Changes are coming down the pipe for B.C.’s “Small Claims Court.” Starting June 1, 2017, if you have a claim of up to $5,000 (with some exceptions), you will no longer be looking to the Provincial Courts, but rather to B.C.’s new Civil Resolution Tribunal, which operates fully online, allowing parties to follow three phases—in this order: Direct negotiation with the other party in hopes of a settlement. Facilitated negotiation to help aid in cases where the first step has not

Unless you’re in the business of driving for a living, you might not spend much time thinking about how often you turn left. However, if you worked for UPS, you would. For more than the last 10 years, UPS has provided its drivers with delivery routes that avoid left turns approximately 90% of the time. Why? Because more car accidents occur when you’re turning left, and idling in an intersection while waiting to turn left means wasting unneeded fuel and time. That translates i

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