It turned out that the land use bylaws of the day permitted the development of certain residential communities on the farm. Maxwell, coming from the house construction industry, and David coming from the manufactured housing industry, put their combined expertise together and formulated a vision of what has become one of the largest Adult Lifestyle Communities in Canada – Sandycove Acres!
That was in 1971. For more than 32 years, Maxwell Rice and Dave Robertson were actively involved in the management and development of Sandycove Acres.
In many ways Sandycove Acres Limited is a family company. As such it is a closely held company with many family members taking an active part in the operation of the company. That family approach has influenced the character of Sandycove Acres. It has helped to ensure that ownership remained in the same hands for 40 years. It has also contributed to the “hands on” approach which management has taken over the years, and has helped to continue the longevity of the management team and the integrity of the community. Many of you will know that Rod Rice and Trevor Robertson, sons of founding owners have held senior management positions since 2001.
Trevor & I were childhood friends, went our separate ways in business, and now find ourselves working together here at Sandycove Acres. We share the responsibilities of General Managers working in conjunction with Denyse Beattie, Steve Tompkins and the Sandycove Acres staff. Maxwell Rice passed away in 2006. David Roberson continues to play an advisory role.
Trevor and I appreciate the confidence shown by Sandycovers in the whole management team here at Sandycove. Our job is to ensure the success of Sandycove Acres. We intend to do that to the best of our ability. We will measure that success by the degree of satisfaction that you as Sandycovers have in your decision to live here in this fine community. We look forward to meeting and working with many of you in the upcoming year.
Rod Rice
