Reece's Biography
Reece, a partner in Young, Anderson, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University, and graduated from the U.B.C. Faculty of Law in 1992. He articled with the Attorney-General of British Columbia. His practice is primarily focused on civil litigation, but includes significant components of aboriginal law, assessment and taxation law, natural hazard risk avoidance and police law. Reece has appeared routinely in the British Columbia Provincial Court, Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court of Canada. He will be appearing in the Supreme Court of Canada later in 2011. He also appears before several administrative tribunals including the Property Assessment Appeal Board and Coroner’s Court, and routinely conducts hearings before local government Councils.
Reece is a member of the Municipal Law subsection of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. He instructs, as a guest lecturer, at the Justice Institute and the Municipal Administration Training Institute. In the past he has served on the Ministry of Environment ad hoc committee on local government liability issues arising from the contaminated sites legislation. He is currently a member of an advisory committee to the Attorney General providing guidance on amendments to the British Columbia Limitation Act.
Selected Papers And Presentations
- Elected Officials: Game Misconduct (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 27, 2009)
- Dealing With Natural Hazards: Private and Public Lands (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 23, 2007)
- Local Government's Role in the Property Assessment Appeal Process (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 25, 2005)
- The Duty to Consult First Nations: Is Local Government Next? (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 19, 2004)
- Congregation des temoins de Jehovah de St. Jerome-Lafontaine v. Lafontaine (Village): Case Commentary (Municipal Law Section, Canadian Bar Association, Vancouver, September 16, 2004)
- An Introduction to B.C. Local Government Law: Basic Principles (Local Government Management Association, Municipal Administrators Training Institute, Victoria, August 21, 2003)
- Working with the New Community Charter: Bylaw Enforcement and Proposals for Solving Disputes (Pacific Business & Law Institute, Vancouver, May 8, 2003)
- Local Government Bylaw Forums: Download or Enforcement Panacea (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, December 6, 2002)
- Planning Process: Protecting Urban Environmental Quality (University of B.C., Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration, Ningbo City Personnel Training Program, Vancouver, March 6, 2002)
- Local Government Liability: Commentary on the Law of Nuisance and Abuse of Office (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 30, 2001)
- Bylaw Courts & The Community Charter (Union of B.C. Municipalities, Vancouver, September 27, 2001)
- Use of Injunctive Process to Enforce Bylaws (Building Officials Association of B.C. Annual Conference, Richmond, April, 2000)
- Waste Management Permits and the Environmental Appeal Board (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 20, 1998)
- Bylaw Enforcement (Prepared for Justice Institute, New Westminster, October, 1998)
- Secondary Suites: A Necessary Evil? (Licensing Inspectors' and Bylaw Enforcement Officers' Annual Conference, Chilliwack, June 24, 1998)
- Conflict of Interest Seminar (East Kootenay Municipal Officers' Association, May 7, 1998)
- Conflict of Interest Seminar (Association of Kootenay and Boundary Municipalities, April 17, 1998)
- Stream and Fish Protection, Municipal Works and Bill 26 (November 28, 1997)
- Contaminated Sites: Challenges for B.C.'s Local Government (April 15, 1997)
- Environmental Assessment: New Rules, New Local Government Responsibilities (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 22, 1996)
- Municipal Ticketing Information and Ticketing Law (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 24, 1995)
- Environmental Law Update (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 25, 1994)
- Impact of New Environmental Protection Legislation on Local Government (Young, Anderson Firm Seminar, November 26, 1993)