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SUPREME COURT OF CANADA ‑‑ JUDGMENTS ON APPEAL AND LEAVE APPLICATIONS

OTTAWA, 28/8/97.  THE  SUPREME  COURT  OF  CANADA  HAS  TODAY  DEPOSITED  WITH  THE  REGISTRAR  JUDGMENTS  IN  THE  FOLLOWING  APPEAL AND  APPLICATIONS  FOR  LEAVE  TO  APPEAL.

 

FROM:  SUPREME  COURT  OF  CANADA  (613)995‑4330

                                                                                                 

 

COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA ‑‑ JUGEMENTS SUR POURVOI  ET  DEMANDES D’AUTORISATION

OTTAWA, 28/8/97.  LA  COUR  SUPRÊME  DU  CANADA  A  DÉPOSÉ  AUJOURD'HUI  AUPRÈS  DU  REGISTRAIRE  LES  JUGEMENTS  DANS  L’APPEL  ET  LES   DEMANDES  D’AUTORISATION  D’APPEL  SUIVANTS.

 

SOURCE:  COUR  SUPRÊME  DU  CANADA  (613)995‑4330

                                                                                                                       

 

APPEAL / APPEL:

 

 

24913             THE WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN v. ELAINE PASIECHNYK, RHONDA MCFARLANE, RONALD MACMILLAN, GORDON THOMPSON, ORVAL SHEVSHENKO, CLIFFORD SOVDI, AARON HILL AND LARRY MARCYNIUK - and - PRO-CRANE INC., SASKATCHEWAN POWER CORPORATION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR SASKATCHEWAN - and - THE WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD OF ALBERTA, THE WESTRAY FAMILIES, AND SHEILA FULLOWKA, DOREEN SHAUNA HOURIE, TRACEY NEILL, JUDIT PANDEV, ELLA MAY CAROL RIGGS, DOREEN VODNOSKI (Sask.)

 

CORAM:         The Chief Justice and La Forest, L'Heureux-Dubé,

Sopinka, Gonthier, McLachlin and Major JJ.       

 

The appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the judgment of Scheibel J. is restored, with costs to the appellants both here and in the Court of Appeal, LHeureux-Dubé J. dissenting.

 

Le pourvoi est accueilli, larrêt de la Cour dappel est annulé et le jugement du juge Scheibel est rétabli.  Les appelants ont droit aux dépens en notre Cour et en Cour dappel.  Le juge LHeureux-Dubé est dissidente.

                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE / LES DEMANDES DAUTORISATION:

 

 

25736             DONALD NOEL ALBERT v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.)(B.C.)

 

CORAM:         La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

The application for extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal and other related motions are dismissed.


La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande dautorisation dappel et les autres requêtes connexes sont rejetées.

                                                                                                                                                               

 

25924             THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES v. PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA and CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (F.C.A.)

 

CORAM:         La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent Public Service Alliance of Canada.

 

La demande dautorisation dappel est rejetée avec dépens en faveur de lintimé lAlliance de la fonction publique du Canada.

                                                                                                                                                               

 

25938             MARINE WORKERS & BOILERMAKERS INDUSTRIAL UNION, LOCAL NO. 1 v. BRITISH COLUMBIA MARITIME EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION (B.C.)

 

CORAM:         La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

La demande dautorisation dappel est rejetée avec dépens.

                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

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