West Central Alberta Real Estate Board
The West Central Real Estate Board is located in Hinton, Alberta, nearly 300 kilometres west of Edmonton. WCAREB covers a large region, from the Rockies, East in the Central Alberta, including Hinton, Edson, Jasper, Grande Cache, Whitecourt, Swan Hills, Fox Creek, Mayerthorpe, Barrhead, Slave Lake, Athabasca, Banff and Canmore. West Central Alberta is rich in resources and has vibrant forestry, mining, oil and gas, and tourism industries. As of 2008, WCAREB represented 149 members in the area.
According to the West Central Alberta Real Estate Board, their mission is to provide members with “quality structure and services to realize their highest potential, maximize their Professional Standards, and provide outstanding services.”
WCAREB was founded in 1978 as the Hinton-Edson Real Estate Board, representing 49 members in Hinton and Edson. Its first executive directors were Thelma Steele, president; Evelyn Holden, vice president; and Emery Laboucane, secretary treasurer.
Over the years, some of the WCAREB directors have also served as representatives on the provincial and national associations. Notably, Bev Andre, president of the Hinton-Edson Real Estate Board from 1983 to 1984, has also been president of the Alberta Real Estate Association and Chair of the Real Estate Council of Alberta.
On August 1, 1993, the Hinton-Edson Real Estate Board became the West Central Alberta Real Estate Board to recognize the increasing geographical representation of the board’s 63 members.
The West Central Alberta Real Estate Board celebrated its 30 th Anniversary from September 5 th to 7 th, 2008 at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, in Jasper, Alberta. Over its 30 years, WCAREB has been served by 15 presidents and 9 executive officers.
HINTON EDSON REAL ESTATE BOARD/ WEST CENTRAL ALBERTA REAL ESTATE BOARD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS FROM 1978 - 2008
1978 - 1979 Thelma Steele
1979 - 1980 Stan Gelmici
1980 - 1981 Terry Kilborn
1981 - 1982 Glen Bowden
1982 - 1983 Orlin McMillan
1983 - 1984 Bev Andre
1984 - 1985 Orlin McMillan
1985 - 1986 Chad Nichols
1986 - 1987 Chad Nichols
1987 - 1988 Ruth Stevens
1988 - 1989 Ruth Stevens
1990 - 1991 Shirley Bargery
1992 - 1993 Marcel Dery
1994 - 1995 Denis Pellerin
1995 - 1996 Theresa Deveaux
1997 - 1998 Henry Boxma
1999 - 2000 Faye Cox
2001 - 2002 Lori Gelmici Hanni
2003 - 2004 Marcel Dery
2005 - 2006 Theresa Deveaux
2007 - 2008 Lori Gelmici Hanni
HISTORY OF PAST EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
1979 - 1980 Evelyn Holden
1981 - 1983 Judy Jarvis
1984 - Berneatha Brandt
1985 - Pat Berg
1986 - 1987 Pauline Freeman
1988 - 1989 Inez Spurn
1990- 1993 Sherry Powers
1994 – 2001 Valerie Gregg
2001 - 2008 Sandy Atfield
Total of 9 Executive Officers in 30 years.
HONOURARY MEMBERS
Stan Gelmici
Thelma Steele
Orlin McMillan
Ruth Stevens
Shirley Bargery (deceased)