Who is John O’Kane?

John O’Kane is a vice chair at the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal with 118 decisions on record from 2006 to 2020. Key areas include administrative law, other tribunals, environmental law.

What tribunal does John O’Kane sit on?

John O’Kane sits on the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal.

What areas of law does John O’Kane decide?

John O’Kane's most common areas include Administrative Law (117 decisions), Other Tribunals (112 decisions), Environmental Law (19 decisions). John O’Kane has handled 118 decisions across 9 areas.

How many decisions has John O’Kane made?

John O’Kane has 118 decisions on record from 2006 to 2020.

Who frequently appears before John O’Kane?

Representatives who frequently appear before John O’Kane include Henry Bos, Richard J. Charney, Rika Sawatsky.

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John O’Kane

Vice Chair·Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal·Since 2006

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OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalFeb 12, 2015

Exemption from milk quota transfer restrictions denied; conditional penalty for non-compliance reduced to 10%.

The appellants, dairy farmers, purchased an ongoing dairy farm operation and sought an exemption from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) policy restricting the transfer and merger of milk quota.

They wished to permanently transfer the newly acquired quota to their home farm without renovating the purchased facilities or milking there for the required five years.

The Tribunal found the DFO's quota transfer restrictions valid and authorized by the Milk Act.

The Tribunal dismissed the request for an exemption, finding the appellants' reasons did not justify circumventing the policy.

However, the Tribunal reduced the conditional penalty for failing to return the cows to the purchased farm from a 20% quota reduction to a 10% reduction.

Senn et al. v. Dairy Farmers of Ontario, 2015 ONAFRAAT 4

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalFeb 12, 2015

Tribunal upholds DFO's denial of quota merger exemption but reduces non-compliance penalty from 20% to 10%.

The appellants, dairy farmers, purchased an ongoing dairy operation but only acquired a fraction of the associated land.

They moved the purchased herd to their home farm under a temporary shared facilities agreement, intending to renovate the purchased farm.

They later abandoned renovation plans and sought an exemption from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) policy to permanently merge the quotas at their home farm.

The DFO denied the exemption and ordered the cows returned to the purchased farm, imposing a 20% quota reduction penalty if they failed to comply.

The Tribunal upheld the DFO's denial of the exemption, finding the appellants' desire for efficiency did not justify circumventing quota transfer policies.

However, the Tribunal found the 20% penalty disproportionate and reduced it to 10%.

Senn et al. v. Dairy Farmers of Ontario, 2015 ONAFRAAT 2

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalNov 20, 2014

Motion to dismiss granted; re-hearing cancelled due to unreasonable five-year delay and abuse of process.

AgriCorp brought a motion to dismiss the appellant's request for a re-hearing of his crop insurance claim due to a five-year delay.

The Tribunal found that the delay was unreasonable and largely attributable to the appellant and his counsel, who failed to provide satisfactory explanations or medical evidence.

The appellant also failed to comply with a previous order to repay insurance funds as a condition of the re-hearing.

The Tribunal concluded that the delay and non-compliance constituted an abuse of process, granted the motion to dismiss, cancelled the re-hearing, and restored the original 2008 decision.

Pearse v. AgriCorp, 2014 ONAFRAAT 30

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalOct 10, 2014

Motion for intervenor status dismissed as moving party failed to demonstrate sufficient interest in the appeal.

The Association of Ontario Chicken Producers (AOCP) brought a motion for limited party (intervenor) status in an appeal by a dairy producer against the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO).

The AOCP argued it had an interest in the constitutional and Competition Act issues raised by the appellant regarding supply management policies.

The Tribunal dismissed the motion, finding that the AOCP failed to demonstrate a sufficient interest in the subject matter of the appeal, which concerned milk quota transfer policies.

The Tribunal also noted that granting status shortly before the scheduled hearing would cause prejudice and delay.

2343193 Ontario Inc. v Dairy Farmers of Ontario, 2014 ONAFRAAT 27

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalSep 24, 2014

Tribunal refuses to hear frivolous and vexatious appeal seeking relief beyond its jurisdiction.

