Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-05-03
issued: 1995-03-22
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/alderstar/items/1.0442250/source.json
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note: ^^mmr^mm^wmP7wm^mmf- t'$iititm'Z iti LEGAL COSTS COULD BE IN MILLIONS Teacher's battle with giants sabotaged By MONIQUE GALAZKA LANGLEY - Norma Janzen, the teacher who has been dismissed from teaching after 24 years as a special needs instructor, because of her refusal to join the Langley Teacher's Association, is pushing Premier Mike Harcourt to change the laws that allow "Friends of the court" to seek court costs should they win their case. Janzen is also fighting for her freedom of association under tlie Canadian Charter of Rights. Interveners are encouraged to step into charter cases to allow the judges as many points of view as possible in making their decisions. The Canadian Labour Congress has stepped into her case as a friend of tlie court on tlie side of those she is suing. "I cannot proceed with my court case because of tlie possible monetary costs involved from the Canadain Labour Congress becoming a friend of tlie court on behalf of the Langley Teacher's Association. I did not ask for the intervention, and I don't think it's fair that I should have to pay should I lose my case." It all began in 1990 when she got a letter from the S«chool Board worded to say that by not joining the union she is deemed to have resigned. It was also worded in such a way that she knew she could not expect any severance pay, or otiier compensation. She decided to proceed with legal action against the Langley Teacher's Association, the School Board, and Attorney General Colin Gableman During the proceedings, tlie Canadian Labour Congress, an umbrella group for all unions entered the scene as a friend of tlie court, and the B.C. Supreme Court entitles interveners to have costs paid by the loser in tlie case. Janzen's lawyer, who is working pro-bono, has been in contact with the CLC about tlie possibility of their waiving the costs but they are unwilling to do so. Janzen says that it is probably be cause they know they can stop the case proceeding to trial because of the costs. …
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Rudy Langmann, April 9, 2003.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442250
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text