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24437

Greenpeace Canada, et al. v. MacMillan Bloedel Limited

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1996-10-07 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 env.)
1996-09-23 Appeal closed
1996-08-30 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1996-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Davis & Company
1996-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1996-08-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-08-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Davis & Co. to A. Roland, letter dated August 26, 1996 re: error in the description of the solicitors in the reasons for judgment at page 6 (fax copy)
1996-08-22 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
1996-08-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1996-08-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Davis & Company
1996-08-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-05-06 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (81 pages)
1996-04-22 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-04-22, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1996-04-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1996-04-18 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1996-04-18 Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-04-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson re: duration of argument
1996-04-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) dated April 11/96 from John J.L Hunter re: duration of argument
1996-04-10 Intervener's factum, 24 copies (see order of McL of March 21/96), with service, Completed on: 1996-04-10 Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-04-03 Notice of hearing, With service Greenpeace Canada
1996-03-28 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-04-22
Decision reserved
1996-03-25 Proof of service, of the Respondent's Book of Authorities
1996-03-21 Decision on motion to extend time, to intervene (see A053 Mar 21/96), McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-03-21 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-03-21, to intervene (see A053 Mar 21/96), McL
1996-03-21 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-03-21, to intervene (see A053 Mar 21/96), McL
1996-03-21 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, - the factum of the intervenor will be limited to 20 pages. The factum must be filed with the Court and served no later than 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 1996. The intervenor will be granted 15 minutes to argue its position at the oral hearing., McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-03-21 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-03-21, - the factum of the intervenor will be limited to 20 pages. The factum must be filed with the Court and served no later than 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 1996. The intervenor will be granted 15 minutes to argue its position at the oral hearing., McL
1996-03-21 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-03-21, - the factum of the intervenor will be limited to 20 pages. The factum must be filed with the Court and served no later than 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 1996. The intervenor will be granted 15 minutes to argue its position at the oral hearing., McL
1996-03-20 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1996-03-20 Valerie Langer
1996-03-19 General proceeding, 1 copy of reply to the response of Greenpeace re: intervention, with service Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-03-15 General proceeding, 3 copies of MEMORANDUM OF ARGUMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE A.G.'S APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE, with service Greenpeace Canada
1996-03-12 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1996-03-12 MacMillan Bloedel Limited
1996-02-28 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, by the Attorney General of British Columbia, Completed on: 1996-02-28 MacMillan Bloedel Limited
1996-02-28 Response to motion to extend time, for leave to intervene by the Attorney General of British Columbia, Completed on: 1996-02-28 MacMillan Bloedel Limited
1996-02-22 Affidavit, of Michael Frey, with service Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-02-22 Affidavit, of Boris W. Tyzuk, with service Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-02-22 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 31622 Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-02-22 Motion for leave to intervene, (joint with motion to extend the time), with service, Completed on: 1996-02-22 Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-02-22 Motion to extend time, to file the motion to intervene, with service, Completed on: 1996-02-22 Attorney General of British Columbia
1996-02-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from J. Laniel addressed to Mr. Boyd; re: trial court record not necessary at this time
1996-02-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from David R. Boyd; re: trial record consists of over fifty large storage boxes, plus exhibits
1996-01-30 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-04-22
1996-01-30 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-01-30 MacMillan Bloedel Limited
1996-01-25 Appeal court record, (1 paded envelope)
1995-11-29 Appellant's factum, 24 copies Valerie Langer
1995-11-28 Appellant's factum, 24 copies Greenpeace Canada
1995-11-28 Book of authorities, 10 copies Greenpeace Canada
1995-10-11 Certified casebook, vol. I & II Greenpeace Canada
1995-10-11 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vols. 1, 2 Greenpeace Canada
1995-07-25 Notice of deposit of security, receipt #2350, with service
1995-07-21 $500 security deposit paid, receipt #2350 Greenpeace Canada
1995-07-21 Proof of service, of the notice of appeal
1995-07-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Cameron Ward (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-07-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Davis & Company (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Davis & Company
1995-07-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Gregory J. McDade (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-07-04 Order granting leave to appeal
1995-06-30 Notice of appeal, (1 copy) Greenpeace Canada
1995-06-26 Order granting leave to appeal
1995-06-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Gregory J. McDade (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32, c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-06-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Davis & Company (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32, c.c. Davis & Company
1995-06-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Cameron Ward (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32, c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-06-22 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), with service Valerie Langer
1995-06-02 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Davis & Company (Ottawa, ON)
1995-06-02 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-06-01 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So McL, The applications for leave to appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-01-31 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1995-01-06 Proof of service, of the reply (fax copy) (original received on Jan 11./95)
1994-12-23 Proof of service, of leave application
1994-12-23 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies Valerie Langer
1994-12-23 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies Greenpeace Canada
1994-12-19 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service MacMillan Bloedel Limited
1994-12-15 Correspondence received from, (by fax) Davis & Co.; re: filing a single response to the two leave applications MacMillan Bloedel Limited
1994-12-07 Correspondence received from, sent to Cameron Ward (Vancouver, BC) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1994-12-07 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1994-12-07 Correspondence received from, sent to Davis & Company (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of letter dated Dec. 7/94 sent to applicant
1994-11-30 General proceeding, 5 copies of formal C.A. order Greenpeace Canada
1994-11-29 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 21328 Valerie Langer
1994-11-24 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #21312 Greenpeace Canada
1994-11-24 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (missing proof of service), Completed on: 1994-11-29 Greenpeace Canada

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Greenpeace Canada Applicant Active
Langer, Valerie Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
MacMillan Bloedel Limited Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Langer, Valerie Applicant Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of British Columbia Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Greenpeace Canada

Counsel
Names
David R. Boyd
Gregory J. McDade, Q.C.
Contact information
Sierra Legal Defence Fund
214 - 131 WATER ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6B 4M3
Telephone: (604) 685-5618
FAX: (604) 685-7813
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Langer, Valerie

Counsel
Name
A. Cameron Ward
Contact information
1205 - 207 HASTINGS ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6B 1H7
Telephone: (604) 688-6881
FAX: (604) 688-6871
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: MacMillan Bloedel Limited

Counsel
Name
John J.L. Hunter, Q.C.
Contact information
Davis & Company
2800 Park Place
666 Burrard St
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2Z7
Telephone: (604) 687-9444
FAX: (604) 687-1612
Email: jjlhunter@davis.ca
Agent
Name
John J.L. Hunter
Contact information
Davis & Company
810 - 45 O'Connor St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Telephone: (613) 232-7522
FAX: (613) 232-7525

Party: Attorney General of British Columbia

Counsel
Name
Michael Frey
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
1001 DOUGLAS ST
VICTORIA, British Columbia
V8V 1X4
Telephone: (604) 356-8400
Agent
Name
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

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Lower court rulings

August 26, 1993
Supreme Court of British Columbia

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Interim injunction granted and interim injunctions extended to August 31, 1994

September 30, 1994
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA017715

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13