Hello Folks, For many years now, the Ontario Landowners have promoted the Land Patent Grants (or Letters Patent) as a valuable part of our property rights granted to us in the Great Charter, The Magna Carta. We consider them to…
The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM 2015) is being held near the village of Finch (14939 Concession 3-4 Road, Finch) in the counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry The event will run from September 22-26, 2015. Website: If you…
Each year, generally in the Fall, the Ontario Landowners Association holds its annual general meeting (AGM). This is a time to elect the Executive – our president, vice-president, and five governors, elected by representatives from each county group in good…
I used to think, like most people, that Commissions of Inquiry are a great idea. Whenever there are serious and troublesome conflicts people know the only hope of getting to the truth is to get the politics out of the…
I often cruise the information highway, also known as the internet, and occasionally I come across a gem. Recently, I stumbled onto a blog called Law of the Lands – Farm, Energy and Enviro Law. The sub-title is Legal information…
In January 2013, the OLA asked the membership to help fund a legal action to challenge the legality of certain legislation that has had considerable negative ramifications on the citizens of this province. The legislation that we chose to challenge,…
Human history is summarized in one word; hunger. For most of time, humans have been starving or malnourished. At best it was a cycle of surfeit or shortage. Figure 1 shows a plot of the annual cycle historical cycle among…
The following is an open letter from Bev Teeter, Dashwood, Ontario to Goshen Wind Inc. regarding her lease with the wind company. Open Letter Dashwood, ON N0M1N0 June 3, 2015 Goshen Wind, LP 700 Universe Blvd. Juno Beach, FL 33408…
“A person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer.” Another way to describe a Paralegal is to draw a similarity in the healthcare industry. A Doctor can do everything a Nurse can do, but a…
The Prescott Russell Landowners Association (PRLA) quickly pulled together a public information meeting held at the Russell Legion on June 19th. The purpose of the meeting was to alert residents of Prescott Russell of the proposed industrial wind turbine projects…
