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RE/MAX Quest for Excellence

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:48:00 GMT

The REMAX Quest for Excellence scholarship program is a cash scholarship that recognizes students for their ongoing community contributions and pursuit of leadership. Through this scholarship program, REMAX Canada is pleased to offer 40 scholarships of $1,000 each to students across Canada (except for Quebec).

The 2026 Quest for Excellence program will invite eligible students to write and submit an essay based on one of three key themes: charitable community contribution; the vision for a brighter future; and ensuring Canadians have a safe, secure and affordable place to call “home.”

“At REMAX Canada, we understand the importance of supporting the communities where we live and work,” says Don Kottick, President of REMAX Canada. “Through initiatives like the Quest for Excellence, we aim to not just help students achieve their educational goals, but to also inspire a culture of giving back. These programs serve as a beacon, illuminating future leaders within our communities.”

“The 2026 Quest for Excellence scholarship program is about more than just providing financial assistance; it’s about recognizing students who are dedicated to their communities and driven by a passion for leadership. We look forward to receiving more powerful stories and ideas shared by students who are striving for a better future.”

The 2026 Quest for Excellence Scholarship Program is now open for submissions until March 6th 2026. Click the button below.'

Quest For Excellence entry submission

How To Enter:

To apply for the Quest for Excellence scholarship, eligible students are invited to write and submit an online essay that is a minimum of 500 words in length, answering one of the following questions:

What does a “bright future” look like for you?
How have you demonstrated leadership or charity within your community to make it a better place?
How can we ensure fair and affordable housing for all Canadians?

Please follow us on social media (@REMAXCANADA) for the lasted updates!

The winners will be announced in early April 2026 and contacted via email.

Eligibility

To be eligible, entrants must be a Grade 12 student attending high school in Canada in the September 2025 – June 2026 academic year. Entrants must not have previously participated in a commencement ceremony.

Should you have any questions please email: questforexcellence@remax.ca. Do not email your essay, please enter at the link provided above.

One entry per person.

REMAX Canada will review the essay submissions and award 40 scholarships, of $1,000 each, to qualifying Grade 12 students.

Read the full rules and regulations here.

*All essay entries become the property of REMAX Canada. Photos and names of winners may be published in print or in digital formats and shared with media. Each REMAX office is independently owned and operated.

RE/MAX Big Give Golf Tournament for CMN-BCCHF 2024

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:46:00 GMT

RE/MAX Big Give Golf Tournament for CMN-BCCHF (our partners) and our spotlight charity BCMHF 2024 ~ our 3 RE/MAX Select Westcoast offices raised a grand total of $64,958.64 in June; our largest so far and what a success it was. Thank you again to all our generous sponsors, donors, agents, golfers, diners and our incredible team and our golf-coordinator, Troy.

Amarjeet, Stacey, Ashley, Marlee Jannelle, Val
Missing: Vargha, Bryanna & Susan

CMN-BCCHF rep: Alana
BCMHF rep: Laura

Also, thx to UGC for hosting. We have decided to take at least a year off and will reassess beginning of fall next year for 2026. Thank you Everyone!

RE/MAX Quest for Excellence Scholarship Program

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:30:00 GMT

The RE/MAX Quest for Excellence scholarship program is a cash scholarship that recognizes students for their ongoing community contributions and pursuit of leadership. Through this scholarship program, RE/MAX Canada is pleased to offer 40 scholarships of $1,000 each to students across Canada (except for Quebec).

The 2025 Quest for Excellence program will invite eligible students to write and submit an essay based on one of three key themes: charitable community contribution; the vision for a brighter future; and ensuring Canadians have a safe, secure and affordable place to call “home.”

“At RE/MAX Canada, we understand the importance of supporting the communities where we live and work,” says Christopher Alexander, President, RE/MAX Canada. “Through initiatives like the Quest for Excellence, we aim to not just help students achieve their educational goals, but to also inspire a culture of giving back. These programs serve as a beacon, illuminating future leaders within our communities.”

“The 2025 Quest for Excellence scholarship program is about more than just providing financial assistance; it’s about recognizing students who are dedicated to their communities and driven by a passion for leadership,” says Anthony Volpini, Executive Director, Marketing at RE/MAX Canada. “We look forward to receiving more powerful stories and ideas shared by students who are striving for a better future.”

