Naming NHS Employees Including Building Maintenance Workers on the BEPRA Blog: Perfectly Legal in British Columbia – Here’s Why

 

Posted on November 16, 2025 by the BEPRA Admin Team

Over the past few months, some residents have expressed concern (and in a case in times past, the property management company has sent a sternly-worded email) about whether BEPRA is “allowed” to name our building’s maintenance worker / caretaker / janitor — or even post the occasional photo taken from the public sidewalk in front of the building — when we report or discuss maintenance issues, incidents, or service quality on this blog.

The short answer is: Yes, both are completely legal in British Columbia. We are not breaking any privacy laws by using the name or a publicly-taken photo of a public-facing employee (or the building itself) when we describe real events or share our experiences as residents.

Here’s the clear legal breakdown – with specific British Columbia and Supreme Court of Canada case law that directly protect exactly this kind of resident commentary and photography:

Read the whole post here:

https://bruceeriksenplace.ca/privacy-policy/naming-nhs-employees-including-building-maintenance-workers-on-the-bepra-blog-perfectly-legal-in-british-columbia-heres-why/