I had the pleasure of meeting the founders of "505 - Junk" Barry Hartman and Scott Foran. A couple of young entrepreneurs that came up with a sound business plan that has now turned into a thriving junk removal business.

I was impressed by their honesty and professionalism. They have fair pricing for the work that they do with no hidden fees. I personally like the fact that they look to recycle and donate as much as they can, instead of just unloading everything into landfill sites.

I would gladly recommend them for all your junk removal needs for inside and outside jobs around your home.

Take a peak at their site to learn a little more about them.

http://505junk.com/

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! Have a fun night tonight and please don't Drink and Drive! 

Everyone loves a little Irish, so here's a little taste of Ireland. As much as I love Irish drinking songs, I thought this was a little more appropriate for all! :) Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/WWTYt_-jafg Read More

"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" and "Mr Brown can MOO!...can you?"

Okay by now you've probably guessed I'm talking about Dr. Seuss, thought I would keep today's blog light.... :) Who doesn't like Dr. Seuss books. We've all grown up having them read to us, then reading them to our kids. Everyone has their favourite. So many have been made into excellent children's movies, wish my girls were younger to give me an excuse to go see the new movie coming out - "The Lorax", looks like it should be a good one!

"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" and "Mr Brown can MOO!...can you?" are my 2 favourite Dr.Seuss books and in honour of what would have been Dr. Seuss' 108th birthday, I thought it might be nice to share which were my favs and see what everyone else chose as their favourite.

If you're trying to remember his books I found the official Dr. Seuss website that showcases them all. For those of you with little ones they even have some fun little online games for them to play. 

http://www.seussville.com/#/books

What's your favourite Dr. Seuss book?

In case you hadn't heard BC teachers voted to go on strike for 3 days next week starting on Monday.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/03/01/bc-teachers-strike-bctf.html

Tell us what you think about the strike and how it will affect you and your family.

This Saturday is the official release of the new Mosaic duplexes in the Hillcrest neighbourhood. I had the opportunity along with my colleagues to view them last weekend. I am very impressed with not only the design of the duplexes but with the quality of workmanship that they provide in all their homes.

The unique qualities of these duplexes are their vaulted cielings giving the home a spacious feel and most importantly the master bedroom on the main.

http://mosaichomes.com/properties/hillcrest/

The First time Home Buyers tax credit that BC government announced earlier this week, will help to make the purchase of a new home a little more affordable.

Give us a call today and we would be happy to work for you in the purchase of your new home.

Only 3 days left to purchase your RRSP's to go towards your 2011 taxation year. Here are links to 3 of our major banks offering advice on what you need to do!

Please give us a call and we would be happy to put you in touch with the contact information for investment professionals we know and trust.

RBC

http://www.rbcfinancialplanning.com/RBC:C6ykk6wWAAwACnCmYcQAAADi/RP-maximize-RRSP-opportunity.html


TD bank

http://www.tdretire.com/


Scotiabank

http://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,9,00.html

Last time I will talk about my hubby and his birthday...:)

My eldest gave her Dad a 3 month subscription to www.ancestry.ca and the 1st night he tried it he couldn't figure out how to unlock information. But once he did we couldn't get him to put it down. He stayed up into the wee hours of the morning a few nights this past week discovering some very interesting facts about his family and my family's history. Amazed at how far back he was able to go.

My husband was a history major in university and someone who has always loved learning about the history of our great country. You can only imagine how much fun he was having learning about his own history. With technology today and how much information he was able to find, it is quite fascinating. He was able to trace part of his family back as far as the 900's and my grandmother's side back to the 1700's. We had people think it was a cash grab and that there was no way we would find actual correct information but we have found actual birth records and data that we can connect to some of the information we already had. Each time we add something new more hints come up leading to even more history being discovered. He has discovered so much information it will surely take him a few months to sort through it all.

I would think probably one of the best gifts he's ever been given, hands down!

If you are interested in finding out about your family history, check out you never know you might be related to royalty!

 www.ancestry.ca