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Wayne Braid
COVER STORY
Obituary: Bernard W. Hoeter 9
Mentoring is the Bridge 58
Tributes to Dr. Hoeter 10
FEATURES
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY Mentoring in Art and in Life 37
The Joy of Sharing Experience and Expertise 6 Brandon Fairleigh
John Eastwood
Joan Carlile:
KEYNOTE Mentor to Developmentally Disabled Athletes 38
Mentoring 15 Jamie Reid
Val Wilson The Origin of the Special Olympics 39
Trevor Linden on Mentoring 16 Developmental Disability 40
Akash Sablok
Mentorship: A Beacon of Hope
Participation Produces Pride 20
in the Practice of Law 44
Laurie Salvador Trevor Todd
In Praise of Mentors 21 The Many Layers of Mentoring 46
Kate Manvell Chuck Salmon
Keen Outsiders Welcome! 22 To Mentor or Meander? 48
Scott Simpson John Crawford
Mentoring at the British Columbia Law Institute 24 The Benefits of Mentorship 50
Jim Emmerton Austin Nairn
Giving Back through Mentoring 26 Superb Trio of Mentoring Programs
Tammy Morin-Nakashima from YWCA Vancouver 52
Confidence and Peace of Mind How Does Your Garden Grow?
through the Mentoring Experience 28 Mentoring in the Garden 56
Shawna Farmer Heather Johnstone
It Takes Two to Tango Emily Jubenvill
Mentoring: A BC Notary’s Perspective 30
Joyce Helweg
Mentoring: A New Notary’s Perspective 31
Carmen Wheatley
Mentoring: The Natural Desire to Give Back 32
What Does it Take to Become a BC Notary Public? 3
Devika Mehta
The Scrivener: What’s in a Name? 5
My Experience at the Tax Court of Canada 33
Quang Duong PROFIlE OF A BC NOTARY
Pernille Nielsen, Bowen Island 66
Community Mentoring: A Carving Renaissance
among the Nisga’a in Gitwinksihlkw 34 Beautiful Bowen Island! 68
Vince Fairleigh Suzanne Carvell
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SPOTlIgHT ON gOOD WORKS:
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PR and Magazine Akash Sablok, Chair
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Recently Commissioned BC Land Surveyors 47 Sabrina Hanousek
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY
John Eastwood
The Joy of Sharing
Experience and Expertise
in this issue, i take part in the was always willing to listen to my me. Several other Notaries, all still
concerns and share his knowledge with practising, willingly took calls from me.
interview on mentoring with
me. He will always be a mentor to me. One even sent me his entire precedent
fellow Notary daniel Boisvert file to help me get started.
When I first started practising as
and Notary student Cam Sherk. a BC Notary, there was no mentoring That was another era; there was
program. I recall that every few days, more time to learn and not such great
In this column, I will take the I came across situations that were new demands to produce instant results in
opportunity to express my opinions to my experience. I did not have many large volumes as there are today in our
on mentoring as a Notary who did document precedents and was always profession.
not have the benefit of a mentoring having to develop new documents.
The BC Notaries’ mentoring
program.
program is a great start, giving Notary
First, I want to step back to The BC Notaries’ mentoring students the opportunity to gain some
my interview in 1983 with The program is a great start, practical experience in the operation
Society’s Secretary, Bernard Hoeter, of a practice and to form relationships
giving Notary students the
after I applied to take the courses with practising notaries willing to share
to become a BC Notary. Dr. Hoeter opportunity to gain some their knowledge and expertise.
passed away in February. Many of us practical experience in the
While it is a great beginning,
who had the privilege of knowing him
operation of a practice… I believe there is still a further
and of benefitting from his vision and
opportunity to assist graduate
wisdom will miss him greatly. I now
Notaries by providing a mentoring
fondly remember that interview. I must I did have some friends who were
or articling period. The graduate
say it was some time before that Notaries. One good friend and Notary
Notary would work in an existing
memory became “fond.” in my area operated a practice where
practice under the supervision of an
his wife and daughter assisted him.
I waited in Dr. Hoeter’s outer experienced Notary for a period
As a new Notary, I relied heavily on
office for what seemed like a long of time before he or she opened
them, first receiving assistance from
time to finally be admitted to his inner a new practice or had the opportunity
his wife in setting up my general
office. I encountered a huge desk to join that practice as an associate
and trust accounting programs, then
covered with files and floor-to-ceiling on completion of the mentoring or
making many telephone calls to
shelves lined with books and a huge articling period.
them when I was unsure how to deal
man with a thick accent asking me
with a particular matter or I needed In this next step of continuing
difficult questions. I somehow survived
a precedent or help with my accounts. the development of our mentoring
the interview.
program, we will no doubt look to
After I obtained my commission Another Notary reviewed the the experience of other legal and
in 1986, Dr. Hoeter changed from Wills precedents I initially developed accounting professionals where
a challenging, demanding leader and and, to this day, she continues to mentoring is an integral part of skills
teacher to a thoughtful person who share her knowledge about Wills with training. s
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My mind has been on Once, we were discussing the use
He was a man who lived of the Notary Seal—its current and
the loss of our beloved
in the past, the present, historical significance and whether
dr. Hoeter. it had lost meaning and significance
and the future all at the
today.
same time.
