John Les: A Timeline

Two Chilliwack properties, two numbered companies, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and one former solicitor-general.

John Les, former mayor of Chilliwack, resigned on Friday after it was revealed he was under investigation in connection to land deals in Chilliwack.

Here's a timeline of some of those land deals so you can see how it all ties together.

• 1984: John Les is elected city councillor in Chilliwack.
• 1985: Wilmer and Karen Rasmussen apply to the Agricultural Land Commission to put a larger home on their property on 10710 Kitchen Road, Chilliwack. Their request is denied because the development would remove land from farming.
• 1987: John Les is elected mayor of Chilliwack.
• 1992: The Rasmussens apply again, this time to build a retirement home on 10710 Kitchen Road. Their request is again denied by the Agricultural Land Commission for the same reasons.
• October 22, 1996: John Les incorporates numbered company 529495 B.C. Ltd.
• May 12, 1997: James and Audrey Acker apply to Chilliwack to subdivide 10542 Bell Road. Due to public opposition, the plan is shelved.
• December 24, 1997: John Les's company 529495 Ltd. registers title of 47835 Camp River Road, adjacent to the Rasmussens' property and also adjacent to a new housing development, Rosebank Place. Les's company alters the borders of the properties without applying to the Agricultural Land Commission.
• March 31, 1998: Les sells part of 47835 Camp River Road for is $227,000.
• June 30, 1999: Les sells 10737 Rosebank Place for $180,000.
• Late 1999: Les steps down as Mayor of Chilliwack.
• Feb 21, 2000: Les incorporates numbered company 601721 B.C. Ltd.
• May 2, 2000: Les applies to change the zoning of the Ackers' property on 10542 Bell Road from agricultural to residential.
• May 29, 2000: Chilliwack city council minutes show 11 people voiced their opposition to rezoning 10542 Bell Road, and a petition of opposition was also presented. The only people to support the rezoning were John Les and his brother, Larry Les, who is listed as the developer.
• June 12, 2000: Les's application on 10542 Bell Road is passed by Chilliwack City Council, meaning that it is rezoned as residential housing. As the property is smaller than two acres, it can be developed despite being within the Agricultural Land Reserve.
• October 5, 2000: James and Audrey Acker transfer their ownership of 10542 Bell Road to John Les's numbered company, 601721 B.C. Ltd.
• May 16, 2001: John Les elected as a Liberal MLA to represent the riding of Chilliwack-Sumas.
• December 13, 2001: Les sells one subdivision of 10542 Bell Road for $85,000.
• November 21, 2002: Les sells one subdivision of 10542 Bell Road for $84,000.
• June 16, 2005: John Les is appointed minister of public safety and solicitor-general.
• June 2007: A special prosecutor is appointed because an investigation onto some Chilliwack land deals appears to have a connection to John Les. The RCMP speaks with the Ackers and many residents at Rosebank Place -- but according to Les, did not speak to him.
• March 28, 2008: A special prosecutor announces that John Les and others are under investigation in connection to land deals in Chilliwack. Les resigns from his cabinet post.