B.U.K. Realty Corporation
BOMA 1st Vice President
Derek Page
Director, Real Estate
Management, Oxford
Properties Group
BOMA 2nd VP & Treasurer
Robert Kavanagh
Vice President, Asset
Management, GWL Realty
Advisors Inc.
BOMA Past President
Michael Bishop
Vice President, Asset
Management, Wesgroup
Properties LP
Executive Vice President
Paul LaBranche
BOMA BC
Rod Yeoh
Principal, OMICRON
Architecture Engineering
Construction Ltd.
Susan Dodsworth
Regional Director, Western
& Northern Regions,
SNC-Lavalin O&M Inc.
Kathryn Ireland
Property Manager, Manulife
Financial Real Estate
Tom Johnston
VP Property Management,
Western Canada, Morguard
Investments Ltd.
Greg Last
Vice President, Property
Management, Tonko Realty
Advisors (BC) Ltd.
Scott Reid
Property Manager, Austeville
Properties Ltd.
Paul Sullivan
Principal, Burgess Cawley
Sullivan & Associates
Dennis Sweetnam
President, Rain City Janitorial
Services Ltd.
Neil Turner
Property Manager, Corporation
of the City of Victoria
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Greater Victoria Chapter
2O11
WAS ANOTHER GOOD YEAR for BOMA in Greater Victoria with the
continuation of professional and networking events, including:
• Building Tour of the new Patient Care Centre at the Royal Jubilee Hospital – this
500 bed facility replaces several old units on the hospital campus and, in 2010, won an
international award for best public-private finance project.
• Lunch & Learn – given by Canpro Training Resources Inc. on safe working practices in
confined spaces.
• Luncheon – Robert Broe, P.Eng., from SNC-Lavalin Inc., gave a presentation on the
proposed Victoria Regional Transit Project, which may bring light rail to the Capital
Regional District.
• Annual Golf Tournament – held on a fabulous warm day in July at Highland Pacific
Golf. It was again very well attended and attracted three Gold Sponsors – Paladin Security,
Morguard Investments and Standard Life. The H
ELP FILL A DREAM FOUNDATION for
children with life-threatening illnesses was presented with a cheque for $3,000.00 thanks
to proceeds from the tournament
• Luncheon – Lorina Keery, BOMA BC’s Environmental Manager, gave an illuminating
presentation on implementing energy efficiency projects.
• Christmas Luncheon – held at Delta Ocean Pointe and raised $3,000 for the M
USTARD
SEED CHURCH AND FOOD BANK; see photo of cheque presentation (below). The Chapter was
pleased to host Colin Murray, President of BOMA BC, at this event.
There was one change to the Board in 2011, with Ken Hoag replacing the China-bound Lorna
Park. Mary-Anne Kenwood assumed Lorna’s role as Secretary to the Board.
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Neil Turner
Greater Victoria Chapter Board
President
Neil Turner
P
roperty Manager, Corporation of the
C
ity of Victoria
Treasurer
Dan Sawchuk
President, Robbins Parking Service Ltd.
Secretary
Mary-Anne Kenwood
Property Manager, RioCan Management
(BC) Inc.
Past President
Darlene Hollstein
General Manager, The Bay Centre
Directors
John Board
Branch Manager, KONE Inc.
Roberta Ferguson
Manager, Victoria Properties, Morguard
Investments Ltd.
Ken Hoag
General Manager, Mayfair Shopping
Centre
Timo Lucas
Vancouver Island Area Manager,
Trane Northwest
Jean McKay
Principal, Richmond Property Group Ltd.
victoria connection
2011 BOMA BC Committee Chairs
Christmas Cheer
Dennis Sweetnam,
Rain City Janitorial Services Ltd.
Contact
Santosh Nahal,
GWL Realty Advisors Inc.
Education
Steve Patrick,
Oxford Properties Group
Emergency Response Task Group
Doug McKelvie,
Oxford Properties Group
Environment & Energy
Murray Bond,
BC Hydro
Golf Classic
Steve Normann,
GDI Omni Integrated Facility Services
Health & Safety
John Petersen,
SerVantage Services Corp.
Ryan Wilson,
ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Ltd.
Luncheon Program
Susan Dodsworth,
SNC-Lavalin O&M Inc.
Photography
Bill Bourlet,
Precise Building Maintenance
Quality Building Team (QBT)
Jim Young
Recycling
Michael Bishop,
Wesgroup Properties LP
Ski Day
Ted Denniston,
Halsall
Associates Ltd.
Sponsorship
Gail Gossen,
West Pender
Property Group
Taxation
Paul Sullivan,
Burgess Cawley
Sullivan & Associates
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2011 Revenue & Expense
BOMA
REPORTED MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS in 2011 and did so within
the approved budget. A surplus of $110,459 was reported by the Auditor
with net revenue at $654,838 and $554,379 in expenses. BOMA BC net assets
increased from $932,494 in 2010 to $1,042,953 in 2011. This includes the Operating
Account as well as the General Reserve Fund of $267,475; Advocacy Fund of
$75,000; and Special Initiatives Fund of $50,000. BOMA continues to meet its
obligations under the Society Act and provides member services while maintaining
a healthy financial position.
