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…
Lerners LLP, with offices in London and Toronto, has a web space called LERNx, where they post opinions about the law. There are several that will be of interest to citizens seeking to dispute decisions made by municipalities and want…
Save the date for an important meeting that is taking place on January 20th , 2018 at 1:30 PM at the Senior Citizens Centre, 58 Murray Street, Fenelon Falls. This meeting is being hosted by four groups interested in better…
In 40 years of being a real estate consultant, the conclusion that I have reached is that most lawyers, the Courts and real estate practitioners do not understand Property Rights. The only place where I find that they do have…
Approximately 290 square feet of newly renovated office space to lease in North Grenville (Burritts Rapids) Available April 1st, 2018 $500 per month on an ongoing basis to share the space with an agriculture focused lawyer, or, $900 per month…
