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B.C. guide dog legislation to take effect Monday Jan 18

New rules includes larger fines for refusing service to people with guide dogs By CBC News New legislation will start being enforced on Monday, Jan. 18 to crack down on people with fake guide or service dogs, and protect those with real ones.  The Guide Dog ...
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New Online Education from TRAC and the Justice Education Society

For Immediate Release: New Online Education from TRAC and the Justice Education Society January 11, 2016- The Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC) and the Justice Education Society are pleased to announce the launch of a new online course for tenants, Rent...
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Property assessment rise set to hit Vancouver renters hard

By Jen St. Denis / Business in Vancouver While owners of single-family homes in Vancouver had the most immediate sticker shock from this year’s property value assessments, apartment building values have also increased sharply, and that will likely put even more upwa...
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B.C. tenants, landlords face huge fee increases

BY JOHN COLEBOURN, THE PROVINCE   Huge fee increases for both landlords and tenants seeking a dispute resolution through B.C.’s Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) have been quietly ushered in this month. No one in Rich Coleman’s Ministry Responsible for ...