Former Cambie Street merchant Susan Heyes has not given up on winning $600,000 in damages to compensate her for losses incurred during Canada Line construction.
The owner of two maternity stores – Hazel and Co. on Main Street and Jools on Dunbar Street – is waiting for the Supreme Court of Canada to decide if it will hear her appeal of a February B.C. Court of Appeal judgment. The court unanimously sided with a consortium of builders, including SNC-Lavalin and Serco Group plc.
The appeal court at the time found that the Canada Line construction consortium had legal authority to build the rapid transit line using cut-and-cover construction methods.
“They said I would hear in three months,” Heyes told Business in Vancouver July 4. “But, I’m not sure whether that is from when I filed the application, which was April, or from when I last heard from them, which was a few weeks ago.
“I’ve spent $400,000 in legal fees. I have no more money for legal fees. I wouldn’t turn down advice on how to win my case, though.”
Heyes originally won $600,000 in damages in B.C. Supreme Court on May 27, 2010, before the Canada Line consortium appealed that judgment.
Glen Korstrom
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