Antonio (Tony) Gioventu is the executive director and strata property adviser for the Condominium Home Owners' Association of B.C. (CHOA). He brings 25 years' of experience in management, real estate development, construction, building operations, and strata property legislation to this position.
Tony is editor of the CHOA Journal, which is published quarterly by the association and has a provincewide circulation of more than 10,000 copies.
Tony's experience and knowledge have been recognized by his appointment as a consumer representative and acting chair of the Provincial Advisory Council to the Homeowner Protection Office, appointment to the board of directors of the Homeowner Protection Office and the B.C. Building Envelope Council. Tony is a regular industry speaker and guest lecturer at over 35 annual conferences and seminars throughout B.C., is a regular guest speaker on Realty TV (a City TV program), and an author of publications on strata bylaws and governance.
The weather gods smiled on the first round of celebrities who flew in Friday for the start of David Foster's Miracle Weekend.
Trevor Greene's voice comes down the phone line hoarse, intense.
A week off actually became a week truly off when, at the start of my escape-the-office, rehabilitate-the-garden week, I slipped on a wet slope. Somehow, in the successful effort to remain upright, I managed to rearrange a few major muscle groups. Familiar phrases like "best-laid plans" and "plot a path; make the gods laugh" ran through my mind during the week as I clutched ice to the hurting bits, stared into space and whimpered.
Considering the number of pinkhardhat media moments (three) Premier Christy Clark has staged at Seaspan shipyards, you'd think her government would be getting along fine with the firm.