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Young v. Saanich Police Department, 2003 BCSC 926 (CanLII).

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<strong>Young</strong> v. <strong>Saanich</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong>, et al Page 15<br />

[30] Ms. Belson contacted the CRHC on January 7, 2002, and<br />

requested an immediate transfer out of the apartment building.<br />

She advised the CRHC that she no longer felt comfortable at<br />

Beechwood Park, that she was feeling harassed by the<br />

petitioners and that she did not want her six year old<br />

daughter exposed to marihuana. She was also concerned about<br />

the message that the petitioners' marihuana signs were sending<br />

to children in the area.<br />

<strong>2003</strong> <strong>BCSC</strong> <strong>926</strong> (<strong>CanLII</strong>)<br />

[31] On January 8, 2002, Ms. Lort requested a transfer out of<br />

Beechwood Park. She advised the CRHC that she no longer felt<br />

comfortable in the building and was afraid to go out onto her<br />

deck. She later reported that two young men had attended at<br />

her door hoping to purchase marihuana, as they had seen the<br />

petitioners' sign.<br />

[32] On February 25, 2002, Ms. Pretty advised the CRHC that<br />

she wished to be transferred to a different suite in the<br />

apartment so as to be further away from the odour of marihuana<br />

emanating from the petitioners' suite.<br />

[33] Meanwhile, the petitioners continued to make complaints<br />

of their own regarding what they perceived as harassment from<br />

their neighbours and the police, as well as the lack of<br />

assistance from the CRHC. The evidence before me contains a<br />

continuous stream of correspondence from the petitioners or

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