The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously ruled that municipal snow removal activities are not immune from negligence and liability claims, a decision that could impact cities across the country.
The case at the centre of the decision is a lawsuit brought against the City of Nelson, B.C., by Taryn Joy Marchi, who injured her leg while climbing over a snowbank in 2015.
Marchi lost her initial suit, but the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned the ruling and the city appealed to the Supreme Court.
The key issue the seven Supreme Court justices were tasked with deciding was the legal distinction between “core
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