Hydro Woes
By Tom and Marlene Black The following jingle, written by Tom and Marlene Black, was “inspired” by the many bad policies introduced by the Ontario government. ‘Twas the night before payday And money was tight Dad studied the bills…
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New Landowner Group?
A meeting was held on St. Joseph’s Island on October 26th to discuss the many regulations and bylaws that are infringing on the rights of private property owners. The guest speaker was Elizabeth (Liz) Marshall. As a northern community the…
Historical Dig Stops Landowner in his Tracks
By Sarah Trant This article is reprinted with permission from the Landowner Magazine Way back when the first settlers started moving into Ontario, life was pretty much a matter of survival. You acquired a piece of land and built a…
Support for Crown Land Patents from America
If you have ever attended a meeting where Liz Marshall, the OLA’s Director of Research, was speaking about the importance of obtaining your crown land patent, you will remember that she also recommended getting a certified copy of the patent,…
Improving the plight of property owners in 2014 and beyond!
By Tom Black I hope you and yours are well and able to enjoy your family and friends as we start into 2014. For the OLA, 2013 was a very busy year and for the most part, we on the…
The Elephant Who Wouldn’t Leave
By Mallory McClinchey Like many Canadian families around the holidays, I was sitting around a table surrounded by members of my family. The conversation flowed along with the wine pouring into our glasses. It was 2010, and Mr. Ackerman, a…
FINTRAC the NSA of the Banking World
By Elizabeth Marshall Throughout Canada people are unaware that our banking information is being sent to an entity called FINTRAC (“FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND REPORTS ANALYSIS CENTRE OF CANADA”). This entity was created in 2001, and FINTRAC’s mandate is to receive,…
Ottawa says “NO” to rural Chickens by Joanne Martin
I look out the front window of my home and across the road I see a herd of beef cattle. I look out off my back porch and I see corn and soybean fields. I look down at my feet…
Not for the Faint of Heart by Charles Herriot
This article is republished from the Landowner magazine. My war with the beavers started peaceably enough. “Shoo beavers, shoo,” I admonished as they built their first dam at the edge of our property. As the waters backed up behind their…
Marlene’s Story
Remembrance Day this past month, was again a time to give thanks and a time to reflect on what it means to “serve our country”, to “fight for our country” and to “die for our country”. Those soldiers who witnessed…