I recall the first time I met
Here is the letter Bernard sent
Bernard.
me following our conversation.
To visit Bernard at his home was
An applicant under consideration
both a pleasure and an educational Change is inevitable. To
to become a BC Notary in 1984,
experience. He was a man who paraphrase the Greek philosopher
I had travelled from Terrace for my
lived in the past, the present, and Heraclitus, one cannot twice
interview with Dr. Hoeter. I arrived at
the future all at the same time. enter the same river. Society
his office 15 minutes early because
His appetite for knowledge was flows, moves, and changes.
I had heard The Secretary demanded
extraordinary; he could speak with
promptness and did not abide anyone Notaries evolved from an ancient
authority on just about any subject
being late. class of artisans who could read
you would care to discuss or on any
and write. During times when
His secretary welcomed me and subject that might come up.
the sword was supreme, they
advised that Dr. Hoeter would not be
recorded and preserved facts as
long. He was on the phone. I could What amazed me the most was
evidential shields against arbitrary
hear his booming voice through his his unbelievable ability to retain what
actions.
office door. I waited and waited and he read, analyze the information,
waited. After half an hour, I could and repeat it by way of explanation Mediaeval Notaries were
hear him calling to his secretary to or discussion or teaching, even many entrusted with authorities’ Seals.
bring in the young man from Terrace. years later. His mind was sharp, Their work was respected by
decisive, and discerning. princes, prelates, and peasants.
As I walked into his office, he
Notaries gained power as
was standing on a chair, fixing the
they mastered the mysteries
What amazed me the
curtains on his window. With his back
of recording the spoken word.
to me, he told me to sit down, which most was his unbelievable
I did. When he got off the chair and Notarial work was demystified
ability to retain what
turned around, he said “Well, you after the early 15th century
he read, analyze the
can sit in my chair if you want but when Johann Gutenberg
you will have to do my work, as well!” information, and repeat invented moveable type, which
I had inadvertently sat in his chair. gave us the printing press. As
it by way of explanation
I of course quickly moved and we printing became common and
or discussion or teaching,
started our interview. Bernard and inexpensive, pessimists predicted
I had many laughs in later years when even many years later. that writing was doomed. But
I eventually did end up in his chair. Notaries used the printing press
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As Notaries embrace the
computer age, we are obituary:
reminded that, like the
Bernard W. Hoeter
sceptre, the traditional
Notary Seal is a symbol
of trust and authority.
to expedite their work, and
writing became a noble art.
Universal literacy followed in the
early 19th century’s Industrial
Revolution. The mass circulation
press—the penny press—opened
the door to reading, which
presumes writing.
Pundits again predicted the end
of scribes and Notaries Public.
When ordinary people could
express their wishes in writing,
and author their own documents,
why employ a Notary to read back
words on a paper they intended to
sign? History proved that Notaries Bernard Walter Hoeter, aged 90, born January 23, 1921, in
were more than word mechanics. Moenchen Gladbach, Germany, passed away peacefully in his home
They were advisors and trustees. on February 9, 2011. Predeceased by his wife Kristine in 1991, he
is survived by his partner Erika Riedel, daughters Tessa (L. Denton
Today’s Notaries have graduated
Marks Jr.) and Eileen (Jedd Derry), and his sister Lilo Dugge. His
into the computer age. Technology
sister Gisela von Maydell predeceased him. He was a lieutenant
has superseded Notaries’ Seals,
in the German Air Force in WWII and, after capture in Sicily in
which in ancient times were
1943, was a POW in the USA. He studied at Columbia University
born of demand for an impartial
and earned a PhD in Law and History in 1952 from the Maximilian
witness. Modern computers
University (Munich). He married Kristine in Jasper in 1952 and
recognize inner codes, speed
began his career in Vancouver with CBC International and was
through symbols to instantly check
a writer for Der Nordwestern. He became a Notary Public in 1959
facts, and reject extemporaneous
and was instrumental in the development of the role of Notaries
intrusions. Nor do Seals impress
in BC. He was a Director of The Society of Notaries Public of BC
facsimile transmittals. In the
and its Secretary from 1969 to 1986. He was honourary Consul for
past few years, Seals have been
Guatemala from 1964 to 2003. He was a committed Rotarian. He
deleted from marriage and death
pursued an interest in wine, earning a Diploma of Oenology in 1971
certificates and from Land Title
from the Oenological Research Institute (England). He was a leading
forms.
