Outcome: Denied / dismissed
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2026 July 31 – McMillan et al
A complaint related to noise from a propane cannon as part of a bird predation management plan. The respondent farm’s cannon use was found to be normal farm practice and the complaint was dismissed.
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Preliminary decision: Liu v. May
Complaint related to odour, flies, and noise from farm animals, including goats, on a hobby farm. Complaint dismissed because BCFIRB found the activities were not conducted as part of a farm business under the FPPA.
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Preliminary decision: Riviers v. Mountain Honey
Complaint related to alleged swarming from bees in overwintering hives on a commercial apiary. Complaint dismissed as frivolous because BCFIRB found no substantive evidence that the operation deviated from normal farm practices.
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Dismissal: GGFI Windset v BCVMC Decision Letter
An appeal with respect to the January 22, 2025 decision of the BCVMC to grant agency designation to MPL.
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Decision: Abukhadra v British Columbia Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Appeal of the BCSPCA seizure of one cat
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Decision: A.K. v. British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Appeal of seizure and costs regarding 24 dogs and one cat in White Rock following third-party surrender by the RCMP due to the animals being left unattended, running loose in the neighbourhood, and confined in crates without an available caregiver.
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Decision: Whitta Farm et al v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of BC Chicken Marketing Board’s decision to discontinue ferry freight assistance to Vancouver Island commercial growers as a condition of incentive quota.
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Preliminary decision: G. Wool & Sons Farm v. Outlander Poultry Farms Ltd.
Complaint related to barn clean out timing, incinerator exhaust and odour, dust and noise from fans, and feed delivery timing at a poultry farm in Langley. The complaint was not referred to a hearing.
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Decision: Wrede’s Mushroom Farm Ltd. v. British Columbia Mushroom Marketing Board
Appeal of BCMuMB’s decision to cancel Wrede’s Mushroom Farm Ltd.’s grower licence for 1987. The appellant contested the cancellation following a previous fine for bootlegging.
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Preliminary decision: Wright v. Lubchynski
Complaint related to noise from a propane cannon used for bird control at a vineyard in Kelowna. The respondent applied to dismiss the complaint. The complaint proceeded to a hearing on the merits.