Mortgage Investment Association of BC

2018 Winter Holiday Social

The Mortgage Investment Association of British Columbia (MIABC) is pleased to announce that this year’s Winter Holiday Social will be held Tuesday, December 11th. With great food, beverages and plenty of time to network, this is a very popular event.

Special Presentation

Our Board of Directors and Golf Committee are please to present the Greater Vancouver Food Bank with the 2018 donation from the net proceeds collected from our Annual MIABC Golf Tournament.

“Thank you all, for your enthusiastic support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) through the annual MIABC Golf Tournament! Your donation from this year’s tournament allows us to purchase fresh BC grown fruit and vegetables for our members. Each week 26,500 people access food from the GVFB. With your help we’re making sure it’s healthy, nutritious food and available in warm and welcoming environments. You create a positive, healthy impact!”

Aart Schuurman Hess, Chief Executive Officer

Gold Sponsors

January 2019 Luncheon

Topic

BC Economic and Housing update and outlook for 2019, with a review of 2018's forecasts.

Guest Speaker

Helmut Pastrick

Chief Economist

Central 1 Credit Union

Bio

Helmut Pastrick is Chief Economist for Central 1 Credit Union, the umbrella organization for credit unions in BC and Onatrio with 3.5 million members. With $19.2 billion in assets, Central 1 serves more than 300 credit unions and other financial institutions providing financial, digital banking and payment products and services, from coast to coast.

Prior to joining Central in 1997, he spent many years with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in BC responsible for analyzing and forecasting the provincial housing market and economy.

He is past President of the Association of Professional Economists of BC, a member of the Canadian Association for Business Economics, and the BC Economic Forecast Council.

Helmut is frequently called upon by the media to provide comments on economic events and his presentations are in demand by many organizations and groups, including credit unions, trade and professional associations, and service clubs.