How To Enter:

What does a “bright future” look like for you?
How have you demonstrated leadership or charity within your community to make it a better place?
How can we ensure fair and affordable housing for all Canadians?

The 2025 Quest for Excellence scholarship program is open until March 9 2025 11:59PM ET.

SUBMIT ESSAY HERE

Who is Eligible?

To be eligible, entrants must be a Grade 12 student attending high school in Canada in the September 2024 – June 2025 academic year. Entrants must not have previously participated in a commencement ceremony.

Should you have any questions please email: questforexcellence@remax.ca. Do not email your essay, please enter at the link provided above.

One entry per person.

RE/MAX Canada will review the essay submissions and award 40 scholarships, of $1,000 each, to qualifying Grade 12 students.

Read the full rules and regulations here.

*All essay entries become the property of RE/MAX Canada. Photos and names of winners may be published in print or in digital formats and shared with media. Each RE/MAX office is independently owned and operated.

About the RE/MAX Canada Quest for Excellence:

The Quest for Excellence scholarship program is an annual program that started in 2000 in Western Canada. Prior to expanding across Canada, the program awarded $16,000 in scholarships to 16 students in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territory, in the amount of $1,000 per scholarship. To date, RE/MAX has disbursed $384,000 through the Quest for Excellence scholarship program. For more information, please visit https://blog.remax.ca/quest-for-excellence/

RE/MAX Big Give Golf Tournament 2023

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:57:00 GMT

So happy our 3 RE/MAX offices raised $57,413.07 overall for BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and our spotlight charity, BC Mental Health Foundation from our RE/MAX Big Give Golf Tournament at UGC. Thanks to all our sponsors, agents, golfers, diners, participants and our team of volunteers for their generous donations.

Representatives – Jodi Young from BCCHF and Laura Accili from BCMHF. Looking forward to 2024 – RE/MAX Westcoast/RE/MAX Select Properties/RE/MAX Select Realty – Stacey Leanne Davidson Jannelle de la Torre Marlee Udashkin Tecks Susan Upton Pockett – missing Ashley Macintosh Bryanna Baker Vargha Akhtarkhavari Amarjeet Singh Lorna Slimman Allison Cimoszko Richard Laurendeau Cory Raven

RE/MAX BIG GIVE 2022 GOLF TOURNAMENT for CMN-BCCHF

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT

Our RE/MAX Big Give Golf Tournament on Sept 9, 2022 with our 3 offices: RE/MAX Westcoast in Richmond, RE/MAX Select Properties and RE/MAX Select Realty both in Vancouver was a success! We raised a total of $31,000 with $23,350 for CMN-BC Children’s Hospital Foundation- BCCHF and $7,750 for our spotlight charity, BC Mental Health Foundation – BCMHF. Thank you to all our sponsors, donors, golfers, agents, all participants and UGC for hosting with a lovely buffet dinner.

Richard Laurendeau Marlee Udashkin Tecks Jannelle de la Torre Angela Dinnell Chris Dinnell Stacey Leanne Davidson missing Lisa Siperko Allison Cimoszko Cory Raven

RE/MAX Named First Official Real Estate Brokerage Brand of the NBA in Canada

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:03:00 GMT

Partnership Marks First in New Category for the NBA in Canada, Will Engage Network of 20,000 Canadian Brokers and Agents

TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2022 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and RE/MAX, Canada’s largest network of real estate agents, today announced a multiyear agreement that makes RE/MAX and its realtors the Official Real Estate Agents of the NBA in Canada. This marks the league’s first marketing agreement with a real estate brokerage brand and coincides with NBA All-Star 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio during the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season.

The NBA and RE/MAX will tip-off the multiyear agreement with a national contest giving Canadian fans the chance to win a trip to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fans can enter the contest at nbacontest.com/allstar.

Beginning this year, the NBA and RE/MAX will launch social media campaigns and leverage new marketing platforms, providing fans and prospective clients with unique opportunities to get closer to the NBA in Canada.

