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HOW HARVARD INVESTMENTS IS BUILDING TO A DIFFERENT BEAT WITH CADENCE AT GATEWAY IN MESA, ARIZONA.

THE VOICE OF AGRICULTURE Jim Smallley Spotlight Pg.6

STERLING RANCH AT TALKING ROCK Harvard Investments’ New Phase of Development Pg.8

‘THE LANDING’ TAKES OFF

Paul and Carol Hill (center), along with Rosanne Hill Blaisdell, are joined by Bob Hawkins, Regina City Councillor, and Muhammad Fiaz, Sask Party MLA for the official ribbon cutting & grand opening of ‘The Landing’ at Grasslands. This new plaza was unveiled on June 14, and is a gem within one of Harvard’s greatest projects to date.

Read more on page 16.

EDITOR’S MESSAGE ROSANNE HILL BLAISDELL

Susie Toronto, a current author of whimsical self-help books, once wrote, “Life is all about how you handle Plan B. Plan A is always our first choice of course, but more often than not, it doesn’t work out the way we hoped. So it’s in the moment we accept, pivot and begin to execute on an alternative course of action that we begin tracking towards success.” At Harvard, we have built a culture of a “Can Do” attitude and our people are pretty adept at Plan B. One example of this was in 1999. We lost the major retail anchor, Zellers Department store, at Normanview shopping centre in Regina. The mortgage on the centre had an outstanding balance of $13 million and the most current appraisal with the loss of Zellers had come in at $11 million. You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that the property was in big trouble and could not afford to pay the debt. Plan A had been to renew Zellers.

The Harvard team moved quickly to think outside of the box and create a Plan B. One of the problems with the centre was the high operating costs and taxes as a result of the large common area spaces. Tenants couldn’t afford to pay these costs in addition to a decent rent. The solution was to get rid of the common area and turn the centre inside out. It worked. Operating costs were reduced by 50% and the majority of tenants renewed. Today, the centre is 100% leased and was recently appraised at $46 million.

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Another example was in 2009. Harvard had bought the land south of the Regina airport and was about to embark on an exciting new large scale retail power centre called Grasslands.

The first big lease deal with Walmart for 180,000 sq.ft. had just been signed and the team had a delivery date. Plan A was to obtain construction financing and get going. With the AAA covenant of Walmart, no one ever expected there would be a problem.

Within days, the worldwide financial crisis had begun to emerge. Panic and shock hit the markets and the banks hastily shut their lending doors and stopped retuning phone calls.

We also had to fulfill a payment on the land. Two financial institutions were in and then out. Again, the Harvard team got working on Plan B. We had built strong relationships with the local Canadian Western Bank and Conexus Credit Union. These loans were well above these smaller institutions’ usual comfort zones, but they believed in Harvard, and our team masterfully maneuvered through this difficult financing to get the project started. Today, Grasslands is over 800,000 sq.ft. and has a market value well north of $200 million.

So the message in this issue of Hill Street News is that Plan B is a fact of life and often a blessing. At Harvard, it’s part of our culture - it’s how we roll.

Happy Reading!

ROSANNE HILL BLAISDELL Managing Director, Harvard Buildings Vice President Leasing, Harvard Developments Inc.

Welcome to WINnipeg

Fresh off a deep playoff run that nearly resulted in a trip the Stanley Cup Finals for their hometown Winnipeg Jets, Harvard’s team at 201 Portage in Winnipeg celebrated a big win of its own when it received a 2018 Commerce Design Winnipeg Award for their newly renovated concourse! This state-of-the-art space is now being enjoyed by tenants & guests of Winnipeg’s premier office property. For more info, visit 201Portage.com.

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Love: In All Seasons A 13th century Persian Sunni Muslim poet known to the world as Rumi once wrote, “Love is the whole ~ We are the pieces.” I believe in my heart of hearts, this powerful quote implies that love is always around us. It is truly at the core of each one of us, our so-called make up as human beings. We were born with it. We are the ones that choose and decide ‘how BIG’ or ‘how SMALL’ the actions of love we spread to others gets to be while we are here on earth.

Within our interpersonal relationships, there are different types of love. There is love within the families we grew up in.

There is that new, fresh and unbridled passionate love we feel when we first meet and continue that journey with whom we are attracted to and yet still getting to know and discover if we wish to grow old with them. Did you know, we all speak our own love languages? (Google: Gary Chapman’s “The Five Love Languages”) It is educational, a gift in truly seeing your partner in a whole new way. I highly recommend it.

Alas, there is that love that evolves and grows with time and age. This love invites us to stretch. It shifts and changes direction, sometimes in ways we do not always expect. Spiritual author and globalized speaker, Marianne Williamson, articulated a colourful metaphor comparing LOVES’ changes to those of the dynamic seasons of the year. She stated, “One of the mistakes we tend to make within our love relationships that we may not make with the weather is, impatience with the seasons of love.”

As I initially reflect on this, my brain says to me and to you, my readers, that Marianne probably hasn’t visited Saskatchewan or any of our other beloved Canadian prairie provinces in the bitterness of winter. She shares, “As painfully cold as winter might feel, the seeds of Spring always lie underneath the ground, waiting to blossom as nature intends.” I pause and begin to feel she is not talking about the weather or the seasons, rather she is expressing something far deeper.

I ponder my own words I wrote earlier in this story and I re-

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flect. LOVE is always there at our disposal, despite what may challenge our perception and block or stand temporarily in our way. I go on further to read and ask my brain to expand, digging deeper at what Marianne is trying to convey. She proposes, “What would it look like in your life, if you could practice deeper patience with the gift of love and its temporary, or in some cases permanent changes, that show up in our lives.”I pause once more and, all of sudden, her message becomes clear to me.