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Full audited statements are available at… www.BOMA.BC.ca
REVENUE 2011 2010
Membership Fees $ 404,453 $ 368,183
Education & Seminars (net revenue) 44,719 38,857
Events (net revenue) 39,349 41,736
Luncheon Meetings (net revenue) 10,292 13,337
Publications (advertising) 10,445 11,430
Affinity Programs 17,008 19,081
Buildex 24,104 25,857
BESt Environmental Program (net revenue) 34,218 69,906
Interest 14,554 9,144
Energy Program / Miscellaneous 55,696 11,957
Total Revenue $ 654,838 $ 609,488
EXPENS E
Office Rent $ 52,403 $ 52,106
Wages & Benefits 246,654 272,833
Administration & Services 58,637 53,659
Office Equipment & Amortization 9,815 8,826
Professional Fees 31,228 14,900
BOMA Canada Fees 57,263 56,402
Advocacy 22,430 20,603
Reserve Contributions 27,429 500
Governance & Meetings 28,056 27,926
BOMA BESt Development & Promotion 10,464 22,065
Total Expenses $ 554,379 $ 529,820
Excess (Deficiency)… $ 110,459 $ 79,668
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FINANCIAL REPORT
2011 Corporate Sponsors
Platinum
Gold
Committee
Gail Gossen (Chair), West Pender Property Group
Donna McCrone, Touchstone Property
Management Ltd.
Linda Urquhart, Sodican (BC) Inc.
Bunny Wortman, Colliers International
Deirdre Taylor, BOMA BC
Silver
Bronze
Theodor Sterling Associates Ltd.
Royal Center (BOPC) Inc.
Bee Clean Building Maintenance
MDE Electrical Mechanical Contractors Ltd.
Manulife Financial Real Estate
Trane Northwest
Touchstone Property Management Ltd.
Waste Management
SerVantage Services Corp.
BFL CANADA Insurance Services Inc.
Alpine Building Maintenance Inc.
Standard Life Property Group
Honeywell Limited
Tonko Realty Advisors (BC) Ltd.
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation
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Sponsorship
T
HE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP program provides
the revenue that allows BOMA to host annual special
events such as the Awards Gala, Golf Classic and the
Christmas Luncheon. Many of our sponsors have been part of
our program since it began and almost all companies continued
their support in 2011.
In addition to the Corporate Sponsorship package, BOMA
continued to offer a la carte sponsorship opportunities such as
wine and centerpieces for the Christmas Luncheon, beverage
and signage at the Golf Classic, and monthly Speaker
Sponsorships. Several of our members, including some of our
Corporate Sponsors, took advantage of these additional
opportunities for extra exposure for their companies.
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BOMA would like to thank all of our sponsors for their continued support of the program…
Marketing Your Success
By winning a BOMA Award of Excellence,
your company can take advantage of the
promotional and marketing opportunities
that highlight your building and/or servic-
es. Earn industry-wide recognition and
increase your building’s marketability to
both prospective and existing tenants.
Winning an award enables you to promote
the exceptional standards and profession-
alism of your firm.
Local winners will have an opportunity to
compete nationally. If successful at the
national level, recipients can then compete
at the BOMA International competition.
BOMA BC has had several local recipients
go on to receive international awards.
awards
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top: Guinness Tower, Oxford Properties Group
bottom left: FMC Law project, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation
bottom right: Haakon Industries, Supplier/Contractor of the Year
Arvind Reddy, Oxford Properties Group
1188 West Georgia, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.
Capilano Business Park, Tonko Realty
Advisors (BC) Ltd.
Pacific Centre, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation
BOMA Awards
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INNING A BOMA AWARD is a tremendous opportunity for our members
to market themselves to their stakeholders. From the EARTH Award
(recognizing environmentally friendly buildings), to the Supplier /
Contractor of the Year, there’s something for everyone.
2011 marked a year where we celebrated the full Awards program, which included
winners in the following categories… TOBY, EARTH, Supplier/Contractor of the
Year, Tenant Improvement of the Year and, a new category… Building Operator of
the Year.
It was decided in 2010 to move towards using the BOMA Canada awards system
when reviewing submissions in the TOBY and EARTH categories. This made the
transition from winning a local award to entering the national awards competition
simpler. It was also decided that TOBY would stand for ‘The Outstanding Building
of the Year’.
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A Reception and Gala was held on May 25th showcasing the following winners…
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TOBY – 100,000 to 249,999 sq. ft.
1188 West Georgia
Managed by GWL Realty Advisors Inc.