“The NBA has grown rapidly in Canada and just like our network of over 20,000 brokers and agents, they have built a diverse and engaged fan base that spans coast to coast,” says Christopher Alexander, President, RE/MAX Canada. “As the official real estate agents of the NBA in Canada, we are excited to align with an organization that shares similar values and allows us to engage our consumers in unique ways.”

“We’re thrilled to bring RE/MAX and its extensive network of brokers and agents into the NBA family as we break ground in a new category,” said NBA Canada Managing Director, Leah MacNab. “Our organizations share foundational values and operate with a community-oriented approach to engaging consumers. We look forward to offering new opportunities to RE/MAX’s associates and clients nationwide.”

For more information, fans in Canada can follow the NBA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. A full range of official NBA merchandise is available at the NBA Store in Canada by visiting NBAStore.ca.

About the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

About the RE/MAX Network
As one of the leading global real estate franchisors, RE/MAX, LLC is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings (NYSE: RMAX) with more than 140,000 agents in almost 9,000 offices across more than 110 countries and territories. Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX, as measured by residential transaction sides. RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence. RE/MAX agents have lived, worked and served in their local communities for decades, raising millions of dollars every year for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® and other charities. To learn more about RE/MAX, to search home listings or find an agent in your community, please visit www.remax.com. For the latest news about RE/MAX, please visit news.remax.com

RE/MAX BIG GIVE 2021 GOLF TOURNAMENT for CMN-BCCHF

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:06:00 GMT

RE/MAX BIG GIVE 2021 GOLF TOURNAMENT for CMN – BC Children’s Hospital Foundation with Allison Hepworth and our spotlight charity BC Mental Health Foundation with Laura Accili. We were able to raise $45,000 this year thanks to all our incredible sponsors and golfers who came out in the torrential rain, management, accounting staff and UGC.

We are looking forward to our 2022 event!

Richard Laurendeau Angela Dinnell Lorna Slimman Chris Dinnell Stacey Leanne Davidson Scott Dinnell Marlee Udashkin Tecks Lisa Siperko Valerie Chan Laurendeau Jannelle de la Torre.

RE/MAX 2022 Quest for Excellence®

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:07:00 GMT

The Quest for Excellence program is a bursary program for grade 12 students in Western Canada. It was established by RE/MAX of Western Canada to recognize the success and ongoing pursuits of Western Canadian students in regard to leadership and community contribution initiatives.

What is Awarded?

RE/MAX of Western Canada will award 16 bursaries of $1,000 each to qualifying Grade 12 students. In addition, each award includes a Certificate of Excellence signed by the Regional Executive Vice President of RE/MAX of Western Canada. Winners will be notified in April 2022.

Who Can Participate?

The Quest for Excellence is open to all Grade 12 students attending high school from September 2021 – June 2022. Grade 12 students may not have participated in graduation commencement ceremonies in the past. Applicants must be a resident of one of the following provinces/territories.

British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Yukon Territory
Northwest Territory

What is Required?

Students are to convey the contributions they have made to their communities in a short online essay, maximum 1,250 words. Key qualities students should demonstrate are leadership, motivation and communication skills. Other attributes may include volunteering, participation in charitable events or fundraising, and contributions that enrich the lives of others and their communities.

SUBMIT ESSAY HERE

RE/MAX 2022 Quest for Excellence program will open for submission on September 13th, 2021 until March 14th, 2022.

For questions regarding this program, please email Marie Sheppy at msheppy@remax.net

Note: All entries become the property of RE/MAX of Western Canada

RE/MAX of Western Canada Quest for Excellence 2020

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:09:00 GMT

We are so proud of our Quest for Excellence bursary program! Since the program launched in 2000, we’ve awarded $272,000 to help further students education!The program is currently open to students who will be graduating in 2021. For more info on the Quest for Excellence program, click here.