Williamson says, “We have confidence and faith (seeing without believing) that the seasons do change.”

“LOVE will also change, and carry you through life’s thousands of tests. It is always there to choose, if we can practice patience.”

In my warm opinion, much like the real seasons we all know, the seasons of love create a vast sense of diversity in life. Friendship, compatibility, love, loyalty, listening, giving, sharing, compassion, forgiveness, flexibility and compromise are only some of the many qualities needed that challenge our practice of patience. They are qualities that are needed to help us carry the torch in times of challenge.

I humbly admit, I have not mastered them, nor this finetuned patience that Marianne Williamson speaks of. However, I am definitely committed to working on them within all my relationships for the rest of my life.

Please allow me to share a tender snippet I read that planted the creativity for this story from a popular Regina coffee shop newsletter known as the Java Jabber. This piece will surely evoke compassion, have us counting more of our blessings and, perhaps more importantly, adjusting our love compass in the right direction.

It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, we began to engage in conversation. I asked him if he had a doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I then inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for awhile and that she was a victim of Alzheimer’s Disease. As we talked, and I finished dressing his wound, I asked if she would be worried if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him. “And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled as he patted my hand and said. “She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is.”

If you regularly need to trot out a standard passage of text, you can save it as a Quick Part for easy insertion into your emails. Simply highlight the text in the composer window, then switch to the Insert tab, click the Quick Parts drop-down and select “Save selection to Quick Parts gallery”. In future, when you start typing the phrase, you’ll see it pop up as a suggestion – hit return to insert it in full. You can also select your text with the mouse from the Quick Parts drop-down. Right-click on it for placement options, or to edit and manage Quick Parts and other “building blocks”.

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Smalley E M P L O Y E E

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Celebrating 46 successful years in broadcasting is a milestone that is often unheard of. Jim Smalley, the voice behind Saskatchewan Agriculture Today at 620 CKRM, has recently celebrated his 35th anniversary with Harvard Broadcasting.

Raised on a farm near Corning, Saskatchewan, Jim began his career in broadcasting by chance. After graduating from high school at 17, Jim set out to find himself a career. Too young to join the armed forces at the time, he turned to the jobs ads. Ready for an entirely new experience, Jim found an opening as an intern at a broadcasting station in Ontario.

This small town kid jumped on a train and rode from Broadview, Saskatchewan to Dryden, Ontario with nothing more than his high school education and experience as a farm labourer. This was a learning curve that he was ready to take on and has never looked back.

Jim’s position as an intern at CKDR radio in Dryden was an on-the-job learning experience, which undoubtedly took his interest in broadcasting journalism to new heights. After some time there, an announcing position came up in Saskatchewan and, feeling a little homesick, Jim realized this was an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up. With his last day on a Friday, Jim was due to start his new job in Weyburn, SK on the following Monday. He recalls jumping into his 14 year

old car in the dead of winter with no heat, doing his best to make it home in time to start his new job. It was quite the journey, but he did make it on time. Oh, the good ol’ days.

In 1975, Jim pursued a Farm News Director position back in Regina at what was known as CKCK Radio and soon became a CKCK-TV show host as well. These stations were purchased by Harvard in the 70’s which is when Jim began his career with the company. In the late 80’s, Harvard sold the CKCK entities and purchased their own radio station, CKRM. Jim made the move to this broadcasting station at that time, still as the Farm News Director. Why agriculture?

“I grew up on the farm, it’s simply what I know best!” Jim is still in this position today and doesn’t see that changing any time soon.

For those of you who are not familiar with what a career might look like at Harvard Broadcasting (HBI), life as a broadcast journalist isn’t all fun and games. With news trends constantly changing, it can be difficult to keep on top of everything that’s coming in. Jim says that his days at CKRM begin around 9 a.m. by gathering all farm news for that day.

He announces the grain prices segment at 9:45, a farm news segment at 12:30, closing grain prices at 1:45, the afternoon farm show at 3:45, and finally, he records the farm show at 6:45 for the next day. Jim says that the hardest aspect of his job is not only keeping up with the news, but also the various mediums it comes through. “Assimilating all of that information at a voracious level can be difficult as stories come in, not to mention the many sources that we have to sift through.” Technological advances also prove to test Jim, not only in the broadcasting industry, but the farming industry as well.

Having seen HBI go through many significant changes, Jim is proud to have the experience and memories from those days, leading up to some pretty substantial achievements in his career. According to Harvard Broadcasting’s Promotions Director, Tom Staseson, some of Jim’s most memorable triumphs as a broadcast journalist include:

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• Covering many major events including Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to Regina as the Soviet Minister of Agriculture, British Prime Minister James Callaghan visit to Saskatchewan, French President Francois Mitterand’s visit to Regina, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and the Queen, as well as several Canadian Prime Minister visits.

• The opportunity to be asked to serve on the 25th anniversary committee of Western Canada Farm Progress Show. Jim was also asked to serve as a consultant on communication services at Canadian Western Agribition.

• Being a popular guest speaker, presenter and moderator at a variety of events, both rural and urban, but most often in the agriculture sector. He can always be counted upon for a funny story or two, along with some sage advice.