TOBY – 250,000 to 499,999 sq. ft.
Capilano Business Park
Managed by Tonko Realty Advisors (BC) Ltd.
TOBY – Over 1 Million sq. ft.
Pacific Centre
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation
TOBY – Government Building
Douglas Jung Building
SNC-Lavalin O&M Inc.
EARTH Existing Building Category
Guinness Tower
Managed by Oxford Properties Group
Tenant Improvement of the Year
FMC Law project at 250 Howe Street
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation
Supplier/Contractor of the Year
Haakon Industries
Building Operator of the Year
Arvind Reddy
Oxford Properties Group
Judging Committee
Scott Reid, Austeville Properties Ltd. (Chair);
Lillian Cheu, The Cadillac Fairview
Corporation; Jak McCuaig, McCuaig and
Associates Engineering Ltd.; Mike Bachman,
BC Hydro; John Holland, PHH Arc
Environmental Ltd.; Jim Young
BOMA also THANKS…
Invitation Sponsor:
RONA
Douglas Jung Building, SNC-Lavalin O&M Inc.
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BOMA BESt
The BOMA BESt program is an effective tool that
facilitates the continuous improvement of building
performance and operation. In 2011, over 1400
buildings across Canada were BOMA BESt certified
with over 200 of those certifications located in BC.
A BOMA BESt Annual Report for BC was released
for the first time which showed some interesting
findings for buildings certified in BC. It showed that
BOMA BESt buildings perform 16% better in terms
of energy intensity than the provincial average.
When comparing carbon dioxide emissions from
BOMA BESt buildings with the provincial average,
BOMA BESt buildings showed they are emitting
22% less carbon dioxide per square foot annually.
The second building to reach Level 4 certification
was 3383 Gilmore Way. Located in Burnaby and
managed by Morguard Investments Ltd., this
building scored very high in all six categories
(energy, water, waste reduction, site enhance-
ment, emissions and effluents management,
indoor environment and environmental manage-
ment system) that are assessed by the BOMA
BESt program. To achieve this certification, indi-
cates very efficient performance of that building.
At the beginning of 2011, Simon Fraser University
committed to certifying their entire Burnaby cam-
pus using the BOMA BESt standard. They were the
first university campus in BC to implement a green
building standard across the whole campus.
Twenty-three of their buildings received BOMA
BESt certifications and achieved Levels 1 to 3.
At the end of 2011 BOMA Canada piloted a brand
new Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB)
assessment module. Three buildings from BC par-
ticipated: Shangri
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La managed by Dodwell Realty
Advisors, Metropolitan and Parkview Towers man-
aged by Gateway Property Management. The
Shangri
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La was the third building to achieve a
Level 4 certification in 2011.
www.bomabest.com
environment
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P A R K V I E W T O W E R S , B U R N A B Y , B C
• 401 Business Centre Langley
• 520 West 6th Avenue
• 789 West Pender Street
• 800 Burrard
• 850 West Hastings Street
• 1166 West Pender Street
• 1675 Douglas Street
• 3383 Gilmore Way
• 4170 Still Creek Drive
• 4185 Still Creek Drive
• 4190 Still Creek Drive
• 4260 Still Creek Drive
• 4321 Still Creek Drive
• 4333 Still Creek Drive
• 4400 Dominion Street
• 4401 Still Creek Drive
• 8219 River Way
• Arc Building
• Blusson Hall
• Capilano Business Park, Phase I
• Capilano Business Park, Phase II
• Capilano Business Park, Phase III
• Central Place
• CIBC Building
• Coquitlam Centre
• Eastgate Shopping Centre
• ECP
• First Capital Place
• Granville Square
• Guinness Tower
• Harbour Center – Victoria
• Harbourside Corporate Centre
• Kelowna Central Park
• Library Square
• Marine Building
• Metropolitan Towers
• Millstream Village
• Monk Office Supply Ltd.
