March 2015 - Auctioneers` Association of Alberta

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March 2015
2015 Executive
Back Row, Left to Right:
Dave Johnson, Frederick Bodnarus, Darrell Domes, Dale Menzak, Pete Conway
Front Row, Left to Right:
Cody Hayes, John Arnold, Lorraine Klepper, Don Montgomery, Wade Michener
Missing
Joe Perlich, Jeff Van Wert
OFFICE ADDRESS:
R.R. #1, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 5E1
Phone: (403) 340-2070
Fax:
(403) 340-2019
Website: www.albertaauctioneers.com
Editor: Lorraine Klepper
Index
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Media Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attachments to Minutes:
1. President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Liaison Committee Report . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Education Committee Report . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Finance Committee Report . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. AMVIC Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All-Around Competition Summary . . . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Van Wert Bio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joe Perlich Bio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Letter from Alberta Transportation . . . . . . . . . . .
Distinguished Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Watchdog for Motor Vehicle Industry ‘Misusing’ Powers
Thank You From Sangster Family . . . . . . . . . . .
Deepest Sympathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convention Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Here, There, and Everywhere with “Wild Bill”. . . . . .
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Message From
The President
some downsizing and possibly an
abundance of recreational toys on the
marketplace by late spring or early
summer. This may be the year for
auction companies to shine.
Auctioneers’ Convention is over. Colin
Spencer, Ron Victor, and Dale
Menzak did a great job putting this one
together. Thanks guys. We also
welcome two new directors – Joe
Perlich and Jeff Van Wert – to the
board.
IT’S SPRING!!! Wow, what a start to
March. The weather is great. I haven’t
determined yet if it came in like a lamb
or lion. I have already seen geese and
gophers. Cows are calving and the
pastures are starting to become little,
slushy lakes. And best of all, I see the
newspapers are filled with upcoming
auctions. So, it must be spring.
I am hearing that prices for equipment
are higher than ever. The Canadian
dollar is down 20% compared to the
American dollar causing a great deal
of buying power for our souther
neighbours. So, that means the
Canadians have to step up their game
and compete for product in an inflated
market place.
The media, as usual, has helped to
create somewhat of an uncertain
market place. If we believe everything
we hear, I think that there is going to be
We are also pleased to announce that,
due to efforts of your board and many
others, we have gotten Alberta
Transportation to reverse their ruling
that requires automotive dealers to
supply MFA certification with the autos
they sell at auction. A letter outlining
that decision will be in this edition of
the magazine. Please read it carefully.
Auction Companies, be sure that the
buying public knows that ever
automobile you sell is “as-is, where-is”
and to inspect them carefully prior to
bidding on them.
This battle has been a win for the
auction industry as a whole. Whether
or not you are a member of the
Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta,
this ruling has benefited you as an
auctioneer. If you or your company is
not a member of the AAA, please join
up and/or encourage others to do so.
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Message From
The President (con’t)
The AAA is the only voice you have to
lobby our provincial government for
changes and protection.
On February 24, Wade Michener,
Wayne Orsten, Brad Neal, and I were
invited to meet with Service Alberta
Minister, Stephen Khan, and his
deputy ministers at the Alberta
Legislator. We discussed a vast array
of topics, but most importantly I
believe that we have had a real
breakthrough in establishing a direct,
working relationship with Service
Alberta. We have already learned
since then that if auction companies
want something done, Service Alberta
is simply telling them to go through
their association. Unless the
association is asking the request will
not be given any credibility. We have
been striving for this level of
recognition with the government for
years. We may finally be arriving.
Your board has a busy year in front of
them. We will be examining issues
such as statutory declaration
requirements, auctioneers’ bonds,
“auction company” memberships,
continuing education for auctioneers
and the ability for wholesale auto
dealers to sell at public auction, along
with several other subjects. If you have
any opinions or concerns about
anything auction related, please call
me and talk to me.
I wish each of you have a very
successful year in the auction
business.
