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The Advantages of Hiring a Local Lawyer

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The Kelowna farmer’s market supplies local, high quality goods at competitive rates provided by people you know. Similarly, local lawyers bring many valuable benefits to the table that you should not forget about when retaining a lawyer. There are a plethora of talented personal injury lawyers in Kelowna. When you live in a town like…

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How to Protect Your Digital Assets

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It used to be that you knew what to do with all the memorabilia of your life. You’d put it in a box to give to your kids, or you’d write it into your will.  But these days, the most complete record of your life may be online. The Internet plays a major role in…

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Supreme Court of Canada: RCMP Has The Right to Collective Bargaining

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In a 6 to 1 decision the Supreme Court of Canada struck down provisions preventing the RCMP from unionizing. The decision was released January 16th. The Court determined the exclusion of the RCMP from federal labour relations legislation was unconstitutional. The Court also determined that former regulations imposing an alternate labour relations regime on RCMP…

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2015 New Years Resolution – Estate Planning!

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Here’s a suggestion for a New Year’s resolution that will benefit both you and your family and will be relatively simple to complete:  make or update your estate plan this year. Many people look for any reason to procrastinate about this stressful subject. And it always feels painful to spend money on estate planning, because…

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The 12 Days After Your Motor Vehicle Accident

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In the spirit of  The 12 Days of Christmas, I decided to write The 12 Days After Your Accident to provide a guide for what you need to know after your accident. The 12 days are used metaphorically and the timing, order and steps after your accident may differ. On the 1st day, do you…

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The Office Christmas Party: What Employers Need to Know

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It’s just about Christmas time and there are plenty of festivities. If you are a business or corporation and are hosting a Christmas party for your employees there are potential liability issues which could dampen your Christmas spirit. The first case in Canada to apply host liability within the context of the work environment was…

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Sexual Harassment at Work: What You Need to Know?

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These last couple of weeks and the events that have unfolded at the CBC and in Canada’s Parliament have brought sexual harassment in the work place to the forefront of conversation, politics and public awareness. Jian Ghomeshi was fired on October 26th after CBC managers were shown video, photos, texts and e-mails, some of which…

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Bike Safety Information For Parents and Guardians

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Many parents gave a huge sigh of relief as children headed back to school.  No more giving bored kids suggestions as to how to occupy their time, or finding caregivers for the kids.  Lots more juggling of schedules, and figuring out how to get the kids to and from school.  One healthy option is to…

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Are You Still Putting Off Making Your Will?

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Baby Boomers lead very busy lives and there never seems to be a good time to undertake estate planning but the time is now!  According to a BMO study, boomers will  inherit over $1 trillion  over the next 20 years yet almost half of all Canadians don’t have a Will, and much fewer have a…

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6 Habits of Highly Successful Baby Boomers

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As legal counsel for many successful Baby Boomers in the Okanagan, our team has noticed a pattern of 6 habits of highly successful baby boomers. We are happy to share these with you to help all Baby Boomers live their best life possible. The happiest adults are those who are physically fit and mentally engaged. …

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