LIBOA Annual Conference, May 30-June 2, 2023
Trees, Unlike Dogs, are all Bark and No Bite
The focus of this presentation is urban trees. In their presentation, Michael Moll and Don Howieson will go over the value of trees in a metropolitan setting and review various tree bylaw provisions designed to protect urban trees. They will also illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of these provisions with reference to decisions made by the courts. Michael and Don will also discuss how tree bylaw investigations may be improved, including with reference to restrictive covenants and development permit areas.
MIABC Risk Management Conference, April 4-6, 2023
Liability Claims for Ineffective Enforcement – What’s Scary and What’s a Scare Tactic?
Challenging situations create uncertain risks. Complaints to local governments about an unsafe building, a nuisance property, or bad behaviour in a public place often come with a claim that the local government will be liable to pay damages for failing to rectify the situation. It can be difficult for local government staff and elected officials to separate liability risks from the rhetoric. Michael and David will discuss the interplay between regulatory authority and liability exposure in various common scenarios.
2021 LGMA Annual Conference (Virtual), June 16-17, 2021
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ADRIENNE ATHERTON AND SONIA SAHOTA, PRESENTERS
2021 BCWWA Virtual Conference – June 1st – 2nd, 2021
Climate Change: Global Issue, Local Concern – Regulatory Liability Risk Preparedness
ADRIENNE ATHERTON, PRESENTER
2021 MIABC Virtual Risk Management Conference, March 31, 2021 @ 10:25 AM PST
Getting Back to Nature: The Journey to Natural Asset Management
Canadian Healthcare Infrastructure East Conference (Virtual), October 27, 2020, 11:30-12:30 pst
Fireside Chat: Managing Infrastructure Projects in a COVID-19 World
LGMA Annual Conference 2020, June 11, 2020 – POSTPONED to June 15 -17, 2020
Hot Construction Topics in 2020
Provincial/Municipal Government Liability Conference, April 23, 2020 – POSTPONED to a Webinar on June 3, 2020 at 9:00 am EST
Spotlight on Bylaw Enforcement: Defining Limits of Authority and Use of Force Risks
Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) Conference 2020, May 5, 2020 – CANCELLED
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