Category: Farm practices complaint
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Decision: Paynter v. Gidda
Complaint related to noise from propane cannons used for bird control on a vineyard in West Kelowna.
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Preliminary decision: Ofiesh, Elving, and Knapp v. Beckwith Holdings Ltd.
Complaint related to noise from propane cannons used for bird control on a blueberry farm in Saanich. Complaints dismissed as frivolous and vexatious against certain respondents, but will proceed against Beckwith Holdings Ltd.
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Decision: Ormston and Cross v. Dogwood Fur Farms Ltd.
Complaints related to odours, birds, rodents, flies, and noise from propane cannons and other noise devices on a mink fur farm in Langley.
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Geertsma v. Farm Practices Board, 2006 BCSC 1700
This Supreme Court of BC decision dismissed an appeal by a neighbour who challenged a BCFIRB ruling about odour, noise, dust, and flooding from a poultry farm. The court upheld the Board’s authority to order modifications of certain farm practices, finding its decision was not patently unreasonable.
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Decision: Morgan Creek Homeowners Association v. Sekhon d.b.a. Sekhon Farm
Complaint related to noise from propane cannons used for bird control at a blueberry farm in Surrey.
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Preliminary decision: Morgan Creek Homeowners Association v. Sekhon
Complaint related to noise from propane cannons used for bird control at a blueberry farm in Surrey. BCFIRB ruled that they had jurisdiction and referred the matter to a hearing.
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Correspondence from BCFIRB: Mitchell v. Van Maren
Letter from BCFIRB addressing a dispute over odours from a duck farm in Chilliwack, outlining past complaints, farm ownership changes, and the process for filing a new formal complaint.
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Decision: Mitchell v. Bhullar d.b.a. Bhullar Farm Produce
Complaint related to noise from propane cannons used for bird control on a blueberry farm in Langley.
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Decision: McMurtry v. SNP Blueberry Farm Ltd. and Sekhon Blueberry Farm Ltd.
Complaint related to noise from propane cannons used for bird control on a blueberry farm in Surrey.
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Decision: Jaeckel v. Gobind Farms
Complaint related to noise, diesel storage, and excess runoff water in North Saanich. The complaint was adjourned, as the issues are also before the Supreme Court of British Columbia in related civil litigation.