Arkadi Bouchelev, Toronto Barrister & Solicitor, writes: “I thought that you might find the recent decision of the Divisional Court in Rudyk v. Halton Region Conservation Authority to be of interest. The Court quashed a conservation authority’s decision to cancel…
As the Ontario Landowners Association is all about educating people perhaps taking the time to seek out the reports, on the OLA website, might be something everyone should do. Here is an excerpt from the report on Crown Land Patents.…
Another difficult year has passed and the restrictions to our civil rights are becoming increasingly difficult to bear. With the appearance of yet another variant of the Covid virus, Omicron, most of Canada was effectively closed. These restrictions have made…
Landowners in Goulbourn may be interested to know that the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority is doing floodplain mapping along Stevens Creek in the North Gower area. Word has it that this area includes several municipal drains. Its difficult to get…
The past 21 months have been challenging for Landowners with governments taking advantage of the lockdowns to make some questionable decisions without a lot of public input. For example, did you know about the plans to build a prison on…
In April 2020, while following the City of Ottawa’s development of their New Official Plan, I discovered a document called Energy Evolution Strategy. Contained in the document was a plan to install 710 industrial wind turbines on prime agricultural land…
As Canadians are still reeling in unprecedented times this will not be a “conventional” Christmas Greeting. During the past year, the members of the Canadian Justice Review Board (CJRB), and Canadians, have seen many changes coming from the Federal, Provincial…
By Leith Coughlin, Managing Director, Enpointe Public Affairs Dear all, I share this correspondence with you as I believe you may find it valuable. Many of the point raised are applicable across Ontario as municipalities contemplate their obligations under the…
Annapolis Group Inc. v. Halifax Regional Municipality October 22, 2021. If the government makes a regulatory decision that infringes on your private property rights for a public benefit, while purposefully avoiding an obligation to pay you compensation, then you should…
Who are the Ontario Landowners and where did we come from? Well, to understand how this movement got started, we would have to say that if government and their agencies had been doing their job of helping people solve their…
