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WorkSafe slaps Kamloops bakery with $8,500 fine after finding asbestos
A Kamloops bakery was fined $8,484.63 last month after a WorkSafeB.C. inspection found asbestos in…
B.C. realtor fined $6,000 for false advertising
A B.C. realtor has been fined $6,000 for false advertising after he listed a property…
B.C. realtor ordered to pay $150K for forging signature
A B.C. realtor has been ordered to pay $150,000 and had her licence suspended for…
Court affirms steep penalty for realtor, calling case ‘improper and unsupported attack’ on regulator
A B.C judge has slammed a Lower Mainland realtor saying she made an "improper and…
B.C. realtor fined $5,000 for failing to tell clients about parking
A B.C. realtor has been fined $5,000 for failing to find out whether building permits…
Unlicenced B.C. mortgage broker on the hook for $50K
A B.C. mortgage broker who said he forgot to renew this licence is on the…
B.C. massage therapist fined $1K for using phone during treatment
A B.C. massage therapist has been suspended for five days and fined $1,000 for playing…
B.C. lawyer fined $10K for talking to client about evidence during court proceedings
A B.C. lawyer has been fined $10,000 for discussing evidence with her client during breaks…
B.C. mortgage broker fined $50,000 for walking out of meeting
A B.C. mortgage broker has been fined $50,000 for walking out of an interview during…
Merritt bank employee fined $300K for stealing from elderly client
A former Merritt CIBC employee has been fined $300,000 for stealing $157,000 from an elderly…
BC company fined $16K after scuba diver death
A BC company has been fined $16,000 after a worker died during a scuba diving…
BC lawyer who kissed ‘vulnerable’ client gets suspended
A BC lawyer who dumped a vulnerable client so he could pursue a sexual relationship…
Kootenay bar shuttered for being over capacity by a ‘small number’
A Kootenay pub owner who held a big welcome back post-COVID event in their Cranbrook…
BC strata bills $1,900 for drunken flower pot mishap; loses in court
A BC strata that charged a condo owner $1,900 after his partner knocked over a…
BC insurance agents submit fraudulent claims, get fined, suspended
Two insurance agents who admitted to falsifying medical treatment records and submitted fraudulent claims have…
Bonfire at Coldstream bush party sparks $1,150 fine
Police were called to a bush party at 3 a.m. on Sunday about 5 km…
Kamloops realtor fined $20K for taking swig of milk from seller’s fridge
A parched Kamloops realtor has been fined $20,000 for taking a swig of milk from…
Hefty fine for woman who ignored fire ban in the Shuswap
A woman in the Shuswap has been fined $2,300 for walking away from a fire…
BC couple ordered to pay $15K for having BBQ on patio
A BC couple embroiled in a 15-year legal battle with their strata has been ordered…
No charges for BC insurance broker who took $300K of clients cash
A BC insurance broker who spent $300,000 of a client's money has avoided any criminal…
BC realtor hit with $20,000 fine for not filing reports
A Lower Mainland realtor has agreed to pay a $20,000 “disciplinary penalty” and $3,000 in…
Vernon fertilizer company hit with $24,000 WorkSafeBC fine
A Vernon agriculture company has been fined $24,500 for ignoring a WorkSafeBC order. According to…
BC realtor fined $50,000 after sale to friends fails
A failed real estate deal between a BC realtor's husband and some friends has cost…
Unlicenced BC pot shop hit with $1-million fine
A BC weed store has lost an appeal leaving it on the hook to pay…