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Wild Timber and associated plaintiffs — notice of civil claim

Plaintiff pleadingSupplied copy · private research edition

Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
Proceeding: VLC-S-S-260999
Document format: PDF · 32 pages
Date and filing status: 2026-02-09 · Filed/sealed initiating pleading evidenced by supplied copy; underlying claims unadjudicated here.

In short

Individuals, Wild Timber and affiliated companies allege commercial misrepresentations and serial-plate changes. The supplied claim and March 11 order belong to VLC-S-S-260999, a separate proceeding from Artic’s S-261878.

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User-supplied copy received 6 October 2026; not independently authenticated against the court registry. Pleadings record allegations and requested relief; no merits ruling or damages award is supplied. Artic Machinery Ltd. is discussed throughout but is not a plaintiff in this caption. Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. is described as XCMG China but is not named as a defendant in this caption. Corporate control and alter-ego relationships asserted in the pleading are allegations, not independently proven ownership.

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D001 · Source record S017 · VLC-S-S-260999

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Context

Parties and roles

Plaintiffs: Ryan Martin, Timothy Martin, John McMaster, Wild Timber Industries Ltd., Artic Rents Ltd., Citra Logistics Ltd., Seaton Forest Products Ltd., 1350387 B.C. Ltd., 1356262 B.C. Ltd.. Defendants: XCMG Canada Ltd., XCMG North America Corporation, XCMG America Financial, LLC, Victor Jiang, Paul Bechard, Terri Fodchuck, Casey Guay, Gengzong Qiu, Joseph Bellanca (also known as Joe Bellanca), Saiyinjirigala Batochir (also known as Sain Li), Christopher Li (also known as Chris Li), Michel Rheaume, ANT Rentals Ltd., Bo Zhou, Michael Langston (also known as Mike Langston).

What this document records

Plaintiffs allege misrepresentations about equipment, warranty support and financial arrangements induced investments, loans, guarantees and security commitments. (pp. 11-16, paras. 53-87; pp. 19-20, paras. 109-116).
Plaintiffs allege serial plates/decals were replaced to change apparent manufacture years, involving XCMG and ANT Rentals; more than 100 swaps is an allegation in this pleading. (pp. 16-18, paras. 88-108; specifically para. 99).
Alleged seizures by RCMP, WorkSafeBC and Alberta OHS, and believed Ontario Ministry of Labour investigation are statements in the plaintiffs' pleading, not independently verified agency records. (p. 17, para. 96).
Legal claims include fraud/deceit, civil conspiracy, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, interference with economic relations, oppression and personal/alter-ego liability. (pp. 20-28, paras. 119-168).
Compensatory, punitive and aggravated damages; elevated or ordinary costs; interest; other relief. No fixed damages total appears in relief paragraph 117. Plaintiffs request related serial-plate claims be tried together, expressly including S-258664 (XCMG America AF v. McMaster et al.). This is a request, not a consolidation order. (p. 20, paras. 117-118).

ELSEWHERE

Media and related records

External coverage provides context. Repeated allegations do not become independent findings.

Reporting link — full text inaccessible / Article

China-based heavy equipment company faces asset freeze pending B.C. lawsuit

Vancouver Sun / Postmedia · 2026-10-06 (reported syndication date; original metadata unverified)

Source: Vancouver Sun / Postmedia. Individual creator credit not verified.

New reporting lead concerning the Canadian civil dispute. Original article could not be retrieved during this review.

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Review scope & rights

Original URL identified by two Chinese-language derivative articles and title reproduced in The Province's embedded October 6 social post. Original publisher retrieval failed; exact byline and original publication timestamp unverified. No substantive facts from the translated derivatives incorporated. Reported later injunction terms must not be conflated with the supplied March 11 order. Rechecked 18 October 2026: the publisher URL returned not found. A Sing Tao report crediting the Vancouver Sun is listed as R050.

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Original URL: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/china-based-heavy-equipment-company-asset-freeze-bc-lawsuit

Chinese-language news reporting / Article

華企巨頭在加企業遭卑詩法院罕見凍結資產在加每月開支限150萬元

Sing Tao Daily Canada · 2026-10-06

Sing Tao Daily Canada staff report.

Chinese-language report on Justice Crerar’s replacement asset-freeze order in the Wild Timber case: a 1.5 million monthly Canadian spending cap, 10 million security, sale-price limits and twice-monthly inventory and financial reports. It also reports XCMG Canada’s denial of serial-plate tampering and Ant Rental’s position on exclusivity.

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Review scope & rights

Full article read on 18 October 2026. Based on Vancouver Sun reporting (R005), not independent court review. Some currency units are not stated. The order is interim relief, not a finding of fraud.

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Original URL: https://www.singtao.ca/7648161/2026-10-06/news-%E8%8F%AF%E4%BC%81%E5%B7%A8%E9%A0%AD%E9%81%AD%E5%8D%91%E8%A9%A9%E6%B3%95%E9%99%A2%E7%BD%95%E8%A6%8B%E5%87%8D%E7%B5%90%E8%B3%87%E7%94%A2+++%E5%9C%A8%E5%8A%A0%E6%AF%8F%E6%9C%88%E9%96%8B%E6%94%AF%E9%99%90150%E8%90%AC%E5%85%83-st-topic/

Chinese-language news reporting / Article

中国巨头在加拿大资产遭冻结! 资金不得出境

bcbay (家园网) · 2026-10-06 (from URL; no date displayed)

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Chinese-language coverage of the September 4 replacement asset-freeze order in the Wild Timber case, giving the C$1.5 million monthly spending cap, C$10 million security and reporting terms, and stating that the court has not found fraud.

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Review scope & rights

Article text read on 18 October 2026. No byline or source credit shown; closely tracks the Sing Tao report (R050). Interim relief, not a merits judgment.

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Original URL: https://www.bcbay.com/news/2026/10/06/1038647.html

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