I had the privilege of being a guest on the Simi Sara show on CKNW a couple of  months ago, and then again today, talking about how mediation can be used to resolve even the most entrenched of disputes. Specifically Simi was interested in whether or not mediation could be a useful tool in the […]

It is our Thanksgiving today, and whether it be today or sometime during this last weekend, Canadian families across the country are gathering around tables laden with goodness. Many families, like mine, engage in one of the few remaining somber traditions, going around the table to give thanks for each of our unique blessings. I […]

We enter agreements every day – agreements big and small, inconsequential and monumental. How satisfied we are post-agreement depends on our expectations. Dickens’ expectations were merely great; some have expectations that verge on the absurd. I recently reviewed a contract that used the language “throughout the universe in perpetuity”. I kid you not. To all the […]

I’m excited to announce that I’ve recently been appointed Roster Manager for the Civil and Family Rosters of Mediate B.C. In addition to mediating and managing Quantum, as Roster Manager I will oversee all aspects of Roster membership, liase with law groups, corporations and legal interest groups to raise awareness of and proficiency with mediation, […]

Whenever anyone asks me what I do for a living, and I tell them I’m a mediator, invariably their first response is “oh, like when people get divorced or separated?”. There appears to be a commonly held misconception out there that mediation is limited to helping divorcing couples work out their separation. Clearly, the family […]