Doug Flook is a member at the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal with 70 decisions on record from 1996 to 2013. Key areas include administrative law, other tribunals, environmental law.

What tribunal does Doug Flook sit on?

Doug Flook sits on the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal.

What areas of law does Doug Flook decide?

Doug Flook's most common areas include Administrative Law (70 decisions), Other Tribunals (69 decisions), Environmental Law (11 decisions). Doug Flook has handled 70 decisions across 4 areas.

How many decisions has Doug Flook made?

Doug Flook has 70 decisions on record from 1996 to 2013.

Who frequently appears before Doug Flook?

Representatives who frequently appear before Doug Flook include Ruth Orton-Pert, Peter Ilnyckyj, Fred Thomson.

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Doug Flook — Member

Doug Flook

Member·Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal·Since 1996

cases · 18 yrs · OAFRAAT

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Member· 70

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalJun 22, 1999

Crop insurance appeal granted; loss attributed to drought but penalized 25% for late reporting.

The appellant appealed AGRICORP's adjustment of his 1998 crop insurance claim for corn.

AGRICORP had reduced the guaranteed production by 43 bushels per acre, attributing the loss to poor weed control rather than drought.

The Tribunal found that the reduced yield was entirely due to drought, an insured peril, as the dry weather caused both the poor crop and a late flush of weeds.

However, because the appellant failed to report the obvious crop damage in a timely manner, preventing AGRICORP from conducting a proper field inspection, the Tribunal imposed a 25% penalty on the calculated claim.

Leonhardt v. Agricorp, 1999 ONAFRAAT 13

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalJun 22, 1999

Crop insurance appeal granted; drought found to be the cause of soybean yield shortfall.

The appellant appealed AGRICORP's decision denying his crop insurance claim for a shortfall in soybean yield.

AGRICORP argued the loss was due to uninsured perils (weeds) and poor management, and that the appellant failed to report the damage prior to harvest.

The Tribunal found that an insured peril (drought) contributed to the reduced yield and accepted the appellant's evidence that he had reported a potential claim to an AGRICORP employee prior to harvest.

The appeal was granted, and AGRICORP was ordered to pay a reduced production claim of 457 bushels.

Porter v. Agricorp, 1999 ONAFRAAT 14

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalOct 9, 1998

Appeals against municipal drain reconstruction and reassessment dismissed; appellants failed to prove project lacked merit.

The appellants appealed the engineer's report and the decision of the Court of Revision regarding the reconstruction and reassessment of a municipal drain.

The appellants argued that the existing drain was sufficient for their needs and that the cost of the proposed upgrade was not commensurate with the benefits.

The respondent municipality, supported by the engineer and another landowner experiencing ponding and crop loss, argued the upgrade was necessary to meet current design standards.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeals, finding that the project had merit and that the appellants failed to provide concrete evidence to justify abandoning the work or altering the assessments.

Johnston-Dowson Drain (Re), 1998 ONAFRAAT 43

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalJul 6, 1998

Appeals of assessments and allowances for municipal drain dismissed; engineer's report upheld as reasonable.

Several landowners appealed the assessments and allowances set out in an engineer's report for the proposed Singers Corners Municipal Drain under the Drainage Act.

The appellants argued that their assessments were too high relative to the benefit received, that the proposed works would cause flooding on downstream properties, and that the allowances for land used and crop damage were inadequate.

The Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal dismissed the appeals, finding that the engineer calculated the assessments using accepted principles and that the allowances were reasonable.

The Tribunal made one minor correction to transfer an allowance to the correct property owner.

Singers Corners Municipal Drain (Re), 1998 ONAFRAAT 26

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalSep 11, 1997

Crop insurance appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as the appellant suffered no insured loss.

The appellant appealed a decision by AgriCorp denying a crop insurance claim for soybeans.

AgriCorp brought a preliminary motion challenging the Board's jurisdiction, arguing that the appellant harvested and was credited for more soybeans than the guaranteed production under the insurance contract, meaning there was no 'loss' to adjust.

