Kollen v. Vancouver (City), 2006 BCCA 93, deals with the stay of a summary trial decison pending an appeal of the original decisision. The case concerns the forced removal of a large legal non-conforming roof top billboard by the City…

Ridley Bros. Development Co. Ltd. et al. v. City of Colwood, 2006 BCSC 1141 is an interesting case on cost sharing in relation to the construction of muncipal infrastructure. In this case a sewer system. Here the petitioners had paid…

Poor management is one reason that you see, at least in BC and some of the Vancouver cases, for the denial of a municipal business licence. Despite what the cases said I always found this to be an odd reason…

377050 BC Ltd. dba the Inter-City Motel v. City of Burnaby, 2006 BCSC 1072, deals with the refusal of a motel operation busines licence and the requirement for a municipality to provide adequate reasons for the licence refusal. On the…