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Vancouver City Sign Advertising Copy Not Contempt

by Johannes Schenk / On April 27, 2007 / In Municipal Law

Kollen v. Vancouver (City), 2007 BCSC 295, is a continuation of a long standing Vancouver City non-conforming use sign case. In this edition of the municipal saga, the City brought a contempt motion against the sign owners for placing new…

Sikh Hard Hat Accommodation

by Johannes Schenk / On April 23, 2007 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

A recent arbitration award deals with the matter of hard hat accommodation in safety sensitive positions on the basis of religious belief. The case, BCMEA , Neptune Bulk Terminals Ltd and PCT v. ILWU, Local 500, deals with Sikh longshoremen.…

Municipal Inspection Powers

by Johannes Schenk / On April 12, 2007 / In Municipal Law

Municipal inspectors have tremendous powers under the legislative schemes that govern their inspection powers. Brewster v. City of New Westminster, 2006 BCSC 1837 is a case that concerns the powers of a City of New Westminster municipal fire inspector. The…

Concurrent Jurisdiction: Arbitrator and Human Rights Tribunal

by Johannes Schenk / On April 10, 2007 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

The Alberta Court of Appeal has now ruled in Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 583 v. Calgary (City of), 2007 ABCA 121, that under the Albert legislative regime Labour Arbitrators and the human rights tribunal have a concurrent jurisdiction to review…

Health Professions Act: Reasonableness Simpliciter

by Johannes Schenk / On April 9, 2007 / In Employment Law, Labour Law

Dr. Larre v. College of Psychologists of BC, 2007 BCSC 416 concerns the suspension of a psychologist from the College of Psychologists of British Columbia by the Inquiry Committee of the College pending further investigation or a hearing of the…

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