• Oceanic Plaza
• Oxford Building
• Pacific Blue Cross
• Parkview Towers
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Place
• Queen’s Court
• Robert and Lily Lee Family
Community Health Centre
• Robson Central
• Robson Court
• SFU – Academic Quadrangle
• SFU – Applied Sciences Building
• SFU – Diamond Alumni Centre
• SFU – East Theatre Annex
• SFU – Education Building
• SFU – Facilities Services
• SFU – Lorne Davies Complex
• SFU – Maggie Benston Centre
• SFU – Robert C. Brown Hall
• SFU – Saywell Hall
• SFU – Shrum Science Centre
Biology
• SFU – Shrum Science Centre
Chemistry
• SFU – Shrum Science Centre
Kinesiology
• SFU – Shrum Science Centre
Physics
• SFU – South Sciences Building
• SFU – Strand Hall
• SFU – Technology and Science
Complex 1
• SFU – Technology and Science
Complex 2
• SFU – Transportation Centre
• SFU – University Theatre
• SFU – W.A.C. Bennett Library
• SFU – Water Tower Building
• SFU – West Mall Centre
• Shangri-La
• Station Tower
• Sunwood Square
• Sussex Place
• The Bay Centre
• The Station
• Village Green Mall
• Waterfront Centre
• Westgate Centre
• Westshore Town Centre
• Westshore Village
• Willowbrook Shopping Centre
• WorkSafeBC – Ft. St. John
• WorkSafeBC – Prince George
• WorkSafeBC – Terrace
BOMA BESt presentations
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BOMA BC recognized 85 buildings in 2011 that received their certifications or were recertified…
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l to r: Paul LaBranche, Hon. Terry Lake,
Minister of Environment, and Derek Page
during a meeting on WorkGreen BC
Former Finance Minister Colin Hansen, at
BOMA luncheon presentation on provincial
prosperity outlook
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Government Relations
BOMA
HAS BEEN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE’s leading advocate and
catalyst for change on all issues affecting the existing building industry
since 1911. BOMA speaks to proposed legislation, regulation, codes and policy at the
provincial, regional and local level.
Taxation
THE BOMA TAXATION COMMITTEE had another busy year of lobbying and
strategizing over taxation policy. Our endeavors have been as follows…
V
ANCOUVER CITY TAX SHIFT – The City of Vancouver Council is promising one
last year of tax shifting per the promises made to BOMA in the Fall 2011 election.
Unfortunately the shift this year will be a mere 0.25%. Regardless, substantial
progress has been made in the past six years with every commercial property tax bill
in the city being some 10% less than it would have been had we not succeeded in
this advocacy effort. BOMA has been a leader in one of the most successful tax
lobbying efforts in Canadian history. We will continue to work with the city on this
issue as there is still no method in the ‘system’ to automatically shift taxes between
the rate classes to account for the continued change in the development of the city.
G
REEN BUILDINGS – Property Assessments on green buildings are typically higher
as they often attract lower cap rates and higher net rents due to lower operating
costs. Higher assessments lead to excess taxes on this sector of the market. BOMA in
conjunction with UDI have been developing a formula to provide tax relief for
BOMA BESt certified buildings through a reduction in the school tax mill rate for
qualified buildings.
P
ARKING SALES TAX – BOMA has been monitoring Metro Vancouver’s TransLink
transportation revenue plans since the large increase in the previous year. TransLink
is considering increasing parking tax from 21% to 35%... plus HST or GST. BOMA
has provided recommendations that advocate fairness for broadly based revenue
options in the sharing of the transit tax burden and spoke out against the outrageous
unfair proposal that extracts large amounts from few tax payers.
L
AND AVERAGING – Vancouver City Council again passed a bylaw approving
three year land averaging. The effect of the bylaw is an artificial distribution of taxes
depending on the rate on land value change under the property. BOMA has been
against this policy for a decade and successfully obtained an amendment to the bylaw
directing staff to work with the Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition to document and
explore the alternative to this policy that has been in effect since 1992.
HST – BOMA researched the pros and cons of the HST consumption tax, and
provided extensive information to help the membership make informed decisions
leading up to the 2011 HST referendum.
Taxation continues to be an issue of rising concern throughout the province, as all
levels of government look to bolster their revenue. BOMA will continue to be at the
forefront of all major taxation challenges.
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Paul Sullivan, Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates (Chair)
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Health & Safety
THIS COMMITTEE provides
information pertaining to workplace
safety to BOMA members with a focus
on prevention. The Committee
monitors policy changes as they pertain
to property owners and managers from
WorkSafeBC, BC Safety Authority,
Public Health, Canadian Safety
Association, Employers Forum and
Employers Advisors.
Currently under consideration by
WorkSafeBC is the requirement of
recertification of permanent roof top
anchors by a professional engineer.
The Committee is observing and will
continue to monitor and report any
changes to this policy as they occur.
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Committee
John Petersen (Chair), SerVantage Services
Corp.; Ryan Wilson (Co-Chair), ThyssenKrupp
Elevator Canada (Ltd.); Wendy Barker,
SerVantage Health Services Corp.; Peter
Bergholz, AMEC Earth & Environmental;
Michael Glassco, Theodor Sterling Associates
Ltd.; Colin Murray; B.U.K. Realty Corporation;
Paul LaBranche, BOMA BC
Green Buildings Foundation
T
HE
GREEN BUILDINGS FOUNDATION (GBF) was established in 2006 by
BOMA to help transform the existing buildings market towards greater energy
efficiency and environmental responsibility. The GBF serves as a portal for
information exchange, training, research and benchmarking of environmental
building management practices.
The primary activity of GBF in 2011 was to assist BOMA in developing and
promoting the proposed WorkGreen BC initiative. Without significant funding
support to move forward on critical energy and environmental initiatives, the
Foundation is limited in the grants and research it can currently offer. A full review
of the long term viability of the organization will occur in 2012.
