Background:

• Appeals involve Great North Equipment Inc and 1185641 BC Ltd (Appellants) against Bradley Penney, Neil MacDonald, Dustin Monilaws, Paloma Pressure Control LLC, Paloma PC Holdings LLC, and Paloma Pressure Control Canada Ltd (Respondents).
• The decision concerns costs following previous rulings, including 2025 ABCA 16 and interlocutory decisions.

Cost Rulings:

1. Appeal 2401-0220AC (Interlocutory Ruling – Justice Dilts):
   • Each party bears its own costs.
2. Appeal 2401-0238AC (Order – Justice Lema):
   • Costs between Great North Equipment Inc / 1185641 BC Ltd and the Paloma respondents will be determined by the Court of King’s Bench at the conclusion of the litigation (Alberta Rules of Court, r 14.88(3)).
   • Calderbank offers will not affect cost determinations in this appeal.

Costs for Individual Respondents (Penney, MacDonald, Monilaws)

• Penney (one party) and MacDonald & Monilaws (jointly, one party) must elect by February 27, 2025, to either:
  a) Seek costs in the cause at the Court of King’s Bench, or
  b) Accept a fixed award of $15,000 each ($30,000 total) from the appellants.
• If no election is made, option (b) applies.

Final Notes:

• No costs awarded for submissions on costs.
• The Court of King’s Bench retains discretion over all prior accumulated costs.