• The occasional brush with royalty. Jim was on hand during visits from Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth the II and – perhaps most memorably – Prince Philip’s 1978 visit to Agribition. After avoiding the media as much as possible, Prince Philip finally agreed to a news conference. But he wasn’t happy about it, and it showed. Jim remembers the Prince’s sharp, one-word answers and his impatience with the reporters. Desperate for something – anything – to use as a quote, one reporter asked the Prince “Sir, did anything strike you, as you went through the barns?” To which the Prince replied “I should certainly hope not!” And Jim and his colleagues finally had their sound bite.

• Acting as a moderator at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention in 2007 on the future of Canadian Wheat Board. He also made presentations to board of directors of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities and Western Canadian Wheat Growers on media communications.

• The opportunity to moderate the Regina Chamber of Commerce’s mayoralty debate in 2009.

On top of these amazing and memorable experiences, Jim has been recognized by multiple organizations for his contributions. In 2011, the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) recognized Jim’s contribution to electronic journalism by presenting their highest honour to him with The Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented by the Board of Directors of RTNDA Canada and is an award for lifetime achievement rather than a single contribution, no matter how monumental. According to Jim, this has been one of his greatest honours throughout his career.

In recognition of his commitment and dedication to his job and his priceless contribution to agriculture, Jim was also inducted also into the Canadian Western Agribition Hall of Fame in 2015. In the words of Tom Staseson, “Jim Smalley has been at Agribition through it all, and 40 years later, he still considers the show one of the highlights of his year. Jim

is an institution in the CWA newsroom. Many of the reporters who have worked the show consider him a true mentor.

Jim likes to tell new reporters that Agribition offers at least one scoop a day, every day of the show. You just have to get there and look for them. Through the decades, countless exhibitors, volunteers, Presidents and show managers have been treated to an interview with Jim. With him on the microphone, the interview is always easier than you expected. His smile and enthusiasm make it easy and comfortable to step into his world. He is genuinely interested in everyone he meets, and anyone who has met him is likely to remember the experience.”

This is some pretty incredible stuff. As a humble man, Jim has so much to reflect on when asked about his 35th anniversary. What does this milestone mean to him? “Well, I’ve been fortunate to have had a lot of amazing opportunities over the years, so this another great highlight to my career.”

As mentioned earlier, Jim is celebrating his 46th year in broadcasting. According to his colleagues, Jim’s dedication to broadcast journalism over the course of his career is worthy of him being considered to be inducted into the WAB’s Hall of Fame. With this pending honour, it is no doubt that Jim has already left his mark on the broadcasting industry.

When Jim isn’t busy behind the scenes as one of Regina’s most popular on-air personalities, he can often be found at coin shows. Yes, Jim collects coins and is even the President of the Regina Coin Club. Jim began collecting coins as a kid and has always found it enjoyable. “The challenge of the research it takes to find out what they are and where they came from has kept me interested all these years.” Jim attends coin shows where he both shows off his collection and buys/sells coins to add to his personal collection. He recently participated in a coin show this April in Regina where 20 coin dealers got together for the entire weekend to show, trade and sell their coins. He also added that, on top of learning about the history of each piece and sharing their collections with other dealers, it is also a great way to de-stress.

Describing himself as a “curious guy” Jim says that this quality has allowed him to be successful in his pursuits, whether it be his career or his hobbies outside of the station. The ability to meet new people and get to know them through interviews and casual conversation is one of Jim’s favourite parts of being a broadcast journalist. When asked what advice he would give to those considering his career path, Jim said, “Just have fun with it. This is fun work, it is what you make of it.” Jim’s passion for agriculture and his career with HBI is clearly evident. It is clear through all of his achievements, honours, achievements and kind words from his colleagues that Jim is an integral member of the CKRM team and we all value his enthusiasm within our organization!

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Harvard Western Insurance is excited to announce that the team from Hoff Insurance Inc. has joined the HWI family!

In January of 2018, Harvard Western Insurance and Hoff Insurance finalized the purchase of Hoff by HWI and the HWI family grew by four offices and nine staff.

Hoff Insurance is a rural Saskatchewan brokerage with offices in Yellowgrass, Pangman, Rouleau, and Milestone.

They bring 35 years of experience and excellent customer service, making them a natural fit with our HWI team.

All members of Hoff Insurance’s team will be staying on and continuing to provide the excellent service and product knowledge that their customers have come to rely on.

They will continue to operate under the Hoff Insurance name in 2018, with plans to rebrand to Harvard Western Insurance in 2019.

NANCY JONES

DEANNA COLE

CORRINE WIENS

MARCI ROBERTSON

JAMIE MESSAGE

LORRIE KESSLER

AMANDA SYLVESTRE

DEVON HOFF

We are excited about this change, and what 2018 has to bring for the Hoff and HWI teams. We will be growing together over the next year as we transition some technology, policies, and procedures between offices, and are look forward to getting to know our new team members and the unique strengths and knowledge they all bring to the organization. Please join us in welcoming Hoff Insurance to the Harvard Western family!

CONGRATULATIONS TO HARVARD WESTERN INSURANCE FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS A 60 YEAR PARTNER OF SGI CANADA!

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Talking Rock, Harvard Investments and Symmetry Companies’ premier master planned community in Prescott Arizona, has unveiled a rare offering in their newest phase this past June.

Sterling Ranch at Talking Rock will include a limited number of pristine home sites up to 10 acres in size. In addition to sizable acreages, Sterling Ranch is adjacent to Arizona State Trust Land and includes Talking Rock’s quality infrastructure and amenities already in place.