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Board Trustees
Richard Anderson, Hunter McLeod Realty Corp. (Chair)
Neil Eckman, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.
Andy Molloy, West Pender Property Group
Jeremy Trigg, VanCity Savings Credit Union
Jon Wellman, Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP
Paul LaBranche, GBF Executive Director
Environment & Energy
IN 2011 THE COMMITTEE MET TWICE to discuss topics that would provide
assistance and advice to BOMA BC and its members. Most of the focus was on
energy efficiency and also on the BOMA BESt program as it further evolves. This
included providing input to BOMA Canada on how the program could be improved.
Also discussed was a BOMA BESt pilot for multi-residential buildings.
Energy benchmarking of energy use, water use and carbon credits were discussed.
There still seems to be some uncertainty in proposed protocols regarding how carbon
credits will be tracked and traded. The Climate Action Secretariat is currently
developing this and BOMA did have some limited input. It is important for building
owners that this be as simple as possible.
The City of Vancouver plans to require energy use reductions in existing buildings
as part of its Green City Action Plan. We will be suggesting that the City instead
consider supporting BOMA BESt to accomplish their objectives.
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Committee
Murray Bond (Chair), BC Hydro; Valarie Copeland, ESC Automation Inc.; Mike Easton, QMC
Metering Solutions; Jeff Grabinsky, BEST Service Pros; Christine Gustafson, BC Hydro; Abraham
Mansouri, Mitsubishi Electric; Richard Morley, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation; Graham
Morton, Standard Life Real Estate Group; Michael Mysak, Golder Associates Ltd.; Colin Pollard,
Houle Electric Ltd.; Jordan Rodier, BuiltSpace; Doug Spratt, Douglas Spratt & Associates Ltd.;
Luke Smeaton, Halsall Associates Ltd.; Nicole Stefenelli, Urban Impact Recycling Ltd.; Michelle
Taschereau, Raincity Janitorial Services Ltd.; Rod Yeoh, OMICRON Architecture Engineering
Construction Ltd.; Jim Young; Paul LaBranche, BOMA BC; Lorina Keery, BOMA BC
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Energy and Environmental Manager Message
BC Hydro Partnership
I
N THE SUMMER OF 2009, BOMA BC, BC Hydro and
the Ministry of Energy and Mines signed an Energy
Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction MOU,
which committed BOMA to help its members take bold
actions to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions in
their commercial buildings. Since that time, Lorina Keery,
BOMA’s Energy and Environmental Manager, continues to
work actively with BOMA members to
assist them implement energy efficient
upgrades and programs.
BOMA members are seeing the
value of implementing energy
efficiency upgrades and the assistance
Lorina provides has increased the
uptake for energy efficiency activity.
The chart below shows the actual
dollars and cents that BOMA members
have and will save by implementing
energy retrofits. Total energy savings
from this program amounts 2.7 GWh.
This is the equivalent of powering 270
homes for an entire year!
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Cost Savings Achieved Through Energy Conservation
COMPANY SAVINGS 2012 5 YEAR SAVINGS INCENTIVES
A $121,152.21 $348,064.67 $148,921.98
B $109,663.79 $308,234.93 $205,043.69
C $19,598.90 $50,957.13 $20,319.00
D $5,968.20 $15,517.32 $18,580.00
E $35,191.52 $126,342.61 $57,951.28
TOTALS $291,574.61 $849,116.66 $450,815.95
Emergency Response
Task Group
P
LANNING FOR MAJOR EMERGENCIES and keeping
members informed are the goals of this committee. They
help the industry prepare and respond to a variety of
emergencies, and coordinate with local, regional, and
provincial emergency response resources.
The committee met with E-COMM (911) to discuss the
overall emergency plans for the City of Vancouver. The group is
formulating plans to incorporate a link on the BOMA BC
website where BOMA members will be able to input their
emergency contact information online. E-COMM would like to
be able to reach out to a single point of contact within BOMA
member companies, in the event of a major disaster. The
committee is also working on a project related to communi-
cating during a major event using social networking.
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Doug McKelvie, Oxford Properties Group (Chair)
Contact
E
NGAGING OUR NEWEST MEMBERS and
introducing them to the association continued to be high
priority in 2011. Members of the Contact Committee
played a vital role by meeting with them at their first BOMA
Luncheon to make them feel welcome and answer their
questions. This committee also kept a tab on how well the
luncheons function.
