Ontario Provincial Election October 5th, 2011 Various Platforms

Progressive Conservative (PC) Party Leader Tim Hudak announced that if elected Premier on October 6th his government will introduce legislation to create a registry of former marijuana grow operations. OREA has lobbied the provincial government for close to six years to create a registry to protect home buyers from the health and safety risks associated with former grow ops.


Most recently, OREA worked closely with Nepean–Carleton MPP Lisa Macleod to introduce Bill 139, the Clandestine Drug Operation Prevention Act, 2010 which, if passed, would have created a registry. Despite not making it past first reading in the Ontario Legislature, Bill 139 is credited with helping to move the issue into the PC election platform Changebook.

To learn more about OREA’s proposal to create a registry of former marijuana grow operations visit our website.

To read about the PC Party’s pledge to create a registry read their platform.

http://www.ontariopc.com/changebook/


Liberal Platform

http://www.ontarioliberal.ca/OurPlan/Platform.aspx

NDP Constitution Download

http://ontariondp.com/en/policy/constitution

HOPE is still spreading Faster than Cancer~!!!!!

SUNDAY SEPT 18TH


TERRY FOX COMMUNITY RUN~WALK~WHEEL

TEAMS / FAMILIES / FRIENDS

No Minimum – No Registration Fees!

As The Terry Fox Run is not a competitive event, we do not require participants to register in advance, nor is there an entry fee to participate. When you arrive on Run Day you will be asked to complete a very brief entry form. If you have not collected paper or online pledges we ask for a donation of your choice.

www.terryfox.org



Please join us for the annual Terry Fox Community Run ~ Walk ~ Wheel

Sunday Sept 18th

Meadowvale Community Centre, 6655 Glen Erin Drive; corner (Aquitaine and Glen Erin).



The route is on the paved pathway system starting at Lake Aquitaine over to Lake Wabukayne

and winding through the Meadwovale parks over the Derry Rd overpass finishing back at the

Meadowvale Community Centre; and is marked off for 2Km, 5Km, and 10km.



Registration starts at 8:am.

Run starts at 9:00 proceeded by a warm-up.

There is no minimum pledge required, and no entry fee!

Info at: www.terryfox.org

Working together to outrun cancer!

The fated W. (Wallis) and E. (Edward) Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

TORONTO -  W.E was magnificent! It did not lack soul, it was pleasing to the eyes and ears...I laughed, I cried, at times I was horrified. I must admit that I bought into some of the unfair criticism that is bound to occur when Madonna directs a film. I can't wait to learn more about what inspired Madonna to want to direct this film. I have heard that she always had great creativity and input with her music videos, Her experience and true artistic intregrity shows in this film. I was pleasantly surprised. If you liked Amelie, the Kings Speech, Room with a view and Black Swan, you will love this film. If she directed it under an alias, it probably would have had Oscar Buzz.

It is a shame that false accusations were given more attention that the film itself. I was there. Madonna was gracious last night. Very graceful and giving and then I popped over to see the Premium Screening of a Documentary about Neil Young, it was amazing!!!

Madonna did not ask volunteers at the Toronto International Film Festival to face away from her, says the Material Girl's publicist.


A statement from Liz Rosenberg was issued on the red carpet Tuesday night refuting a report in the Globe and Mail that said volunteers were asked to turn their faces to a wall so they would not see Madonna as she walked to a Monday news conference for her new movie, "W.E."

"Neither Madonna nor her security ever gave instructions for the volunteers to turn away from Madonna," Rosenberg said in the statement.


"In fact she was so impressed with the volunteers that she publicly thanked them from the stage for their hard work before the premiere of her film last night which earned a standing ovation. She had a wonderful time at the festival and was especially delighted that she got to spend so much time with her fans in front of the theatre which is a famous tradition at the festival."



Rosenberg said she can't figure out who made the request of the volunteers. The Globe cited a volunteer who said such a request was complied with.



"(Madonna) has never and would never ask anyone to do that ever," said Rosenberg.



It is the second time in recent days that the performer has been accused of imperious behaviour.



At a recent news conference at the Venice Film Festival to support "W.E.," a fan presented Madonna with a bouquet of hydrangeas. She promptly declared that she loathed the flowers, and later made fun of the incident with an online video.



"W.E." jumps back and forth through time to tell two stories: Andrea Riseborough plays Wallis Simpson, the controversial American whose romance with Edward VIII ultimately led to his abdication of the throne, while Australian actress Abbie Cornish portrays a downcast modern woman who is obsessed with her.



The film, Madonna's second directorial effort, has received decidedly mixed reviews.



The Toronto International Film Festival wraps Sunday.

It Couldn't Be Done, the poem that inspired Terry Fox

It Couldn't Be Done


Edgar Guest



Somebody said that it couldn't be done,

But he with a chuckle replied

That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one

Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn't be done, and he did it.



Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;

At least no one ever has done it";

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,

And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

Without any doubting or quiddit,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn't be done, and he did it.



There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

There are thousands to prophesy failure;

There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,

The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,

Just take off your coat and go to it;

Just start to sing as you tackle the thing

That "cannot be done," and you'll do it.

Sunday September 18th, 2011

Join us for the Terry Fox Run!

http://www.terryfox.org/

The Toronto International Film Festival & Why Bono, Madonna and Clooney should INVEST Here!!!!

The Toronto International Film Festival & Why Bono, Madonna and Clooney should INVEST Here!!!!




Trivia


The Ides of March was the day (March 15) that Julius Caesar was assassinated. In Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" before being stabbed to death, Julius Caesar is told by a Soothsayer: "Beware the ides of March."