The appellant filed an appeal concerning the Chicken Farmers of Ontario's 300-bird exemption policy.

The Tribunal had previously directed the appellant to restrict his appeal to this specific issue, but the appellant filed a 98-page revised notice of appeal seeking extensive relief beyond the Tribunal's jurisdiction, including damages and declarations of bad faith.

The Tribunal found that the appeal was trivial, frivolous, vexatious, and not made in good faith, as the appellant was using the process to advance a personal political manifesto rather than a genuine dispute.

The Tribunal refused to hear the appeal pursuant to s. 16(4) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act.

Black v. Chicken Farmers of Ontario, 2014 ONAFRAAT 26

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalJul 9, 2014

Appeal dismissed; honey containers must strictly comply with the specific net weights prescribed by regulation.

OtonaBEE Apiary appealed a Director's decision confirming a compliance order that required them to pack honey in containers complying with Ontario Regulation 119/11.

The apiary used 500 ml and 1 L jars, which held 650 g and 1,330 g of honey respectively, arguing the extra honey was a free bonus or that the regulation's metric weights should be interpreted as liquid volumes.

The Tribunal rejected both arguments, finding the regulation strictly requires containers of specific net weights (e.g., 500 g, 1 kg).

The appeal was dismissed and the compliance order confirmed, with a 45-day period to remove non-compliant containers.

OtonaBee Apiary v Director, 2014 ONAFRAAT 18

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalMay 21, 2014

Tribunal strikes broad appeal challenging chicken supply management system but allows restricted appeal on quota exemption.

The appellant filed a broad appeal challenging the chicken supply management system, seeking damages, declaratory orders, and a general inquiry into food affordability.

The Chicken Farmers of Ontario brought a motion to dismiss or limit the scope of the appeal.

The Tribunal held that it lacked the statutory jurisdiction to award damages, make declaratory judgments, or conduct general inquiries.

The Tribunal also found it lacked jurisdiction over parties other than the appellant, the CFO, and the Commission, and lacked subject matter jurisdiction over Commission policies and regulations.

However, the Tribunal declined to dismiss the appeal entirely, allowing the appellant to file an amended notice of appeal restricted to challenging the CFO's 300 bird exemption policy.

Black v Chicken Farmers of Ontario & Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission, 2014 ONAFRAAT 12

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalMay 9, 2014

Tribunal awards partial indemnity costs to successful municipality in Drainage Act appeal.

The Ministry of Natural Resources appealed an Engineer's Report under the Drainage Act and was completely unsuccessful.

The Municipality of West Nipissing sought costs of the appeal.

The Tribunal determined that the Drainage Act, rather than the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, governed its costs jurisdiction, granting it broad discretion.

The Tribunal awarded the Municipality its costs on a partial indemnity basis, including reasonable disbursements for the Engineer's involvement, totaling $27,212.81.

Ministry of Natural Resources v. Municipality of West Nipissing, 2014 ONAFRAAT 35

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalMay 6, 2014

Appeal for calculated base allocation dismissed as appellant was not a qualified processor during re-basing.

The appellant, a chicken processing facility, appealed a decision of the provincial chicken farming regulator denying its request for 286,553 kilograms of calculated base.

The appellant argued it had the closest connection to historical inter-provincial chicken supply purchases made by a former processor, and was therefore entitled to the calculated base under the regulator's policy.

The Tribunal found that the appellant was not a licensed processor with a calculated base at the time of the regulatory re-basing, and therefore did not qualify for the allocation.

The appeal was dismissed.

Laplante Poultry Farms Ltd. v. Chicken Farmers of Ontario, 2014 ONAFRAAT 9

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalApr 10, 2014

Engineer has jurisdiction under Drainage Act to apportion abandoned project costs to Ministry of Natural Resources.

The Ministry of Natural Resources appealed an Engineer's report under section 40 of the Drainage Act, which apportioned one-third of the costs of an abandoned drainage project to the Ministry.

The project, intended to replace a beaver dam with a permanent spillway to control water levels in Deer Lake, was deemed impractical by the Engineer due to the Ministry's confusing and inconsistent requirements for location approval under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act.

