The Announcements Archive contains announcements previously listed in the Announcements section on the Supreme Court main page of this site. If you are unable to located a particular announcement, please contact the Website Coordinator.
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2010
September 8, 2010
Welcoming Ceremony - Madam Justice Jennifer Power - October 8, 2010
The Welcoming Ceremony for Madam Justice Jennifer Power will be held on Friday, October 8, 2010 at the Nanaimo Court House at 9:15 a.m. in Courtroom 232. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.
September 8, 2010
Welcoming Ceremony - Madam Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick - September 13, 2010
The Welcoming Ceremony for Madam Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick will take place on Monday, September 13, 2010 at the Vancouver Law Courts in Courtroom 55 at 9:15 a.m. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.
September 7, 2010
Notice: New Registrar of the Supreme Court of British Columbia - September 2, 2010
The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of Registrar Kathryn S. Sainty as Registrar of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Registrar Sainty was appointed to fill the vacancy created when Master William McCallum elected to become a Senior Master and retire from the position of Registrar. Master William McCallum will continue to sit as a Master of the Supreme Court.
August 20, 2010
Notice: Website Enhancements
The B.C. Superior Courts is pleased to unveil two enhancements to our website:
- Site Search
- RSS feed for Reasons for Judgment and Announcements
Since the launch of the redesigned website in January 2009, requests for a site search and an RSS feed for Reasons for Judgment have topped the list of requests from visitors to our website.
With the Site Search, you will be to search all of the non-judgment content on our website. You also have the option of searching the Practice and Procedure sections for either the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court. The process for searching judgments is not affected in any way by the site search.
The RSS feed allows those who subscribe to see what Reasons for Judgment and Announcements have been added to the website using your feed reader rather than having to visit our site. To subscribe to the RSS feed simply click on the orange RSS button on your screen.
August 10, 2010
Announcement - Welcoming Ceremony - Madam Justice Jennifer Power - October 8, 2010
The Supreme Court of British Columbia will hold a Welcoming Ceremony for Madam Justice Jennifer Power at the Nanaimo Court House on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. in Courtroom 232. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.
August 10, 2010
Announcement - Welcoming Ceremony - Madam Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick - September 13, 2010
The Supreme Court of British Columbia will hold a Welcoming Ceremony for Madam Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick at the Vancouver Law Courts on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.
August 10, 2010
Notice: Judicial Transfer - The Honourable Mr. Justice Geoffrey R. J. Gaul
The Supreme Court of British Columbia announces that the Honourable Mr. Justice Geoffrey R. J. Gaul has transferred from New Westminster to Victoria effective August 5, 2010.
August 6, 2010
Notice: Judicial Appointment - THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE JENNIFER POWER - August 6, 2010
The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Madam Justice Jennifer Power to Nanaimo. For more information about the Honourable Madam Justice Power, please see the press release issued by the Minister of Justice. A public Welcoming Ceremony for Madam Justice Power will be held on a date to be scheduled.
August 5, 2010
Notice: Amendments to Supreme Court Civil Rules and Supreme Court Family Rules
On July 29, 2010, the government issued Order-in-Council 512/2010 which amends Supreme Court Civil Rules, B.C. Reg. 168/2009 and the Supreme Court Family Rules, B.C. Reg. 169/2009. The amendments make important changes to the time frames for service of notices of application and the filing of the application responses. The Order-in-Council can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/announcements/512-10 (4).pdf
July 5, 2010
Notice: Judicial Retirement - The Honourable Mr. Justice Eric G. Chamberlist - July 1, 2010
The Supreme Court of British Columbia announces that the Honourable Mr. Justice Eric G. Chamberlist retired from the Supreme Court at Prince George on July 1, 2010.
July 5, 2010
Notice: Judicial Retirement - The Honourable Mr. Justice Ian H. Pitfield - June 30, 2010
The Supreme Court of British Columbia announces that the Honourable Mr. Justice Ian H. Pitfield retired from the Supreme Court at Vancouver on June 30, 2010.