IDES OF MARCH film is about an idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Based on the play by Beau Willimon. It has it's first screening tonight in Toronto at Roy Thompson Hall. What does the Ides of March have to do with real estate? Caveat Emptor, "let the buyer beware" but what if it is good news we have to share?



I just reviewed the stats from the Toronto Real Estate Board. I am not a forensic accountant but I will try to simplify things for you. TREB reported that in August, there were 7,542 sales for the month. August 2010 there were 6,083 sales so we have experienced an approx 20% INCREASE in the number of sales compared to last year.



At the end of August there were only 17,248 homes for sale on the Toronto Real Estate Board, compared to 18,823 at the end of August 2010. That represents about an 8% drop! To put these numbers in “English”, we’re not getting enough new listings coming on to keep up with the number of sales that are happening. We are still in a very active market.



So the question remains .... what will happen to the market? My prediction remains the same. The market will continue to be very strong until at least the end of the year and well into 2012. There should still be price increases but a slower rates than we’ve experienced over the past 2 years. Inventory levels will likely increase slightly, however in most areas and price ranges, conditions will stay favouring Sellers.



Despite some troubling financial news we are hearing about what’s happening in the U.S. and Europe, in Canada and our area in particular, all indicators seem to point us out to be in pretty good shape. I’ll keep my ear to the ground and keep you posted if I hear anything change!



Enjoy the Toronto International Film Festival and if you see Ryan Gosling or George Clooney, tell them Lisa sent you.....(I assure you, they will not know who I am)



Lisa Portolese, Real Estate Sales Person for Royal LePage Kingsbury Realty, Graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and League of Rock Alumni....

Email Delivery of Documents and Notices

For years now, the delivery of documents and notices relating to real estate transactions could be accomplished via facsimile provided that a facsimile number was included in Clause 3 of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) or a fax clause was added to Schedule A.

Now, thanks to the newly created OREA clause, you can do the same thing via email.

OREA developed a new standard clause, entitled “Email Delivery of Documents and Notices,” that can be inserted into the APS to indicate the parties involved in a real estate transaction agree to send and receive documents via email, and to use the email address specified on the APS.

Indeed, this will make the exchange of documents more convenient. However, some words of caution are in order.

1. Confirm that all parties to the agreement have specifically agreed that email is an acceptable method of communication. There should be no misunderstanding.

2. Verify that the correct email addresses of the parties appointed to receive the documents are noted in the clause.

3. Verify that you’ve sent the documents to the correct email address. For example, you can double-check the address in the ‘Sent Items’ section of Microsoft Outlook by clicking on ‘To,’ which then displays the email address to which you sent the documents. This section also notes the date and time you sent the document

4. If the document is time-sensitive (e.g., when there are competing offers or a condition must be waived or fulfilled by a certain time), do a telephone follow-up. In this case, you want to ensure the document has not only been delivered, but has been read. Alternatively, you may hand-deliver the documents.

5. The new clause only facilitates the exchange of information electronically. It does not pertain to electronic signatures, an entirely different matter. In fact, Regulations to the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000, which will clarify the requirements and technology standards for electronic signatures, have not yet been created.

For More Information

For more information, review OREA’s Guidelines for Residential and Commerical Clauses, January 1, 2011, at http://www.orea.com/index.cfm/ci_id/7228.htm.

Bracebridge, The Heart of Muskoka where Cottage Country Vacations Begin

Bracebridge Ontario

The Heart of Muskoka where Cottage Country Vacations Begin

The town of Bracebridge Ontario sits midway between Gravenhurst and Huntsville, but also midway between the equator and the North Pole. Maybe that's why Santa's Village theme park was set up in Bracebridge back in 1954.

History of Bracebridge

Bracebridge came into being because of the logging industry - long before Santa's helpers set up the famous theme park. In fact, the first hydro-electric plant in Canada was built in Bracebridge and is still operating. The steamships that used to serve residents and industry now ferry tourists along the peaceful Muskoka River. And the 22 waterfalls in the surrounding area are the reason Bracebridge is known as the "Niagara of the North".

This town of 12,300 swells in the summer months as tourists from around the world flock to get a taste of cottage country and the lake lifestyle that we Ontarians are so fortunate to have right in our backyard.

Getting To Bracebridge

Getting here is easy. From Toronto, take Hwy 400 north past Barrie and then exit to Hwy 11. Take Hwy 11 to all the way to Bracebridge.

Home Ownership Matters to people, to communities and to Ontario

Home Ownership Matters to people, to communities and to Ontario.






With less than a month to go before Ontario voters go to the polls in the provincial election, OREA’s “Home Ownership Matters” campaign continues to promote greater support for affordable home ownership to candidates, political parties and key decision makers.

Among the “Home Ownership Matters” many successes has been extensive media coverage of the campaigns key messages and issues. Working with member boards, OREA has written five different opinion editorials focusing on the Ipsos Reid research report on home ownership, why home ownership is so important to Ontario and the campaign’s three policy proposals. To date, these editorials have been printed in over twenty daily newspapers, on numerous websites, blogs and discussed extensively on social media channels.

OREA has also run “Home Ownership Matters” ads on the provincial news aggregator www.OntarioNewsWatch.com, facilitated meetings between local candidates and member boards, promoted the campaign extensively on social media and submitted surveys to all three major political parties on home ownership related issues.

To learn more about OREA’s Home Ownership matters campaign visit http://www.homeownershipmatters.ca/.

Lisa Portolese, Sales Representative


Royal LePage Kingsbury Realty, Brokerage

30 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 200

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Bus (905) 568-2121

Cel (416) 953-9714

Email LisaMovesYouNow@Rogers.com

Website www.lisamovesyounow.com