Bordering tens of thousands of acres of untouched State Trust Land, Sterling Ranch offers unobstructed vistas and generous tree cover – a rare combination. Craig Krumwiede, CEO of Harvard Investments, was recently at Sterling Ranch sharing both his original vision from purchase 17 years ago and the Sterling Ranch historic legacy. See the video here.. talkingrockaz.com/sterling-ranch/ Unusual for a “large lot” offering in Arizona, Sterling Ranch residents will receive all the benefits of living at Talking Rock, a gated membership community with quality infrastructure in place including community water, sewer, electrical and data service.

Members will have access to the award-winning Jay Morrish Championship golf course, brand new nine-hole Silent Moon putting course and chipping area, and professional-level practice facilities along with all other community membership amenities.

Learn more at talkingrockaz.com

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“ W E L C O M E TO C A D E N C E AT G AT E WAY , A N I N T I M AT E C O M M U N I T Y O F 4 6 4 A C R E S I N M E S A ’ S M A G N E T I C G AT E WAY C O R R I DO R . ”

If that tag line doesn’t make you want to pack your bags and move to Arizona, keep reading to find out the exciting community plans and amenities Harvard Investments are introducing to Cadence at Gateway. This community is really taking shape and creating buzz as the epitome of what a modern, fully-amenitized master-planned community should be!

Regardless of what side of the border you live on, today’s homebuyers are looking for something different. They’re looking for a community they can connect with and the ability to increase efficiency in how they live, work and play.

As a next-generation community, Cadence at Gateway aims to be dramatically different than other neighbourhoods built the past decade, providing refreshing choices for homebuyers.

In May 2017, Harvard Investments began the construction of Phase I at Cadence. Home builders are beginning to make progress in constructing their unique homes with sales to begin within the next few months. This master-planned community will include roughly 600 homes, abundant parks and connecting trail systems, a main street business parkway

and The Square; an 8 acre park including an 11,000 amenity and visitor center, three pools including two large water slides, large grass fields, a dog park, tennis courts, bocce ball, and a Tot Lot. This really takes refreshing to a whole new level!

The planning of this community began in 2010, with many years of organizing terms, securing project entitlements and financing, as well as selling to builders before breaking ground. One of the most important steps during planning this community was to discuss the research results indicating what direction the project should take in order to be successful. This included preferences related to the importance of community connectivity, health, wellness and fitness. They also found that indoor-outdoor living, neighbourhood design, and creating an extremely high quality of life for every variety of family to be their main focus. According to Tim Brislin, the primary project manager for the master planned community, the Cadence amenity plan is the centerpiece of the community. “The planning team looked at the market and noticed new communities coming on line were lacking substantial amenities including an amenity center.” This lead to the overall design of The Square, which the design team committed to have open on day one. “We didn’t want it to be a ‘to-come’ item.” Within the neighborhoods, smaller parks (1-2 acres) and a trail system are being built as well.

When it comes to the homes being built in this community, Cadence features a best in class builder line up - Lennar, CalAtlantic, Pulte, David Weekly, and Gehan. “Lennar is building its unique “NexGen” product in two neighborhoods. These homes include an integrated “mother in law” suite that meets the needs of many current households that have multiple generations living together. Pulte is building three product lines including an exciting entry level product that will be very popular.” During the builder selection process, the goal was for each one to bring unique products and diversity for future residents to choose from. According to Tim, one of the major differences

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between home design in Arizona vs. Canada would be accounting for cold, Canadian winters. “In Arizona, we do not have to worry about the freezing and thawing of the ground, and we can build year round. From what I have seen of Harvard’s residential developments, the lot sizes are substantially smaller and the development costs are much higher than in Arizona.”

Real estate all boils down to location, location, location.

Cadence at Gateway is ideally situated in the heart of the vibrant area known as Gateway, within the East Valley near Mesa. The community affords easy access to the rest of the Valley and its very own desert beauty, economic vitality and high quality of life. “Cadence sits in the heart of the southeast valley of the Phoenix metro, an A location.

The City of Mesa in particular is a mature city with no major community development in some time. The opportunity to buy land at distressed pricing, in an A location, with great freeway access, was exciting.”

So, who is the target market? After performing many demographic studies, Tim says that future residents will largely come from the southeast valley itself. “Residents will include a range of buyer groups. We purposefully designed our amenities and coached our builders to hit buyer groups including entry level for young couples with and without children, move up homes for growing families, and age targeted home for empty-nesters that want

to live in a multigenerational community.” These homes have a lot of interesting features that we do not regularly see in Canada and we are really excited to see the finished product!

Phase I of Cadence at Gateway is set to have its grand opening in early October 2018. At this time, all Phase I amenities, including The Square, will also be open. Planning for Phase II has already begun, and Tim says they are looking to maintain and build upon the look and feel that was established in Phase I. This plan includes a centrally-located school site, additional community parks nestled among neighborhoods, trails, and a main street commercial experience at the community’s main entrance. Tim says that Phase II is planned to break ground mid-2019 with the hard work and dedication of everyone Harvard Investments. “The entire Harvard team is engaged on this project from Craig, Chris and Kathe providing leadership, to Cindy managing the relentless construction draws, Kim managing multiple pivotal project tasks, and Rhonda coordinating all of the meetings and calls that keep the team in sync.” We are amazed at the progress in this community thus far and look forward to see how Cadence continues to develop over the next few months!

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Corporate Accounting

by Lauretta Beliveau

James Nixon celebrated his CPA achievement at the CPA Convocation Exercise, Dinner and Dance, which took place in Regina on Saturday March 17th, 2018 at the Queensbury Centre in Evraz Place. The afternoon ceremony featured each graduate being introduced and presented by a member of the accounting profession. Harvard’s own Gary Thiel was honoured to have presented James with this well-deserved designation.

