Grant Anderson
Jordan Adam
Elizabeth Anderson
James Barth
Michelle Blendell
Alyssa Bradley
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
Amy O'Connor
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...
2024
Newsletter Volume 35, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this LGMA conference issue: Bill 16 - Part One: An Overview of Tenant Protections - Christopher Gallardo Ganaban & Eman JeddyBill 16...
2023
Downzoning - Panacea or a Dirty Word?
Within the suite of authorities granted to local governments by the province, land use regulation is perhaps the most important. And...
2023
Newsletter Volume 34, Number 3 - UBCM Conference Issue
In this UBCM Conference issue: Delegations to Council - A Charter Right - Bill BuholzerThe Growing World of First Nations Heritage...
2023
Newsletter Volume 34, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this LGMA conference issue: Artificial General (Municipal) Intelligence: Not Quite Yet - Nick FalzonBC Financial Services Authority...
2020
Land Title Instruments: New (and Old) Issues
As a primer on two statutory tools contained in the B.C. Land Title Act frequently used by local governments: statutory right of ways and...
2020
Contracts: What’s New (and Old) for Local Governments
For the old, COVID-19 has created a lot of buzz around the concepts of frustration of contract, the operation of contractual “force...
2020
Newsletter Volume 31, Number 3 - UBCM Conference Issue
In this UBCM Conference issue:No Liability in Mistaken Up-Zoning Case - Joe ScafeCity Liable after Tenant's Illegal Backyard Fire - Amy...
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...
2020
Newsletter Volume 31, Number 1
In this issue:BC Supreme Court Upholds New Westminster Renoviction Bylaw - Nick FalzonWho, in Law, is "Government"? - Bill BuholzerDrug...
2019
Local Government Subsidiaries
Municipalities can incorporate by using their natural person powers under section 8(1) of the Community Charter (the “Charter”). Regional...
2019
Newsletter Volume 30, Number 3 - UBCM Conference Issue
In this UBCM Conference issue: Tender "Reprisal Clause" Not Constitutionally Invalid - Joe ScafeCourt of Appeal Reconsiders Dangerous Dog...
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...
