On the evening of March 14, 2024, the board of directors of a 48-unit condominium corporation in Leduc, Alberta convened for its regular monthly meeting with 4 items on the agenda, the third of which was approval of a new landscaping services contract. The corporation's previous landscaping provider had given notice of non-renewal the month before, and the property manager had solicited quotes from 3 local vendors. When the board reached this agenda item, the chair summarized the quotes and recommended awarding the $18,000 annual contract to a company that, unbeknownst to the other 4 directors present, was wholly owned and operated by a board member who also owned a local landscaping company. That board member participated in the discussion, spoke in favour of the proposal, and cast 1 of the 5 votes that unanimously approved the contract. At no point during the meeting did the board member disclose any connection to the vendor, and the minutes recorded the decision without notation of any abstention or declared interest. The landscaping company began work in April 2024, and it was not until June 2024 that a unit owner who discovered the conflict brought the matter to the attention of the remaining directors after noticing the board member's name on an invoice left in the common area recycling room.