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Announcements
- April 16, 2021 - BC Supreme Court to begin sitting at Port Coquitlam Courthouse
- April 1, 2021 - Retirement of Judge Dyer
- March 12, 2021 - Announcement: Judicial Appointments Nadon, Harris, Stanford
- February 10, 2021 - Announcement: Provincial Court Guide to Disputing a Ticket now available in French!
- February 8, 2021 - Announcement: Legal Officer Competition – Permanent Position
- February 3, 2021 - Announcement: Abbotsford Law Courts Virtual Court Opening livestreamed Feb 4 at 12:30 pm
- January 29, 2021 - Office of the Provincial Health Officer Statement Related to COVID-19 Outbreak at Three Correctional Centres
- January 21, 2021 - Protocol for Communication and Testing Related to COVID-19 in Courthouses
- December 31, 2020 - Retirement of Judge Blake
- December 21, 2020 - Appointment of four provincial court judges and one judicial justice
- December 16, 2020 - Announcement: New Abbotsford Courthouse to Open for Provincial Court Operations January 18, 2021
- December 14, 2020 - Announcement: Opening Ceremony – Williams Lake Indigenous Court
- November 24, 2020 - Announcement: Face Masks Required in British Columbia Courthouses
- October 30, 2020 - Announcement: Returning Powell River to Vancouver Island Region
- October 20, 2020 - New Indigenous Court - Hazelton
- September 21, 2020 - Judicial Justice Appointment – Judicial Justice Catherine Kinahan
- September 16, 2020 - New Westminster Courthouse to reopen September 17, 2020
- September 15, 2020 - New Westminster Courthouse closed September 16, 2020
- September 15, 2020 - New Westminster Courthouse Still Closed
- September 14, 2020 - New Westminster Courthouse Closure
- August 26, 2020 - Re-appointment of Judicial Justice Mayner
- July 31, 2020 - Retirement of Judge Cowling
- July 21, 2020 - Judicial Appointments - Judges Bernt, Golinsky, and Fleck
- July 8, 2020 - Update to Provincial Court Registry Services
- July 3, 2020 - Retirement of Judge Takahashi
- June 22, 2020 - Update on Resuming Traffic Court in Some Locations
- June 9, 2020 - Update on traffic, ticket or bylaw matters in BC Provincial Court
- June 5, 2020 - Judicial Justice Re-appointment - Judicial Justice Campbell and Roberts
- May 29, 2020 - Re-appointment of Judicial Justice Adair
- May 26, 2020 - Update BC Provincial Court
- May 4, 2020 - Retirement of Judge Gray
- April 17, 2020 - Updated Joint Courts Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in the Courtroom
- April 15, 2020 - Unsworn & unaffirmed affidavits for urgent hearing applications
News Releases
- June 22, 2020 - Important details about criminal Initial Appearances & criminal, family, youth and small claims trials
- February 5, 2020 - Court offers stock photos for media use
- January 7, 2020 - B.C. Provincial Court wins two Clawbies!
- August 13, 2018 - Provincial Court publishes new Guide to Disputing a Ticket
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