Client Bulletins 2010
December 2010
2010
Building Permit Applications and New DCCs
Effective January 1, 2011, the new s. 937.001 of the Local Government Act comes into force, protecting building permit applicants from...
October 2010
2010
Supreme Court of Canada Finds Private Airport Zoning Regulations Inapplicable
In two cases released on October 15, 2010, Quebec v. Lacombe, 2010 SCC 38 and Quebec v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA),...
September 2010
2010
The Latest on Procedural Fairness Requirements in Public Hearings
In Vancouver Island Community Forest Action Network v. Langford 2010 BCSC 1357 the British Columbia Supreme Court left the door ajar on...
June 2010
2010
Bill 11 Tweaks Planning Powers
On June 3, 2010 the Lieutenant-Governor gave Royal Assent to Bill 11, the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, which...
2010
Riparian Areas Regulations Reviewed by British Columbia Supreme Court
The reasons for judgment released this week in Yanke v. City of Salmon Arm examine the role of the Riparian Area Regulations in a very...
2010
Telling the Whole Story
In Pucci v. City of North Vancouver (2010 BCSC 743 May 26), the Supreme Court set aside a decision to refuse a rezoning, which if adopted...
May 2010
2010
Court of Appeal Broadens Entry Warrant Requirement
A recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal has significantly narrowed the circumstances under which local governments can...
April 2010
2010
Court of Appeal Upholds North Cowichan Tax Rates Bylaw
On April 22, 2010, the British Columbia Court of Appeal delivered Reasons for Judgment in Catalyst Paper Corporation v. North Cowichan...