Don Montgomery
President
Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta
For more information, contact:
RICK WATTIE - Auctioneer/Instructor
Phone: (780) 453-6964 Fax: (780) 447-7307
Toll Free: 1-888-453-6964
Email: [email protected]
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2015 Executive
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
PAST-PRESIDENT
SECRETARY-TREASURER
DIRECTORS
COMMITTEE
AMVIC & Automotive
Archives
BC Representative
Canadian Liaison
Finance & Investment
Education
Legislative
Membership
Surety
Tyro
2016 Convention
2017 Convention
Webpage
All Around Canadian
Championships
Don Montgomery, Blackfalds . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 350-0523
John Arnold, Lethbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 382-3832
John Perlich, Lethbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 331-9911
Lorraine Klepper, Red Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 340-2070
John Arnold, Lethbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 382-3832
Frederick Bodnarus, Saskatoon . . . . . . . . . . . (306) 975-9054
Pete Conway, Innisfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (780) 592-2360
Darrell Domes, Calgary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 276-3375
Cody Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 669-1109
Bill Henke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (604) 888-9536
Dave Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 630-5256
Dale Menzak, Vegreville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (780) 632-9851
Wade Michener, Calgary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 226-0405
Don Montgomery, Blackfalds . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 350-0523
Joe Perlich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 894-0805
Jeff Van Wert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (403) 377-2658
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Media Release
The Auctioneers Association of Alberta
held its'81st Annual Convention at the
Edmonton Marriott - River Cree Resort on
January 29 to January 31, 2015. We had
approximately 175 people in attendance.
Don Montgomery, from Blackfalds was
re-elected President. John Arnold from
Lethbridge is Vice President. Jeff Van
Wert and Joe Perlich are our newly
elected directors. Jeff is from Tilley and
Joe is from Lethbridge. Dave Johnson
from Innisfail was also re-elected.
The other directors in good standing are
Pete Conway, Darrell Domes, Dale
Menzak, Wade Michener, Cody Hayes,
Frederick Bodnarus and Bill Henke. Bill
Henke is our BC liaison person. Lorraine
Klepper is Secretary-treasurer
We held our fifth annual All Around
Canadian Auctioneer Championship. We
had 20 auctioneers registered for the
competition. Cody Hayes, Strathmore,
was Champion, with Frederick Bodnarus,
Saskatoon, SK, being first runner up and
Darrell Johnston, Blackfalds, as second
runner up.
The Vern Scown Memorial Tyro Contest
finished with a tie. Winners were Mac
Leask of Arris, B.C and Rod Morison of
Airdrie . The Tyro contest is an auction
competition for auctioneers who have
graduated from auction school within the
last two years.
Timberlind Auctions, Buck Creek, won
the best auction photo trophy. Best web
page trophy went to Charlton Auctions
and the best business card contest was
won by Henry Roy, Edson Auctions.
Laverne Buchert, Bill Morison and Dave
Sharp were in attendance to receive their
50 year pins and plaques. Don Athen
was not in attendance to receive his 50
year pin and plaque..
Wes Spencer was in attendance to
receive his 40 years member pin and
plaque. Ed Prodaniuk was also
recognized as 40 year member but was
not in attendance.
Bev Montgomery, and Marc Jubinville
were in attendance to receive their 25
year pins and plaques. The two other 25
pin recipients Alta Kimball and Dan
Skeels were not in attendance.
Distinguished Service Award was
awarded to Rick Horn of Red Deer.
The Association presented the Canadian
Cancer Society with a cheque for
$30,316.00.
Danny Hooper was recognized as the top
seller of the pictures that raise money for
the cancer society. These pictures are
Bernie Brown prints that the association
purchases and the members sell them
with all funds going to the Canadian
Cancer Society.
Next years Convention will be held in
Calgary, February 4th-6th. We will be
holding our sixth Annual All Around
Canadian Auctioneer Championship at
the convention as well.
For more information call 403-340-2070.
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General Meeting Minutes
January 20, 2015
President Don Montgomery called the meeting to order at 1:00pm. There was
approximately 54 members in attendance.
Lorraine Klepper read the minutes from the last general meeting. Colin Spencer /
Rick Wattie moved the minutes be approved as read. Carried.
Don Montgomery gave his President’s Report (attached). Wayne Orsten / Joe
Perlich moved report. Carried.
Treasurer’s Report: John Arnold gave the budget and Treasurer’s Report. Wes
Spencer Chris Williscroft moved report. Carried. Don Montgomery explained the
$15,000.00 expense to Luke Ouellette. He has been working on getting the
Mechanical Fitness Assessment ruling overturned.
