In this issue - #82 Janurary 27, 2006

Pushor Mitchell  is pleased to announce that we have signed on as the new Title Sponsor  of the Kelowna Apple Triathlon.. The event will now be known as the "Pushor Mitchell Kelowna Apple Triathlon".

The Government intends to introduce legislation in February, as part of
Budget 2006, to raise the level at which homeowners may be eligible to
receive the full grant to $780,000 in assessed property value, up from
$685,000.

B.C.’s provincial government has announced that, as part of a plan to reduce risks associated with working in the forest industry, it will hire a coroner dedicated to improving forest safety.

A California jury has awarded Wal_Mart employees damages totaling $172 million as a result of their having been illegally denied lunch breaks.

The first major study measuring the success and risks facing Canada's Professional Service industry, a key economic sector, forecasts ongoing success, but also points to warning signs that must be addressed if the sector is to capitalize upon its present momentum.

As of December 12, 2006, the practice of imposing mandatory retirement will be illegal in Ontario.

Statistics Canada studies indicate the labour market for Canadian workers aged 15 to 24 has grown more rapidly than for adult workers for the eight years between 1997 and 2004.

An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that disabled war veterans and their descendants are owed $4.6 billion by the federal government for unrealized investment potential in their pensions. 

In Kelowna, a so-called “cancer faker” has pleaded guilty to fraud.

After a lengthy dispute, Jon Jackson, a U.S. figure skating judge who was one of the whistle blowers during the Salt Lake City Olympics scandal, has had his case upheld by an arbitrator.

Have you been fired from your job for reasons relating to moral turpitude?

In a recent edition of his weekly column, “Legal Ease”, which appears in the Kelowna Capital News and on the national H.R. database “HRinfodesk.com” (and in a variety of other print and electronic media), Robert Smithson addressed the importance of having employment contracts prepared and signed before the employment commences.

What's the most unusual job you ever held?

This article explains some of the problems a youth record may cause, how they linger, and what can be done about them. (August 2004)

Google Inc. is rebuffing the Bush administration's demand for a peek at what millions of people have been looking up on the Internet's leading search engine - a request that underscores the potential for online databases to become tools for government surveillance.
 

This article discusses parents' responsibilities, children's rights, the legal meaning of abuse and neglect, dealing with the Ministry for Children and Families, and where to get help. (October 2005)
 

Can the intricacies of sports negotiation offer any lessons
for executives?

A) DEPOSIT INTEREST RATE FOR 2006

Exploring Ford's Explorer

UBCM has updated its series of local government Fact Sheets . 

This column examines what may lie ahead in
technology law in Canada in 2006.