Updated September 21, 2021
The Bridge River Valley Community Association complied with the adjudication as ordered. The Society also provided members a complete update in writing with regard to the matter which included the documents below. As well, a detailed letter was sent to our current and former employees whose payroll information was included in the general ledger and to contractors whose proprietary information also formed part of the general ledger, both of which we were required to provide Steve Oakley as part of the order.
The Civil Resolution Tribunal has adjudicated and issued a judgement related to Oakley vs. Bridge River Valley Community Association.
The three documents below give you the documentation regarding this matter. Please note we have not published the evidence submitted by Steve Oakley to the
Civil Resolution Tribunal adjudication as we have been advised of the potential liability of BRVCA doing so.
BRVCA Amended Dispute ResolutionPleading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yl0HmmmBwHZYxRqxz_JZKRBPqs11Vz7L/view?usp=sharing
BRVCA Evidence Submitted to Civil Resolution Tribunal
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n0JtYIbSXzXR9I6YJVc9tzxR5dh5RMiM?usp=sharing
Civil Resolution Tribunal Decision Oakley vs. Bridge River Valley CommunityAssociation:
https://decisions.civilresolutionbc.ca/crt/sca/en/item/513001/index.do?q=Oakley
Update to Oct. 9 post:
On Oct. 28/20, Steve Oakley filed a claim with the civil resolution tribunal. (https://civilresolutionbc.ca/)
In December through February BRVCA participated in the facilitation process and submitted a settlement offer to Steve Oakley.
Steve Oakley rejected the settlement offer.
In early May 2021, the BRVCA submitted a counter claim to the Civil Resolution Tribunal.
We expect to move into the adjudication phase shortly where evidence is submitted and a tribunal adjudicator makes a legal and binding set of order(s) which both parties must abide by.
In February 2020 the Bridge River Valley Community Association Board of Directors took action to address human resource issues with a member that began in September 2019. The BRVCA’s direction taken in this matter was a decision made by the board as a whole and it took into account the board’s legal responsibility under various provincial acts and workplace regulations to protect its staff, volunteers and organization.
The Bridge River Valley Community Association has since received requests from Steve Oakley and Terri Smith, for extensive lists of documents through the BC Registry Services. The BRVCA is working to furnish the requested material in such a way that satisfies all the legal requirements, respects privacy obligations, and provides complete transparency.
The Bridge River Valley Community Association has also sought advice as well as specific direction from the Registrar of Societies. The direction from the Registrar of Societies was to engage a lawyer to provide the needed advice to determine how the privacy of our members and staff (payroll) is affected by providing that information.
The BRVCA Board has given much consideration to the need for transparency and has put together a google drive folder for members to view that contains much of the material that has been requested, what has been left out is the material which is deemed to be sensitive personal and or private information and is under review.
At the link you will find the following documents that form part of the information request for documents through the BC Registry Services:
- Constitution
- Bylaws
- Dir. Sal Demare’s Resignation Letter from BRVCA Board of Directors prior to swearing in as Director, Area A SLRD
- Minutes of Meetings 2018-2019. As per Society Registrar letter. Any Sec. 56 disclosures are included in minutes as Directors identify the conflict and excuse themselves from the meeting, this is recorded.
- Financial Statements 2018 – 2019. As per Society Registrar letter.
Click here to view the documents
Other parts of the information requests were the membership lists including contact information, accounting records from 2014 to 2019. These have not been included until we receive legal advice (as per the Registrar of Societies) regarding privacy issues, and clarification as to how the information may be used (i.e. can it be made public?).