Surety Committee: There are 30 people with 15,000 surety coverage and 104
with 25,000 surety coverage. Still complaints, but nothing too serious. Bill Henke /
Pete Conway moved report.
AMVIC: Keep the committee together until we have these issues completed
(attachment).
Archives: They are at Cochrane Ranch House.
Liaison: Report attached.
Legislative: Nothing to report.
Membership: Cody Hayes reported.
Education Report: 26 people took our course Alberta Auctions 101 & 201.
Web Page Report: Dwayne Leslie updated us on Global.
Finance & Investments: John Arnold (report attached).
2015 Convention: Dale Menzak —Everything ready and going well.
2016 Convention: John Perlich—Convention will be Feb 4th to 6th, Coast Hotel in
Calgary. Room rate 119.00. Salute to the ladies. They have entertainment in
place already.
All-Around Competition: Darrell Domes— 20 people in the competition.
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General Meeting Minutes
January 20, 2015 (con’t)
Tyro: 14 people entered.
BC Liaison: Bill Henke. Bill has done a lot of work on the magazine. He is asking
for help to work on getting changes in BC for auctions.
New Business
AMVIC and Mechanical Fitness Assessment and other AMVIC items were
discussed in great detail. It was agreed to let the newly formed committee to
continue and do their job. See attached letter from Alberta Transportation.
The 2017 Convention will be held in Red Deer.
Ron Sekura / Jeff Van Wert moved we keep the same auditor.
Nominations and Elections: Jeff Van Wert, Joe Perlich, Don Montgomery and
Dave Johnson have let their name stand for nomination.
From the floor:
Wayne Orsten nominated James Carlson.
Stan Tubiarz nominated Tracy Pollard.
Wes Spencer / Rick Wattie moved nominations cease.
Robert Lind, Ron Victor and Pete Conway were appointed Scrutinizers.
Elected were Jeff Van Wert, Joe Perlich, Don Montgomery, and Dave Johnson.
Rick Wattie / Wayne Orsten moved Ballots be destroyed.
Adjournment:
Robert Lind moved meeting be adjourned at 3:10 pm
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President’s Report
Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta
was an issue seems to have been
resolved in a workable fashion for all
parties concerned.
January 2015 Convention
Good afternoon and welcome to our
81st annual AGM here in Edmonton at
the Edmonton Marriot –River Cree
Resort. This meeting is made of
members calling themselves
“Auctioneers Association of Alberta”.
And this includes the “BC Chapter of
Auctioneers Association of Alberta”
whom we also represent. Not only do
we represent the Province of Alberta
& BC but we are made up of members
from all provinces excluding Quebec
and the Maritimes. We even have
members in the Yukon and as far
away as the United States of America.
Yo u c a n b e p r o u d o f y o u r
organization. We are the largest
provincial auctioneering organization
in Canada. Not only are we the envy
of all the other provincial
organizations but our practices are
watched closely by the National
Auctioneers Association in the U.S.
The last few years have been very
quiet (so to speak) with very few real
issues facing the AAA. GST is really a
non-issue anymore. The Fair Trading
Act was dealt with successfully a few
years ago. Even AMVIC has caused
us very few real issues. Anything that
However, this year started out with the
smell of smoke in the air, but no one
could find the fire. The only thing we
knew for sure was that one had
started one somewhere.
A new leader is at the helm of the
AMVIC organization and it seems that
he likes to be in charge of his
organization and anyone in it,
including the auctioneer companies
who sell vehicles for dealers and the
wholesalers.
Rule #1 that came down the pipe via
Service Alberta in the form a “Letter of
Directive” advising auction
companies that any public auction
company selling automobiles
consigned from a dealer must have a
MFA (otherwise known as a
Mechanical Fitness Assessment.)
Rule #2 states that no automotive
wholesaler could sell a vehicle
through a Public Auction Company. If
they did so they were potentially
contravening the terms of their
license. This regulation was noticed
one day while I was reading AMVIC's
February newsletter online. (Note - if
you go online now you will not find that
little memo but the rule still exists)
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President’s Report (con’t)
An emergency meeting was quickly
called that included anyone whom
this legislation really affected. This
included Michener Allen, Osman's,
Regal, Graham Auctions, Ritchie
Bros., Allan B. Olson & Montgomery
Auction Services. Others may have
been invited but at least that is who
was in attendance. Ritchie's Bros.
