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What types of damages can you claim as remediation costs under the Environmental Management Act?  The answer to that question became a little bit clearer with the release of the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision in Jansen Industries 2010 Ltd. v. Victory Motors (Abbotsford) Ltd. 2019 BCSC 1621.  In it, the Court ruled that stigma damages ...

The decision of A Speedy Solutions Oil Tank Removal Inc. v. Garraway, 2019 BCSC 1091 provides remediation companies along with both sellers and purchasers of properties alike with an important and timely reminder of the need for clear and transparent communication with respect to fees and how professional services will be charged. At its core, ...

In the recent decision of Glacier Resorts Ltd. v. British Columbia (Minister of Environment), 2019 BCCA 289, the B.C. Court of Appeal held that it was reasonable for the Minister of the Environment to have found that an environmental assessment certificate had lapsed based upon her observation that the work on the ground had not ...