authority among wine aficionados and industry leaders in BC and
The notarial institution will participated in wine interest groups including the International Wine
endure as the Seal becomes & Food Society and the Chaine des Rotisseurs. He wrote extensively:
obsolete. As Notaries embrace The wine column for The Vancouver Sun for many years, numerous
the computer age, we are articles for the BC Guide (BCLDB), and The Scrivener magazine.
reminded that, like the sceptre, He had a deep commitment to education and learning and was
the traditional Notary Seal is a voracious reader on many topics, especially history and wine. Ever
a symbol of trust and authority. the “professor,” he loved to instruct an audience and discuss ideas
The Notary’s integrity and with friends and family. He was demanding and generous, strict,
knowledge extend beyond the and loving. He enjoyed celebrating life and had a wonderful sense
Seal. of humour. He will be missed by his family and many friends.
Those are the insightful words Thanks to Dr. Hoeter’s family for this obituary.
of an outstanding BC Notary and an
amazing man. s
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BC NOTARIES
Tributes to dr. Hoeter
These are some of the comments I am very grateful for the contributions never do such a thing when I went
Dr. Hoeter made to The Society and on holidays . . . I was sitting across
we received from people who
the sacrifices he made on behalf of the the desk from him, eyes as big as
knew dr. Hoeter.
membership. dinner plates, thinking This is my
opportunity to say something.
Dr. Hoeter dedicated a lot of time
Don’t blow it . . .
The passing of Bernard has marked to help grow our Society. He had
the end of an era in the history of the a larger-than-life
Dr. Hoeter to most of us—Bernard to
Notary Society. presence with a gentle
those who knew him best—was the
and generous side.
Bernard’s stewardship as Secretary lecturer of pre- and post-examinations.
of The Society brought dignity glory Ewen, Many of the Notary Seal candidates
and presence to the profession. of the 1970s and 1980s had a strong
BC Notary
Perhaps Bernard’s presence is what respect for his knowledge and his
Vancouver
I remember best, both as a member ability to toss a hard-cover textbook.
of The Society and later as a Director We loved him. Over the years, he has
and its long-standing Secretary. continued to allow our membership the
Bernard Hoeter was a commanding
chance to skim his knowledge. I regret
For me as a new Notary, I found presence within The Society of Notaries
not sitting in on a Dr. H wine session
Bernard could be quite intimidating Public of BC when I applied to become
that I heard so much about from the
at times, but always fair. He did not a member so many years ago.
Vancouver Notaries.
suffer fools lightly.
As Secretary, he so ably carried the Bernard will be sorely
During my time as a Director and flag and instilled confidence in the missed.
President, Bernard was always front membership.
Margot Rutherford,
and centre, assisting in all ways.
As one of my teachers, Dr. Hoeter
BC Notary
He was “Mr. Notary.”
taught me to do the right thing and
Courtenay
His passing has closed a chapter to value common sense. He also
on what it meant to be a BC Notary made me proud to
Public when I became a member become a BC Notary My interview with Dr. Bernard Hoeter
of The Society Public. was in 1985. From all the rumours I had
heard, this would be an intense meeting.
of Notaries Public
Roy Cammack,
of BC in 1975.
BC Notary I entered his office; it looked like the
Rick Evans, White Rock scene from a movie . . . shelves and
BC Notary shelves of books, a very large desk,
and behind the desk Bernard, a much
Nanaimo
As I shovelled snow today, I thought larger man than I had pictured. My
of my interview with Dr. Hoeter at The chair was comfortable but I was
A part of history—for our family and
Society offices in Vancouver in 1976. sweating. He spoke with authority
for The Society—is now over.
and I was made to feel at ease. One
I sat in the waiting room because
When I visited his home after he of his comments clearly stood out
he was on the phone. His secretary
died, I cried and I smiled when . . . something about “those young
advised me that being a pregnant
I saw the chairs where he and I sat bearded lawyers.” Someone must
female was certainly not going to
while he tutored me about notarial have rubbed him the wrong way.
prejudice my application for a Notary
practice—and Latin!
Seal. In those days, that was I was sure glad I had a clean-shaven
A big part of my past, my present, refreshing news. face. I must have
and definitely my future is based on passed muster. I am
Dr. Hoeter talked to me for 20
his teachings. still here.
minutes that included a lecture.
Akash Sablok, He had just spoken with the RCMP daryl Mclane,
and learned a member of The Society
BC Notary BC Notary
had left pre-signed trust cheques in
Vancouver Parksville
his safe; Dr. Hoeter expected I would
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