Lawyers from Vancouver were on
conference phone during that
meeting. Manheim and Adesa were
not in attendance as they are private
auctions, thus not being affected by
these regulations. They actually
benefit from them, creating an unfair
playing field – they of course having
the advantage.
A committee was struck that included
Jim Walsh a former Transportation
Minister from Newfoundland who is
employed by Regal, Wade Michener,
Sam Osman, Ritchie Bros. lawyer,
Raj, and Larry Graham who served as
chairperson. I was chair only of the
initial meeting and not present at any
other meeting.
Our former Minister of Transportation
Mr. Luke Oullette was contacted. He
was the minister who was originally
responsible for exempting auction
companies from requiring MFA's for
dealer consigned vehicles.
He stated that these rules were in
direct contravention of the ones he
had intended to be put in place. As he
still works very closely with our
Conservative government it was
recommended that Mr. Oullette would
be hired for a 3-month period to lobby
the Dept. of Transportation to have
these rulings changed. Namely the
ruling requiring MFA's be supplied by
every dealer. This was ratified by the
Board and Mr. Oulette was hired.
From what we understand a letter
doing just that is being expected very
shortly From the Minister of
Transportation, Mr. Drysdale. So far
we have only received promises to
this point.
AMVIC is not pleased with this
lobbying of the government Ministers.
Consequently two letters have gone
from AMVIC to the Minister of
Transportation and Service Alberta.
One asks that our request to overrule
AMVIC's ruling be disregarded and
the other stating that if the
auctioneers are exempt of AMVIC's
rulings, then too the AAA should
possibly not have a position as a
stake holders on the AMVIC board.
Or at best have only a “member at
large” position. This completely fails
to consider the fact that auction
companies sell 65% of all the vehicles
sold in Alberta. We are a required
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President’s Report (con’t)
part of the automotive liquidation for
dealers.
Mr. Oulette's contract has expired.
The committee has once again
recommended that the board
continue to use him to try and have
this matter resolved as quickly as
possible. Hopefully in our favor.
Needless to say AMVIC has
monopolized my time, Wades time,
Wayne's time, Lorraine's time and the
time of several others at least some
part of every week if not sometimes
daily.
that the auction business is in good
shape over all. But be aware it is
changing faster than maybe we
realize here in Canada – specifically
in Alberta.
As far as your board is concerned it is
very soon to be made up of young
men and women from a younger
generation. If you think that includes
you - we need a few good men and
women who are not only prepared to
“get in the fight” but who prepared to
“fight to win”. All others need not to
enlist.
Again, members of the Auctioneers
Association of Alberta, let me thank
you for allowing me to serve as your
president this year. Thank you as well
to my board members, past
Another issue that has come to the presidents and our hard working
board meetings a couple of times for secretary Lorraine Klepper. They
discussion is the idea of the AAA make my job look easy.
running and operating an auction
It has been a year of learning and
school. This idea has been tabled for
listening, a year of waiting and
now. Further research needs to be
learning patience, and a year of
done and a lot of details dealt with
reward as well. I look forward to
before this can happen.
continuing to serve you.
Auction 101 & 201 did not get the
revamping that we promised you as a
Don Montgomery
result of spending so much time with
President
AMVIC & the discussions around the
Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta
formation of an auction school.
(Well – I have good news for you –
Minister Drysdale has indeed signed
a letter overturning AMVIC's ruling!
Let me read it for you) — see page #
That is 2014 in a nut shell. I believe
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Liaison Report
For those of you that are new or
unfamiliar with what the Liaison
Directors position is about let me read
a exerpt from my original 2010 report.
by telephone. Even though British
Columbia is part of our organization
for the past 2 years I still checked in
with Bill Henke to make sure we were
satisfying our mandate within the BC
setting. I believe Bill will have his own
report as BC's liaison on our board so
I will not say any more about that.
It says "The directorship of 2010 AAA
decided that a Liaison Director should
be in place in lieu of not having a
Canadian Auction Association
speaking or acting for the general Let me briefly touch on each of the
good of the Canadian Auctioneers provinces starting with Ontario.
across Canada as a whole.
