Client Bulletins 2011
December 2011
2011
Accessory Uses - Keeping Up With the Times
A standard definition of an accessory use in many zoning bylaws in British Columbia is “customarily incidental to and subordinate to” a...
October 2011
2011
Election Contact Information
We confirm that our lawyers will be available throughout election day on Saturday, November 19 to deal with your election questions.
2011
Definition of Employee for Election Purposes
Employees of a local government who want to run for office with their local government must take a leave of absence during the nomination...
July 2011
2011
Aeronautics Act Zoning Regulations
CBC News has recently reported that an overheight building at the Crown Isle Resort development near the Comox Valley airport could limit...
2011
Court of Appeal Scuttles Riparian Area “Variance” Procedure
The B.C. Court of Appeal has held, in a unanimous judgment in Yanke v. Salmon Arm (City), that a hardship-based “variance” process that...
June 2011
2011
Solar Hot Water Ready Regulation Rolled Out
Effective on June 21, 2011 the Solar Hot Water Ready Regulation is in force. The regulation was made under s. 692 of the Local Government...
2011
Councillor Convicted for Disclosure of Personal Information
In a May 24, 2011 Provincial Court decision in R. v. Skakun a Prince George councillor was found guilty of breaching section 30.4 of the...
April 2011
2011
OCP and Consistency
On April 18, 2011, in Residents and Ratepayers of Central Saanich Society v. District of Central Saanich [2011 BCSC 491], the Court held...
March 2011
2011
Castlegar Successfully Defends Remedial Action
Local governments are becoming increasingly comfortable with the use of remedial action requirements to address nuisance properties in...
2011
The Constitutional Duty to Consult First Nations
In Reasons for Judgment delivered yesterday in the case of Adams Lake Indian Band v. British Columbia, the British Columbia Supreme Court...
February 2011
2011
No Liability in Nuisance for Canada Line Construction
In a significant decision for local governments, the Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court in Heyes...