EastPoint Welcomes New Advisory Board Member: J.D. (Don) Gardiner, C.M.

Aubrey Palmeter, President and CEO of EastPoint Engineering,is pleased to announce the appointment of J.D. (Don) Gardiner, C.M. to its Advisory Board.

Don Gardiner is Founder, President and CEO of the Gardiner Group of Companies, one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful commercial and residential real estate companies.

Mr. Gardiner studied business at both St. Francis Xavier University and University of New Brunswick as well as Special Administration Studies at McGill University.

A Recipient of the Order of Canada, Mr. Gardiner has served on several notable boards and organizations including past Canadian President of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), consisting of 57 countries and headquartered in Paris, France, where he has been honoured with a life membership for his work. He is Chair of the Gardiner Medical Research Trust Fund at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and Past Board of Director Member and fundraiser for the QEII Health Sciences Centre. As well, he is Past-President and Honourary Life Member of the Canadian Lung Association, Past Advisory Board Member for the Canadian Salvation Army, Past Board of Director Member for Theatre New Brunswick and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Past-President of the Canadian Snowbirds Association. He is also a former Committee Chair for Veterans Affairs Halifax to raise funds for the Veteran Memorial Garden and Past-President of the Local, Provincial and International Real Estate Associations.

Mr. Gardiner served as an esteemed member of our Advisory Board from 2013 until his passing in April 2018.