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…
Donna Burns has brought our attention to an article on Legal Non-Conforming Rights written by a prominent law firm. Gowling WLG writes “The concept of legal nonconforming rights (also known as “acquired rights” or “grandfathering”) has undergone a great deal…
The final draft of Ottawa’s New Official Plan is rumored to be scheduled for release on August 20, 2021. I say rumored because their public engagement page displays only vague hints regarding release of documents and public consultation. The New…
