Media including the Vancouver Sun and CBC are reporting the completion of a $21.4 million gift to BC Cancer Foundation made by Burnaby property developer William McCarthy from a legacy fund created under the will of his grandfather John Jambor, who died in 1991. It appears that Mr. Jambor’s will left a shopping plaza at 5000… View this post »
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The Times they are a-changing: Society Act Changes Continue to be Debated
In the last several years we have seen substantial changes to a number of important provincial statutes. Recently, fundamental changes have been made to the Family Relations Act. In our blog we have just recently commented on the proposed changes to the Limitation Act which will have significant implications for many British Columbians as to when they… View this post »
Teaching the value of money through philanthropy
This post originally appeared in the LEAVE A LEGACY supplement of the Vancouver Sun on May 1, 2012. “The trouble is we’ve really been too successful.” A client dropped this comment recently while we were discussing his plans for his estate. The remark was somewhat tongue-in-cheek – his estate is not uncommonly large – but… View this post »