It has been a busy summer, but good news for local governments on prosecutions. A special shout-out goes to Judicial Justice Burgess in Kelowna for some very helpful decisions. The Provincial court has provided added value to local governments who are looking for a compliance tool that provides effective results, decent cost recovery and does […]
Updating Enforcement A rethinking of law enforcement has resulted from the use of force protests in the United States combined with concerns for community safety during the recent BC election. Fortunately, the Province can modernize and update law enforcement without creating more bureaucracy and with minimal cost to the taxpayer. This requires an approach emphasizing […]
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The License Inspectors’ and Bylaw Officers’ Association of British Columbia (“LIBOA”) represented local government Animal Control Officers as an intervenor in Santics v. Cristofoli (the Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver) (“Santics”). Legal counsel Troy DeSouza (representing LIBOA) and Robert LeBlanc (representing the City of Vancouver) represented local government perspectives at the appeal hearing. They […]
Payback on Prosecutions
/in News, Legal Updates /by Katharine HolmesIt has been a busy summer, but good news for local governments on prosecutions. A special shout-out goes to Judicial Justice Burgess in Kelowna for some very helpful decisions. The Provincial court has provided added value to local governments who are looking for a compliance tool that provides effective results, decent cost recovery and does […]
Kinder, Safer and Effective BC Law Enforcement
/in News /by Katharine HolmesUpdating Enforcement A rethinking of law enforcement has resulted from the use of force protests in the United States combined with concerns for community safety during the recent BC election. Fortunately, the Province can modernize and update law enforcement without creating more bureaucracy and with minimal cost to the taxpayer. This requires an approach emphasizing […]
Local Governments Bite Back!
/in News /by ideazoneThe License Inspectors’ and Bylaw Officers’ Association of British Columbia (“LIBOA”) represented local government Animal Control Officers as an intervenor in Santics v. Cristofoli (the Animal Control Officer for the City of Vancouver) (“Santics”). Legal counsel Troy DeSouza (representing LIBOA) and Robert LeBlanc (representing the City of Vancouver) represented local government perspectives at the appeal hearing. They […]