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December 2015

11Dec
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

23Jul
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...

16Jul
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...

10Jul
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

11Jun
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

12May
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...

01May
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

15Apr
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

19Mar
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...

03Mar
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

17Feb
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...