The 2013 OLA annual general meeting, held in Tyrone Ontario was the scene of a major announcement. Kurtis Andrews, a lawyer with Green and Associates Law Offices in Ottawa and guest speaker at the meeting, told the crowd of about…
Message from Tom Black, OLA President As we near the end of 2013, I wonder what next year will have in store for the citizens of this province, this country and the world in general? Weather extremes, political extremists, religious…
The Ontario Landowners Association’s third “Municipal Law Seminar” was a huge success, with an attendance of 200 plus. The people who attended left the seminar armed with new knowledge that will serve them well when dealing their Municipality and the…
Only 18 more days before the OLA AGM in Tyrone, Ontario. The date for the AGM (October 19th) is fast approaching and we want to make sure that we have enough food ordered for everyone who wants to stay for…
Conservation Authorities (CA) want your land and they have a number of strategies to acquire title to it. In our August newsletter, we wrote about Ontario Farmland Trust and their Farmland Forever funding campaign, a clever scheme to convince farmers…
Increasingly, property standards bylaws are becoming more about how your property looks rather than whether it is safe. Do you have an old couch or a kitchen chair on your front porch? Do you store your recycling receptacles in your…
When the average Canadian hears a knock at his door, he/she usually answers it. If the person knocking is one of either the R.C.M.P., the dog catchers, the humane society, the City Police, M.N.R., M.O.E or the O.P.P., anybody with…
Message from Tom Black, OLA President Hello Folks, Have you ever wondered how a country built on the spirit of freedom could have ever gone down the path of a government controlled state in such a short time? Where and…
I’ve had quite a few calls lately from people inquiring about Crown Land Patents. They want to know what they are, if they should get one, and where they can obtain a copy. The first question is easy to answer:…
This article by Gordon Turcotte first appeared as a two-part series in the Landowner Magazine in the April/May 2013 and June/July 2013 editions. What follows is a summary of Mr. Turcotte’s story. For the full story, visit This article…
