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April 2024 eNewsletter

Today we sent out our quarterly newsletter - our April 2024 eNewsletter!

In this edition you'll find details about our featured listing - 1480 Heriot Bay Rd; updates on the real estate market on Quadra Island; information about the new BC flipping tax, property transfer tax exemption threshold changes, new trust reporting requirements, & short term rental legislation in Area C; and an article about steps to keeping happier household plants. 

You can find our newsletter here:

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December 2023 eNewsletter

Please find below the link to our December 2023 eNewsletter!

In this edition you'll find details about our featured listing - 220 Irene Rd; updates on the real estate market on Quadra Island; a Holiday greeting from us; and an article about how to embrace textures to create a magazine-worthy living space. 

We hope this newsletter finds you well and we hope to see you soon! 

Link to newsletter:

All the best,

Bill & Sarah 

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October 2023 eNewsletter!

Please follow the link at the bottom to access our October 2023 eNewsletter!

In this edition you'll find details about our featured listing - 855 Hope Spring Rd; updates about the real estate market on Quadra Island; information about short term rentals on Quadra Island; and an article about how to take an eco-friendly approach to Fall leaf cleanup.

You can access our newsletter here:

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April 2023 eNewsletter

https://mailchi.mp/a98417c80a26/april-2023-enewsletter-13916714

Follow the link below to access our Spring April 2023 eNewsletter!

In this edition you’ll find below details about our featured listing - 652 Fox Rd; updates on the real estate market on Quadra Island; information about new real estate rules that have come into effect; and an article about how to create a luxurious kitchen space.

Link to our newsletter:

https://mailchi.mp/a98417c80a26/april-2023-enewsletter-13916714

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December 2022 eNewsletter

https://mailchi.mp/21acedd96f3b/december-2022-enewsletter-13879518

Please follow the link below to access our December 2022 eNewsletter!  

In this edition you’ll find information about our featured listing - 1550 Schooner Rd; updates on the real estate market on Quadra Island; a Christmas greeting from us; and an article regarding caring for indoor plants in the winter.  

https://mailchi.mp/21acedd96f3b/december-2022-enewsletter-13879518

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Come join Sarah this Saturday October 1, 2022 from 1-3pm for an Open House at 675 Cove Crescent in Quathiaski Cove!  This 3 bedroom 3 bathroom home was just built by reputable local builders - J. Toelle Construction Ltd.  Located in the Cove Crescent bareland strata subdivision, a short walk from shops and services and the ferry terminal.  We will have snacks and refreshments and a prize draw for attendees.  Hope to see you there!  

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August 2022 eNewsletter

https://mailchi.mp/e844b311670f/august-2022-enewsletter-13674814

Please follow the link below to read our August 2022 eNewsletter!  

In this edition you’ll find information about our featured listing - 745 Anderson Rd; updates on the real estate market on Quadra Island; a note about activities on Quadra Island in the summer time; and an article regarding selling do's and don'ts.

August 2022 eNewsletter link:

https://mailchi.mp/e844b311670f/august-2022-enewsletter-13674814

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December 2021 eNewsletter

Please use the following link to review our December 2021 eNewsletter:

https://mailchi.mp/44ffd791c23c/september-2020-enewsletter-5435138

In this edition you’ll find information about our featured listing - 733 Cramer Rd; updates on the real estate market on Quadra Island; a Christmas Greeting from us; and an article regarding stress-free kitchen upgrades.   We wish you and your family a peaceful and bright Holiday Season and all the best in the coming New Year. All the best, Bill & Sarah

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December 2020 eNewsletter

Please follow the link below to read our December 2020 eNewsletter.  In this edition you’ll find information about our featured listing - #2 620 Helanton Rd; a Quadra Island market update; a Holiday greeting from us; and an article about selling during the winter.  We hope this newsletter finds you well and wish you and your family all the best of the Holiday season! 

All the best, 

Bill and Sarah 

Link to the eNewsletter:

https://mailchi.mp/e03e90dee4c2/september-2020-enewsletter-3522298

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September 2020 eNewsletter

Please find below the link to our September 2020 eNewsletter.  In this edition you will find information about the new Fir Crest Acres Subdivision, a Quadra Island real estate market update, a note about our new listings program called Matrix, and an article about buying and selling during the pandemic.  

We hope you enjoy the read and hope to hear from you soon.

All the best, 

Bill & Sarah 

Link to eNewsletter:

https://mailchi.mp/1d4e68f3f1bf/september-2020-enewsletter-3260106

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Fir Crest Acres, Quadra Island’s Newest Subdivision!

