About

Kyla Gardiner

kyla@iloveheritage.com

Kyla was born and raised in North Vancouver and she lives in the heritage home she grew up in on Ottawa Gardens with her husband and two kids. Kyla has a Bachelor of Business & Aviation and joined her Dad, Grant Stuart Gardiner, in real estate after 5 years as a commercial airline pilot. She has experience flying a Twin Otter on floats, a Metroliner and a Dash-8. After having her first child, Kyla decided it was safer to sell old homes than fly old planes!

Kyla shares Grant’s passion for heritage homes and is also the President of the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society. In addition to having an interest in local heritage, Kyla has had the opportunity to explore heritage sites around the world giving her a greater understanding of the cultural value that heritage buildings and their preservation bring to a community.

Kyla loves real estate for the people she meets and the relationships she forms with her clients. Her background in aviation has provided her with a disciplined and diligent work ethic. Whether she is co-piloting an airplane or assisting her clients with their real estate needs, Kyla approaches every situation as a team player. She is an enthusiastic, trustworthy and attentive Realtor. Kyla’s goal is to create a personal and stress-free experience for each and every one of her clients.

Grant Gardiner

grant@iloveheritage.com

Grant has lived on the North Shore all his life and now lives in a heritage home in Ottawa Gardens. He started his Real Estate career in 1991 with Sussex Realty in North Vancouver and is now helping Kyla as her unlicensed assistant and advisor at Oakwyn Realty. Grant’s sales career started in 1978 when he imported clocks from Korea, Japan, and Germany and sold them to jewelers and furniture stores across Canada. In the mid-80s, Grant opened Lonsdale Clock and Gift- an antique clock shop at 5 Lonsdale, now home to Anatoli Souvlaki.

Grant served as a Commissioner for the City of North Vancouver’s Advisory Planning Commission and as Chairman of the North Vancouver Heritage Advisory Commission for 16 years. He has received the “Heritage Awareness Achievement Award” from both the City and District of North Vancouver and is a board member and lifetime supporter of the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society. Grant has long been recognized as one of North Vancouver’s leading experts on heritage buildings and a keen advocate of their preservation.

Grant loves heritage buildings and travels to visit world heritage sites on his vacations. His favorite sports are skiing, hiking and windsurfing.

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