Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


25366

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544, et al. v. Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited

(Saskatchewan) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1998-09-25 Appeal closed
1998-06-10 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Saskatchewan (Regina)
1998-06-10 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, all parties
1998-06-04 Judgment on the appeal rendered, L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba, The appeal is allowed, the order of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the order of the Arbitration Board is restored, with costs throughout.
Allowed, costs in this Court and courts below
1998-06-04 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, all parties
1998-02-11 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justices (82 pages)(joint with 25356)
1998-01-27 Hearing of the appeal, 1998-01-27, L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba
Decision reserved
1998-01-19 Notice of appearance, (Ms. Leila J. Gosselin and Larry W. Kowalchuk) (fax copy) Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1998-01-15 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1998-01-15 Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited
1998-01-15 Notice of appearance, (Dale K. Hallson) Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited
1997-12-18 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve their factum to Sept. 11/97, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-12-18 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-12-18, to serve their factum to Sept. 11/97, Reg
1997-12-18 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-12-18, to serve their factum to Sept. 11/97, Reg
1997-12-11 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1998-01-27
Decision reserved
1997-12-09 Affidavit, to SERVE the appellant's factum to Sept. 12, 1997 (Leila Gosselin) - 5 copies Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-12-09 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 28246 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-12-09 Motion to extend time, to SERVE the appellant's factum to Sept. 12, 1997 (5 copies), Completed on: 1997-12-09 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-11-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lang, Michener to D. Beaulieu, letter dated Nov. 18, 1997 (fax copy) re: requesting that the case "Retail, Wholesale v. Safeway", file 25356 be heard before this appeal (joint with 25356)
1997-11-05 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (NOT late see proof of service of Oct. 28/97), Completed on: 1997-11-05 Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited
1997-10-28 Proof of service, of the motion, affidavit and appellant's factum admitted on Sept. 12/97 (motion to extend time to SERVE the appellant's factum requested)
1997-10-28 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1998-01-19
1997-10-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) dated Oct. 16/97 from Eugene Meehan re: scheduling of the hearing
1997-09-03 Response to motion to extend time, to file the appellant`s factum, Completed on: 1997-09-03 Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited
1997-09-03 Affidavit, to file the factum; Leila J. Gosselin; 2 copies Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-09-03 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #34660 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-09-03 Motion to extend time, to file the factum; 2 copies, Completed on: 1997-09-03 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-09-03 Decision on motion to extend time, to file their factum to Sept. 5/97, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-09-03 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-09-03, to file their factum to Sept. 5/97, Reg
1997-09-03 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-09-03, to file their factum to Sept. 5/97, Reg
1997-09-02 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1997-09-02 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-06-06 Certified casebook Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-06-06 Case on appeal, 23 copies Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-03-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Kowalchuk Law Office (Regina, SK) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-03-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Gordon D. Hamilton (Saskatoon, SK) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Lang, Michener
1997-03-03 $500 security deposit paid, receipt no. 2408 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-03-03 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), with service, Completed on: 1997-03-03 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1997-02-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Kowalchuk Law Office (Regina, SK)
1997-02-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Pablo Fernandez-Davila (Ottawa, ON)
1997-02-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Lang, Michener
1997-02-06 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co Ma, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-09-30 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co Ma
1996-09-06 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-09-06 Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited
1996-06-28 General proceeding, 5 copies of pages 13,14 and 15 of leave to appeal with signature and table of authorities (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-28 Correspondence received from, from L. Kowalchuk, letter dated June 27/96 re: C.A. did not issue reasons for judgment Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-28 General proceeding, 5 copies of formal order of A.C. (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-28 General proceeding, 5 copies of formal order and reasons of T.C. (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-28 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 32311 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-28 Affidavit, of Larry Kowalchuk (joint) (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-28 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to June 7/96 (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL), Completed on: 1996-06-28 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-28 Proof of service, of the application for leave to appeal (service admitted on June 7/96)
1996-06-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Gordon D. Hamilton (Saskatoon, SK) enclosing copy of letter dated June 17/96 sent to applicant
1996-06-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Kowalchuk Law Office (Regina, SK) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1996-06-07 Correspondence received from, from L. Kowalchuk to Registrar, letter dated June 7/96 re: requesting that 25356 and 25366 be sent to the same panel (TO BE SENT TO THE JUDGES) Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544
1996-06-07 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (printed on right side, formal orders of T.C. and A.C. missing, reasons of C.A. not signed, extension, service, $50.00, signature of counsel requested) (TO BE SENT WITH 25356), Completed on: 1996-06-28 Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544 Applicant Active
Peters, Marcella Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 544

Counsel
Name
Larry W. Kowalchuk
Contact information
Kowalchuk Law Office
1233 Winnipeg Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4R 1K1
Telephone: (306) 781-2944
FAX: (306) 781-2984
Agent
Name
Pablo Fernández-Dávila
Contact information
Baumgarten & Fernandez-Davila
162 Laurier West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5J4
Telephone: (613) 565-8688
FAX: (613) 789-3617

Party: Peters, Marcella

Counsel
Name
Larry W. Kowalchuk
Contact information
Kowalchuk Law Office
1233 Winnipeg Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4R 1K1
Telephone: (306) 781-2944
FAX: (306) 781-2984
Agent
Name
Pablo Fernández-Dávila
Contact information
Baumgarten & Fernandez-Davila
162 Laurier West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5J4
Telephone: (613) 565-8688
FAX: (613) 789-3617

Party: Battlefords and District Co-Operative Limited

Counsel
Name
Dale K. Hallson
Contact information
Federated Co-operatives Limited
401 - 22nd St E
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 3M9
Telephone: (306) 244-3311
FAX: (306) 624-4340
Agent
Name
Eugene Meehan, Q.C.
Contact information
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191
Email: emeehan@langmichener.ca

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

September 30, 1993
Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan

2243

Respondent's application for judicial review dismissed

April 4, 1996
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

1682

Respondent's appeal allowed

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a condensed book or want permission to use a condensed book, please contact the author of the condensed book directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each condensed book.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-05-13