Angela Reeves

A surprise to some was the as yet still unofficial win of Richard Stewart for the position of Mayor of Coquitlam. A hearty congratulations to Mr. Stewart as he enters his new position. A sincere thank you to outgoing mayor Maxine Wilson, for all her dedication, effort and hard work up to this point.

Elections with results as close as this were have the effect of leaving the population uneasy, the decision is not a clear one & only time will tell if the public will be happy with the results in the long run.

I was at (yet another) training session at my office yesterday - the topic "Open Houses". Great information was presented, but one fact came to light that rather shocked and dissapointed me.

It was recommended to us that we get our name/picture on our open house street directional signs to prevent other agents in our company from snatching them out of the grass & using them for their own open houses!!! (Not anyone in our own office of course we were told!)

Wheres the love? Where's the teamwork? I know it's a tough market, but how cheap do you have to be to stoop to something like that?

Has this ever happened to you? Did you ever catch another agent in the act?

On my way out now to get some customized Open House signs with my smiling face on them I guess!

Have a great day!

As one of the many charities supported by our office, we are a drop off point for the annual Blanket Drive.

Any warm items, articles of clothing (particularly childrens coats/mittens/etc) as well as sweaters, blankets and other items needed by those less fortunate will be collected at our office:

2185 Austin Avenue, Coquitlam, BC 604-939-6666 for office hours - Ask for "Doc" Livingston if you need more information or would like addresses of other drop off points.

Clean out those closets and bring in items not needed by you, but much needed by others. It is the small acts of kindness like these that can make a huge difference to others.

As a new realtor, I'm excited to be doing my first kiosk shift at the Metrotown Location in Burnaby and feel honored to represent my company on this most important day.

We are lucky enough to have a WW2 veteran in our family, my husband's grandfather - Mr. Herbert Reeves of Parksville, BC. A few years ago Grandpa gave my husband his war medals which we had beautifully framed - they hang in a place of prominence in our home as a daily reminder of those who paved the way for us to have a lifestyle of freedom and privilege.

Today, we will take a special moment with our children to reflect and remind them of their Great Grandfather's heroic efforts as well as that of countless others & hope that our children and their childrens children shall never have to witnes anything remotely like that.

I hope I get the opportunity today to speak to some of our veterans who might be hanging out at the mall on this rainy Remembrance Day & thank them for their service to our great country.

Lest we forget,

Angela Reeves - Royal LePage Coronation West

Finally I have had an opportunity to put my new "identity" out in the "rain". I have been part of activerain for a few months now with my home staging business, but am happy and proud to say I've officially started phase two of my plan to re-educate and re-invent myself as a REALTOR. I really feel like the two skills compliment each other so well.

I realize this isn't the hottest real estate market, but am continually told by more experienced realtors that this is actually a good time to get into the business, as it will force me to focus on the quality of my skills, knowlege and abilities to meet the challenges of today's market.

It is such an exciting time to get into a new type of business - there is such a vast wealth of technologies available to make me more productive and efficient. As a former small business owner, I feel like I have a real team behind me with Royal LePage in Coquitlam - the administration backup in my office is more than phenomenal, and the other team members have been really good to me.

Although there are elements I miss about having a toystore - the special customers & the fun of "playing" for a living - I feel at this stage in the game I'm ready to move up from 99 cent whoopie cushion transactions to something a bit more substantial - so get ready world - here I come - singin' in the "rain" in beautiful British Columbia!