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Black Dog Organization Inc. v. City of Port Alberni, 2026 BCCRT 1501

A fencing contractor established that it had a contract with a BC municipality even without a signed final document. Its $5,000 cancellation claim still failed because it couldn't prove lost wages, wasted materials or other actual loss. The tribunal didn't decide whether the City breached the contract.

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A fencing contractor established that it had a contract with a BC municipality even without a signed final document. Its $5,000 cancellation claim still failed because it couldn't prove lost wages, wasted materials or other actual loss. The tribunal didn't decide whether the City breached the contract.

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