REALTORS Care® Blanket Drive

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:47:00 GMT

Many vulnerable people depend on our donations every year. Even though this year is different, we can still give! https://bit.ly/3noVw5k

RE/MAX Community Care Award

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:49:00 GMT

Our 3 RE/MAX Offices Westcoast, Select Properties and Select Realty were a recipient of the RE/MAX Western Canada Community Care Award for our Big Give Golf Fundraiser for CMN – supporting BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and our spotlight charity BC Mental Health raising close to $100,000 from 2015-2019 – Elton Ash, myself, Lorna Slimman, Lisa Siperko, Sandra Ens, Allison Cimoszko, Marlee Tecks, Richard Laurendeau, Stacey Davidson – missing Cory Raven, Jannelle de la Torre, Amy Trebelco, Grace Carveth

RE/MAX Big Give 2019 Golf Tournament

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:51:00 GMT

Cheque presentation to Allison Hepworth from BCCHF, our RE/MAX partnership with CMN and Kathryn Proudfoot from BCMHA, our spotlight charity. Our RE/MAX Big Give Golf Tournament 2019 raised over $25,000 from our 3 RE/MAX offices – Select Properties, Select Realty and Westcoast. Thank you to our donors, sponsors and agents for your contributions. This would not happen without all of you. Looking forward to next year!

Fundraiser Committee: Amy Trebelco Ashley Tsai Lorna Slimman Val Laurendeau Marlee Udashkin Tecks Stacey Leanne Davidson and missing: Lisa Siperko Grace Carveth and Jannelle de la Torre Sandra Ens

Client Appreciation Event

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:54:00 GMT

My Annual Client Appreciation Event on our boat…thank you to my clients, referral partners and future clients for coming out in the rain on our boat…great conversations that we had no time for photos except for these appies at the beginning of the event…grateful for your trust and loyalty

Richmond Student Receives Bursary from RE/MAX

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:56:00 GMT

Richmond, BC (June 13, 2019) – Richard Laurendeau of RE/MAX Westcoast in Richmond, BC, is pleased to announce Megan Estrada of Hugh Boyd Secondary School is one of the sixteen students chosen from Western Canada to receive the RE/MAX 2019 ‘Quest for Excellence’ bursary valued at $1,000.

The annual RE/MAX Quest for Excellence program encourages graduating students from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and Northwest Territories to submit an essay detailing the contributions they have made to their communities. The bursary winners have all demonstrated exceptional motivation, leadership, and communication skills.

“This year’s Quest for Excellence winners have all shown leadership qualities far beyond their age,” says Marie Sheppy, Manager, Corporate Affairs, RE/MAX of Western Canada. “It’s amazing to see how much of a positive impact these individuals have made to their communities.”

“The Quest for Excellence program gives us an opportunity to acknowledge amazing young leaders throughout Western Canada,” said Elton Ash, Regional Executive Vice President, RE/MAX of Western Canada. “RE/MAX is honored to support these inspirational students. Congratulations to all of the 2018 recipients!”

Quest for Excellence Bursary Winners are as follows:

• Timothy Bayer, Cold Lake, AB
• Sage Benet, Kitimat, BC
• Austin Cavan, Grande Prairie, AB
• Megan Estrada, Richmond, BC
• Courtney Fornasero, Kelowna, BC
• Rikki Frost-Hunt, Stonewall, MB
• Manroop Ghuman, Surrey, BC
• Keeley Hatch, Sherwood Park, AB

• Brittany Krammer, Prince Albert, SK
• Ken Liang, Vancouver, BC
• Jessica Nott, Winnipeg, MB
• Simon Rai, Port Coquitlam, BC
• Olivia Rokochy, Swift Current, SK
• Leann Rompain, Victoria, BC
• Shamama Siddiqui, Edmonton, AB
• Sarah Zaitlin, Calgary, AB

About the RE/MAX Network
RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence. Over 115,000 agents provide RE/MAX a global reach of more than 100 countries and territories. RE/MAX is Canada’s leading real estate organization with more than 20,000 Sales Associates and over 900 independently-owned and operated offices nationwide. RE/MAX, LLC, one of the world’s leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, is a subsidiary of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RMAX). With a passion for the communities in which its agents live and work, RE/MAX is proud to have raised more than $150 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® and other charities. For more information about RE/MAX, to search home listings or find an agent in your community, please visit www.remax.ca.

RE/MAX Fundraiser for BCCHF

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:05:00 GMT

Before the year is over, we want to announce that our 3 RE/MAX offices: Westcoast, Select Properties and Select Realty raised a total of $22,000 with $17,000 going to BCCHF, our CMN partner and $5000 to this year’s spotlight charity, BCMHA. This was accomplished by our Fundraiser Committee made up of agents, who volunteered their time and efforts for the Big Give 2018 Golf Tournament and BBQ Dinner. Huge thank you to our sponsors and those who made donations to our silent and live auctions.

