In this issue - #92 October 30, 2006

Speakers: Curtis Darmohray of Pushor Mitchell, Lawyers
  Kevin Crookes of Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants
  Gary Brezden of Edward Jones

Pushor Mitchell partner, Theresa Arsenault, co-chair with Nick Arkle of the Okanagn Partnership, was pleased to host the 2006 Economic Summit held Oct 6, 2006.

A Vancouver couple entered into a contract to purchase two strata lots in a downtown Vancouver luxury
apartment building.

The Board of Directors of WorkSafeBC have approved a wide range of amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a large punitive damage award against Honda. 

In a recent edition of BDO Dunwoody’s electronic newsletter, News Flash, the issue of withholding obligations for non-resident employees was addressed.

In Kenosha, Wisconsin, an employee at a chocolate factory spent several hours trapped in a tank of chocolate. 

B.C.’s Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services has announced the introduction of what has become known as “Grant’s Law”.

A Montreal, Quebec, teacher took an indefinite sick leave and faced disciplinary action from her school board after using tape to control unruly students.
 

In a recent edition of his weekly column, “Legal Ease”, which appears nationally in a variety of print and electronic media, Robert Smithson addressed the dangers of giving bad news (such as notice of dismissal) to employees using email.

The federal has introduced changes to the Criminal Code to end the uncertainty over high-interest, short-term lending of the “payday loan” variety.

This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want.

The Kelowna Chamber is launching a Business Crime Alert program designed to increase awareness and crime prevention in the business community.

Health Services * Housing *

Transportation * Finances * Lifestyles * Personal Security * Other

Services

Do you know an existing or potential investor in private companies?

This is a great article from Sports Illustrated with an unbelievable video that truly defines

O.J. Simpson has asked a California court to dismiss a lawsuit seeking the publicity rights to his name, image and likeness to pay millions of dollars owed to relatives of his slain ex-wife and her friend.
 

 U.S. tax rules are complicated even for Americans, so it’s no wonder that Canadian snowbirds often misunderstand them. But if you're heading south for the winter and don't have a firm grasp of the rules, you run the risk of having to file returns in both countries

New Web site provides United States IP resources.

Angelina Jolie adopted from Cambodia and Ethiopia.

All of these are legitimate companies that didn't spend quite enough time considering how their online names might appear... and be misread.