Topic B.C.
No, you can’t ram a car in a fit of road rage and collect insurance for the damage
September 18, 2020 by David GambrillA B.C. driver recently learned the hard way that you can’t ram your car into another car during a parking lot road rage incident and then make an insurance claim for the repair. Majid Abood was waiting in his car…
B.C. amends law in effort to address high condo and townhouse insurance premiums
September 16, 2020 by The Canadian PressVICTORIA – The B.C. government has announced regulatory changes aimed at bringing more transparency to condo insurance premiums that have risen by as much as 40 per cent. The Finance Ministry says effective Nov. 1, insurers or insurance agents will…
Appeal judge: Is the lack of a privacy-breach tort in this province ‘anachronistic’?
September 14, 2020 by Greg MeckbachBritish Columbia’s courts need to take a close look at the question of whether the province has a tort for breach of privacy, an appeal court judge suggested in a recent decision arising from a data breach at a Vancouver-based…
Westland Insurance reveals its M&A strategy for the future
September 14, 2020 by Jason ContantFresh from closing four acquisitions in western Canada, large brokerage Westland Insurance Group plans to continue exploring opportunities in the west, as well as consider deals that would move the brokerage in a more easterly direction. Westland announced on Sept.…
Flames rip through waterfront park in New Westminster, B.C.
September 14, 2020 by The Canadian PressNEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pier Park “devastating” in a social media message…
Brokerage M&A activity surges amid pandemic
September 3, 2020 by Jason ContantBrokerage consolidation has exploded, with at least six acquisitions announced across Canada in the past week. Most recently, large brokerage Westland Insurance Group announced Wednesday the closing of four deals, adding new retail offices in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.…
Winds fan flames of B.C. wildfire as crews race to battle the blaze
September 1, 2020 by The Canadian PressCANAL FLATS, B.C. – Wind gusts fanned the flames of a wildfire near a village at the southern end of Columbia Lake in British Columbia late Saturday, increasing the size of the blaze by about four square kilometres. The BC…
Flood repair: Why this condo owner had to pay strata fees for an uninhabitable unit
August 28, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA British Columbia resident who had to move out for nearly six months for flood restoration work still has to pay his monthly fees to the strata corporation, the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled. Ye Yuan said that from…
Shift in wind has potential to increase danger near Penticton, B.C. wildfire
August 21, 2020 by The Canadian PressPENTICTON, B.C. – Firefighters in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan are bracing for a change in wind and weather that has the potential to drive a huge wildfire north toward the outskirts of Penticton. Calm winds over the last few days…
Why Canada’s top court is reviewing a snow removal lawsuit against a municipality
August 20, 2020 by Greg MeckbachThe question of whether a municipality is protected from liability for a pedestrian’s injury arising from city staff’s snow removal decisions is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. The top court announced Thursday it will hear an appeal from…
The world’s biggest waves: How climate change could trigger large landslides and ‘mega tsunamis’
August 20, 2020 by Ryan P. Mulligan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Ontario and Andy Take, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Ontario - THE CANADIAN PRESSThis article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. Authors: Ryan P. Mulligan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University,…
Hundreds evacuated, thousands on notice as wildfire flares in southern B.C.
August 19, 2020 by The Canadian PressPENTICTON, B.C. – British Columbia’s unusually quiet wildfire season ended abruptly as a fire flared in the southern Okanagan, forcing hundreds from their homes. Smoke from the blaze, above Skaha Lake near Penticton, was first spotted Tuesday afternoon and by…