Congratulations to Tina Zhu on passing the CPA Assurance final. She continued in May with the Capstone 1 module towards her CPA designation. Good luck Tina!

Congrats James!

Accountants are busy finishing up Tax Returns, and tax provision for the audit of Financial Statements. Auditors have arrived and are located on the 21st floor Mezzanine. We are looking forward to a smooth audit process. Following the Audit, accountants will be busy finalizing Corporate Tax returns for submission ahead of our June 30th deadline.

2016 files have been boxed up and ready to go off-site for filing once the 2017 Audit has been completed.

Scanning of deposits to CIBC has been enhanced, as of the beginning of March, we can now scan US currency cheques. Cheers to progress!

Property Management

by Natalie Whelpton

Summer can signify a time of change and transition. The air becomes lighter, the days longer and the sun brighter. With change comes a break of routine, a change in the patterns around us and the promises of a new beginning. This especially holds true in Property Management where everyone agrees with our unofficial motto, “Change is the only constant.”

After a hectic start to the New Year, things have continued to move at a quick pace. At the end of January, Terri Klyne was happy to announce Dawn Schlosser’s advancement into the role of Shopping Centre Manager. Dawn joined HPMI in 2012 as a Property Management Administrator for the Saskatchewan retail portfolio and was then promoted into a Senior Property Administrator role where she excelled at her various duties. Her talents did not go unnoticed, making her a perfect fit for the move into management. Currently, Dawn has taken over Manager’s duties for a portion of the portfolio including Normanview Crossing, Preston Crossing and Thatcher Crossing.

Congratulations Dawn!

Congratulations also goes out to Katie Jessop. As a result of Dawn’s move into her new position, Katie was promoted from her role within the Saskatchewan Retail Team to that of Senior Property Administrator for Saskatchewan. Katie joined Harvard in July, 2012 as a corporate administrator and moved to the retail team a year later.

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The ATCO Facility Management teams have continued to grow. Since our last update, the addition of 12 staff with the majority of those being in building operations and administration, brings the total of new positions to 53.

Welcome to Harvard everyone!

Environment) Administrator. Renee is working out of our Edmonton LeMarchand downtown office. She is the main contact for Alberta staff for HSE administration, assisting the HSE Team in the continual development and training of new and existing staff on the HSE program.

In addition to the staff joining the Facility Management teams, HPMI was also pleased to welcome a number of new faces. Daniel Weiss joined our Edmonton Retail Team at Currents of Windermere/Windermere Crossing as their new Senior Building Operator. Daniel holds his Red Seal Ticket in Plumbing, Gas Fitting (B) ticket and 4th Class Power Engineer Designation. Melody Solis also joined the Windermere team as their Senior Property Accountant.

She brings with her several years of experience at a senior accounting level.

The Regina HOST Team welcomed Brittani Zielinski to the new position of Senior Corporate Administrator. Her duties include the processing of HPMI corporate A/P, the monitoring of corporate charge accounts and the processing and distribution of HPMI corporate billings. Hafeez Shotande was introduced as the newest member of the Regina Accounting Team, taking on the role of Senior Property Accountant. Hafeez is originally from Nigeria, possessing several years of full cycle accounting experience, including time spent in residential real estate. Last, but not least, those of us who have been with HPMI for a number of years were happy to welcome back a familiar face. Aaron Gartner joined our Regina Downtown Operations Team as the part-time Building Operator of Century Plaza.

The Saskatchewan Retail Team was happy to introduce Sergio Cabaluna as the newest member of their team at Grasslands. Sergio worked as a Dayporter with a third party vendor at Grasslands for approximately three years, providing exceptional customer service and impeccable Sparkle Patrol at our property. In March, Etta Wang rejoined our Regina Accounting Team for a one year term as a full-time Property Accountant. She originally worked with us on an eight month co-op term through the Paul J. Hill School of Business from 2015-2016. In late March, we were pleased to welcome the newest addition to the HPMI Marketing Team, Jaime Linau. Jaime will work out of the Currents of Windermere office in Edmonton with a focus on programming and executing events and all marketing functions at Currents of Windermere. Jaime brings to Harvard a successful background in event management working with Harvard Broadcasting as well as serving as the voice of the in-game Edmonton Oilers promotions team. Valerie Sali began her role as Property Management Administrator in mid-April, filling the position left vacant

by Katie Jessop’s promotion. Her extensive experience in the customer service industry will be an asset to the Saskatchewan Retail Team.

Chris Burrell was pleased to announce a new member had joined the Technical Services Team. Renee Quevillon has taken on the role of Harvard’s Alberta HSE (Health Safety

After we welcomed new staff, it was also a time to say farewell to three gentlemen who recently announced their retirement. Duncan Spiring, Operations Manager for 201 Portage in Winnipeg worked at the property since it was constructed in 1990. His knowledge and experience are irreplaceable and his positive attitude and work ethic will be missed. Tim Dominick, one of our Building Operators in Calgary began working with HPMI on a contract in 2013, becoming a full-time employee within the same year.

