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…
THE GREAT CHARTER Often referred to as the Magna Carta, “The Great Charter” is a cornerstone document in the history of governance and law. Originally issued in 1215 under King John of England, it marked a pivotal moment in limiting…
Many of you will be aware that the former West Carleton Township, now a part of the City of Ottawa, has been fighting the approval of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for many months now. A brief history is…
Prime Minister Mark Carney House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 May 26, 2025 Dear Prime Minister, The Landowners of Renfrew County and Landowners of Ontario organizations have been hopeful of a course correction as it applies to the rights…
The Ontario Landowners held their annual Spring Meeting at the Cobourg Legion on Saturday April 26, 2025. This event is always well attended and this year we were not disappointed. The Legion facilities are always accommodating. The refreshments in the…
First, an Iowa farmer who leased land to Spain-based power developer Acciona had 230 acres of his land polluted with shards of wind turbine blades and toxic substances after three turbines on his land caught fire in recent years. The company offered…
