Helmut Pastrick is Chief
Economist for Central 1 Credit Union, the umbrella organization for the
credit union system in the provinces of BC and Ontario.
The system has about 2.7 million credit union members with an
asset base over $65 billion.
Prior to joining
Central in 1997, he spent many years with the Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation in BC responsible for analyzing and forecasting the
provincial housing market and economy.
He is past President of the
Association of Professional Economists of BC, a member of the Canadian
Association for Business Economics, and the BC Economic Forecast
Council.
Helmut is frequently called upon by the
media to provide comments on economic events and his presentations are
in demand by many organizations and groups, including credit unions,
trade and professional associations, and service clubs.