FirstService appoints D. Scott Patterson to President and Chief Operating Officer

TORONTO, Oct. 12 /CNW/ - Jay S. Hennick, Chief Executive Officer of
FirstService Corporation (Nasdaq: FSRV; TSX: FSV) today announced the
appointment of D. Scott Patterson to the position of President and Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Patterson was formerly the Company's Executive Vice
President.
"I am extremely pleased to appoint Scott to the new role of President and
Chief Operating Officer," said Mr. Hennick, "Scott has contributed
significantly to our strong growth over the years and has proven himself as an
important member of our senior management team. In his new role he will assume
full operational responsibility for our five business platforms while my focus
will shift to leading the overall growth of FirstService."
Mr. Patterson, who assumes the role of President from Mr. Hennick, joined
FirstService as Vice President, Corporate Development, in 1995; served as
Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to 2002; and recently as Executive Vice
President of the Company where he focused on business integration and other
operational projects, including acquisitions.
"I have enjoyed working side-by-side with Jay over the last 10 years
managing and building FirstService into a leading player in the rapidly
growing service sector," said Patterson. "I am intimately familiar with our
operations and business leaders and am excited about the significant growth
opportunities ahead, not only in North America, but now globally with
operations in more than 20 countries around the world."
Mr. Patterson is a Chartered Accountant by training and brings over 20
years experience in mergers and acquisitions, finance and operations to his
new position.

ABOUT FIRSTSERVICE
FirstService is a leader in the rapidly growing service sector, providing
services to commercial and residential customers in the areas of: residential
property management; commercial real estate services; integrated security
services; property improvement services; and business services.
Market-leading brands include The Continental Group in residential
property management services; Colliers International in commercial real
estate; Intercon Security and Security Services & Technologies in security
services; California Closets and Paul Davis Restoration in property
improvement services; and Resolve Corporation in business services.
FirstService is a diversified service company with more than US$1.1 billion in
annualized revenues and approximately 16,000 employees worldwide. More
information about FirstService (Nasdaq: FSRV; TSX: FSV.SV) is available at
www.firstservice.com

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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made by the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform
Act"). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include,
among others, the following: general economic and business conditions, which
will, among other things, impact demand for the Company's services, service
industry conditions and capacity; the ability of the Company to implement its
business strategy, including the Company's ability to acquire suitable
acquisition candidates on acceptable terms and successfully integrate newly
acquired businesses with its existing businesses; changes in or the failure to
comply with government regulations (especially safety and environmental laws
and regulations); and other factors which are described in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.