News Items tag as: BC Civil Resolution Tribunal

BC Tribunal fines X $100,000 for failing to remove intimate image
September 06, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC Tribunal has ordered the social media company X.com to pay $100,000 fine after it refused to remove an intimate image outside of Canada.
WestJet blames 'pilot availability' but Vernon snowbird sues and wins
September 01, 2025 - 4:00 PM

WestJet blamed the weather and pilot availability, but a Vernon woman whose flight back from Mexico was delayed by two days has been awarded $1,700 after she took the airline to court.
Uncommunicative Vernon contractor loses after suing another customer
August 26, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A Vernon contractor hired to fix an air conditioner has failed in its attempt to sue the client after a tribunal ruled that its lack of communication was a breach of the contract.
West Kelowna man's attempt to kill weeds leads to hedge fire, legal action
July 31, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A West Kelowna man who set fire to his neighbour's hedge and fence has been ordered to pay $4,400.
'Unfair and flawed': Tribunal orders ICBC to pay after it cancels victim's treatment
July 21, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A BC woman left in chronic pain following a car crash has had to resort to taking ICBC to a Tribunal to get the provincially-owned insurance company to cover $4,700 of chiropractic and massage therapy bills.
BC movers damage furniture, deny responsibility, and then sue
July 20, 2025 - 5:00 PM
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A BC moving company that damaged multiple pieces of furniture after it said it would pack and wrap them, has been ordered to knock $900 off its final bill after it sued the customer.
Kelowna strata acted 'significantly unfairly' in costly debacle over storage locker
July 19, 2025 - 5:00 PM
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A BC Tribunal has found a Kelowna strata acted significantly unfairly after a "mix-up" over a storage locker dragged on for years and cost $9,000 in legal fees.
Flair Airlines blames Kelowna weather, but BC man sues and wins
July 13, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Flair Airlines has been ordered to pay $500 in compensation after it blamed the weather for a cancelled flight out of Kelowna, but failed to provide any evidence to back up its claim.
Kamloops landlady evicted tenant for long showers, doing too much laundry
July 13, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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A Kamloops landlady who changed the locks because her tenant took 30-minute showers and did too much laundry has been ordered to pay the tenant's hotel bill after she kicked her out.
BC Tribunal rules against woman who took nude photos at work
June 28, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A BC office worker has failed in her attempt to sue her ex after he gave management nude photos of her that she'd taken at work.
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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