It’s a story of alleged lies about what lies beneath.
A consent order issued by a B.C. Supreme Court judge last month has banned a cat sitter from making defamatory claims about both the owners of a disused pet cemetery and the site itself — which is currently facing redevelopment.
Kristin Schumacher was sued by owners of the site, located at the corner of 147A Street and 78 Avenue in Surrey, B.C. They alleged Schumacher made false claims, including that human beings were interred at the half-acre property alongside hundreds of animal companions.
Schumacher started an online petition opposing the redevelopment, contacted elected officials and sought legal guidance for how to stop the project.
The consent order means she cannot “author, publish, endorse or republish statements, comments, postings or other communications, of any nature whatsoever, under her name or any aliases, in any forum or media, that is defamatory” of Turnberry Developments, company owner Lynn Weir and the property they own.
The order requires Schumacher to stay 100 metres away from the property and bars her from contacting Weir and her company, while dismissing all claims against Schumacher without costs.
An emailed statement from Turnberry Developments welcomed “the resolution of this matter and the clarity it brings to the public record.”
Schumacher declined to comment, but CBC News obtained a letter she wrote to the company to “express my regret and offer an apology for what I wrote” about...
It’s a story of alleged lies about what lies beneath. A consent order issued by a B.C. Supreme Court judge last month has banned a cat sitter from making defamatory claims about both the owners of...