Osoyoos v. Rattlesnake Canyon, 2005 BCSC 307

• Judge: Brooke, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: September 01, 2004
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2005 BCSC 307;[2005] B.C.T.C. 307 (SC)

Osoyoos v. Rattlesnake Canyon, [2005] B.C.T.C. 307 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] B.C.T.C. TBEd. AP.013

Town of Osoyoos (plaintiff) v. Rattlesnake Canyon Family Entertainment Park Inc. (defendant)

(S65427; 2005 BCSC 307)

Indexed As: Osoyoos (Town) v. Rattlesnake Canyon Family Entertainment Park Inc.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Kelowna

Brooke, J.

March 4, 2005.

Summary:

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Civil Rights - Topic 3107

Trials - Due process, fundamental justice and fair hearings - General principles and definitions - Void for vagueness doctrine - See paragraphs 19 to 26.

Civil Rights - Topic 3107.2

Trials - Due process, fundamental justice and fair hearings - General principles and definitions - Overbreadth principle - See paragraphs 27 to 28.

Injunctions - Topic 7079

Particular matters - Violation of statute - Municipal bylaw - See paragraphs 30 to 31.

Municipal Law - Topic 3767

Bylaws - Particular bylaws (incl. scope of) - Noise control bylaw - See paragraphs 19 to 28.

Cases Noticed:

Coquitlam (City) v. Vivanco (1993), 17 M.P.L.R.(2d) 211 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Harvey (1988), 39 M.P.L.R. 44 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 20].

Dhillan v. Richmond (Municipality) (1987), 16 B.C.L.R.(2d) 80 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Heywood (R.L.), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 761; 174 N.R. 81; 50 B.C.A.C. 161; 82 W.A.C. 161, consd. [para. 22].

R. v. IHI Holdings Ltd., [1999] B.C.J. No. 2630 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 22].

Federated Anti-Poverty Groups of B.C. et al. v. Vancouver (City) et al., [2002] B.C.T.C. 105; 2002 BCSC 105, refd to. [para. 25].

Coquitlam (City) v. HOC Hyperbaric Care Centre Inc. et al. (1999), 3 B.C.T.C. 76 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 31].

Nelson (City) v. Krantz, [1999] B.C.J. No. 193 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 31].

Counsel:

B.S. Williamson, for the plaintiff;

J.P. Young, for the defendant.

This application was heard on September 1, 2004, before Brooke, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on March 4, 2005.

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