Chelsea Lynn Mist James was 23 when she died after falling out of a party bus in Vancouver in 2016. She was the victim of a pneumatic door with a history of malfunctions and a system that allowed it to pass inspection.
She was a young woman who had an income, but did not have dependants, and sadly had no worth under BC’s inadequate wrongful death laws. Our laws only value people based on their future lost income if they also had dependents. Unlike all the other Canadian provinces and the Yukon, there are currently no bereavement damages available for families under BC law.
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A B.C. coroner’s report on the 2016 death of a young woman who fell out the door of a moving party bus recommends the creation of a tracking system to ensure commercial vehicles comply with safety inspection orders.
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Join us on Wednesday November 20, 2019 to help commemorate the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims.
RoadPeace, the instigators of this day of remembrance, had a lofty goal: “A day of respect by and towards all road users; a day on which exceptional care is taken by motorists; a day of courtesy at the wheel and a day when all road laws are respected so that a world day without any crashes resulting in injury or death will become a reality.”
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Attorney General Minister Eby Introduces the BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society to the Legislature on October 23, 2019
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The parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after her leg was sucked into a drainage pipe at a man-made lake in northeastern B.C. are hoping their lawsuit against the city and others will lead to legislative changes.
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