This question has been asked over many years. Property owners say no. Municipalities say yes. The courts … well … as always … it depends. This is the first in a series of articles to review Municipal Tree Cutting By-laws…
As many of you will no doubt be aware, the Ontario government, through the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), has issued its next call for energy procurement. This means more wind, solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS). No matter…
Printed with the kind permission of the author. RELATED: Will we see a recession? Maybe. But young people are already living a ‘youth-cession’. A small township in northern Ontario says it will suspend all municipal services next month, after years of financial instability and…
Property rights are not protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. While the Charter safeguards your freedom of speech, religion, and assembly, it leaves your land, your home, and your livelihood exposed. Guess who played a significant role…
I recently had the privilege of being involved in a delegation to Grey County, with regards to their participation in the Partners for Climate Protection program. It was organized by a local community group of concerned citizens that had had…
This month, more Ontario municipalities passed resolutions declaring them to be “Unwilling Hosts” to new industrial wind power developments. This brings the total to 159, a significant proportion of the province’s rural communities. Why? The majority of Unwilling Hosts already…
Letter to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe asking him to choose farmland over BESS – battery energy storage system. No one talks about this issue but I will. We are a province, a city and a country that protects a lot…
Hello OLA Members of Simcoe North Chapter and The Parry Sound & Muskoka Chapters Things are shaping up for the Simcoe North And Muskoka Chapters Annual General Meeting and Executive Elections. Those living in the Muskoka-Parry Sound area are encouraged…
Introduction Is Policy the Law? No, it is not, and yet Municipalities continue to tell residents, “well, this is our policy that we use”, trying to convince people that policy is law and no one has a choice. Understanding the…
Throughout the Ottawa Valley, we have often come across old barns or homesteads that were built over 100 years ago and still standing. Two hundred years ago or more when settlers first arrived on this vast land, they did…
