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Verdict on three counts in 10 days
Brandon Harrison: Alleged dog beater acquitted on one charge
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man accused of beating his dog and uttering threats to the people who allegedly witnessed it testified in his own defence Thursday and received a not-guilty verdict on one of four charges. Judge Ted Gouge said he would take at least 10 days to render his verdict on the other three charges and deliver them via video. Brandon Scott Harrison, 26, of Duncan, is charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, causing uneccessary pain and suffering to an animal, and causing an animal to continue to be in distress. He was acquitted of the criminal-harassment charge. In Thursday’s testimony, the judge heard very different versions of an incident that was alleged to have occurred on April 21, 2013. Earlier in the trial, husband and wife Chris and Leigh Davies testified they saw Harrison pin Rufus, a French bulldog, by the neck on the road and then punch the dog three times in the head, before throwing the dog into the ditch. The Davies allege heated words were exchanged, including what Chris said was a nasty threat made by the man to his wife when she said she was going to call 911.
CVRD manager wages subject to FOI process Board decision: Waiting for spring financial statement the option for disclosure of brass’ salaries Peter W. Rusland
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axpayers wanting to know exactly what they pay Cowichan Valley Regional District managers must now go through a freedomof-information application or wait for CVRD’s spring financial statement, the CVRD chairman indicates. Comparatively, the CVRD’s new wage FOI process was not ordered by the province, nor has it been instituted at the North Cowichan municipal hall, officials said respectively. The News Leader Pictorial asked CVRD Chairman Rob Hutchins why the recent FOI process was started, who ordered it, and if it was in reaction to recent public outcry about rising wage levels among CVRD managers. “After consultation with both our labour lawyer — and Kathleen Harrison, our freedom of information officer — in mid-June our practice changed,” Andrew Leong Hutchins’ Aug. 12 email reply to the Leader says. Brandon Harrison contemplates his fate during a break in court proceedings Thursday. “It is not a written policy, it is a “He said, “I’ll f---ing kill you if Rufus on the side of the road. standard of practice that any requests you dial 911,’” Davies recalled in a She testified Harrison grabbed for specific information about speprevious article. the dog, and punched it in the cific employees, for example how much In Thursday’s testimony, an face twice before throwing it onto someone makes, and the terms of a SPCA officer, another eye witness the ground. settlement agreement — would go and Harrison himself were called Harding, who claimed she was through the FOI request process. to the stand. During a break, a 18 to 20 feet away, testified Harri“The legislation has two components: TELUS court sheriff warned the 10 plus sonGet toldiPad the at Davies to with mindEasy theirTablet.freedom of information; and protection people watching the trial that own “f---king and after of privacy,” Hutchins explains. Get iPad at TELUS with business,” Easy Tablet. Harrison was innocent until being told they were going to call “In order to ensure we provided a proven guilty and that negative the police said, ‘Go ahead.” consistent response that met both our and nasty comments shouldn’t be Defense lawyer Seth A. Cooper legal duty to an inquiring public, and the made to him or his lawyer until a questioned her sight line and recProtection of Privacy component of the verdict was delivered. ollection, which she gave to police legislation that protects the individual “Not even then,” said Crown five months after the incident, on employee(s), the most prudent course of counsel Peter Benning. Sept. 27, 2013. action was to have all requests for specifOn Thursday, Victoria resident “If you had such a great view, ics go through the FOI process.” Shelby Harding, 21, said her and why did you first tell the police That CVRD process prevented the her dad, Robert, were driving that the man who did it had yelLeader from gaining timely access — as along Cowichan Lake Road when low hair?” he asked. was available in the past — to exact salamore on page 3 ries of various new CVRD managers. they stopped their car after Made seeing for each other.
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