The smell of hot dogs and hamburgers floated throughout Realty Executives’ new backyard earlier today, as the real estate company celebrated its grand re-opening at 70 Athabasca Street West.
Originally located on High Street, the company moved to its new location over the winter, explained owner Mike Botterill. He wanted to celebrate the new location — along with the merger of LJ Agencies Ltd. — when it was warmer, so picked July 5 to hold the event.
All funds raised will go to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Moose Jaw branch.
“It’s a very worthy cause,” Botterill said. “It’s (mental health) on the top of people’s minds these days. Any time we can give back is a good thing.”
Donna Bowyer, the former director of the CMHA Moose Jaw branch, and Nema Atsu, the new director, were both on hand to serve food during the barbecue. Botterill joked that he wanted to help Atsu get her feet wet with one of her first events.
The barbecue just happened to coincide with Sidewalk Days, so Botterill thought that might attract a few more hungry people into the backyard for food.
Celebrating the grand re-opening is important since it indicates new things are happening in Moose Jaw, he said. It shows there are new business doors opening instead of simply closing.
Realty Executives is honoured that Larry Mathieson and his team would choose to merge, Botterill continued. Mathieson’s father started the business 50 years ago, so “it’s a feather in our cap” to have those real estate agents now on the same team.
“Our agents are all exceptional, experienced and professional,” he adding, noting the entire team has more than 100 years of real estate knowledge. “I could keep going on with the adjectives.”
