2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Margie Spence

Presented by Verge Insurance

Like many successful entrepreneurs, one of the fastest ways to motivate Margie Spence is to tell her she can’t do something! That was certainly the case early in her career as an inside sales representative when she told her manager that she’d like to try her hand at commissioned sales. Fortunately for Niagara, hearing that working in commissioned sales was far too cutthroat for her only served to pique Margie’s interest. An encouraging push from her mother toward the real estate industry shortly thereafter and Margie’s course was set.

In 1985, Margie was hired to manage Royal LePage’s St. Catharines and Niagara Falls offices. Soon after, she added the Niagara-on-the-Lake office to her portfolio of responsibilities and within just six months she had made it profitable. Margie was then offered the opportunity to purchase all three offices. She hasn’t looked back since. Today, as owner and President of the Royal LePage NRC Realty, Margie owns and operates Niagara’s largest real estate brokerage and employs over 400 staff at 14 locations.

A true believer in the importance of having a safe place to call home, Margie is a generous supporter of charities including Gillian’s Place, South Niagara Women’s Shelters, and Habitat for Humanity, as well as OneFoundation and food banks across Niagara.

Lifetime Achievement Award Alumni

Paul House

Tim Hortons

2013 Lifetime Achievement Award

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John Howard

2007 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Bill Goertz and the late Abraham (Ed) Regier

Niagara Credit Union

2003 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Ed Werner

Horn Abbot Ltd.

2000 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Adriaan Olsthoorn

Lakeshore Inc.

1999 Lifetime Achievement Award

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John and Millicent Gruyich

Michael’s Inn

1999 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Jack Berkhout

Land Development

1998 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Donald Ziraldo

Inniskillin Wines Inc.

1998 Lifetime Achievement Award

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George Yerich Sr.

Skylon Tower

1997 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Louis J. Cahill

OEB International

1996 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late John Holer

Marineland of Canada Inc.

1996 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Roy Cairns

1995 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Ken Fowler

1995 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Edward J. Freeland

1995 Lifetime Achievement Award

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