We are excited to announce that we will be listing Phase 1 of Fir Crest Acres!  Quadra Island’s newest subdivision, Fir Crest Acres is located adjacent to the Quadra Island Golf Club.  This 17 lot bareland strata subdivision features fully serviced lots bordered by 10 acres of reserved park land and a 2.8km trail network that connects with the Haskin Farm Trail.  Please contact us for your own personal tour today!  

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Quadra Island Real Estate Team COVID 19 Update

To all our clients, colleagues, neighbours, friends and family:

We hope this message finds you safe and well during these unsettling times. We wanted to provide everyone an update on steps we’ve been taking during the pandemic.

•Our office is closed to the public and we are currently working from home.

•We encourage phone calls, emails, text messages or video conferences to keep in touch. We offer electronic signing of documents through DocuSign.

•We offer 3D Matterport Tours for most listings already online, and we are happy to coordinate virtual tours/walk throughs of properties for you.

•For any clients in need of listing their properties for sale now, or buyers in immediate need of viewing/purchasing a property, we follow strict safety protocols to adhere to sanitation and social distancing practices.

We look forward to getting back to the office and seeing everyone in person hopefully soon. Take care and please reach out to us anytime.

Sending a lot of love to everyone.

~ Bill and Sarah

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Winter 2019 eNewsletter

Please follow the link below to access our 2019 eNewsletter!

In this edition you’ll find one of our featured listings, a Quadra Island market update, a Holiday greeting from us and an article about how to prep your home for a Spring sale.  

We hope you enjoy the read and hope to see you soon :)

~ Bill and Sarah 

https://mailchi.mp/2e37962ecb8f/winter-2019-enewsletter-2542641

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May Day is coming up this Saturday May 25th!

MAY DAY is in just a few days!!! Get wild wonderful people and prep your floats and costumes!!! Be as crazy and wild as you want, anything "WILD" and wonderful goes!! Here is the schedule of events for you again: Quadra Island Recreation Society

