On Jan. 6, 2015, Taryn Joy Marchi stepped through a snowbank into a classic Canadian legal conundrum. Nine years later, the results of her ensuing battle with the City of Nelson continue to reverberate across the country especially on snowy days.
On Jan. 6, 2015, Taryn Joy Marchi stepped through a snowbank next to a newly plowed parking spot in downtown Nelson and into a classic Canadian conundrum.The ensuing drop injured Marchi's leg badly enough to warrant $1 million in alleged damages.The city claimed it had followed its snow removal policies, but could she sue them for a job poorly done?Nine years later, the result of that question — a legal battle which made it all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada — continues to reverberate th
A Burnaby man went all the way to B.C.'s Court of Appeal with a lawsuit against a couple he blamed for his slip on the pavement out front of their house only to have the province's top court issue the final word on a classic Canadian legal conundrum.
Reckless, short-sighted, rapid and uncontrolled changes are being made in the Himalayas which are causing incalculable loss and damage to an already fragile ecosystem.