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For immediate release
5 July 2010

Simone Rousseau – Real Estate Associate License Suspended

Calgary, Alberta – On July 2, 2010, Simone Rousseau’s authorization to trade in real estate was suspended by an order of a Hearing Panel of the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) for a period of one month.  Ms. Rousseau was also ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $2,500 and costs in the amount of $1,500, as well as to complete educational requirements.

Ms Rousseau was registered as a real estate associate with 4th Street Holdings Ltd. o/a Re/Max Real Estate (Central) at all times relevant to this disciplinary action.

Ms Rousseau acted contrary to the Real Estate Act Rules when she recklessly made an inaccurate representation which misled a person at RECA.  In particular, she supplied a wrong answer to a question regarding the status of a company’s receivership in the RECA authorization application form and swore the application form’s affidavit to the truthfulness of the wrong answer.

The Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) is an independent, non-government agency, responsible for regulating real estate, mortgage broker, and real estate appraisal industry professionals under Alberta’s Real Estate Act. RECA is mandated to protect consumers and to provide services that enhance and improve the industry and the business of industry members.