Garth Rustand

Garth Rustand’s work has helped consumers successfully navigate the complexities of the financial services and real estate industries, first as the co-founder and managing partner of Investors-Aid.ca and now as a partner in RealWatch Media.

This includes managing and producing online services, publications, reports, courses, videos, PowerPoints, and websites for Investors-Aid, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Federal Government), Ontario Securities Commission, Questrade, Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, CPA Alberta, BC Institute of Technology, Capilano University, and Vancouver School Board, among others.

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RealWatch has recently completed the course “Climate Risk in Real Estate Valuation” for the Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers in text, audio, and French translation.

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We will launch the “Lender’s Guide to Climate Risk in Real Estate Valuation” across Canada this year.

 

Garth has a Bachelor of Arts (Applied Sciences) from Simon Fraser University and the Canadian Investment Managers Designation (CIM).

 

Kevin Lonsdale

Kevin Lonsdale worked in the Banking and Financial Services industry for thirty years having held positions in Retail and Commercial Banking as well as Branch Management with HSBC, BMO, and RBC. In 2015 Kevin made a career change joining the Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers as Executive Director a position he held for 10 years. In 2016 Kevin was appointed by Order in Council to the Real Estate Council of British Columbia for a one-year term and then reappointed in 2017 to a second one-year term. He also sat as a committee member on the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Mortgage Brokering Stakeholder Advisory Committee from May 2022 – May 2024.

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Kevin is now a partner with RealWatch Media contributing to the “Climate Risk in Real Estate Valuation” course for the Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers (CNAREA) and “Lender’s Guide to Climate Risk in Real Estate Valuation”.

Kevin has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Simon Fraser University, Personal Financial Planning (PFP) diploma and the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) through the Canadian Securities Institute. In 2020 Kevin was awarded the Designated Appraiser Residential (DAR) from the Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraiser.

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