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…
This year, there is no shortage of places to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. Produce stands are popping up everywhere, partly because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the trend towards home gardening. Where I live in rural west Ottawa, you…
For far too long, restrictions have been in place that control how and where we meet. Consequently, the OLA has been unable to hold either an Annual General Meeting or a Spring Directors’ meeting. Some county groups have been meeting…
Why is the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) lobbying the Provincial government to shut down all gas-fired power plants? Helping our climate by phasing-out Ontario’s gas plants | Ontario Clean Air Alliance OCAA states on their website that Independent Electricity…
On Thursday, August 19th the Renfrew County Council held a “public meeting” through computer access only for the purpose of approving their Official Plan Amendment from the previous Official Plan that was adopted by the province in March 2020. It…
