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Bride run over by golf cart sues B.C.'s Furry Creek Golf Course
A woman who planned a fairy tale wedding at one of B.C.'s most-scenic golf courses ended up injured when she was ejected from a golf cart, dragged by her wedding dress and run over. Natasha Quigley, who lives in the U.K., had travelled to B.C. for the Aug. 1 wedding last year at Furry Creek Golf Course. The ceremony was scheduled outdoors with views of Howe Sound, mountains and towering cedars, according to the invite on The plan was upended sometime between the ceremony and the reception, according to her Vancouver lawyer, Manjot Hallen, who said he wouldn't discuss details because the case is before the courts. 'She was indeed injured,' said Hallen. According to the lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Quigley was a passenger on a golf cart when the driver 'struck a bump at high speed, causing Mrs. Quigley's dress to fall and become entangled' in a wheel, according to the lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court, She was 'ejected from the golf cart while it was in motion, then dragged and run over by it,' it said. Quigley was left with cuts and scrapes and injuries to almost every part of her body, including her head, neck and back, legs, hips, feet and left shoulder/rotator cuff, according to the lawsuit. She also suffered depression and anxiety, it said. The lawsuit says her injuries 'continue to cause the plaintiff pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of housekeeping capacity, permanent physical disability, loss of physical, mental and emotional health and loss of earnings' past and future, and she seeks an undisclosed amount of damages. The main defendant is Fine Peace Furry Creek Golf Ltd. Partnership. The course disputed the driver was speeding or reckless while driving the couple, the best man, the maid of honour and a photographer to the 14th hole by the ocean for photos, said deputy general manager Patrick Guan. 'It was an accident and nobody wanted it to happen,' he said, saying the driver would have been slowing down for the curve when it happened. The cart didn't tip and no one else was injured, he said. He said the accident was caused by the train of her dress getting entangled in the rear wheel and agreed she was dragged and driven over by the cart. He said it was just over her toe and the driver stopped when he became aware of what happened. Quigley was offered first aid and asked if she wanted staff to call 911 but she declined, he said, adding she was responsible for holding her own train. After the course received a letter from Quigley asking for compensation for her dress and requesting some rental costs be waived, staff reviewed video and it showed her dancing, drinking and 'having fun' from 7 p.m. to past midnight, he said. Guan said the company's lawyer, after reviewing the internal accident report, declined compensation. The claim says under B.C.'s Occupiers Act, owners have a duty to ensure the public's safety and the 'incident was caused or contributed to by the negligence' by them or their employees. That includes 'failing to take reasonable care to ensure that the plaintiff would be safe while riding the golf cart' and failing to remedy hazards or warn guests of the hazards. The lawsuit said the owners are liable for the actions of its employees, alleging the driver was negligent by driving without due care or recklessly, by speeding or by failing to take steps to avoid the incident, it said. None of the allegations have been proven in court. Furry Creek, 40 minutes north of Vancouver on the way to Whistler, served as backdrop for the famously funny scene in the original 1996 Happy Gilmour movie, where Adam Sandler's character has a protracted fist fight with Bob Barker, who played himself. Judge slams photographer for botching wedding job, awards couple $22,000 Driver in fatal West Vancouver wedding crash fined $2,000
CBC
05-06-2025
- Science
- CBC
Why an orca near West Vancouver was seen 'moonwalking'
A video posted to social media has the public and some marine scientists intrigued. It shows a killer whale in Howe Sound swimming backwards. Marine mammal zoologist Anna Hall says the rare "moonwalking" behaviour has been seen in some transient killer whales. Here's what it was likely doing.
CBC
15-05-2025
- Science
- CBC
Keeping an eye on herring, a small fish with a big impact on the Pacific's ecosystem
The Howe Sound Marine Stewardship Initiative and the Squamish First Nation have teamed up to study Pacific herring, a species which almost went extinct in the 1960s but has made a comeback in recent years. CBC's Camille Vernet explains why the fish plays an important role in balancing the Pacific's ecosystem.
