This guy's page has 10 pretty good points for going the small claims route.
Looks like the process where I am is pretty standard...
http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/faq/...ll_claims.html
Looks as though if I were to sue the guy for half the season's fee, the court costs are going to be equal to or possibly a bit more than what I'd be suing him for, ha ha. Well it isn't about the money as I said, it's more about the principle of the matter. I doubt the court would order him to fix my yard, but they will award (or deny) a monetary judgement, as someone already said.
I'm sure the most I could sue for in this case would be roughly around $65. I hope (assuming I go ahead with it) that I can get some amusement and enjoyment out of the experience because about money it ain't.
Hey, I once refused to pay a speeding ticket back in my younger years and instead opted for community service, which ended up being me doing about 12 hours of raking leaves over at a nearby church for two days alongside a crew of cons. The head groundskeeper over there came to me at the end to sign my sheet and told me in all the years he'd been doing this (having cons and ticket welchers work) he'd never seen anyone rake so many bags of leaves as I did. I went away feeling somewhat proud, but I've always tried to do my best no matter how small or what other people would think is "beneath them" the job is. Fact is I got some fresh air and exercise, and had a blast shooting the shit with those cons, finding out their stories, etc.
Researching more small claims info....