Early Recovered Resources Ltd. v. Gulf Log Salvage Co-operative Association et al.

This was a motion to add two associations of forestry companies who were owners of logs as either interveners or defendants in the Plaintiff’s action for salvage in respect of 17 unidentified logs from the BC coast. In the original action, the Province had been named as a Defendant but had a limited interest to stumpage fees which had likely already been paid prior to salvage. After noting that the style of cause should have been in rem to name the 17 unidentified logs, the Prothonotary held that the owners of the salved property, who would be liable for the salvage claim, should be defendants as they should have notice and be afforded the chance to protect their position. The two associations had an interest in rem in the logs (although ownership was unidentified) and an interest in protecting the existing log recovery system. The motion was granted adding the associations as defendants.