Courtney Johnson, a caring mother of five, had ambitious plans, but everything changed last June.
The 42-year-old was traveling on Highway 3 in B.C. Cranbrook, when their car was hit head-on by a logging truck, resulting in the deaths of all three.
All three lost their lives at the accident site.
Linda Chisholm, Courtney’s mother, expressed frustration with ICBC, calling the situation a nightmare.
She described it as an ongoing nightmare for the family.
Chisholm emphasized the need for ICBC to improve their handling of such tragedies.
According to Chisholm, one issue is how ICBC compensates survivors like Courtney's three other children, who were not in the accident.
Chisholm stated that each child received less than $100,000 in trust.
She criticized the method of calculating the compensation based on the mother’s age and income over the past two years.
She argued that a person with a higher income would receive a better settlement than a low-income earner of the same age who passed away.
The payouts to the three children were determined by their mother’s age and income, which had been low while she was in school and working as an electrician’s apprentice.
Greg Harper, ICBC Spokesperson, stated that B.C.’s no-fault insurance system has undergone significant improvements.
He mentioned that under the new insurance model, funeral expenses have nearly doubled, death benefits have substantially increased, and grief counseling is now offered, which was not the case before.
He highlighted the availability of grief counseling under the new system, which was not offered previously.
Linda Chisholm spoke out about her family’s personal tragedy to warn others about the potential for similar devastating losses.