Based on agreed facts, the Board found that the appellant delivered and was credited for more than the guaranteed amount.

Consequently, there was no insured loss, and the Board lacked jurisdiction under section 2 of Regulation 140/96.

The appeal was dismissed.

O’Neil v Agricorp, 1997 ONAFRAAT 36

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalAug 22, 1997

Appeals of engineer's report and drainage assessments dismissed; traditional flow route for drainage system upheld.

Several landowners appealed the engineer's report and the decision of the Court of Revision regarding the Spring-Water Evergreen Beach Drainage System under sections 48 and 54 of the Drainage Act.

The appellants argued that the proposed drainage works were too costly, the route should be modified, and the assessments were inappropriate.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeals, finding that the traditional flow route recommended in the engineer's report was the proper choice to provide a sufficient outlet for County Road 50.

The Tribunal confirmed the allowances and assessments with minor technical changes regarding the water main and beach roads.

Spring-Water Evergreen Beach Drainage System (RE), 1997 ONAFRAAT 34

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalMay 6, 1997

Crop insurance appeal partially allowed; separate contract denied but 75% of corn claim granted.

The appellant appealed the Crop Insurance Commission's decisions denying him a separate insurance contract from his father and denying his claim for corn crop loss.

The Tribunal found the appellant ineligible for a separate contract because his father sharecropped his home farm and paid taxes on their jointly owned farm, indicating they did not have separate farming operations.

However, the Tribunal partially allowed the corn crop claim, finding that while the appellant contributed to the loss through late planting of a long-maturing variety and failing to report damage, an insured peril of excess rain delayed the initial planting.

The Tribunal ordered the insurer to pay 75% of the potential production claim.

John D. Fittler v. Crop Insurance Commission of Ontario, 1997 ONAFRAAT 12

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalApr 8, 1997

Crop insurance appeal partially granted where first-time insured failed to report damage before harvest.

The appellant farmer appealed the denial of a crop insurance production claim for his corn crop.

Agricorp denied the claim because the appellant failed to report the damage before harvest, as required by the regulations.

The Tribunal found that while the appellant failed to report the potential claim before harvest, he was a first-time insured who had reported a need to reseed earlier in the season.

Finding that the crop damage was caused by a combination of insured and uninsured perils, the Tribunal partially granted the appeal, ordering Agricorp to pay a reseeding benefit and 60% of the potential production claim.

Ash v. Crop Insurance Commission of Ontario, 1997 ONAFRAAT 8

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalFeb 6, 1997

Quality of construction appeal dismissed as frivolous where appellant improperly sought to dispute assessment.

The appellant appealed under section 64 of the Drainage Act concerning the quality of construction of a municipal drainage works.

The appellant argued he should not have to pay for a stub drain connection on his vacant lot.

The Tribunal found that the appellant presented no evidence of construction deficiencies and was improperly attempting to use a quality of construction appeal to dispute an assessment issue.

The appeal was dismissed as bordering on frivolous, and the appellant was ordered to pay $500 in costs to the respondent municipality.

Dungannon Drainage Works (RE), 1997 ONAFRAAT 4

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalNov 26, 1996

Appeal dismissed as municipality had already appointed an engineer to report on drain improvements.

The appellant appealed to the Ontario Drainage Tribunal under section 5(2) of the Drainage Act from the municipality's decision not to appoint an engineer to prepare a report to improve a drain.

Prior to the hearing, the municipality appointed an engineer.

The appellant requested the Tribunal set aside the appointment and appoint its own engineer due to the municipality's historical delays.

The Tribunal declined to interfere, noting the municipality had complied with the Act by appointing a qualified engineer and had committed to proceeding expeditiously with the report and interim maintenance.

The appeal was dismissed with no order as to costs.

