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Recent Publications
2023
Litigation - Do's and Don'ts
Local governments often find themselves in situations in which there are conflicts and in which there is a dispute with other parties. When...
2022
Elections Questions? Call us - our E-Team is ready!
In order to assist with the upcoming local government elections, we have a designated team of lawyers to respond to your elections related...
2022
Newsletter Volume 33, Number 3 - UBCM Conference Issue
In this UBCM Conference issue: City of Vancouver Cannot Control Rent by By-law, BC Supreme Court Finds - Elizabeth Anderson & Nick...
2022
Elections Questions? Our E-Team Is Ready for Your Call
In order to assist with the upcoming local government elections, we have a designated team of lawyers to respond to your elections related...
2022
BC Supreme Court Quashes Vancouver Rent Control Bylaws
The BC Supreme Court recently considered the City of Vancouver’s pioneering attempt to impose rent controls between tenancies by bylaw in...
2022
Newsletter Volume 33, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this LGMA conference issue:Recitals ≠ Reasons - Barry WilliamsonBuilding Permit Requires Tenant in Common's Consent - Elizabeth...
2022
Newsletter Volume 33, Number 1
In this issue: Let's Talk About Tax Sales - Michael Moll & Elizabeth AndersonRecent Decisions on Employers COVID-19 Vaccination...
2021
Newsletter Volume 32, Number 3 - UBCM Conference Issue
In this UBCM Conference issue:Conflict of Interest or Community of Interest? Court Interprets the "Electors Generally" Exception - Julia...
2020
Mandatory Face Coverings in Indoor Public Spaces
On November 24, 2020, the Province passed Ministerial Order No. M425/2020 requiring face coverings to be worn in “indoor public spaces” as...
2020
ALR Update: What Local Governments Need to Know
The regulations under the Agricultural Land Commission Act have undergone significant and swift recent changes, with potentially...
2020
Bylaw Enforcement Officers Now Authorized to Issue Tickets for the Unauthorized Resale of Essential Goods and Supplies and Price “Gouging”
This update is to provide local governments with information on recently granted novel powers to enforce provincial orders under the...
2019
Caselaw Update and Other Legal News
Recently, there have been a number of significant legislative updates and court decisions that affect local governments. In this paper, we...
2018
Cannabis: The Whole Picture
Cannabis regulation is a big topic and hot topic for local governments. October 17, 2018 saw Canada’s Parliament legalize possession of...
2018
New Legislation: Cannabis Production in the Agricultural Land Reserve
On Friday, July 13, 2018, the provincial government made changes to what qualifies as a “farm use” in relation to cannabis production on...
2017
Local Government Services and the Human Rights Code
This paper is an update to the 2011 seminar paper “Local Government Services – Striking the Accommodation Balance”. Local governments...
2017
Retail Cannabis Sales, Post-Cannabis Act Tabling: Still Unlawful
With the recent tabling of the draft Cannabis Act, the current legal state of storefront marijuana dispensaries may seem murkier than...
2017
Newsletter Volume 28, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this LGMA Conference issue: Going Green: A First Look at Canada's Proposed Cannabis Act - Elizabeth Anderson The Perils of...
2016
Redrawing the Boundaries Applying the New Human Rights Legislation Locally
Recent changes to the BC Human Rights Code provide explicit protections against discrimination on the grounds of gender identity or...
2016
REMINDER - Annual Tax Sale Service Deadline
Now that the leaves have turned, Halloween is in the air and annual tax sales have been completed, it is time for municipal tax...
2016
Newsletter Volume 27, Number 3 - UBCM Conference Issue
In this UBCM Conference issue: The Building Act: Unrestricted Matters Revealed - Bill Buholzer Assessor of Area #01 - Capital et al v....
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...
2015
Hot Topics & Caselaw Updates
The year 2015 has seen developments in many areas of interest to local governments, both in the courts and in the realm of shifting...
2015
Taxi War: When Municipalities Can Frustrate Provincial Aims
In recent years, suburban taxis companies have made repeated efforts to obtain operating permits to allow them to meet the significant...
2015
Newsletter Volume 26, Number 1
In this Issue: Municipal Zoning Restrictions Apply to Moorage and Public Interest Special Cost Awards Limited - Barry Williamson CPR...
2014
Caselaw Update
This paper summarizes some of the cases of interest from the past 12 months. This paper does not include any comments on the recent,...
2014
Newsletter Volume 25, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this LGMA Conference issue: The Land Conservancy Selling Heritage Properties to Pay Debts - Francesca MarzariBill 17: Sweeping...
2014
Newsletter Volume 25, Number 1
In this Issue:Do you have a Licence for That? Local Government Response to the Decriminalization of Prostitution - Jay...