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Committee
Santosh Nahal, GWL Realty Advisors Inc. (Chair); Blair Butchart,
Litemor/HD Supply; Larry Christiaens, Oxford Properties Group; Patti
Crossley, Fire-Pro Fire Protection Ltd.; Ted Denniston, Halsall
Associates Ltd.; Michael Glassco, Theodor Sterling Associates Ltd.;
Maria Johnson, Shon Group Realty; Gerald Martin, Steels Industrial
Products; Rocky A. Sirignano, Broadway Refrigeration & Air
Conditioning Co. Ltd.; Sarah Jones, BOMA BC; Deirdre Taylor,
BOMA BC
B O M A B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A
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Christmas Cheer
BOMA
WELCOMED ANOTHER SELL OUT CROWD of over 700 people at
the Hyatt Regency on December 8th. Our theme of D
AYS OF CHRISTMAS
PAST was sprinkled throughout the reception and luncheon, where we had the
talented Soul Swing Orchestra play festive songs. Our amazing volunteers were
dressed in turn of the century costumes selling raffle tickets to our guests.
Some of the raffle prizes included an HD PVR digital recording box, Spa Utopia
package and trips to Big White Ski Resort, Tigh Na Mara Beach Resort and Painter’s
Lodge, a $2,000 travel voucher, and TWO 50" HD TVs.
We were astonished yet again at the number of food and toy donations we
received. We also collected Christmas tree ornaments and BOMA purchased two
pre-lit trees. The trees and ornaments were packed up and given to two families
chosen by the Salvation Army in addition to food hampers the Association provided.
Partial proceeds from prize ticket sales went to Vancouver Resource Society – who
provide innovative opportunities for persons with disabilities to maximize their
independence and inclusion in the community.
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BOMA also THANKS…
Wine Sponsor
Rain City Janitorial Services Ltd.
Centrepiece Sponsor
Impark
Transportation of food and toy donations
Trane Northwest
Transportation of trees and ornaments
Fujitec Canada Inc.
Committee
Dennis Sweetnam (Chair), Rain City
Janitorial Services Ltd.; Jamie Bardsley, Trane
Northwest; Leigh Elliott, Chubb Edwards;
Randy Felty, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.;
Christina Garson, BFL Canada Insurance
Services Inc.; Jillian Mann, GWL Realty
Advisors Inc.; Glenn Zolnierczyk, Fujitec
Canada Inc.; Kiomi Lutz, BOMA BC; Deirdre
Taylor, BOMA BC
Volunteers
Sarah Carrion, BFL Canada Insurance Services
Inc.; Diana Chiu, Chubb Edwards; Alice
Cheung, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.; Rebecca
Dennis, Fujitec Canada Inc.; Carolyn Davies,
Design Group Staffing Inc.; Michael Glassco,
Theodor Sterling Associates Ltd.; Samira
Jasarevic, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.; Ching-
Lei Lee, Colliers International; Peggy Lee, BFL
Canada Insurance Services Inc.; Debbie
Sammon, Fujitec Canada Inc.; Rob Sedleski,
Cascades Recovery Inc.; Bunny Wortman,
Colliers International
Ski Day
O
N MARCH 4th 2011 BOMA
BC hit the slopes for its first
annual ski day. Members enjoyed
specialty coffees sponsored by Halsall
Associates as they were able to network
on the scenic trip on the Sea to Sky
highway up to Whistler Blackcomb.
Once there they tore up the fresh
powder on skis and snowboards. After a
full day in a winter wonderland, guests
enjoyed dinner at Pepe and Gringo’s in
Squamish before the bus ride back.
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Committee
Ted Denniston, Halsall Associates; Heidi Siller,
Halsall Associates; Sarah Jones, BOMA BC
BOMA MEMBERS GIVING SKI DAY A THUMBS UP!
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Golf Classic
A
UGUST 17TH
was a warm, sun-filled day where two hundred and eighty-eight
golfers made their way out to Pitt Meadows to our new golf venue, Swan-e-Set
Bay Resort Golf & Country Club for another sold out BOMA Golf Classic
.
Each golfer received an Ogio laptop bag as a special gift. After networking, lunch and
a full afternoon of golf, members were ready for the huge buffet dinner. That was
followed by fantastic door prize giveaways, including a Weber BBQ, two iPads, a
home theatre system and a grand prize trip to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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BOMA also THANKS…
Signage Sponsor
FirstOnSite Restoration
Beverage Sponsor
Phoenix Restorations
Best Team Sponsor
SerVantage Services Corp.