He was primarily assigned to ATCO Centre II, but when needed, looked after tenant requests in ATCO Centre I. His knowledge and experience will be missed. Tim is looking forward to moving closer to his grandchildren in Nova Scotia. The final member of the group is Doug McBain, a Building Operator who was part of our Downtown Regina Operations Team. Doug joined HPMI in 2011 and was assigned to various properties, most recently at Century Plaza. As with Duncan and Tim, the knowledge and experience he takes with him will most certainly be missed. Doug and his wife love to travel and will enjoy the time to do more of it, in addition to working on his model train collection. Congratulations and thanks to each of you for your dedicated service. Wishing you many happy and healthy years ahead!

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Thank you to Jennifer Calnek and her accounting team for their hard work in completing the 2017 audit on schedule. Now that this annual undertaking has been completed, our Administration teams have begun work on budgets for 2018. It was an exciting spring for Etta Wang and Jorge Colin who both obtained their Bachelor of Business Administration degrees. Etta and Jorge convocated from the Paul J. Hill School of Business at the University of Regina. Congratulations on your achievement!

To kick off spring, our downtown Regina tenants were treated to our annual breakfast in mid-April. Over a three day period, approximately 3,000 people enjoyed Regina’s famous Green Spot cinnamon buns and coffee, fruit from Tom’s Independent Grocer located at Normanview Crossing in addition to muffins and coffee from Good Earth. As a special added bonus, assorted smoothies from Jugo Juice, our newest tenant at Hill Centre Tower I were served. Thank you to the PR and Promo Team and Harvard volunteers for making this event a success!

Chris Johnson was happy to announce BOMA Canada released the final BOMA Best verification score for the Century Plaza building in Regina.

We achieved a rare “Gold” rating with a score of 80.7%. Century Plaza has now become the 4th gold rated building in the city and the 12th in the province. This result is recognition of the world class clean, efficient, safe and healthy environments HPMI’s operations and technical services teams deliver to our tenants every day, all the while working to reduce the environmental impact that our energy intensive buildings have on the world around us. Congratulations and thank you to the individuals responsible for achieving this success: Tim Jennings, Doug McBain, Marcos Montenegro, Craig Parisien and Chris Burrell and team.

After a successful summer run in 2017, Club 21 is back for its third year. The members’ only rooftop patio club located at Mosaic Tower at Hill Centre III is now open with exclusive access for our valued Harvard tenants. This year’s kick-off took place on June 7 with live entertainment, in addition to appetizers and beverages from 20Ten City Eatery. Club nights will take place every Thursday evening through the end of August.

Finally, we are pleased to acknowledge property management employees who have reached a significant milestone in their length of service with Harvard in the first quarter of 2018 – Suzanne Chateau and Tim Dominick achieved 5 years and Christine Haas celebrated her 20th anniversary. Thank you all for your contributions and loyalty!

ASSL R G AT G N I D INTROD UCING THE LAN Harvard Developments officially unveiled ‘The Landing’ at Grasslands, a vibrant new community plaza in the heart of its Grasslands shopping centre in Southwest Regina. The 20,000 square foot modern amenity was formally introduced at a grand opening event on June 14 and was attended by local and national retailers as well as representatives from the Province of Saskatchewan and City of Regina. Located in the southwest corner of the retail site, ‘The Landing’ at Grasslands is a modern landscaped plaza that is designed to become a community gathering hub for residents and visitors of the mixed-use property. With a natural combination of greenery, walkway connections and seating areas, The Landing offers a one-of-a-kind experience not normally found in a shopping center. At the centre of the plaza, iconic illuminated grass-blade art structures have been erected that serve as the focal point of the property and symbolize the project’s roots of togetherness and community.

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Acre 21 Dental Centre is confirmed for a new clinic.

Co-op Gas Bar officially opened in early April.

New deals are complete with Dominos Pizza and Prairie Donair. Both to take possession Summer 2018.

Dairy Queen opened on April 28! Everyone go get an ice cream cone!

Popeye’s Louisiana Style Chicken is coming soon with drive-thru.

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Starbucks has been announced for a new store at Aurora, complete with a drive thru. Construction to start this Spring/ Summer.

Construction on the Landmark Cinema and the first CRU buildings is to be underway this summer.

Daniel Christopher Salon and The Chopped Leaf will both be opening at Aurora next Spring.

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Manitoba Liquor has leased 9,000 square feet for a new liquor store featuring specialty wines and other products. Construction began this Spring.

Audi recently opened in their fabulous new building.

Building 17, at 14,000 square feet, is under construction. Lead tenant is Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries.

Tenants opening this Summer include Bridgwater Medical Clinic, Chosabi, LaSalle Insurance, TheraVape, Euro Food Market, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen.

A Veterinary Clinic is expected to open Fall 2018.

Regina based spin studio concept, The Wheelhouse, has signed a deal for a new location at Seasons.

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Cycle Bar Studio opened April 5th, 2018 with over 500 members and is a fantastic traffic generating addition to Currents.

Divine Spine, the Makers Keep and Kb&Co are the latest additions to the village opening this summer.

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Six new retailers have recently opened.

They include: Mr. Barber, Tutti Frutti Breakfast, M& M Meats, Cobbs Bread, Oxygen Yoga and Freedom Mobile and Bucco.

The Grand Opening of ‘The Landing’ took place on June 14th Structube and Gong Cha recently opened.

Several new retailers will be joining Grasslands in the fall of 2018 with announcements pending.

The first full line Lind’t Chocolate store in Saskatchewan opening in summer 2018 in Grasslands. Lind’t is a Suisse based purveyor of luxury chocolate products and is a welcome addition to the mixed use building facing the plaza.

