Upcoming Planning Law Presentation
2016-02-29Announcements
On May 12, 2016 Colin Stewart will be presenting in Vancouver on the Anatomy of a Subdivision Servicing Bylaw for Continuing Legal Education.
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Presentation at the Community Care Licensing Officers of BC Annual Conference
2016-02-29Announcements
Kathryn Stuart will be presenting at the Community Care Licensing Officers of BC annual conference in Vancouver on April 15, 2016, on the topic of Administrative Law in the Community Care Licensing context.
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Presentation at North Central LGMA Conference in April
2016-02-29Announcements
Peter Johnson will be presenting at the North Central LGMA Conference on April 7, 2016, on the topic of competitive procurement requirements for local governments.
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Court of Appeal Upholds Decision on Campbell River Tax Bylaw
2016-02-04Legal Updates
In January 2015, the B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge brought by TimberWest against the 2014 City of Campbell River Tax Rates Bylaw. See our post of January 28, 2015 entitled “City of Campbell River Successful Against Challenge to its Tax Rates Bylaw”. In a decision given January 29, 2016, the British Columbia Court of […]
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2016-02-04Legal Updates
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia has reinforced the fact that municipalities are under no obligation to license illegal (albeit popular) businesses in their jurisdictions. In the decision Abbotsford (City) v. Weeds Glass & Gifts Ltd., 2016 BCSC 135, the Court issued an order to the City of Abbotsford granting an […]
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“New” Local Government Act – Update
2016-01-05Announcements
Further to our post of December 7, 2015, the revision of the Local Government Act is now in force, as of January 1, 2016. The citation for the statute is R.S.B.C. 2015, c. 1.
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Season’s Greetings from Stewart McDannold Stuart
2015-12-21Announcements
From all of the lawyers and support staff at Stewart McDannold Stuart, we wish you all the best for the holiday season, and a happy and prosperous New Year. In lieu of sending greeting cards this year, we have made a donation to Victoria’s Sandy Merriman House, which has been providing shelter and support for […]
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Exceptions to Conflict of Interest Rules – What is too ‘Remote or Insignificant’?
2015-12-11Legal Updates
Introduction: The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Ferri v. Ontario, 2015 ONCA 683, has expanded on one of the statutory exceptions to conflict of interest rules for local government officials. Though the Ferri case addresses an exception found in s.4(k) of the Ontario Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, a near identical […]
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“New” Proposed Local Government Act
2015-12-07Announcements
Following a process of consolidation and revision of the Local Government Act, a new and updated version of that important statute has been prepared by the Province and is now available to be viewed on the Provincial government website: http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/policy_research/revised_lga.htm A Table of Concordance to find the way from the “old” statute to the “new” […]
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The Homelessness Crisis and Municipal Bylaws: Abbotsford (City) v. Shantz
2015-10-27Legal Updates
The recent decision of the BC Supreme Court in Abbotsford (City) v. Shantz, 2015 BCSC 1909, is yet another indication of how the seemingly intractable problem of homelessness in Canadian society continues to create conflict and costs for local governments. The City of Abbotsford was seeking orders from the Court for a permanent injunction against […]
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