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AEC INSIDER - 2005
December 2005

We pleased to announce the following additions to our AEC Team.

In Calgary, Richard Cho joined us as Property Tax Consultant.

Edmonton welcomes the addition of Doug McLennan as Manager and Senior Consultant. Doug was formerly Manager of Property Tax for Deloitte, as well as Director of Alberta Linear Assessment and Director of Assessment Audit and Equalization with Alberta Municipal Affairs. As well, Lorena Reyes has joined the team as administrative assistant.

October 2005

New Offices for AEC Halifax
AEC Valuations – Halifax offices are on the move. Effective November 1st, 2005 our new address will be:

15 Dartmouth Road, Suite 310
Halifax, Nova Scotia B4A 3X6

Telephone, fax and emails will remain the same:
Telephone: 902-404-3552
Fax: 902-404-3557
Email: pmaclellan@aec-international.com

AEC Valuations – Information Breakfast – Halifax
AEC will be introducing Peter MacLellan and AEC International to Atlantic Canada at an information breakfast on Thursday, November 10th, 2005 at the Westin Nova Scotian.

September 2005

AEC Toronto is pleased to welcome Margaret Basilio as its Data Coordinator for the ATM Group.

AEC Calgary welcomes William Mao as a Junior Consultant.

August 2005

AEC will soon have the French version of our website up and running. Thanks to Rachel Murray, our very efficient summer student, who has spent the summer translating the material from English to French.

We're pleased to welcome Marie-Veronique Gagnon who joined our AEC Quebec Office on August 1st, 2005 in the capacity of Administration-Receptionist.

June 2005

Peter MacLellan Joins AEC Team
AEC is pleased to welcome Peter MacLellan AACI, P. App, to its senior consulting team of specialists in real estate appraisal, property tax and assessment management and valuation. Peter brings over 30 years of Canada-wide service to the public and private sectors. He joins AEC after 17 years as Chief Technical Appraiser for Assessment Services Division of Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Affairs, specializing in large commercial, industrial, institutional and special purpose properties and is a recognized instructor and international speaker.

Peter brings AEC’s diverse professional resources to Atlantic Canada servicing local, regional, national and international clients from AEC’s Halifax office.

AEC Announces New Halifax Office
Our new Halifax office address is:
AEC International
1600 Bedford Highway
Suite 100 – Box 413
Bedford NS B4A 1E8
902.404.3552 Phone
902.404.3557 Fax

AEC Breakfast Information - Thursday June 16, 2005
AEC's Breakfast Information session at the Hotel Intercontinental was a well attended event, with presentations being given by Larry Hummel, Vice President, Property Values with Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and Scott Stewart of Stewart & Associates, Vancouver B.C.


Please note that in order to view PDF presentations you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later versions. AEC Ontario Update
BC Assessment Update



May 2005

AEC - Edmonton Office – Has Moved!
Effective April 28th, 2005 our Edmonton office has relocated to:

Suite 840
10020-101A Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3G2

Telephone, fax and email addresses will remain the same, as follows:-
T: (780) 424-8434
F: (780) 424-8173

We are pleased to announce that Bill Jesse has assumed management of the Edmonton office. Bill has been with AEC for over 8 years and was the City Assessor for the City of Edmonton.

AEC - Toronto Office – Comings and Goings
We’re pleased to advise that Brian Bethune and Alex Chernous have joined AEC’s Toronto office. Brian is working with Charles Johnstone in the ATM Group and Alex joins our Administration and Finance Group.

We are also pleased to announce that Peter MacLellan, who has been a familiar speaker at our AEC Information Sessions, will be joining AEC Valuations, working out of Halifax, Montreal and Toronto. Peter was the Chief Technical Appraiser for Service Nova Scotia and joins AEC as a senior consultant.

Gerry Turrin is moving on to Divaris Alexander Group. We’re sorry to see him go but wish him much success in his future endeavours.

AEC - Montreal
AEC’s Montreal office has expanded. Joining Jules Mercier and Luc Girouard in January 2005, is well known assessment and taxation expert, Claude Caumartin. Two technicians have joined the team; Marcel Morin can be contacted at extension 209 and Laurence Sirois at extension 207. Assisting in the overall administration is Solange Racicot.

February 2005

AEC Information Session 2005
The Hotel InterContinental was the venue for invited guests to attend AEC's 2005 Assessment Information Session. The guest speaker was Peter MacLellan, Chief Technical Appraiser from Service Nova Scotia who presented an update on assessment in the Maritime Provinces. Other agenda items are listed on the left. If you were not able to attend you can view the presentation by clicking on a link to the right.

Recent Case Law and Regulations
  • Southam (BCCA)
  • Denison (OARB)
  • Ganong (NBCA)
  • Ontario Regulation 125/04—LT/ITOther
Ontario 2004 Legislative Changes Assessment Act
  • Frozen roll and deeming for 2005
  • Assessment cycle changes
  • Assessment averaging delayed
  • Regulations — Brownfields and Conservation Lands
  • More municipal tax policy options
  • New capping options—owners/tenants
  • New Construction phase-out option
  • Expanded options for graduated tax rates
Complaints & Appeals Management
  • Deadlines
  • Participants
  • Negotiations
  • Assessment
  • Tax applications/appeals
Info Session 2005 - Agenda

Cross-Canada Review
Peter MacLellan - Atlantic Canada
Jules Mercier - Quebec
Charles Johnstone - Western Provinces

Jerry Grad - 2005 Assessment Update
Andy Anstett - Ontario Legislation Changes
Lynne Ashton - Ontario Appeals/Procedures


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January 2005

2005 Pertinent Dates


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