Dolphis-Meloche Drain (Re), 1996 ONAFRAAT 22

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an assessed owner

Al McGregorSelf-represented
1 appearance
Donald SkipperSelf-represented
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appellant

Art DunlopSelf-represented
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Bob EarlySelf-represented
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Carolyn BoyceSelf-represented
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Colin ElliotSelf-represented
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David BoyceSelf-represented
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Diana HammSelf-represented
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Don WilliamsSelf-represented
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Henry McBrideSelf-represented
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Jeanette JenkinsSelf-represented
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Jeff DavisSelf-represented
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Jim JenkinsSelf-represented
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Joe MalenfantSelf-represented
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John PetropoulosSelf-represented
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John PorrSelf-represented
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Ken FoundSelf-represented
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Martin AdemaSelf-represented
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Mike McHaleSelf-represented
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Neil VanelsackerSelf-represented
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Orven CasterSelf-represented
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Peter StapperSelf-represented
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appellant in person

John D. FittlerSelf-represented
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John W. DowsonSelf-represented
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Scott ConsittSelf-represented
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Thomas ConsittSelf-represented
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appellant, in person

George KlotzSelf-represented
1 appearance
John K. WilsonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Liberato SaltarelliSelf-represented
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appellant, JEMA Foods

Jim DiMennaAgent
1 appearance

appellants in person

Joanne AshSelf-represented
1 appearance
Michael AshSelf-represented
1 appearance
Mr. & Mrs. Dan O’NeilSelf-represented
1 appearance

assessed landowner

Beverly BaxterSelf-represented
1 appearance
Bill DowsonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Brian DammSelf-represented
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Claire GiffinSelf-represented
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Dale McFeetersSelf-represented
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Don GiffinSelf-represented
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Don NelsonSelf-represented
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Eelke TjeerdsmaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Glen HayterSelf-represented
1 appearance
Hank VanVugtSelf-represented
1 appearance
Harry KellerSelf-represented
1 appearance
Jean EvertSelf-represented
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Joe Isley Jr.Self-represented
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Joe MurphySelf-represented
1 appearance
John GillespieSelf-represented
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Maggie WahlSelf-represented
1 appearance
Neil DammSelf-represented
1 appearance
Peter TjeerdsmaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Terry ClysdaleSelf-represented
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assessed owner

Bruce SmithSelf-represented
1 appearance
John OosterveldSelf-represented
1 appearance
Margaret BalgaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Maurice VanhouckeSelf-represented
1 appearance
Steve ChapoSelf-represented
1 appearance

assessed ratepayer

Noreen ParkSelf-represented
1 appearance

counsel for the respondent

Geoff SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to Agricorp, the respondent

Rebecca GivenCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to CFO

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to JEMA Foods

Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to Margaret Munro

Colin StillCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to Mike Koczycki appellant

Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the appellant

Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance

counsel, to the appellant

Brian KellyCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the appellant, Kejay Investments Inc.

James WickettCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the appellants

Donald GoodCounsel
1 appearance
Robert NightingaleCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the appellant, Van Moorsel Farms Ltd.

Izaak de RijckeCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the Municipality of Leamington

Brian SweetCounsel
1 appearance

counsel, to the Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commision

Scott SniderCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission

Paul TrudelCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the respondent

Peter WechselmannCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the respondent, AGRICORP

David VickersCounsel
1 appearance
Peter WechselmannCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the respondent, CFO

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the respondent, OFCTGMB

Barry BresnerCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the respondent, the OPVG

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

counsel to the respondent the Township of Anderdon

Jim RenickCounsel
1 appearance
Kirk WalstedtCounsel
1 appearance

drainage superintendent for the City of Port Colborne

Rene LandryAgent
1 appearance

Engineer for the Corporation of the County of Essex, appellant

John SprietAgent
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engineer who prepared the report

Gerard RoodAgent
1 appearance

engineer who prepared the Report

Dennis McCreadyAgent
1 appearance
John M. SprietAgent
1 appearance
Ray DobbinAgent
1 appearance

Engineer who prepared the Report

Gerard RoodAgent
1 appearance

father of appellant

John Fittler Sr.Agent
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for Agricorp

Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance
Karin RasmussenCounsel
1 appearance

for AGRICORP

Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance
Jim ZavitzAgent
1 appearance
Robert DickAgent
1 appearance

for CLPA Inc., assessed landowner

Barbara RozakAgent
1 appearance
Tony RozakAgent
1 appearance

for Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

for Georgian Bay Milk Company Ltd.

