First round of Canadian Mortgage Awards finalists unveiled

Starting today MortgageBrokerNews.ca will begin unveiling finalists for the Canadian Mortgage Awards – set to draw hundreds of industry professionals to Toronto's Liberty Grand May 9.

Starting today MortgageBrokerNews.ca will begin unveiling finalists for the Canadian Mortgage Awards – set to draw hundreds of industry professionals to Toronto's Liberty Grand  May 9.

The mortgage broker event of the season – presented by FDS Broker Services – is expected to draw more than 600 attendees. With spaces limited, organizers are advising the industry to book tables now.

PWC will act as the official ballot accountants of the awards, ensuring a fairness and accuracy and, as always, nominees represent some of the industry’s biggest names in their respective categories.

“The nominees for the ‘Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year’ award represent the best of the best in this ever-growing mortgage business segment,” Tim Duce, president of KMI Publishing and Events, said. “And those nominated in the ‘Community Service Effort of the Year’ should all be commended for their dedication not only to the mortgage industry but to their individual communities as well.”

Without further ado, here are the finalists for each of those categories.

Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year finalists:
Chad Robinson of 360 Best Interest Mortgages Inc.
Dale Bilton of Dominion Lending Centres Commercial and Residential Mortgages
David Beckingham of Dominion Lending Centres Commercial Capital
Michel Durand of Mortgage Alliance Commercial Canada
Mike Chiu of Capital West Mortgage Inc.
Sandy Harrington of IC Funding Financial
 
Community Service Effort of the Year finalists:
Carmen Alpaerts of Invis Any Mortgage For You
Gary Mauris of Dominion Lending Centres
Deb White of Dominion Lending Centres White House Mortgages
Graham Reimer of Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Excellence
Heidi Dandurand of Mortgage Architects Central Alberta Mortgages
Verico Dreyer Group Mortgages
Paul Therien of Centum Financial Group Inc.
Stephen Gregory of Isaix
 
Stay tuned tomorrow as we unveil the nominees for the next round of categories.

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