Ontario – is holding their annual
The mandate of the Liaison Director is Convention in Richmond Hill north of
to stay in contact with the provincial Toronto Feb 19, 20 & 21.
auctioneer associations periodically President Mike (Hoss ) Bertrand is
throughout the year. This is for the currently their President. He sends
purpose of:
greeting to us from their Ontario
1. Determining if there is any federal
matters that should be dealt with as
provincial organization or as a group
of provincial organizations.
organization. Ontario has about 150175 members
2. To determine if trends within the
various associations related to
membership and /or problem
situations are similar to our own.
Their Convention theme is "BACK TO
THE FUTURE" It will be dealing
mostly with online auctions. Other
topics will be estate law and gun
legislation
3. To be of assistance to other
associations if called on or have them
be of assistance to us." End of quote
Over the past year and as recently as
this week I have been in contact with
each provincial organization from
Ontario through to British Columbia
Hoss says Prices are Strong and
Auctions are Steady.
No real Issues are currently facing
auctioneers over there.
But anyone call start up an online
auction and they are popping up
everywhere.
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Liaison Report (con’t)
In general terms he says there are no
actual rules governing auctioneers in
Ontario to speak of. The organization
is far too small for the government to
concern themselves with it.
Apparently Joe Blow can start an
auction company and go to work the
next day. He may or may not require a
municipality or city license. Some
municipalities are now requiring
police checks.
Barb Richards is pumping out about
50-60 new auctioneers every year
–"About 10% are maybe getting a foot
hold for a while." Hoss says. Again
there is no real legislation in place to
govern her school and it's content.
2. The Real Estate Board does not
want auctioneers to be able to sell real
estate at all. It currently stands that
auctioneers can list and sell the real
estate by auction providing a lawyer
handles the transaction after the
auction. Fraser have tested the battle
in court and won this one.
3. MSC's (MFA's) are required to
register any vehicle in Manitoba. The
vehicle can be sold auction without an
MSC but must be declared that a
MSC is required to register it.
4. Association is getting older and
getting smaller.
Saskatchewan – James Ross is still
the association president
Manitoba – Scott Campbell owner of
Fraser Auction Services in Brandon is
President
Saskatchewan Auctioneers’
Convention is next week end Feb 6 &
7 in Saskatoon.
Sends greeting from the Manitoba
Association to our membership here.
Their convention is the last weekend
in February.
Jo-Ann Ganzert their secretary says
they are drafting a proposal to
hopefully join us in Calgary for a joint
convention next year. That being
2016. I talked to John Perlich our
convention chairman and he is
agreeable with this and says this is
still very do-able. A team member
from Saskatchewan would likely join
our planning committee.
A couple of issues facing the
Manitoba auctioneers
1. Ritchie Bros has made their
presence known so that is not sitting
well as they seem to have scooped
several auctions for the spring.
If you remember we pitched the joint
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Liaison Report (con’t)
convention idea to them back in 2013.
Unfortunately until now we really have
not heard a word from them regarding
this matter. They would have liked the
convention to happen in
Lloydminster. However, if you
remember too our membership
decided to hold the convention in
Calgary to ease the travel issues for
our BC members. Calgary was not
considered to be a hardship for
anyone coming from Saskatchewan.
Travel is not the issue, but holding
their AGM on Saskatchewan soil is a
legislative hurdle for them. I am
hoping our desire to have this joint
convention with them is not
jeopardized by this. I guess we will
see what happens.
Again greetings from Saskatchewan
Auctioneers Association was
delivered to us via their secretary.
Thank you once again for allowing me
to be your Liaison Director during
2014.
Don Montgomery
President
Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta
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Education Committee
Report 2015
The Education Committee continues
to move along at a smooth and even
pace. Only one seminar was
conducted this year. This was given on
Thursday as a lead-in to 2015
Convention. This practice seems to be
working very well. Many of those who
attend the course have stayed to
attend the convention and/or
participate in the tyro.
There were 26 attendees who
attended Auction 101 & 201. There
was very good class participation with
positive feedback.
Thanks to Ron Sekura, Lorraine
Klepper & Ron Victor for assisting me
as course facilitators. You may be
wondering why I am giving the report
as this portfolio was handed to Dale
Menzak at the beginning of last term.
However, Dale was unable to carry out
the duties due to health issues. He
asked if I would again assume my
former role as Education Director for
the balance of the year.
As alluded to in the President's report
there has been soon talk in the
direction of the association starting
their own auction college. This would
fall under the education portfolio
causing this position to change
drastically. In the meantime there are
many things to be considered before
this could become a reality.