James McIlroyCounsel
1 appearance

for HFL Frito Lay

Anne McConvilleCounsel
1 appearance
Robert CosmanCounsel
1 appearance

for himself

Bud KellySelf-represented
1 appearance
H. Vern SmithSelf-represented
1 appearance
Ronald Van RaesSelf-represented
1 appearance

former Deputy Reeve

Lawrie WepplerSelf-represented
1 appearance

for Olde York Potato Chips

Donald ShortCounsel
1 appearance
William GeorgesCounsel
1 appearance

for Ontario Potato Board

Howard BorlackCounsel
1 appearance
Paul McCagueCounsel
1 appearance

for Patricia Larkin, assessed landowner

Joseph LarkinAgent
1 appearance

for Peter VanKruistum, appellant

Bradley StoneCounsel
1 appearance

for R. Christensen

Thomas ChristensenAgent
1 appearance

for respondent

John BujanAgent
1 appearance

for Super Pufft Snacks Corporation

Anne H. StevensCounsel
1 appearance

for Thames Valley District School Board

Charles M. AttardAgent
1 appearance

for the appellant

Carina BruggemanSelf-represented
1 appearance
Damon SrokoszSelf-represented
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David WilsonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Don GoodCounsel
1 appearance
James BrandonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Joe LeonhardtSelf-represented
1 appearance
John CoxonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Lloyd WicksSelf-represented
1 appearance
Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance
Robert ShapiroCounsel
1 appearance
Sharon RoundsAgent
1 appearance
Sher HelmerSelf-represented
1 appearance
Thomas KnizatAgent
1 appearance
Tom BradishSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the Appellant

Ashok SoodAgent
1 appearance
Danny BranoffAgent
1 appearance
Rein MinnemaSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the appellant, Arthur Da Silva

Scott CampbellCounsel
1 appearance

for the appellants

Donald GoodCounsel
1 appearance
Frank MurphyCounsel
1 appearance
Heather PorterSelf-represented
1 appearance
Marianne HatchSelf-represented
1 appearance
Murray PorterSelf-represented
1 appearance
Robert F. HatchSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the Appellants

Gisele LabelleSelf-represented
1 appearance
James M. GilmoreCounsel
1 appearance
Roger BanarSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the appellants Eric Denotter and Russell W. Rogers

John KuntzeAgent
1 appearance

for the appellants: Jacqueline Fennel, David J. Willis, Reg and Joanne Shay, Peter and Henny Lothman, Gordon McBride

Donald R. GoodCounsel
1 appearance

for the appellants, Mr. and Mrs. Fancsy

Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance

for the appellants Orland and Freida Dippel

Stephen DippelAgent
1 appearance

for the appellants, Wyatt Stetler and 934671 Ontario Limited

Burton TaitCounsel
1 appearance

for the appellant, the Turkey Committee of the Ontario Poultry Processors' Association (OPPA)

Robert ShapiroCounsel
1 appearance

for the appellant Tom Callahan

Anthony Peter GirardCounsel
1 appearance

for the City of Port Colborne, respondent

John KuntzeAgent
1 appearance

for the Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Alex HamiltonAgent
1 appearance
George MacNaughtonAgent
1 appearance
Ross CrawfordAgent
1 appearance

for the Grape Growers of Ontario

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

for the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Ken HillCounsel
1 appearance

for the Municipality

Ruth Orton-PertCounsel
2 appearances
Jim RenickCounsel
1 appearance

for the Municipality of Thames Centre, respondent

David A. BroadCounsel
1 appearance

for the OGGMB

Rob WilsonCounsel
1 appearance
Art SmithAgent
1 appearance
Geoff SpurrCounsel
1 appearance
John NeufeldAgent
1 appearance

for the Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board

Sean ForanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Pork Producers’ Marketing Board

