Grant Anderson
Jordan Adam
Elizabeth Anderson
James Barth
Michelle Blendell
Alyssa Bradley
Bill Buholzer
Aishling Carson
Lianna Chang
Gregg Cockrill
Nick Falzon
Christopher Gallardo-Ganaban
David Giroday
Kate Gotziaman
Alexandra Greenberg
Serge Grochenkov
Reece Harding
Jacob Lewin
Timothy Luk
Carolyn MacEachern
Sukhbir Manhas
Emma McCann
Guy Patterson
Mike Quattrocchi
Nate Ruston
Joe Scafe
Amanda Scott
Lynda Stokes
Julia Tikhonova
Jack Wells
Barry Williamson
Recent Publications
2024
Caselaw Update
This paper examines seven court decisions over the past year that would be of particular interest to local governments: (i) the Court of...
2023
Caselaw Update
This paper examines 6 recent court decisions of particular interest to local governments: (i) a B.C. Supreme Court decision on in camera...
2021
Vavilov Update
Last seminar we discussed Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 in detail, where the Supreme Court of...
2020
Public Hearings: A New Era?
For decades, public hearings have been a reliable source of work for litigators acting against local governments in British Columbia. The...
2020
Vavilov: Is it Good for Local Governments?
Russian spies, citizenship revocation, and the illegals program are topics that this session does not cover. Instead, it deals with the...
2020
Newsletter Volume 31, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this LGMA conference issue:BC Court of Appeal Upholds Whistler Tourist Accommodation Bylaws - Alyssa BradleyContractual Obligations and...
2019
Judicial Review: What You Need To Know
Judicial review is the mechanism by which the courts supervise those who exercise statutory powers to ensure that they do not overstep...
2018
Affordable Housing Toolkit Update
This paper discusses some of the potential tools and recent developments to promote affordable housing in British Columbia. The first...
2017
Water Law: The Water Sustainability Act and More
Water is frequently making headlines in BC. Whether it is too much water—such as the recent flooding in the Okanagan this past spring—or...
2016
Contaminated Sites A Local Governments Role
Contaminated sites exist in every community in British Columbia. The role various levels of government play in the identification,...
2016
Newsletter Volume 27, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this LGMA Conference issue: Win for North Saanich on Ability to Tax Nav Canada for Airport Lands is a Win for All Local Governments...
2014
The Tough Issue of Homelessness
Many local governments are faced with tough decisions relating to people living in places not generally intended or safe for human...
2013
Changes in Federal Marihuana Regulation
Late in 2012 the federal Minister of Health announced pending changes in federal policy regarding the production of marihuana for...
2012
Development Approvals Under Part 26: What's New (and What's Old)
Over the past year we have received several questions on the process around considering official community plan bylaws and zoning bylaws...
2012
BCCA Clarifies Disclosure Requirements in the Public Hearing Process
On August 14, 2012, the British Columbia Court of Appeal allowed Fisher Road Holdings Ltd.’s appeal in Fisher Road Holdings Ltd. v...
2011
New Challenges in Land Use Regulation
This paper discusses common challenges in land use regulation. One common challenge is federal airport zoning regulations for land in the...
2010
The Growing and Selling of Medical Marijuana: A Local Government's Role
In recent years, medical marijuana dispensaries have been opening up across British Columbia. To date, there are approximately 8...
2010
Newsletter Volume 21 Number 1
In this Issue: "Curious" tender clause unenforceable, Tax bylaws not land use planning tools, Catalyst update: Vancouver Island tax...
2009
How to achieve a successful remedial action
Council has the power under Part 3, Division 12 of the Community Charter to impose a remedial action requirement on a person. The...
2009
Newsletter Volume 20 Number 1
In this issue: No Charter protection for sidewalk encroachments, Municipal access agreements: CRTC allows road degradation fees,...
2008
Going Green, The New B.C. Legislation
It is difficult to decide which aspect of the "climate change" problem, whose existence is being denied by an ever-diminishing number of...