This issue will continue to be studied.
It's outcome will depend on the wishes
of the membership and direction of the
board.
Thank you again for entrusting me with
this position. It has been a pleasure to
work in this capacity. If there is any
courses or information that you would
like to see brought to you as auctions
please let us know.
Don Montgomery, ICCA
AAA Education Director
2014 AGM Finance
Committee Report
The organization had a successful
year from a financial point of view. If a
not-for-profit organization can meet
the needs of its members and breakeven that is a successful year.
Overall revenue was on track with our
operating budget. Revenue from the
Tyro competition was down, but this
was offset by increased net revenue
from the auction competition and
education. We had a record number of
registrants in the 101 and 201 courses
this past year. All other income items
were basically on budget.
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2014 AGM Finance
Committee Report (con’t)
The significant variations to budget on
the expense side were advertising and
promotion, the magazine and
professional fees. The organization did
not do any paid advertising or
promotion this past year. The
magazine cost more because of
increased content thanks to Bill Henke
and we added some colour.
Professional fees were considerably
higher as we hired a consultant to
assist us with the AMVIC situation. All
other expense items were on budget or
within an acceptable variation.
The organization has a strong balance
sheet with the bulk of our assets held in
term deposits. The average rate of
return on our investments is around
1.75% which, while not earthshattering, is above the market
average in the current interest rate
environment.
Accounts receivable are down
considerably year over year. Thanks to
the office staff for the diligence in
collecting outstanding bills. Prepaid
expenses and deferred revenue
consists primarily of registrations
collected and invoices paid for this
year’s convention.
Submitted for your review and
approval.
John Arnold
Chair, Finance Committee
AMVIC Report
My first year on the board was fairly
uneventful as it related to the auction
industry.
The Association received a letter from
Service Alberta without any
communication whatsoever that
effective immediately a certificate of
mechanical fitness would be required.
In addition to this AMVIC issued
directives to leasing companies that
they could not sell by public auction
and published in their newsletter that
wholesalers could not sell by public
auction.
AMVIC has denied having any input
whatsoever in the issue of mechanical
fitness, but did send a letter to Alberta
Transportation requesting that the
requirement remain in effect.
In addition, they have sent a letter to
Service Alberta requesting that the
Auctioneers’ Association of Alberta no
longer have a seat at AMVIC.
Wayne Orsten
AMVIC & Automotive Committee
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2015 All Around
Auctioneers’
Competition Summary
The 5th annual All Around
Auctioneer's Competition was held in
Edmonton, Alberta on January 31. I
want to first thank all the people that
helped with the event and especially
our major sponsor, AgDealer.com.
This year's competition had 20
contestants from BC, Alberta and
Saskatchewan.
The first place customized buckle and
a cheque for $2,000.00 went to Cody
Hayes of Strathmore, AB. Cody
graduated in 1998 from the Western
College of Auctioneering in Billings,
MT. His auction company Wheatland
Auctions specializes in farm,
agricultural consignment and real
estate auctions.
The first runner up was Fredrick
Bodnarus of Saskatoon, SK and third
place went to Darrell Johnston of
Blackfald, AB.
I want to congratulate all winners and
contestants. This year, the committee
was very pleased with the
organization, a higher amount of
attendees from the public, and the
entire competition overall. Again,
congratulations to all! See you in
2016!
Committee Chair
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New Director Bio’s
Jeff Van Wert
Jeff was raised on his family’s farm near
Tilley, AB. He took all of his grade school
in Tilley enjoying growing up and
working on the farm. Jeff continued to
farm after High School and in 1995
trained as an auctioneer at the
Auctioneering Institute of Canada in
Strathmore, AB. He enjoyed using his
new skills conducting sales for local
farmers and working for Johnny
Charlton.
In the fall of 2003 they moved back to the
family farm and Jeff retained his position
at the Calgary Stockyards as a
salesman and agent for TEAM (The
Electronic Auction Market) which he still
holds. In 2006 Jeff and Sheryl took over
the family farm and Jeff rejoined Johnny
Charlton’s staff as an auctioneer. He
a l s o c o n ducted auction sales
independently under the banner of Van
Wert Auction Services.