In Kind Sponsors
Cascades Recovery
Honeywell
RONA
Unique Gift Baskets
C
ommittee
Steve Normann, GDI Omni Integrated Facility
Services (Chair); Terry Lake, Fire-Pro Fire
Protection; Joe Lindgren, Lincor Enterprises;
Scott Reid, Austeville Properties; Chuck
V
augeois, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation;
Maggie Wallace, Richmond Elevator; Deirdre
Taylor, BOMA BC
Volunteers
Ron Angelini, Hytek Mechanical Inc.; Phil
Armstrong, Best Service Pros; Brad Behiel,
B.G.E. Service & Supply; Michelle Beldi,
Siemens Canada Limited; Anne Beninger,
Halsall Associates Limited; Michael Chan, The
Cadillac Fairview Corporation; Richard
Costello, Hays Recruitment; Nathan Cull,
SerVantage Services Corp.; Carolyn Davies,
Design Group Staffing Inc.; Barbara Hall,
Canadian Facilities Management Group;
Nancy Holt; Cristina Ling, Polaris Realty;
Chris Macievich, Canstar Restorations;
Danielle Press, GDI Omni Integrated Facility
Services; Christine Schieck, SimplexGrinnell;
Rob Sedleski, Cascades Recovery Inc.; Rob
Spanier, SerVantage Services Corp.; Suraya
Tabesh, SimplexGrinnell; Ana Vidovic, The
Cadillac Fairview Corporation; Bunny
Wortman, Colliers International
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Education Foundation
T
HE BOMA BC SCHOLARSHIP and bursary fund was
established in 1996 to assist new professionals into our
industry as a legacy for BOMA. Today, the BOMA
Education Foundation is in excess of $200,000 thanks to
matching funds by the BC government. The endowment
provides annual donations to BCIT and SFU real estate
program students.
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BCIT Recipients…
Jessie Benn; Cameron Chiorando; Marc Yap
SFU Recipients…
Remi Coulombe; Kelvin Loh; Scott McLean;
Jasdeep Kaur Rajan; Beata Maria; Victoria Bernhausen-Raichle
“…As a student studying professional Real Estate, the support I am receiving
from your organization goes a long way to helping me realize my short and long
term goals as well as my personal vision. I am extremely excited about making
the transition from being a student to a professional working in the Real Estate
industry…” Marc Yap
Charitable Partnerships
BOMA
HAS TWO EVENTS per year where money is raised
through prize ticket and 50/50 draw sales. Monies
raised at the Christmas Luncheon went to the V
ANCOUVER
RESOURCE SOCIETY and funds raised at the Golf Classic went to
the V
ANCOUVER CHAPTER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
The Vancouver Resource Society – is an accredited non-
profit organization providing accessible housing with support
services to people with disabilities. They develop innovative
housing programs that allow their clients the opportunity to
integrate and live independently in the community.
Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver – Through
volunteer labour and donations of money and materials,
Habitat for Humanity works with partner families to build
simple, decent housing. Habitat for Humanity Greater
Vancouver is one of 72 Habitat for Humanity affiliates across
Canada and among more than 3,000 affiliates world-wide.
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BOMA e-EnergyTraining
A
FTER BEING LAUNCHED NATIONALLY IN 2010,
the BOMA e-EnergyTraining for Building Operations
program continued to be administered across Canada
by all BOMA locals.
BOMA e-EnergyTraining teaches building operations
personnel how to easily identify energy reduction
opportunities and better understand basic energy principals.
Building Operators also learn to develop strategies to
encourage stakeholders to save energy. It has become a
popular course as it can be taken online where students can
learn at their own pace and convenience.
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The following people graduated from BOMA e-EnergyTraining in 2011…
• Benson Abegunde
• Sylvester Aniogbe
• Randhawa Anoop
• Nick Chan
• Donald Conway-Brown
•
Danilo Perdegones Dionio
• Cesar Jamir Eusgo
• Jose Gutierrez
• Pierre Jean
• Amrit Jhutti
• Robin Kumar
• Craig Lapshinoff
• Bill Lawson
• Matthew Lockhart
• Kenn Lumley
• William Mathot
• Gary Megson
• Arturo Bautista Mendoza
• Julian Paez
• Mike Press
• Ray Schmidt
• Roberto Suarez
• Chris Throssell
• Nicholas Varey
B O M A B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A
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Education
T
HE EDUCATION COMMITTEE is responsible for
brainstorming and planning seminars and workshops.
They ensure that members’ continuing education needs
are being met, with a focus on identifying and prioritizing
urgent topics.
On occasion they also coordinate sessions to facilitate
discussion between BOMA representatives and authorities.
There was one session held in June with BC Hydro on Retro
Commissioning and Building Optimization.
Following are the seminars and courses that were produced in 2011…
Seminars/Workshops:
• Emergency Double Header: Mass Notification and Post
Earthquake Assessment
• Guided Tour of The Centre for Interactive Research on
Sustainability at UBC
• BOMA Measurement Standards for Office and Retail
Buildings
• Solid Waste and Recycling Regulatory Update
BOMI Institute RPA and FMA Classroom Courses were put on
hold locally for 2011 to establish if students preferred to take
these courses online through BOMI Canada.
