Pacific Carbon Trust Makes First Offset Delivery
Annoucning Pacific Carbon Trust’s first delivery of carbon offsets to the BC Government.
Trademark Clearinghouse To Help Combat Cybersquatting?
A story earlier this week reported that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the organization charged with oversight of the Internet, ... Continued
Electric Cars in the News
Commentary on the government of Ontario and the City of Vancouver’s anouncements concerning electric cars.
Reasonable Notice – It’s Not Just for Employees Anymore
People providing services are either employees or independent contractors. Where an employer decides to terminate the services of an employee without cause, the employee is ... Continued
Is it Taxable? Recent Policy Changes to Taxable Employment Benefits
Employers often offer benefits of different kinds to their employee – some are taxable and some are not. On June 11, 2009, Canada Revenue Agency ... Continued
What Can the Tribunal Do? Remedies at the BC Human Rights Tribunal
When an employee successfully sues for wrongful dismissal, the Court will assess the period of “reasonable notice” and award the employee the income and benefits ... Continued
The Court’s View on a Potpourri of Strata Items
On April 22, 2009, Judge Burnyeat of the BC Supreme Court rendered a lengthy decision (Azura Management (Kelowna) Corp. v. Strata Plan KAS 2428) that ... Continued
Case Comment: The Owners, Strata Plan NW 499 v. Louis
Enforcing Age Restriction Bylaws – What does “reside” mean? The Importance of Reflecting the Vote Results in Meeting Minute Taking Many strata corporations have an ... Continued
2,775 MW – Canada’s Installed Wind Energy Capacity
With Kingston, Ontario’s Island EcoPower Centre Canada now has 2,775 MW of installed wind energy.
In the news: Ski Resort Wind Turbine, US Climate Bill Passes House and a $100M Geothermal IPO
Lots of renewable energy news this past week. Here’s what I find interesting: 1. Vancouver Wind Turbine: Grouse Mountain Ski Resort situated high above the City of Vancouver ... Continued
Property Management Agreement Determines Benefit of Liability Coverage
Disputes between lessors and lessees over risk allocation for property damage or third party liability have been much litigated in Canadian courts. Less scrutinized has ... Continued
Facebook’s New User Name Policy: a Tempest in a Teapot?
On June 13, 2009, the social networking website, Facebook, Inc. began to allow users to personalize their URLs (web addresses) with a unique username (ie: ... Continued