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The Capt. Boni Prokopetz Case

and a new case involving a female B.C. firefighter...
The Jeanette Moznik Case

The Capt. Boni Prokopetz Case

Mar. 24, 2005
B.C. firefighter pleased with human rights settlement
A B.C. fire captain has settled her sexual harassment and discrimination complaint against the Burnaby Fire Department, the city and the firefighters' union. >>> Source: CBC

Jan. 7, 2005
B.C. firefighter who alleged harassment returning to work
Burnaby firefighter Boni Prokopetz, who filed the complaint 11 months ago, will return to work while waiting for the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to hear her case in April. >>> Source: CBC

Nov. 4, 2004
Firefighter claims union turning members against her
Boni Prokopetz, a firefighter in B.C. who says she's experienced years of sexual harassment and discrimination says her union is trying to turn her colleagues against her. >>> Source: CBC

Nov. 4, 2004
Female firefighter feels targeted by union
The female firefighter embroiled in a high-profile human rights fight says her union is trying to turn her fellow firefighters against her.
Burnaby fire captain Boni Prokopetz has alleged she suffered years of sexual harassment and discrimination at her Burnaby firehall. >>> Source: CBC British Columbia

Sep. 22, 2004
Crown counsel won't press charges
The female fire fighter who has filed sexual harassment and discrimination claims against high ranking Burnaby fire officials was handed a setback this week. >>> Source: Burnabynow.com

Sep. 17, 2004
New support for embattled Burnaby firefighter
A second male firefighter from Burnaby is speaking out in support of fire captain Boni Prokopetz, who has filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.
Prokopetz alleges she has been the victim of sexual harassment and verbal abuse from fellow firefighters during her 11 years on the job. >>> Source: CBC British Columbia

Sep. 15, 2004
2nd Burnaby, B.C. fire captain files complaint
A fire captain, Perry Talkkary, has filed a human rights complaint against the Burnaby, B.C. fire department, saying his support of another complainant, Boni Prokopetz, has resulted in workplace harassment and intimidation. >>> Source: CTV

Sep. 8, 2004
B.C. fire captain Boni Prokopetz refuses to go back to work
A fire captain in British Columbia may be trying to extinguish the biggest blaze of her career. Boni Prokopetz says she's not going back to work while city officials investigate her human rights complaint. >>> Source: CTV

Sep. 8, 2004
Going public not first choice
"I never wanted this to all have to come out in public," Prokopetz said in an interview Friday, at the end of a week in which the Burnaby firefighter was at the centre of a media firestorm. >>> Source: Burnabynow.com

Sep. 6, 2004
City councillor calls firefighter's return to work 'inappropriate'
A Burnaby city councillor says fire captain Boni Prokopetz, involved in a human rights dispute, shouldn't be ordered back to work. >>> Source: CBC British Columbia

Sep. 2, 2004
Union says it was 'co-operative' in harassment case
The union representing the woman firefighter from Burnaby who has filed a human rights complaint against her male colleagues, has responded to allegations levelled against it. >>> Source: CBC British Columbia

Aug. 31, 2004
Firefighter says brass, union failed her
Boni Prokopetz, the Burnaby fire captain who has filed a B.C. Human Rights complaint against her male colleagues, says she had expected her bosses and her union would step in to fix the situation. But her appeals for help fell on deaf ears. >>> Source: CBC British Columbia

Aug. 31, 2004
Firefighter's harassment claim under investigation
The City of Burnaby says it's hired a lawyer to investigate allegations by a woman firefighter that she was harassed and discriminated against by other firefighters. Boni Prokopetz was promoted to captain last year. Fellow fire prevention captain, Perry Talkkari, says that's when the harassment began. >>> Source: CBC British Columbia

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The Jeanette Moznik Case

Richmond Not To Be Outdone By Burnaby

With the Capt. Boni Prokopetz Case settled, another female firefighter has come forward. Jeanette Moznik is alleging harrasment in the Richmond fire department. We'll post links to stories here as this case develops.

~ Anton Hout

Aug. 21, 2005
Parties in harassment claim fight jurisdiction
By Eve Edmonds
In a statement of defence submitted to B.C. Supreme Court, defendant Darryl Dunn argues that the court is "without jurisdiction," or should decline jurisdiction "by reason of the mandatory arbitration provisions created by the Code and the Collective Agreement." >>> Source: Richmond News

Aug. 21, 2005
Firefighter sues city for harassment
By Sylver McLaren and Nelson Bennett
A former female firefighter is suing the City of Richmond for breach of contract, negligence, punitive damages for the "wanton and callous disregard" of her bosses and aggravated and special damages. >>> Source: Richmond News

Aug. 19, 2005
Female firefighter in B.C. claims harassment
A female firefighter in Richmond, British Columbia, is suing the city for doing nothing to stop the harassment she claims she suffered at the hands of her male colleagues.
Jeanette Moznik says the city of Richmond has allowed the fire service to foster a culture of systemic discrimination and harassment of its female firefighters. >>> Source: CTV.ca

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