REAL ESTATE

CMHC honors B.C. resident
with prestigious nat’] award

PHILIP (PIP) Holmes was
recently presented Canada
Mortgage and Housing
Corporation’s (CMHC)
Distinguished Realtor
Award at the annual Cana-
dian Real Estate Association
(CREA) conference in Vic-
toria.

“It’s very fitting that we
honor, at this conference in
Victoria, Mr. Holmes who
was born and educated here
and who, for more than. 20
years, was the president of a
real estate business founded
by his great grandfather,”
said CMHC chairman,
Claude Bennett in pres-
eniing the award on behalf
of Elmer MacKay, minister
responsible for CMHC.

CMHC’s Distinguished
Realtor Award is presented
annuaily to individuals
within the real estate com-
munity who have
distinguished themselves
through their accomplish-
ments. “This year’s winner
has done so locally, provin-
cially, nationally and inter-
nationally,”’ noted Bennett.

Internationally, Holmes
served as president of the
Canadian Chapter of the
Paris-based International
Real Estate Federation
(FIABC Canada) and was

the first Canadian to serve
as FLABC's world president.
In that capacity, he headed
FIABC’s delegation at a
number of United Nations’
functions, including the
World Habitat conference in
Vancouver. He was chair-
man of the FIABC World
Congress when it was held
in Toronto.

His directorships have in-
cluded the United States
National Association of Re-
altors.

At the aational level, he
has held a number of posi-
tions with CREA,
culminating in the presiden-
cy. He is a fellow of the
Rea! Estate Institute of
Canada and was a member
of the Canadian Housing
Design Council.

He served as president of
the British Columbia
Association of Real Estate
Boards, and as Governor of
the Professional Division of
the Real Estate Institute of
British Columbia.

In his native Victoria,
Holmes has held several
Positions of prominence in-
cluding the presidency of:
the Victoria Real Estate
Board; the Victoria
Downtown Business
Association; the Victoria
Insurance Agents Associa-

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tion; and the Greater Vic-
toria Chamber of Com-
merce.

He also served as chair-
man of the Provincial Capi-
tal Commission and Vice-
Chairman of the Board of
Governors of the University
of Victoria.

Holmes is a member of
the Board of Gevernors of
the Victoria Commonwealth
Games Society and is in-
volved in the preparations
for the 15th Commonwealth
Games which will be held in
Victoria in 1994.

In addition to all of these
achievements, Holmes serv-
ed in the Royal Canadian
Air Force during the Second
World War, and retired as a
squadron leader. He receiv-
ed the Distinguished Flying
Crass.

He is honorary aide-de-
camp to the current
lieutenant-governor of Brit-
ish Columbia, a position he
has held with three previous
lieutenant-governors of the
Province. He is also an
honorary colonel of the H
{Victoria) Service Battalion.

“It should come as no
surprise that such a
distinguished individual has
been named an honorary
citizen of the City of Vic-
toria,’’ added Bennett.

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