Client Appreciation Event!

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:08:00 GMT

The rain held off for my Client Appreciation Event! Thank you for my clients and referral partners who spent an afternoon on our boat. It was great to see everyone. Hope to see the ones who missed it next year. Many thanks and appreciation for your past, present and future trust in me in assisting you in your real estate needs!!

RE/MAX Top 100 Achievers – March 2018

Fri, 04 May 2018 15:10:00 GMT

I still can’t believe this…found out I’m in the top 100 for RE/MAX Western Canada in the category of Residential-Individuals MTD for March 2018 from BC to Manitoba. I had set specific goals in the last 2 yrs & 4 months when I decided go on my own after learning exponentially from 2 different top producing teams in our office for combined 8 yrs. This particular achievement, whether MTD or YTD, was never in my sights. I’m grateful to my mentors, professional and personal coaches, friends, my kids for being my cheerleaders and my managing broker husband. Most of all, thank you to my clients, some of you who I have not even met in person. Thank you for your unconditional trust, the friendships and business relationships that we have developed by working together. Thank you for the privilege of working with you to assist you, in achieving your goals.

2017 RE/MAX Westcoast awards

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:11:00 GMT

Some of our many 2017 RE/MAX Westcoast 100% Club members at our awards breakfast with Harold Shury, Tim Pember, Carmen McCracken, Martin Dash, Shamir Charania, Valerie Laurendeau and Frances Li with broker/manager Richard Laurendeau

The numbers are in!

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:11:00 GMT

The numbers are in! Our fundraising committee from our 3 RE/MAX offices – Select Properties, Select Realty and Westcoast helped raise over $20,000 for Children’s Miracle Network CMN for our local BC Children’s Hospital Foundaton BCCHF thanks to our agents, admin staff, mortgage affiliates and esp. to our generous donors and sponsors of our golf tourney, silent and live auctions! We could not have done this without you all!

Allison Hepworth from BCCHF, Lorna Slimann, Val Laurendeau, Jannelle de la Torre, Amy Trebelco, Leon Cheliadin, Shelley Culin and Marlee Tecks

2017 RE/MAX “THE BIG GIVE” GOLF AND BBQ

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:18:00 GMT

On July 26, agents from sister offices: RE/MAX Select Properties, RE/MAX Westcoast and RE/MAX Select Realty, will come together to host “The Big Give” Golf & BBQ with optional golf tournament at UBC Golf Course and the RE/MAX summer BBQ at Brock House in support of BC Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN).

Collectively in 2016, we raised $25,000 with our RE/MAX “The Big Give” Beach Party (an increase from the $10,215 raised at the “RE/MAX Select 5K Walk” in 2015), and we hope to surpass that amount with a new goal of $30,000 in 2017.

Each office is competing for top fundraiser, so please select the corresponding Realtor™ office fundraising page below, and help your Realtor™ win!

RE/MAX Select Properties
RE/MAX Westcoast
RE/MAX Select Realty

Every element that makes BC Children’s Hospital so important to BC’s kids would not be possible without the generosity of their supporters and friends. From the tiniest toy that puts a smile on a young person’s face, to the groundbreaking pediatric research that’s helping to find better treatments and cures for many devastating childhood diseases, your donation helps ensure that the most precious members of our society – our children – receive the best possible care.

On behalf of all of us – RE/MAX agents and offices, as well as the patients, parents, staff and volunteers at BC Children’s Hospital, thank you for your generosity and for caring for our children and their future.

Steveston Salmon Festival

Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:19:00 GMT

Happy 150th Canada Day!! Hope everyone had a spectacular long weekend! Our RE/MAX truck and hot air balloon basket took 1st prize…3rd time in 5 years in the 72nd annual Steveston Salmon Festival Parade! The best turnout yet!

REBGV Baseball Tourney 2017

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:21:00 GMT

REBGV Baseball Tourney 2017 with our RE/MAX Westcoast, Select Properties and Select Realty offices.