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Velma Noble brings a warm, compassionate, and hopeful therapeutic stance to her private counselling practice established in 2004. She employs a holistic approach (mind, body, and soul) that is equally balanced with a practical, strength-based approach. By forming safe therapeutic relationships with her clients, Velma helps facilitates a healing process that brings relief or resolution to distressing emotions or life situations.Primary areas of clinical focus include depression and anxiety, grief and loss, major life transitions, stress management, marital enrichment, divorce care, family communication, spiritual care, empowerment and assertiveness training. Velma also offers individual, couple, family counseling services as well as a number of unique group programs such as: phototherapy and CALM: a unique program for individuals recovering from marital separation.Velma has a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Psychology and Counselling. She is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. In addition, she is a Pastoral Psychotherapist (# 477AB11) with the Professional Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors. She completed a BA in Sociology and Economics from Acadia University, and Supportive Counselling diploma from Mount Royal University. Velma brings twenty years of experience as a financial advisor and life coach.

Edward C. Northwood is the resident U.S. attorney in the Toronto Office of the Firm and heads the private client group. He concentrates his practice in U.S. domestic and international tax matters involving estate planning, family business planning, charitable planned giving, trust and estate administration, and executive compensation. Mr. Northwood is a frequent lecturer and has presented papers relating to cross border planning issues for the Canadian Chapter of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (“STEP”), the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”), the Canadian Bar Association (“CBA”), the American Law Institute – American Bar Association (“ALI-ABA”), the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”), and The Canadian Tax Foundation. He is a Fellow of ACTEC, a member of the Executive Council of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, a member of the Toronto Estate Planning Council, and a member of the Toronto branch of the STEP, where he serves on the Board of Directors. Mr. Northwood was named as the 2010 Volunteer of the Year of STEP Canada.Mr. Northwood received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Law School of the State University of New York at Buffalo, an MA degree from the State University of New York at Albany, and his undergraduate degree from Brown University.Mr. Northwood’s practice is limited to U.S. law.

Mark is president of the Canadian Institute of Certified Executor Advisors (and also of Strategic Edge Chartered Financial Consulting Inc, which provides integrated tax strategies for Canadians through their professional advisors). His career includes senior management positions with national wealth and insurance companies, where he developed innovative business strategies and provided training, marketing materials and case consultation to financial advisors across the country.

A graduate of Ashbury College in Ottawa and Western University in London, Mark is a Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, registered Trust and Estates Practitioner and Certified Executor Advisor.  He is licensed to conduct business in every province and territory in Canada.

In addition to CICEA, he is a member of Advocis (the Financial Advisors Association of Canada), the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP), the Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).  

Mark has given hundreds of seminars across Canada, to the public, professional associations, study groups, Canadian businesses, industry symposia and aboard continuing education cruise ships around the world. He has been speaking about the important role of executors and on estate tax strategies for more than 25 years.

Owner of Carmquin Property Appraisals in Nova Scotia.Carmel conducts appraisals of commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential properties. She is experienced in other functions in the appraisal of properties such as consultancy, research work, compiling comparable data banks for commercial and residential appraisals, market analysis, computer programming and data entry.Carmel has provided appraisals of large commercial office buildings, retail stores, industrial buildings, nursing homes, motels, hotels, and agricultural properties, as well as fish plants, commercial wharves and vacant land. She has also prepared Valuation Day valuations for capital gains tax, replacement costs and “actual cash value” for insurance purposes, appraisals for mortgage, financing for sales and refinancing, estate sales, assessment appeals, and settling of estates.
Carmel is a member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, Ottawa and has testified before the Supreme Court of Canada as an expert witness.

Gordon Paul is a CPA, CMA, CEA, B.Comm(HA) and a B.A. Gordon is a senior
executive, with over 35 years of business experience in the for-profit public and
private sectors.  Gordon retired from his position as VP Finance and CFO of a Corporation which owned more than 35 legal entities. He has had diversified industry
experience including oil and gas, regulated utilities, property development,
manufacturing, distribution, retail and consulting services.  He has a proven track
record in providing focused and value added customer service and in
building business partnerships.  Effective interpersonal, negotiation,
organizational, and strategic planning skills executed through a detail oriented hands-on approach.

A graduate of McGill Univesity, Sandy is Founder and Principal at Trimaran Financial. Sandy is a Financial Advisor specializing in financial, estate, and retirement planning for more than 25 years. She partners with her clients to help them control and protect their life's work by making wise choices. Working collaboratively with her client's professional advisors, Sandy provides clarity to identify the best solutions to help self-employed professionals and business owners find the right solutions to implement and achieve their financial security and independence goals.

Margot practices in the area of civil litigation, focusing on commercial, construction and estate law related issues. Margot is a member of the firm's Construction Law and Financial Loss Recovery practice groups. Fluently bilingual, Margot represents both Francophone and Anglophone clients and argues matters before the courts in both official languages.

Margot attended the University of Ottawa, where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Political Science in 2007 and graduated from the Faculty of Law in 2010. After articling for Doucet McBride LLP in 2010-2011, she joined the firm as an associate following her call to the Ontario Bar in June 2011.

Prior to 2010, Margot developed experience in various legal positions with the federal public service in areas of program delivery and policy, including with the Department of National Defence with the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG), the Office to the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada (OSGG), and Transport Canada (TC).
A proud member of the Ontario Bar Association and the County of Carleton Law Association, Margot also delights in supporting a variety of Eastern Ontario and capital area community groups and events.

Outside the office Margot enjoys golf, volleyball, yoga, entertaining family and friends, as well as spending quality time traveling with her husband.

Randall is a senior lawyer with Waterbury Newton and has been with our firm since 1989. Randall’s experience, knowledge and achievements have contributed to his ongoing success as a lawyer who provides outstanding legal services to his clients.

Randall has been a practicing member of the Nova Scotia Bar since 1990.

Education

Dalhousie University 1989, LL.B
University of New Brunswick, 1985, B.Sc. (Forestry)
Presentations & Publications

Has appeared on Global TV’s Maritime Noon Program
Facilitated workshops for Invisible Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia, including videos regarding Canada Pension Plan and Long-Term Disability Appeals
Contributor to “The Sea Has Many Voices” edited by Cynthia Lamson (legal and environmental aspects of oceans policy).

Achievements & Affiliations

Practicing Member Nova Scotia Bar since 1990
Member: MENSA Canada
Member: Real Estate Lawyers’ Association of Nova Scotia
Member: Screening Committee, Bar Admission Examination of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Certified Lawyer under the Nova Scotia Land Registration System
Member: Provincial Voluntary Planning Committee which brought in Nova Scotia’s first Occupier’s Liability Law
Former Member: Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association

Barak has been with Investors Group as a client since 2000, and became a consultant in 2006.  Since becoming a Consultant, Barak has attained his CFP (Certified Financial Planner), CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), and CHS (Certified Health Insurance Specialist), CPCA (Certified Professional Consultant on the Aging), and RRC (Registered Retirement Consultant) .  As a Senior Finanical Consultant with Investors Group, Barak is able to provide the following services:  Cash Management, Insurance Planning, Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, and Tax Planning.  Barak has extensive knowledge in Real Estate Investing as well since he has invested extensively in Real Estate since he almost 20 years of Real Estate investing experience.  Feel free to call Barak for any of your Financial manners.