Anning et al. v. Chief Inspector of Mines (B.C.) et al., 2002 BCSC 896

• Judge: Drost, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: October 11, 2001
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2002 BCSC 896;[2002] B.C.T.C. 896 (SC)

Anning v. Chief Inspector of Mines, [2002] B.C.T.C. 896 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. JL.026

Peter Anning and Harold Steven Atkinson (petitioners) v. The Chief Inspector of Mines, The Minister of Energy and Mines and Copcan Contracting Ltd. (respondents)

(Docket No. 005686; 2002 BCSC 896)

Indexed As: Anning et al. v. Chief Inspector of Mines (B.C.) et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Victoria

Drost, J.

June 12, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Mines and Minerals - Topic 23

General - Surface rights legislation - Land use legislation - Application of - See paragraphs 1 to 97.

Mines and Minerals - Topic 6022

Operation of mines, quarries and wells - Licences and permits - Issuance of - See paragraphs 1 to 97.

Mines and Minerals - Topic 7043

Regulation - Mining recorder, inspector or commissioner (incl. minister) - Powers of - See paragraphs 1 to 97.

Mines and Minerals - Topic 7046

Regulation - Mining recorder, inspector or commissioner (incl. minister) - Judicial review - See paragraphs 1 to 97.

Cases Noticed:

Pitt River Quarries Ltd. v. Dewdny-Alouette (Regional District) (1995), 27 M.P.L.R.(2d) 257 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 32].

Morlacci et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) et al., [1995] B.C.J. No. 53 (S.C.), affd. (1997), 95 B.C.A.C. 300; 154 W.A.C. 300; 44 B.C.L.R.(3d) 41 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

Director of Investigation and Research, Competition Act v. Southam Inc. et al., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748; 209 N.R. 20, refd to. [para. 58].

British Columbia Lottery Corp. v. Vancouver (City) (1999), 118 B.C.A.C. 129; 192 W.A.C. 129; 169 D.L.R.(4th) 141 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 60].

Brouwer et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) et al., [2000] B.C.T.C. 1008 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 71].

Vernon (City) v. Okanagan Excavating (1993) Ltd., [1993] B.C.J. No. 1897 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 78].

Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817; 243 N.R. 22, refd to. [para. 82].

Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982, addendum [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222; 226 N.R. 201; 160 D.L.R.(4th) 193, refd to. [para. 85].

Canada (Attorney General) v. Public Service Alliance of Canada, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 941; 150 N.R. 161, refd to. [para. 90].

Vancouver Island Peace Society et al. v. Canada (Minister of National Defence) et al., [1992] 3 F.C. 42; 53 F.T.R. 300 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 91].

Can-Du Air Ltd. v. Canada (Minister of Transport) (1994), 76 F.T.R. 203; 25 Admin. L.R.(2d) 231 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 93].

French Creek House Ltd. v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1993] B.C.J. No. 765 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 96].

Robson v. British Columbia Council of Chiropractors, [1993] B.C.J. No. 19 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 96].

Statutes Noticed:

Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323, sect. 723(4) [para. 11].

Mines Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 293, sect. 10(1), sect. 10(3), sect. 10(6), sect. 11 [para. 6].

Counsel:

M.D. Pollard, for the petitioners;

F. Crowhurst, for the respondents, Attorney General of British Columbia, the Chief Inspector of Mines and the Minister of Energy and Mines;

I.D. McIver, for the respondent, Copcan Contracting Ltd.

This application was heard in Chambers on October 11, 2001, at Victoria, British Columbia, before Drost, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following reasons for judgment on June 12, 2002.

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