I moved to Nanaimo in 2006, on a quiet cul-de-sac overlooking Long Lake.  I am a Certified General Accountant by trade, and I have worked for the Mayer family businesses since 1984.  I enjoy playing badminton (I am also a BWF umpire), hiking,  white water rafting, bike riding (both on road bike and on mountain bike), playing softball and playing tennis - pretty much anything I can think of where I can injure myself while having fun (my excellent physiotherapists (Charlie & Brandon)  are going to name one of their rooms after me).  On the safer side of things, I also like to listen to music, to play duplicate bridge, to travel, to read, to surf the web in search of interesting links & to take (and/or share) pictures.

I left my parents' home in 1981 to emigrate from Belgium to Canada, where Lorri-Anne and I got married.  After 24 years together in Ladysmith - and two beautiful kids, we separated.  Both our daughter Thia (born in '83) and son Ryan ('86) live and work here in Nanaimo as well.

My house is located on Grouse Place, where I get to enjoy the view of  Long Lake, Mount Benson and sunsets on the Lantzville Foothills, and where family and friends are always welcome.