In the fall of 1998 he moved to Moose
Jaw, SK to work for Heartland Livestock
Services as an auctioneer and
marketing rep. He worked there, living
alone until 2001, when he married a farm
girl from Rosemary, AB and she joined
him in Saskatchewan.
In 2011 Jeff & Sheryl purchased
Charlton Auction Service Ltd. and
operate this business from their farm at
Tilley.
In the fall of 2002, Jeff and Sheryl moved
to Bassano, AB to be closer to their
families and the farm. Jeff had accepted
a position at the Calgary Stockyards in
Strathmore as an auctioneer and
salesman.
Jeff continues to enjoy farming,
marketing cattle, and the opportunities
afforded to him in the auction sales
business. He and Sheryl are thankful to
be able to raise their 4 children on the
farm near family and friends and in a
great community.
Joe Perlich
Joe Perlich is a third generation
auctioneer, and was born and raised in
Lethbridge. He is very fortunate to work
for the family business Perlich Bros.
Auction Market Ltd. for many years.
Being involved in Livestock, Machinery,
Farm, Real Estate, and charity auctions.
Joe graduated in June of 2007, from
Western College of Auctioneering in
Billings, MT. He has been a member of
the Auctioneers' Association of Alberta
since 2008. Won the Vern Scown Tyro
Memorial Contest in 2009, and has been
working in the auction industry ever
since. In 2012 he became a licensed
Realtor for Residential, Commercial,
and Agricultural Real Estate.
Joe the married his bride Michelle in the
summer of 2013. He is excited and
motivated as a new Director on the
Auctioneers' Association of Alberta.
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Safety, Policy and Engineering
4999 - 98 Avenue
Twin Atria Building
EDMONTON, Alberta T6B 2X3
Canada
Telephone 780-415-1146
Fax 780-415-0782
www.transportation.alberta.ca
January 28, 2015
Mr. Don Montgomery
President
Auctioneers' Association of Alberta
R.R. #1
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 5E1
Dear Mr. Montgomery:
I would like to take this opportunity to advise you that Section 15 of the Vehicle
Inspection Regulation has been amended to exempt vehicles sold through a sale by
public auction from the requirement to give a Mechanical Fitness Assessment to the
buyer before entering into a contract to sell a motor vehicle.
The Ministerial Order for this amendment was signed on January 22, 2015 and will
be published in the Alberta Gazette on February 14, 2015.
Alberta Transportation is working with Service Alberta to develop a joint
communication plan which will outline this amendment.
Mr. Montgomery I would ask that you clearly communicate to your members that
this exemption only applies to motor vehicles sold through a “public auction”.
Vehicles sold by dealers through any other means, such as consignment lots, will
require a Mechanical Fitness Assessment to be provided to the buyer. I would also
suggest that in an effort to avoid complaints and unnecessary investigations that
buyers are made aware through education and awareness that vehicles sold through
an auction should be considered to be in an “as is” condition.
Thank you for providing me with the Auctioneer's Association of Alberta's position
on this issue as it was very helpful in coming to a reasonable resolution.
I trust that your association will be pleased with this change.
Sincerely,
Denis Boissonnault
Executive Director, Safety & Compliance Services
cc: Luke Ouellette
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Distinguished
Service Award
Thank you.
Firstly, I would like to thank the
Auctioneers’ Association, the Directors
and Committee for nominating and
awarding me with the Distinguished
Services Award at the 2015
Auctioneers’ Convention. It was
certainly a surprise and a very
humbling experience for me.
Something I will never forget.
Thank you to President Don
Montgomery and his crew for hosting a
great convention. Thank you to all the
auctioneers in both competitions and
congratulations to the winners out of a
great field of auctioneers.
Congratulations to Davie, Bill, Wes,
Lavern and the other auctioneers for
your long-time membership awards.
Thank you Davie for your inspirational
speech for the award that I thought you
had been nominated for.
And to Ron Victor at the door for
making sure my hair was okay.
Sorry, Wes, I should have got more for
your picture. I’ll keep practicing and
maybe do better next time.
It was a great time and thank you,
Lorraine, for all the work you do for the
auctioneers and the association
keeping everything organized.
