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The ability to extend a limitation period for an environmental claim is subject to considerable judicial discretion, the Court of Appeal of Alberta recently held in Paramount Resources Ltd v Grey Owl Engineering Ltd, 2024 ABCA 60. Section 218 of Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, RSA 2000, c E-12 gives a judge discretion to extend a limitation period where the basis for the proceeding is an alleged adverse effect resulting from the alleged release of a substance into the environment. However, no extension was granted in the case of a claim for remediation costs against ot...

SOUTHINGTON — Township officials say they will maintain the current volunteer fire department and assistance from neighboring fire departments following the d

SOUTHINGTON —Residents expressed concerns and asked what will happen if a 7-mill continuous fire levy is not passed by voters in the November general elect

Separate corporate personality is not a loophole or technicality, but is an essential principle of corporate law, the Alberta Court of Appeal recently reiterated in Condominium Corporation No. 0828219 v Carrington Holdings Ltd., 2023 ABCA 222 [Carrington] and Swanby v Tru-Square Homes Ltd, 2023 ABCA 224 [Swanby]. Together, Carrington and Swanby highlight the powerful impact of separate corporate personality on shareholder liability for the actions of their corporations.

SOUTHINGTON — William D. Harshman Sr. remembers when he was in high school in Southington, the fire siren at the nearby station went off twice and he and othe