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Urban vs. Suburban Living: What’s Right for You?



If you have ever had the urban vs suburban debate?  You are not alone!  This is the conversation many potential homeowners have with themselves when they are looking at purchasing a property. While there are many benefits to both urban and suburban living, we are here to help you decide which is best for you!  Check out the pros and cons for both options here.


Bob Charbonneau & Associates

RE/MAX Sabre Realty

604-340-1747

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The BC Home and Garden Show Returns

Get ready to enjoy expert advice and awesome DIY tips straight from the industry’s top home + design talent at the BC Home and Garden Show returns to BC Place Stadium on February 20th - 24th, 2019.  


We love attending this and getting ideas for our own homes and this year there is a great line up.  Including the biggest names in the industry such as HGTV's handyman Bryan Baeumler, landscape designer and television personality Carson Arthur and new this year, coshosts Mickey & Sebastion from Worst to First.  That's not all, Vancouver’s very own top talent including Interior Designer, Jamie Banfield will also be there.


Here are the links to check out the Exhibitors List download the Show Guide and the view the Main Stage Schedule.



We look forward to attending and seeing our clients, friends, and families. who will have the privilege of using their free tickets at the show.  Happy home renovations to all!



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Grand Prize Trip for Two to LAS VEGAS


We want to thank you for your contribution to our growth this past year!  We are looking to grow even more in 2017 and your referrals make that possible.  In appreciation of your support, every referral will earn you one entry in the draw. Every referral that leads to a purchase or sale by Feb 28th, 2017 earns you an additional five entries. Contest runs from December 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017. As always, your greatest compliment to us is the referral of your friends, family and colleagues… we thank you, and good luck!


Contest Rules
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC) WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.1. ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE. Open only to legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Bob Charbonnaeu & Associates (the “Sponsor”), its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and members of the immediate families (spouse, children, parents, siblings) and persons living in the same household (whether or not related) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible. Void in Quebec and where prohibited.


2. PROMOTION PERIOD: The Promotion begins on December 1, 2016 and ends at 11:59 pm February 28, 2017.

 

3. TO ENTER: To enter this referral contest, contact Bob Charbonneau at bob@askbob.ca or 604-340-1747 to make a referral, or have the referral contact Bob Charbonneau, to enquire regarding buying or selling Real Estate. Referrals that are planning on buying or selling real estate earn the referrer one entry in the contest. Referrals that result in a firm purchase or sale of Real Estate earn the referrer an additional five entries in the contest.

 

4. DRAWING/PRIZE: A random drawing will be conducted by Sponsor after March 1, 2017 from among all eligible entries received to award the following prize:

(1) Grand Prize(s): Package(s) include: Package includes round-trip air transportation for two from Bellingham Washington to Las Vegas Nevada and a four day stay at a high-end hotel of the winners’ choice, package not to exceed $1400. Subject to availability. Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Subject to availability. Some restrictions apply. If winner cannot accept prize as stated, prize will be forfeited in its entirety and awarded to an alternate winner. All expenses not specified are winner’s sole responsibility. Winner will be notified by email. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of entries received.

 

5. GENERAL: All taxes on prizes and expenses relating to acceptance and use of prizes and not specified are the sole responsibility of winners. By participating, entrants (and entrant’s parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence) agree a) to these rules and decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and binding in all respects and in all matters relating to this promotion; b) to release, discharge, indemnify and agree to hold harmless Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, agents and representatives and all of their respective employees, officers and directors (individually and collectively “Releasees”) from any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages (whether due to negligence or otherwise) of any kind (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss of or destruction of property, or rights of publicity or privacy), arising out of or in connection with the promotion or from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, or participation in the promotion or any promotion related activity or travel related activity; and c) if a winner, by acceptance of prize, to the announcement/use of name, voice, image and/or likeness, at any time or times, for trade, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes without compensation (unless prohibited by law) by Sponsor and those acting pursuant to Sponsor’s direction, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, without notice, review or approval and agrees to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so. In no event will Releasees be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or other damages. Winner (and winner’s parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence) will be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, liability and (where legal) publicity release, which must be returned within time period specified by Sponsor or prize may be forfeited. If any prizes or documents are returned as non-deliverable, or if a winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, winner will be disqualified and prize forfeited and an alternate winner selected. If winner is not of the age of majority in his/her province of residence, prize may be awarded in the name of or to parent or legal guardian (as solely determined by Sponsor) who must execute all documents and agree to all undertakings of winner set forth in these Official Rules or prize may be forfeited. Releasees are not responsible and shall not be liable for: a) telephone, electronic, hardware or software or program, network, or Internet or computer malfunction, or any communications accessibility, availability or lines, or technical errors of any kind or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such or similar information; b) failed, incomplete, garbled, corrupted or delayed computer transmissions; c) lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, illegible entries or postage-due mail, entries or email; or d) any condition caused by events that may cause the promotion to be disrupted or corrupted. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the promotion or any portion thereof should computer hardware or software malfunctions (such as but not limited to virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures) or any other causes corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the promotion, and select the winners from entries received prior to the action taken or in such other manner as deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.

 

6. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: Releasees are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web Site users, tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the promotion and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or technical error or unauthorized access to the Web Site. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the promotion or Web Site; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; to be acting in violation of the terms of the Web Site, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Releasees are not responsible for injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials or programs or software to any computer, or downloading materials from or use of the Web Site. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party, or like entry methods, will disqualify all entries using such methods. No more than the stated prize will be awarded. Entry information and entries become property of Sponsor. In case of dispute, the authorized subscriber of email account used to enter the Promotion, at actual time of entry, will be deemed to be participant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is deemed to be natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses. No prize transfer or cash redemption or substitution, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with prize of equal or greater value should prize become unavailable.

IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF INTERNET SITE www.askbob.ca OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

 

7. PRIVACY: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the Web Site. To read the Policy access the Web Site and click on the Privacy Policy link.

 

8. ARBITRATION/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, entrants (and entrant’s parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor) agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this promotion, or any prize awarded, or the determination of the winner, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective, and (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this promotion but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and/or Sponsor in connection with the promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the province of British Columbia and the country of Canada, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine, and all proceedings shall take place in the province of British Columbia.

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