NoTES & NEwS
Notes from the Leadership
By Dan Little, CPA, FCA, Simon Philp, CPA, FCMA, and David Sale, CPA, FCGA
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hat a difference a year makes! Last September—a mere four months after signing the
three-way merger agreement—we launched our flagship member publication,
CPABC in Focus, the first unified CPA magazine in the country. Now, as we embark
on our second year of publication, we’re celebrating several other milestones on the
road to the full unification of the profession in BC.
One major milestone was met in May, when we released the first joint CPABC annual report.
The following month, the CA and CMA legacy bodies held their annual general meetings,*
and a new CMABC Board and ICABC Council were elected. We would like to thank pastpresident Karen Christiansen, CPA, FCA, and past-chair Tammy Towill, CPA, FCMA, for their
dedication and leadership over the last year. Together with past-chair Candace Nancke, CPA, FCGA,
Karen and Tammy made tremendous strides in realizing the goal of three-way unification.
Building on their legacy, the three of us, together with every member of the Transitional Steering
Committee (TSC), are committed to bringing unification to fruition.
Unification means bringing our people together, so we’re pleased to