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Tenants that have renewed in 2018: CNA, Travellers, Geomax, Stoller Wealth Management, R.E. Lock, Global Knowledge, Industrial Alliance and Canada ICI We have just secured a new law firm, Taylor McCaffrey for 32,935 sq. ft. They will commence occupancy in April 2019 and will be taking floors 22 and 23.

Global Knowledge – Suite 1930 renewed for 3 year term Stoller Wealth Inc. – Suite 1190 – renewed for another 1 year term Lambert Nemec – 1,774 sq. ft. in Suite 1520 commencing August 1, 2018 The USAND Group – 2,732 sq. ft. Suite 610-620 commencing July, 2018 Canaccord Genuity – 3,344 sq. ft. Suite 1010 commencing June 1, 2018

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Factory Optical will begin interior work on their new space with an expected opening this Summer.

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The first and only Starbucks will open in Yorkton in Fall 2018 and is an exciting new addition to the Yorkton community.

Joining Starbucks in 2018 will be Carbone’s Coal Fired Pizza. This will be Saskatchewan’s first store featuring Artisan Pizza as well as pastas, salads and Panini’s in a better quality casual dining environment.

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Fit for Life will be under construction shortly on the main floor of the Bank of Montreal Building. Fit for Life is a fresh sandwich bar, selling wraps, paninis, burritos, and pitas.

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A H I L L C O M PA N Y

MESSAGE FROM CAM CAM COWIE, CEO OF HARVARD BROADCASTING

Radio “The Original Social Media” is locally focused and reaches listeners in every corner of Canada regardless of the size of the market. Radio’s reach at 86% of Canadians 12+, translates to 27.3 million people each week. Time spent per listener is 16.6 hours per week. Nearly half of radio tuning is done at home, over a third in the car and 20% at work. The annual Numeris numbers again in the 2017 Fall update, demonstrate the power of radio in Canada. Here’s a sneak peek, and the full survey is available on Harvard Local – Sales Exchange.

X92.9 | CALGARY, AB GINETTE OUIMET

X92.9 held their 2nd annual ‘Sox that Rock’ Sock Drive. For four weeks, the X Community was invited to drop off their donations of new socks at the radio station or sponsor locations; The Source Snowboards & Kane’s Harley Davidson. As part of the promotion, for every pair of socks donated, each included a ballot for the grand prize of either a snowboard or $500 gift card from The Source Snowboards AND either a free weekend rental of a Harley Davidson OR an entry into the Riding Academy Course. A total of 763 pairs of socks were collected, breaking last years record by over 200 pairs.

All of the socks were donated to ‘Inn From the Cold’ who provide shelter, sanctuary and healing for Calgary’s most vulnerable families.

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95.7 CRUZ FM & HOT 107 | EDMONTON, AB LACEY SLATER

HOT 107’s Ryder in the Morning with Lisa Evans hit the street to battle the time change! History shows that the Monday following the time change when we “spring forward” that there are more accidents, people are more grumpy, tired and less productive.

Ryder & Lisa helped put some “spring” back in our listeners steps by guaranteeing their most energetic show ever to keep Edmontonians awake (complete with banning slow songs for the morning).

Listeners were encouraged to plead their case to why they needed a boost, and after the morning show Ryder & Lisa headed out to offices around Edmonton to drop off Booster Juice!

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, 95.7 CRUZ FM’s #TheLOCKERROOM sent our very own “Paddy the Leprechaun” out on the street to spread some good luck! Throughout the morning, they provided clues to the “end of the rainbow” where “Paddy” could be found. Listeners used the clues to help find him in order to score the Pot o’ Gold which included prizes like concert tickets, cash, scratch tickets, chocolate, gift cards, Lucky Charms and more!

100.5 CRUZ FM & MIX 103.7 | FORT MCMURRAY, AB JASMINE ROBINSON

Mix 103.7 started 2018 with the announcement of 10 Ultimate Mixperiences to celebrate 10 years of being today’s best music in Fort McMurray. To date, the Mix Team has hosted two jam-packed qualifier parties, giving away trips to see Pink in Las Vegas and Taylor Swift in Toronto! With eight more Ultimate Mixperiences to go, momentum has been at an all-time high.

As the team entered Spring, Mix Morning’s with Steve & Elizabeth were out touring schools and reading to children. The Mix Morning team also hit the road in May and June for the Mix Morning Summer Tour! They were out in the community broadcasting live and trying out exciting local activities.

100.5 CRUZ FM has wrapped up another successful run of ‘30 Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’, where the CRUZ Crew volunteered their time to local organizations every day for 30 days. We wrapped up the campaign with a chilly barbecue, where we raised $400 for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Foundation!

New this year 100.5 CRUZ FM introduced Kick A** CRUZCATIONS! With a total of four trips this year, listeners have been able to qualify on air and come out to draw parties where they’ve gotten to interact with our CRUZ Crew. Our first winner won a trip for two to Boston to see The Eagles!

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KRAZE 101.3 & X100.7 | RED DEER, AB

GX94 & FOX FM | YORKTON, SK

KATIE EMMETT

QUINN RIOCH

There’s a NEW Alternative in Red Deer! On Monday, January 29th at 2pm, X100.7 took to the airwaves for the first time with Portugal. The Man’s “Live for the Moment.” We also revealed an exciting new on-air line up featuring amazing talent including: X Mornings with Rick Lee, Middays with MK, X Afternoons with Nate and X Evenings with Britt Jones. We’ve received incredible feedback from the community, in such a short time, and we’re excited to keep building the X brand here in Red Deer!

