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When real estate deals go wrong

Most real estate deals are fairly painless, but with the financial and emotional investment, things can go wrong and cause stress. There’s really no way to ensure your deal is painless, but there are steps you can take to make the transaction as smooth as possible. Legal columnist Robyn Goldsmith explains how.

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Whose land is it anyway? Understanding Crown land tenure in BC

The mountains around Revelstoke are covered by a complex tenure system involving uses such as hell-skiiing, mountain biking, and backcountry skiing, to name a few. In the post, columnist Robyn Goldsmith makes sense of the BC tenure system.

BC Society Act changes: What you need to know to keep in good standing

The new Societies Act will introduce some positive changes that BC societies will welcome. However, every society in BC will need to transition to meet the requirements of the new Act.