MCBRIDE, B.C. — A B.C. family has reaped what they sowed — and it’s a welcome harvest for their neighbours.
Kit Moyer and his parents, Charles and Janet Moyer, have been ordered to pay $15,000 to neighbours Kelly and Sharon Mortenson to resolve a bitter land dispute.
Damages ordered by B.C. Supreme Court Justice John Harvey cover “annoyance and discomfort” suffered by the Mortensons during an 18-month fight over access to a hayfield near McBride, 750 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.
Court was told Kit Moyer aimed powerful speakers at the Mortenson’s property and blasted loud music or lewd programs at their home for hours at a time.
High-intensity lights were beamed at the house all night and Moyer’s dogs were used to intimidate the Mortensons’ children in what the judge termed systematic actions “designed to drive the (family) from their property.”
The damage award follows an earlier pact between the neighbours which also allowed the Moyers to reach the hayfield.