B.C. homeowners will no longer face bills for archaeological excavations

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B.C.’s Archaeology Branch can no longer force homeowners to pay for archeological research on their properties.

The province has abandoned its appeal of a 2013 B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found the Archaeology Branch acted improperly in forcing Wendi Mackay of Oak Bay to pay for archaeological research on her property…

A statement from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations said that although the province initially filed a notice of intent to appeal, a review determined that it would not be in the public interest to pursue it. Both sides agreed to drop appeals and pursued a negotiated settlement instead, said the statement.

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Louise Dickson – Victoria Times Colonist – September 4, 2014.

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