West Horizon Contracting Inc.
Follow- Proceeding
- Receivership (court-appointed)Section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Section 39 of the Law and Equity Act
- File
- VLC-S-264776
West Horizon Contracting Inc. is in court-appointed receivership in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, file VLC-S-264776, following the appointment of BDO Canada Limited as receiver and manager on 18 September 2026 on the application of Royal Bank of Canada, under section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and section 39 of the Law and Equity Act. The receiver's statement of affairs dated 24 September 2026 estimates RBC's secured claim at $4,000,000 and lists the Canada Revenue Agency as a secured creditor at $700,000, alongside some two dozen equipment lessors, finance companies and sureties whose amounts are recorded as unknown. The statement puts total unsecured creditors at $5,984,055.25 and total creditors at $10,684,081.25. The largest unsecured claims include Always Angus Farm at $634,802.61, Quality Excavating & Construction at $623,258.93 and Rapid-Span Precast Limited Partnership at $533,820. The proceeding is active.
Form 87 – Notice and Statement of the Receiver – West Horizon Contracting Inc. — Notice to creditors
Response to Petition of West Horizon Contracting Inc. (filed July 23, 2026) — Response / objection pleading
Affidavit #1 of Michael Daerendinger (filed June 24, 2026) was filed. Court file S 264776.
Source: Affidavit #1 of Michael Daerendinger (filed June 24, 2026)
Filing brief
West Horizon: a receivership adjourned in August, then granted by consent
Royal Bank of Canada sought a receiver over a Smithers road and bridge contractor owing it about $4 million. Justice Coval adjourned the petition on August 25, citing the risk to the company's ministry contracts; on September 18 BDO Canada was appointed by consent, and its September 24 statement lists $10.68 million owed to creditors.
Debtor
West Horizon Contracting Inc.
Receiver
BDO
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Coval | Supreme Court of British Columbia | 1 order, Aug 2026 | 14 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReceiverBDO | Reedman Law | 26 Sep 2026 | Service list · 26 Sep 2026 |
| DebtorWest Horizon Contracting Inc. | Pihl Law Corporation | 26 Sep 2026 | Service list · 26 Sep 2026 |
| CreditorGail Burnett, Always Angus Farms Inc | McMillan LLP | 26 Sep 2026 | Service list · 26 Sep 2026 |
| CreditorRoyal Bank of Canada | MLT Aikins LLP | 26 Sep 2026 | Service list · 26 Sep 2026 |
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Deemed trusts (CRA and other) | Canada Revenue Agency · in 964 casesEstimated balance owing per receiver's Form 87 / Appendix A; listed as a secured creditor (CRA). Document gives no as-at date for the figure (statement dated 24 Sept 2026; receiver appointed 18 Sept 2026). — debtor: West Horizon Contracting Inc. | $700K | Form 87 – Notice and Statement of the Receiver – West Horizon Contracting Inc. |
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| 4 | Secured |
182 more claims in 2 classes The stack holds Deemed trusts (CRA and other), Secured and Unsecured claims.
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| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
Service List (as of September 26, 2026)
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Form 87 – Notice and Statement of the Receiver – West Horizon Contracting Inc.
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Receivership Order (September 18, 2026)
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| Notice of Hearing (filed September 15, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Reasons for Judgement (filed August 25, 2026)
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| Affidavit #1 of Hannah Noad (filed August 20, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Affidavit #2 of Jared McCreery (filed August 19, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Response to Petition of ICPEI (filed August 18, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Affidavit #2 of Michael Daerendinger (filed August 8, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Affidavit #1 of Jared McCreery (filed July 23, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Response to Petition of West Horizon Contracting Inc. (filed July 23, 2026) | PDF · Subscribers | |
Affidavit #1 of Michael Daerendinger (filed June 24, 2026)
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Petition to the Court (filed June 24, 2026)
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CiteProceedings., “West Horizon Contracting Inc.” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Supreme Court of British Columbia. Retrieved 16 October 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/west-horizon-contracting-inc