Thank you friends,
Rick Horn,
Red Deer
Rick Horn receiving his Distinguished Service Award from Dave Sharp
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Watchdog for Motor
Vehicle Industry
‘Misusing’ Powers
Karen Kleiss—Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - A leaked ministerial
memo revealed Monday the agency that
protects Albertans from unscrupulous
car dealers is allegedly conducting
biased investigations and abusing its
powers under the law.
The letter, released by the Wildrose
opposition, shows an internal
government investigation found multiple
“serious” concerns, including unjust
conduct of investigations and “misuse”
of penalties.
The letter also reveals that since April
2013, 60 per cent of the investigators
have left the organization, and overall
staff turnover stands at 70 per cent.
“Several of the identified concerns are
serious,” Service Alberta Minister
Stephen Khan wrote in the letter to
Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council
board chair Wayne Paulsen.
His list goes on to highlight allegations of
“misuse of administrative enforcement
tools” as well as “concerns that the
actions taken have not been reached in
a manner that is fair, impartial and open.”
AMVIC’s job is to oversee the motor
vehicle industry under the terms of the
Fair Trading Act, which was passed in
1999 in part to improve consumer
confidence in the industry.
In an interview Monday, Khan said the
investigation was launched in early
2014, but he refused to say what
triggered it.
Stephen Khan
While his letter says the department has
“concluded” the Investigative
Operational Review, he insisted the
document is a “draft” and said it would
not be fair to the board of AMVIC to
release the review to the public. He also
refused to commit to publicly releasing
the report when it is finalized.
Khan acknowledged there are “ongoing
issues” with the organization, but did not
elaborate except to say that he met with
the board Monday and he is confident
the organization continues to work on
behalf of Albertans.
“I’m not going to say that there aren’t …
some ongoing issues,” Khan said. “This
isn’t about AMVIC not doing their job.
We’re confident that AMVIC is doing
their job, this is about AMVIC being able
to do their job better.”
Wildrose critic Rick Strankman said the
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Watchdog for Motor
Vehicle Industry
‘Misusing’ Powers (con’t)
letter “paints a troubling picture of the
state of the board governing our motor
vehicle industry.
“An industry council that is executing
partial rulings on regulations and is
misusing administrative enforcement
tools has the potential to be devastating
to many of those involved within the
industry — auction houses, mechanics,
car salesmen and car owners,” he said.
“If these allegations are true, there are
several PC ministers and the current
premier who need to answer to
Albertans why these serious allegations
have gone unaddressed.”
Thank You From
Hugh Sangster’s Family
To the Auctioneers’ Association of
Alberta
On behalf of my son, Scott, and myself,
Hugh’s wife, we would like to express
our heartfelt thanks to everyone from the
Auctioneers’ Association with your
messages of support and concern
during the most difficult time of Hugh’s
short battle with cancer.
Over the years, this annual convention
became such a huge part of Hugh’s work
which he thoroughly enjoyed each year
and would have been more than
honored to have been able to attend and
receive the 2014 President’s Award
plaque. Hugh not only enjoyed the
preparation and work for the
conventions, but also the many people
he met over the years.
We are proud to have this plaque in our
home honoring Hugh for all of his
participation, contributions and
dedication towards the Auctioneers’
Conventions.
Hugh is so deeply loved and missed.
Once again, THANK YOU from Debbie
and Scott and all the best in your future
conventions.
With Deepest Sympathy
Len was a member of the
Auctioneers’ Association of
Alberta for many years. Len
was born on July 11, 1945 in
Two Hill, Alberta to Andrew
Shwed and Mary Jorgensen.
Len Shwed
July 11, 1945 —
December 16, 2014
Auctioneering in Mason city,
Iowa. He had an auction job
waiting for him at Vold, Jones
& Vold in Ponoka, AB.
He later moved to Rocky
Mountain House, AB, where
He graduated on March 16, h e s t a r t e d L e n ’ s
1968 from the Reisch Auctioneering.
American School of
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Convention Highlights
Tyro Contestants
Alberta Auctions 101 & 201 Class
New Director, Joe Perlich
Bev Montgomery receiving her 25-year pin
New director, Jeff Van Wert, and his wife, Sheryl
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Convention Highlights
Lavern Bouchert receiving 50-year plaque from Don Montgomery
Wes Spencer receiving 40-year plaque from Don Montgomery
Marc Jubinville receiving his 25-year plaque from Don Montgomery
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2016 Convention
February 4—6, 2016
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Saturday’s
Entertainment:
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