On March 1st GX94 headed out to the small town of Sturgis to once again be part of the 38th Annual Sturgis Kinsmen and Kinettes Mini-Miracle. For 38 years their talent show has been broadcasted live on GX94. This year the Sturgis Kinsmen and Kinettes raised $31,009 at the event for Telemiracle 42! Since 1981 the Sturgis Kinsmen have raised over $851,000 for Kinsmen Telemiracle. GX94’s Danny Ismond & Evan Montgomery hosted the event with our reigning GX94 Star Search Champion Julianna Moore performing.

Kraze 101-3 has also received a bit of a makeover this spring. On March 22nd, Kraze saw the launch of our new morning show!

We’re excited to have “KRAZE Mornings with Chris & Kyla,” now waking up Central Albertan’s from 6-10am and Kraze is also now home to the world’s #1 countdown program, AT40 with Ryan Seacrest.

And finally, on Friday, April 27th, we unveiled our brand-new, modified logo featuring a cleaner, cooler design to better reflect the sound of the station!

Both GX94 and Fox FM had the honor of once again participating in the annual Barbecue Sauce Cook Off Challenge at the 2018 Ducks Unlimited Canada Spring Banquet in Yorkton on March 23rd. The competition is between several media outlets in Yorkton with each competitor creating their own BBQ sauce to be voted on by attendees of the banquet. The winner receives bragging rights over the other media and a 2018 BBQ Sauce Trophy. Fox FM went into the competition as the reigning champion from last year. GX94 and Fox FM came in 2nd and 3rd place respectfully, but look forward to bringing their A-game again next year.

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96.3 CRUZ FM | SASKATOON, SK ZOE VASSOS

Following the devastating tragedy that took place on April 6th, 96.3 Cruz FM joined our other Harvard Broadcasting stations by honouring the Humboldt Broncos and showing our support for the community of Humboldt. Our digital billboards around Saskatoon were changed to show our support, staff members took party in Jersey Day on April 12th, and we proudly displayed the message “Humboldt Strong” in the windows of our downtown Saskatoon radio station. At 5:00pm on Friday April 13th 96.3 Cruz FM took a moment of silence to honour those who were lost, their families and the entire community of Humboldt…. exactly one week after the tragedy. Our thoughts continue to be with the community of Humboldt and everyone affected.

MY 92.1, 104.9 THE WOLF & 620 CKRM | REGINA, SK TOM STASESON

620 CKRM, MY92.1 and 104.9 the WOLF are proud to have been chosen once again by the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce to be the their Presenting Radio Media Sponsor for this year’s prestigious Paragon Awards. This is the 3rd year our stations have received this honour. The annual awards showcase celebrates business excellence in Regina.

For the 6th consecutive year Regina’s Rock Station 104.9 The Wolf presented Queen City Rocks and congratulates our 2018 winner, SMALL CITY BLUES from Regina.

This year, Harvard Broadcasting Regina was proud to have been nominated for two awards at the Annual Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards 104.9 the WOLF was nominated for STATION OF THE YEAR Medium Market and 620 CKRM’s Colin Lovequist for MUSIC DIRECTOR Secondary Market.

The Awards were handed out on May 10th during Canadian Music Week in Toronto.

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FACES IN NEW PLACES

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GROUNDBREAKING NEWS

CHERIE MACCORMACK Reception/Sales Assistant X92.9 Calgary

CONNOR PAIDEL Insurance Advisor Harvard Western Normanview

CODY COWAN Traffic Coordinator X92.9 Calgary

HOLLY BUZILA Insurance Advisor Harvard Western Normanview

DANIEL CAMPBELL IT Support Specialist X92.9 Calgary

QUINTON CHASTKIEWICZ Insurance Advisor

Harvard Western South Albert

EVAN SHIER Traffic Coordinator X92.9 Calgary

JENIFER ANCHETA Customer Service Representative Harvard Western South Albert

JASON DELISLE Sales Assistant X92.9 Calgary

TIFFANY MCGEOUGH Account Executive I Harvard Western East

RICK LEE X Mornings X100.7 Red Deer

JAMIE LINAU Community Programming Coordinator Harvard Property Management (EDM)

MK BOWYER Middays on X X100.7 Red Deer

RENEE QUEVILLON HSE Administrator Harvard Property Management (EDM)

NATE BRYANT Afternoons on X X100.7 Red Deer

JUSTIN YEOMAN Project Manager Harvard Property Management (EDM)

BRITT JONES Evenings on X X100.7 Red Deer

NATE BRYANT Kraze Mornings Kraze 101.3 Red Deer

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SERGIO CABALUNA Maintenance Assistant Harvard Property Management (REG)

PAUL STYLES Maintenance Assistant Harvard Property Management (EDM)

X Afternoon’s host Marc Michaels (HBI Calgary) and his wife Amber, welcomed Chase Ashton Michaels on February 12!

Alana Wolframe (HBI Calgary) & her husband Jeff welcomed Edward Thomas Wolframe on March 3!

Congratulations to Mike Wilson (GX94 and Fox FM Account Executive) and his wife Jenn on the birth of their daughter Aria on January 24th, 2018!

Congratulations to Scott Couldridge (GX94 and Fox FM Production Director) and his wife Tiffany on the birth of their son Sterling on November 30th, 2017!

Congratulations to Tonya Cherry (Karpinski) (GX94 Mid-day Host) and her husband Brennan on the birth of their son Erickson on September 15th, 2017.

Best wishes to Barb Gottselig (HWI Regina) and new grandson Ezra Gislason, born March 22, 2018!

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2018 Employee Thank You Event | Windermere Crossing

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