May Day, Saturday May 25, 2019 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS …who does what, when "WILD" is this years May Day theme. What is wonderful about “Wild” to you? Maybe you are inspired to go into the wild, be wild, to love our wilderness or wildlife, to keep it wild, save our wild or to be a wild child! Welcome to our wild place, where the wild things are wonderful! It’s WILD and whimsy galore and YOU get to be wildly creative! Whatever “WILD” is to you do that, you wild thing! Join your friends and neighbours in a big community picnic at Rebecca Spit, Saturday May 25th, 2019. Celebrate the coming of spring and summer with colour, costumes, floats, and music – the more zany and bizarre the better! Let your imaginations soar and unveil your creativity! The best way to get to the end of the Spit is on a float! 8:30 am Gates open for parade entries 9:00 -10:00 am Shuttle starts at the HBI (thanks to Spirit of the West!) 10:00 am Parade starts at Rebecca Spit 11:00 am Concession opens 11:00 am Face painting starts. 11:00 am Official ceremonies 12:00 -ish Box Lunch auction 12:30 -ish Afternoon entertainment begins 1:00 - 3:00 pm Fort building 12:30 -ish Foot races begin 1:30 pm Sailing races begin (weather dependent) 2:00 - 3:00 pm Shuttle back to the HBI (please bring your own infant & child car seats) PLEASE LEAVE YOUR DOGS AT HOME Let’s keep May Day happy and safe for everyone by being aware of any potential dangers and acting accordingly. Parents, we need your help with this! MAY DAY is a volunteer-powered, non-commercial, community event first held on Quadra in 1898. The Recreation Society Board of Directors thanks the many dozens of people who contribute to the event in big and little ways and wishes everyone a happy, joy filled, sunny day! POSTERS: See posters by Candace Holmes up around the island. PARADE: Get your neighbourhood, business, or group together and challenge other groups to out-do your float! There is the Trophy for best float; prize money for costumes, bike, walkers. [Many say the best fun of May Day is in the parade line up...so come on and get involved!] Thank you judges (anonymous) and parade marshals, Jeanie Stoppard and Linda Jeffrey-Pillon. PARKING: On arriving at Rebecca Spit, please do not park beyond the park gate, as the parade floats will need room to set up. All floats will end up in the parking lot after the parade so please don’t expect to follow the parade up to the parking lot, as It will already be full! Thank you to Paul Ryan for gate control. If you have any physical challenges you may ask permission of the gatekeeper to drive to the parking lot. GREASE POLE: Doug and Gretchen Peters (and helper Adam Pullman) grease the pole and monitor the contestants. No pyramids please. Note at the top tells the winner to collect $50 from Doug Peters. GRADE 5/ 6 PICNIC: May Day is a time to honour the Grade 5 class which will be leaving for Campbell River next year. Check out the last picnic table with the balloons. Thanks to Fern James and Grade 5/6 parents for organizing this. Thanks to the Coastal Community Credit Union for donating their tent. (Grade 5 & 6 homeschoolers are welcome to join as well.) QUEEN AND COURT: Speech contestants in Grade 6 deliver a speech at the Community Centre 2 weeks before May Day. The winner is the May Queen and runners up are in the court. Thanks to Robin Beaton for guiding this process. Former May Queens are the speech contest judges. STAGE: Thanks to Mel & Ross Doak for supplying and setting up the stage; and grade 5/6 parents for decorating it. Special thanks Mel & Ross, for also donating the porta-potties! MAY DAY DEDICATION: Each year a citizen or group who has given positive service to the community over a lengthy period of time is honoured. SOUND: Thanks to Daniel Sutherland who will supply the sound equipment and be the sound techie. MAY POLE DANCERS: Linda McCluskey & Mandy Hart prepare the Grade 3 and 4 dancers for the traditional May Pole dance. Thank you also to the staff of Quadra Elementary. Bravo! BOX LUNCH AUCTION: Please support all the local businesses who donate magnificent “box” lunches each May Day. This is a big fund-raiser for next year’s May Day. Get your friends together to bid and have a marvelous banquet. Huge appreciations go out to our fabulous Deb Manery for organizing this and to Terryl Bertagnolli for being the auctioneer. CONCESSION: A BIG Thank you to Mornay Vanzly for organizing, the Heriot Bay Tru Value for their support and thanks to the dozens of volunteers who do a shift or two. Phone Q.C.C. at 285-3243 to volunteer. RACES: Thank you to Michael Redican, Helen Lee, Murray & Marion Garland for organizing this. ENTERTAINMENT: After the box lunch auction, stay tuned. There may be some action on the stage lead by local musicians! SAIL BOAT RACES: If dinghy sailing is your sport, call John Barclay at 285-3897. Start time is 1:30 for the dinghies (weather permitting). If you want to participate in a “big sailboats race” then Brian Simmons is your guy: 285-3128 FACE PAINTING: FACE PAINTNG VOLUNTEERS WE NEED YOU! Thanks to Megan Hartley for organizing face painting this year! Some four hundred faces are decorated by the end of the day! It’s free and starting at 11:00 a.m. Phone Q.C.C. at 285-3243 to volunteer. FORT BUILDING: Barbara Mindell (with helper Vaughn Collins) organizes this for the kids, from 1:00 to 3:00 on the Drew Harbour side of the Spit. Kids will comb the beach for items, and then build forts with their findings. People can vote on their favorite fort by buying a flag for a loonie (all money goes to the kids); voting is from 2:00-3:00. VOLLEYBALL: Pat Field and family will start you off. CREDIT UNION DISPLAY WINDOW: Check out the theme based display at the Coastal Community Credit Union in the weeks before May Day thanks to Sonya May McLaren and Tracy Sinclair PHOTOGRAPHERS: Don Mottershead is the official Q Rec photographer this year, thanks DON! We would also like YOU to be a May Day photographer! If you get some good shots, send them to: info@quadrarec.bc.ca and be part of our archives. EQUIPMENT GUARDIANS: Thanks to Jane West & Derek Jean for care-a-taking over night. CLEAN UP AND RECYCLING: Thanks to Waste Management for donating dumpsters and recycling bins. Please do your part in helping to keep the park clean. Please pick up litter when you see it. Have a great May Day and thanks to all who made suggestions for themes and put them in the theme suggestion boxes, and to the theme selection committee; and of course HUGE appreciations to all the volunteers! Thanks from Quadra Community Centre staff, Rebecca Young & Jane West 285-3243

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Merry Christmas and all the best in 2019!

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Winter 2018 eNewsletter!

Please follow the link to read our latest newsletter!  This edition includes one of our featured listings, Quadra Island market update, a Christmas greeting from us and an article about detoxifying your home with indoor plants.  We hope that you enjoy the read! 

https://mailchi.mp/1ee7d9935335/winter-2018-enewsletter

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Upcoming changes to BC real estate - petition

Further to our post last week in regards to upcoming changes to BC real estate on March 15, 2018.  Please find below a link to an online petition against these changes.  If you feel that these changes are not in your best interest, and are taking away your right to choose who you wish to work with in a real estate transaction, please follow the link to add your signature to the petition. Let us know if you have any questions at all. 

https://www.change.org/p/bc-gov-needs-to-slow-or-stop-the-real-estate-changes-meant-to-start-march-15-2018?recruiter=555076010&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=autopublish