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Committee
Steve Patrick, Oxford Properties Group (Chair); Terry Connors, The
Cadillac Fairview Corporation; Len Horvath, Quantum Lighting Inc.;
Brian Nann, SNC-Lavalin O&M; Craig Shishido, Metro Vancouver;
Elia Sterling, Theodor Sterling Associates Ltd.; Barry Waterman, Trane
Northwest; Jim Young; Sarah Jones, BOMA BC; Lorina Keery, BOMA
BC; Deirdre Taylor, BOMA BC
Quality Building Team (QBT)
QBT
MEETINGS consistently keep building operations
personnel updated on regulations and changes to
building codes and new technology. Following are the topics
that were covered in 2011…
February Current Fire Alarm Regulations
April Fuel System Maintenance for Emergency
Generator Systems
May Commercial Sub-Metering
September Latest Information on Lighting Technology
October Economics of Metering: How Utilities Sub-
Metering Saves You Money
November Variable Frequency Drives and Efficient Motors
Committee
Jim Young (Chair)
BUILDEX & BC Real Estate Forum
BOMA BC
IS A MAJOR SPONSOR of BUILDEX
V
ANCOUVER and, after 21 years, this
conference has grown and continues to be the industry’s leading
event for Property Management, Construction and Interior
Design. It was held again at the newest part of the Vancouver
Convention Centre (West Building) which allowed for a much
larger event, resulting in a record attendance of 12,796 industry
professionals crossing the exhibit floor – 4% more than in 2010.
The show provides strategies and solutions for managing and
operating all types of buildings. There were almost 100 more
exhibiting companies in 2011, which included products,
technologies, services and solutions for the management,
operations, maintenance and retrofit of buildings. BOMA also
sponsors the BC R
EAL ESTATE FORUM.
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B O M A B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A
Y E A R I N R E V I E W 2 0 1 1
BOMA BC Director Susan Dodsworth
connecting with members at the BOMA Awards of
Excellence in May
Members at BOMA networking luncheon
February
Transformation of Commercial Real Estate:
BOMA – 100 Years Strong
Charlie Rate, President, SNC-Lavalin
O&M Inc.
March
Provincial Prosperity Outlook
Former Finance Minister, Colin Hansen,
Province of BC
April
AGM & Addressing the Infrastructure Gap in BC
Sarah Clark, CEO, Partnerships BC
May
BOMA Awards of Excellence Gala
Scott Barratt, MC
June
Cocktail Reception
In partnership with Surrey BIA, NAIOP
Vancouver and UDI
August
BOMA Golf Classic
September
The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability:
A Regenerative Building Process
Alberto Cayuela, Associate Director,
CIRS
October
BOMA BC Centennial Gala
Red Robinson, MC and Special Guest
November
Greening the City of Vancouver
Acting Mayor / Councillor Andrea
Reimer, City of Vancouver
December
BOMA Christmas Luncheon
AWA R D S O F E X C E L L E N C E G A L A
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General Meetings
O
NE OF BOMA BC’s MANDATES is to provide year-round networking
opportunities for our members. Attendance ranges from 120 to 700 people
depending on the specific event.
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Sarah Clark at AGM
B O M A B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A
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BOMA BC – 100 Years Strong
A
N OCCASION AS MOMENTOUS as a 100th
birthday celebration required exceptional plans. The
launch, which occurred at BUILDEX, was marked by
the viewing of a video that gives a humorous look at what the
industry would’ve been like at the turn of the century.
Commemorative artwork by local artist Barb Wood was also
unveiled, and later given as a prize at the March luncheon.
On the evening of October 20th, our Centennial Gala was
held at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. BOMA members and
other distinguished guests from the industry came together
to celebrate.
A grand night was had by all, as Red Robinson took
everyone on an entertaining journey through BOMA’s first
100 years. Congratulatory video messages from the Hon.
Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia, and from BOMA
International’s President were viewed. A special ceremony
recognized our leaders – the Past Presidents in attendance
were presented with a medallion pin to honour their
contributions. We were pleased to present Rod Nicolls, the
grandson of BOMA BC’s very first President, JP Nicolls, with
a medallion on behalf of his grandfather. After fine dining
and formalities, The Timebenders played hits from the past
and had people dancing until the last song.
Several members came together to make the gala evening a
tremendous success. We couldn’t have done it without you…
Thank you.
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Centennial Committee
Jennifer Davis, Turnleaf Consulting Inc.; Jack Hole, Haakon Industries;
Len Horvath, Quantum Lighting Inc.; Colin Murray, B.U.K. Realty
Corporation; Brian Nann, SNC-Lavalin O&M Inc.; Wendy Worrall,
VanCity Savings Credit Union; Sarah Jones, BOMA BC; Paul LaBranche,
BOMA BC; Kiomi Lutz, BOMA BC; Deirdre Taylor, BOMA BC
Special Thanks to Our Centennial Sponsors
D I A M O N D
SNC-Lavalin / SNC-Lavalin O&M Inc.
E M E R A L D
BFL Canada Insurance Services Inc.
Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.
S A P P H I R E
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
SerVantage Services Corporation
Rain City Janitorial Services Ltd.
Urban Impact Recycling Ltd.
Y E A R I N R E V I E W 2 0 1 1
Red Robinson, our special guest and MC for the Centennial Gala
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