Port Alberni says it acted within the law in search of San Group facility

By Carla Wilson
The Times Colonist
August 29, 2024
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

The City of Port Alberni says the lawsuit initiated by forestry company San Group after its remanufacturing facility was inspected in July should be dismissed. Two lawsuits have been filed by the San Group against the city and a third against a Port Alberni woman who served as a translator for the company’s temporary foreign workers from Vietnam. The legal matters are tied to issues around the workers’ living situations. …The company launched its lawsuit against the city following what it called a “clandestine” overnight search of its remanufacturing plant. In its civil claim, the company said that the event harmed its reputation. …It is asking the court to declare the search illegal. In its response, the municipality says the inspection “was lawful, reasonable and carried out in furtherance of its statutory purposes to protect public health and safety and ensure compliance with the law.” …No court dates have been set for the three court matters.

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