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06-14-2013, 04:16 PM
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Troubleshooter. They love getting their mitts on public works f&#%-ups!
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06-14-2013, 08:39 PM
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It doesn't matter if there is a contract or an agreement in place or not. This sounds like it would fall under an area of law called tort law. You need to prove three things.
1) The contractor owed you a duty of care. Which I think they did as they are working on your property regardless of anything else. 2) The contractor was negligent. I am not too sure about this one. 3) Measurable damages were incurred due to the contractor negligence. I'm not a lawyer, but have had to study some law. But you can get free legal advice generally. Also I am really sorry to hear about your dog, I would be furious.
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06-14-2013, 08:46 PM
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You need to be documenting this, everything; dates, times, receipts from your vet, phone bills. You never know what you may have to prove or disprove. Notate all your calls, down to the minute if you can, and outline the history of the issue. You are being jerked around by this contractor. I would not put it past them to jerk you around further should you press the issue; some people become very defensive over such things.
You might try calling the Utility company's compliance department - a call to report unsafe work conditions or unsafe job sites by the company tend to light fires under bottoms.
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06-14-2013, 10:17 PM
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Are you the owner or renter of said property?
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06-14-2013, 11:07 PM
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Tyler, sorry to be reading about these dang issues with the contractor/BC Hydro.
I would communicate with BC Hydro and get as high up as you can. Mention that you have the contact info for Global News (or other tv station) and if this doesn't get resolved, the "poop" is going to hit the fan because you will go public with these issues. People love dogs and so you should get a lot of public support and BC Hydro's management should know that they will have a bad PR problem if they do not resolve this. I had to deal with a bad insurance company a few years ago and my threat to go on the news and post online what they were trying to do straightened things out very quickly. Whoever you are talking to will probably be held responsible if they received your very legitimate complaint and then did nothing to resolve the issues even though you told them you would go to the News media with the story if nothing happens. Good luck. Anthony
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06-15-2013, 03:45 AM
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seeing as you are not the property owner they don't have to do anything for you, I would ask the owner to request a temp fence be put up out of the way to at least make a safe area for the dogs.
problem is with the easement it is the owners property, but he signed the terms of the easement, normally from what I have seen is they have every right to do what they will on the said area and only have to return it to a similar state afterwords. even this they don't have to make it exactly like it was. they will redo the fence and landscaping, but they won't normally redo cement and that kind of thing as your not supposed to put that on an easement in the first place. so my recommendation is to get the land owner involved on a temp fence to close up your yard again or at least a reasonable area for the dogs, maybe 50x50 Steve
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