February 4, 2020 (Binder 1, Tab 3, pages 44 – 45) indicated that Ms. Bonwick has not
been licenced with RECA after September 30, 2018.
b) Ms. Bonwick advertised property listings on Kijiji, while unauthorized, with her name
and phone number as a contact. The Hearing Panel accepts the ED’s produced
documents and Holly Childs’ evidence that Ms. Bonwick’s cell phone number had not
changed, and that she continued to advertise, while unauthorized: Google search of Ms.
Bonwick’s cell phone number (Binder 4, Tab 34, pages 1413 - 1414); Ms. Bonwick’s
Kijiji ads posted while she was unauthorized (Binder 4, Tab 35, pages 1415 – 1418;
Binder 4, Tab 36, page 1419; Binder 4, Tab 37, pages 1420 – 1422; Binder 4, Tab 38,
pages 1423 – 1424).
c) Ms. Bonwick promoted seller financing in advertisements while unauthorized. The
Hearing Panel accepts the ED’s evidence on this allegation, which included Ms.
Bonwick’s Kijiji advertisements that were posted while she was unauthorized as a real
estate associate (Binder 4, Tab 37, page 1421; Binder 4, Tab 38, pages 1423 - 1424).
Thes ads promoted seller financing.
d) Ms. Bonwick promoted the benefits of not using an authorized real estate associate in
real estate transactions in her advertisements. The Hearing Panel accepts the ED’s
evidence, including Ms. Bonwick’s Kijiji advertisements that were posted while she
was unauthorized as a real estate associate (Binder 4, Tab 37, page 1421; Binder 4, Tab
38, pages 1423 - 1424). These ads contained the following wording: “Save literally
thousands of dollars by representing yourself in real estate! What a deal! Imagine the
flexibility of not requiring a real estate agent! Find out the process and receive access to
all the best private deals, listed and unlisted. Get everything you need for buying or
selling on your own, saving you thousands of dollars! Get forms, prepare documents,
and recieve [sic] marketing services. Do it your self real estate documents and
marketing services!”
e) When RECA notified Ms. Bonwick that she cannot trade in real estate while
unauthorized, she altered the Kijiji advertisements to hide her identity. Holly Childs
testified that screenshots of some Kijiji advertisements from around October 2018 show
the same ads with “Kelli” as the user. The only difference between these ads and Ms.
Bonwick’s ads is the posting date and user name. When Ms. Childs interviewed her,
Ms. Bonwick stated that Kelli was her cousin. Ms. Childs confirmed some Kijiji
advertisements posted by “Kelli” (Binder 4, Tab 41, pages 1434 – 1435; Binder 4, Tab
43, pages 1439) were the same as some Kijiji advertisements posted by “Kijiji User”,
which Ms. Childs stated is Ms. Bonwick (Binder 4, Tab 35, pages 1415 – 1418; Binder
4, Tab 36, pages 1420 – 1422). The only difference between those advertisements is the
posting date and user name. RECA requested Kelli’s contact information, but Ms.
Bonwick did not provide it.
Ms. Bonwick stated that Kelli is her cousin, and they had worked together in the past.
At first Ms. Bonwick thought Kelli was posting the advertisements. She didn’t want to
provide Kelli’s contact information to RECA because she didn’t want to drag her into
the investigation. Since that time, Ms. Bonwick thinks that RB was trying to set her up.
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