Archive 2015
December 2015
2015
Proposed revision of the Local Government Act
The proposed revision of the Local Government Act is being made available to the public on various websites. If the drafters of the...
July 2015
2015
OIPC clarifies interpretation of s. 25 public interest requirement
In response to the Mount Polley mine tailings pond dam failure in August 2014, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for...
2015
OIPC's IT Security and Employee Privacy: Tips and Guidelines
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC (“OIPC”) released a guidance document outlining issues employers should...
2015
Land Title Office Stops Registering Notices of Latecomer Agreement
The Land Title and Survey Authority has recently changed its practice and will no longer accept a Form 17 Notice of Excess or Extended...
June 2015
2015
Medical Marihuana: Smoking Not Required
On the marihuana file, it seems the federal government can’t win for losing. The Supreme Court of Canada on June 11 released its judgment...
May 2015
2015
Province Weeds out Pot Prohibitions
On May 7th the Province settled any lingering doubts about the authority of local governments to prohibit the production of medical...
2015
ANNOUNCING THE SECOND IN OUR SERIES OF FREE DAY-LONG SEMINARS - WEST KELOWNA
JUNE 4 - SAVE THE DATE BYLAW DRAFTING, PLANNING & LAND USE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR Young, Anderson will be offering a free day-long...
April 2015
2015
Don't Hype the Belief
In Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City), 2015 SCC 16 the Supreme Court of Canada found a municipal bylaw to be inoperative,...
March 2015
2015
CRTC issues $1.1 million penalty to the first CASL-offender
On March 5, 2015, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued its first penalty under Canada’s...
2015
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST IN OUR SERIES OF FREE DAY-LONG SEMINARS - NANAIMO, BC
MAY 8 - SAVE THE DATE BYLAW DRAFTING, PLANNING & LAND USE MANAGEMENT Young, Anderson will be offering a free day-long seminar for...
February 2015
2015
New Workplace Safety Legislation Introduced in BC
On February 11, 2015, the B.C. government introduced legislation to improve workplace health and safety following recommendations from...