Twenty-Five (25) years experience as Property Agent/Negotiator for government bodies providing property valuation and negotiation expertise for the purpose of acquiring land for public use.  Negotiated settlements include properties and owners with high public profiles and multi-million dollar compensation packages.  Claims successfully settled include those for land, buildings, timber, gravel, minerals, flooding and groundwater contamination.

Twenty-Three (23) years experience as Expropriation Consultant/Negotiator for government bodies negotiating final settlements of compensation with claimants and/or their representatives relating to expropriated properties and damage claims as well as assisting legal counsel in preparations for and attendance at trials, appeals, arbitrations and Expropriation Compensation Board compensation and cost hearings where settlements are not reached.  Attended with and assisted legal counsel in litigation procedures arising from the Expropriation Act in proceedings before the BC Court of Appeal, BC Supreme Court, BC Expropriation Compensation Board, mediations and private arbitrations.

 Seven (7) years experience managing land acquisition programs for major public infrastructure programs encompassing all issues and areas of the property acquisition process, including planning and overseeing the execution of the land acquisition strategy, developing compensation policies, managing employees and sub consultants, reporting, budgeting and forecasting of expenditures.

Invited guest speaker on property valuation, acquisition issues and project delivery to the British Columbia Expropriation Association Fall Seminars (2001, 2003, 2005, 2013) and Appraisal Institute of Canada National Conference (2007).

Elizabeth A. Aberdeen, AACI, P.App

Twenty-Nine (29) years of fee appraisal experience in a wide variety of property types including industrial, commercial, office, agricultural and residential.

Specialization in the preparation of reports for litigation purposes including expropriation and lease arbitration.  Extensive experience in narrative and form appraisals for acquisition and financing purposes.  Clients include governmental agencies, private owners and major lending institutions.

Retained to provide appraisal review services in relation to disputes between private parties, government bodies and actions against realtors and appraisers, involving large forested acreages, lakefront properties, riverfront properties, golf courses, agricultural properties, oceanfront water access only lands, and a variety of urban properties.

Seventeen (17) years experience as a Property Agent/Negotiator for government bodies providing property valuation, negotiation expertise and design consultation for the purpose of acquiring land for public projects.  Extensive experience in acquiring land for Ministry of Transportation highway improvement projects.  In the vast majority of acquisition assignments consensual agreements have been reached with owners ranging from private individuals to national corporations. Claims successfully settled include those for land, buildings, timber, crops, gravel and groundwater contamination.

Seven (7) years experience as a Property Acquisition Coordinator of land acquisition programs for major highway infrastructure programs on behalf of the BC Ministry of Transportation encompassing all issues and areas of the property acquisition process.  Reviewed design plans, consulted with stakeholders, organized scheduling for negotiations and acquisition in coordination with construction demands.  Preparation of documentations for expropriation and land titles registration, reviewed expert reports, advised project managers on strategies for mitigating design challenges proposed by difficult owners.

Knowledge of the Transportation Act, Community Charter, Local Government Act, Land Act and Expropriation Act through working knowledge as an appraiser and agent for public land acquisition projects.