Christopher DianaCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Potato Board

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Turkey Producers' Marketing Board

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent

Doug GreenAgent
1 appearance
Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance
Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance
Geoff SpurrCounsel
1 appearance
John BarkovicAgent
1 appearance
Peter GouldAgent
1 appearance
Peter GouldSelf-represented
1 appearance
Rebecca GivensCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent

Paul TrudellCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, Agricorp

Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent, Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Tim DickAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent, OFCTGMB

Barry BresnerCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, the County of Brant

Valerie M'GarryCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, the Municipality of West Elgin

Dennis R. McCreadyAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent, the OFCTGMB

Barry BresnerCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, the Ontario Turkey Producers' Marketing Board (OTPMB)

Robert WilsonCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, the Town of Amherstburg

Bruce CrozierAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent, the Town of Kingsville

Bruce D. CrozierAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent, the Township of Colchester South

E. MarshallCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, the Township of West Grey

William J. MannerowAgent
1 appearance

for the Township of Ramara, respondent

Michael MillerCounsel
1 appearance

for the Township of West Elgin

John PooleAgent
1 appearance
John SprietAgent
1 appearance

for the Tribunal

Tom GrahamIndependent Legal Counsel
1 appearance

for the Turkey Committee

Paul BorgAgent
1 appearance
Robert ShapiroAgent
1 appearance

for the Wine Council of Ontario

James McIlroyCounsel
1 appearance
Len PennachettiAgent
1 appearance
Linda FranklinAgent
1 appearance
Robert ShapiroAgent
1 appearance

for Zantingh Direct Inc.

Scott SniderCounsel
1 appearance

on behalf of Agricorp

Peter IlnyckyjAgent
2 appearances
John LanthierAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of AGRICORP

Jim ZavitzAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of Agricorp, respondent

Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of Diana Hamm

Victor HammAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, AgriCorp

Peter IlnyckyjAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, AGRICORP

Barry RobertsAgent
1 appearance
Dennis YellowleesAgent
1 appearance
Judith Kay-SchecterAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO)

George MacNaughtonAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, OFCTGMB

Ronald Robert WilsonAgent
1 appearance
W. Van HeugtenAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, the City of Thorold

Bryon WiebeAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, the Town of Essex

Don JoudreyAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, the Township of Stanley

John SprietAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent, The Township of West Wawanosh

T. M. PridhamAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the Township

Ray DobbinAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the Township of Springwater, respondent

Don McNaltyAgent
1 appearance

representative of the respondent, Agricorp

Fred ThomsonAgent
2 appearances

representing assessed landowner Anna Isley

John IsleyAgent
1 appearance

representing Eelke Tjeerdsma and Peter Tjeerdsma, assessed landowners

John TjeerdsmaAgent
1 appearance

representing Marion Piggott

Gary PiggottAgent
1 appearance
Mark RankinAgent
1 appearance

representing Ramara Road 47 landowners

Don OliverAgent
1 appearance

representing the respondent, the City of Kawartha Lakes

Tom PridhamAgent
1 appearance

respondent

Peter GouldSelf-represented
1 appearance

Road Superintendent

Dave HartleyAgent
1 appearance

Service and Inspection Supervisor, CFO

Chris VanderkooyAgent
1 appearance

the appellant

Jeff CridlandSelf-represented
1 appearance

Decisions

Years active

Tribunals

0.3

cases/mo

OAFRAAT70(100%)

Decision types

appeal

motion

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