On Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, MPP Jack MacLaren rose in the House in Toronto to present a private member’s bill, called The Affordable Electricity Act, # 197. It was a Bill to address the high electricity costs that have plagued…
There is a theory in urban planning that there is an optimum size for a city. Quality of life gets better as the city gets bigger up to the optimum size, and then the problems grow while the benefits do…
The Ontario government reports that 87% of land in Ontario is publicly owned, i.e., Crown Land. The Ontario Landowners Association has, for many years, interpreted this to mean that the remaining 13% was privately owned. However, this figure may be…
It has been an interesting week when it comes to property law. At Pattison Legal Services half of our work is associated with representing clients charged under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, seeking remedy via Small Claims (debt collection and tort)…
Many property owners are waking up to the fact that municipalities are including mappings for Natural Heritage Systems (NHS) in their Official Plans. These maps, which can be quite extensive, include large tracts of private property. Once designated, your right…
Four and a half years ago, the OLA published their first OLA ENews letter. Published on the first of each month, we have not once missed a date. We now also have another way to share news with you –…
Wow! What a difference a week can make in provincial politics in Ontario. Patrick was forced to step down as leader of the PC party because some anonymous girls claimed that he had sexually harassed them some years ago. In…
They came from far and wide. Concerned citizens, worried about the direction our province has been steered in, came to meet each other in Fenelon Falls on Jan. 20, 2018. There were 85 people in attendance. They came from Niagara…
In December 2017, Marlene Black wrote about attempts by urban dwellers to impose their views on private property in Goulbourn. In short, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) Board has been pressured to pass a motion to have the…
A PAGE FROM WILLIE BRANTS DIARY – Joe and I were playing a few hands of crib to pass away a snowy Saturday afternoon. Just to make conversation, I remarked that there seems to be a lot of controversy over…