The Tribunal found that the Engineer had broad jurisdiction under section 40 to determine who should pay the fees and charges, and that the apportionment to the Ministry was reasonable given its misleading communications that resulted in wasted time and expense.

The appeal was dismissed.

Ministry of Natural Resources v. Municipality of West Nipissing, 2014 ONAFRAAT 8

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalMar 24, 2014

Manufacturer breached Farm Implements Act by unreasonably withholding renewal of dealer agreement without proper notice.

The appellant, a farm implement dealer, appealed the non-renewal of its dealer agreement by the respondent manufacturer.

The Tribunal found that the respondent breached the Farm Implements Act and Ontario Regulation 123/06 by failing to provide the required written notice with full reasons and an opportunity to cure before deciding not to renew the agreement.

The Tribunal determined that the regulation applied retrospectively to the existing contract, removing the respondent's unfettered right to not renew.

The Tribunal awarded the appellant damages for loss of profits based on a two-year reasonable notice period and for obsolete assets, totaling $139,846 plus pre-judgment interest.

Chesterman Farm Equipment Inc. v. CNH Canada Ltd., 2014 ONAFRAAT 7

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalMar 7, 2014

Tribunal limits appeal hearing to original claim; defers jurisdictional challenge to formal motion.

The appellant appealed a decision of the Chicken Farmers of Ontario refusing an allocation of additional calculated base.

At a pre-hearing conference, the Tribunal considered the appellant's Amended Notice of Appeal, which introduced substantial new claims for relief not previously considered by the respondent.

The Tribunal ruled that the hearing would proceed only on the original claim for additional calculated base, as the respondent had not waived its right to first consider the new claims.

The Tribunal also deferred a jurisdictional challenge based on an arbitration clause in a settlement agreement, directing that it be resolved by a formal motion or arbitration proceedings.

Laplante Poultry Farms Ltd. v Chicken Farmers of Ontario, 2014 ONAFRAAT 6

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalFeb 13, 2014

Intervenor status denied as applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient interest in the appeal.

The Ontario Independent Poultry Processors (OIPP) requested intervenor status in an appeal by Laplante Poultry Farms Ltd. against a decision of the Chicken Farmers of Ontario.

The Tribunal denied the request, finding that OIPP failed to demonstrate a sufficient interest in the appeal, which primarily concerned a private contract and the calculated base of specific processors.

The Tribunal also noted that granting status could delay the hearing and increase costs for the parties.

Laplante Poultry Farms Ltd. v CFO, 2014 ONAFRAAT 4

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalJan 16, 2014

Town's request for review of decision setting aside Engineer's Report denied; no material errors found.

The Town of Lakeshore requested a review of a previous Tribunal decision that set aside an Engineer's Report concerning the repair of the Pike Creek Drain on the Sood property.

The Town argued the Tribunal made several errors of law and fact, including exceeding its jurisdiction by setting aside the report and misinterpreting the engineer's duties under section 78 of the Drainage Act.

The Vice-Chair evaluated the request under Rule 29 of the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure and found that the Town failed to establish that the original panel made any material errors of law or fact that would likely have led to a different decision.

The request for review was denied.

Town of Lakeshore v. Survashi Sood, 2014 ONAFRAAT 3

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalAug 30, 2013

Tribunal orders drainage appeal hearing to be held in Guelph based on balance of convenience.

The appellant appealed an engineer's report under the Drainage Act which concluded that a petitioned drain could not be constructed.

At a pre-hearing conference, the Tribunal determined procedural matters including the hearing venue and discovery.

The Tribunal ordered the hearing to be held in Guelph rather than the municipality, citing balance of convenience and access to justice, as most participants were located in southern Ontario.

The Tribunal also granted the appellant's request for examinations for discovery and leave to examine witnesses prior to the hearing.

Szeder Drain (Re), 2013 ONAFRAAT 11

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalJun 7, 2013

Request for review of farm organization accreditation denial dismissed; Tribunal properly exercised investigatory and interpretive powers.

The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) requested a review of a Tribunal decision denying its application for accreditation under the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act, 1993.

The NFU-O and the Minister of Agriculture and Food argued the Tribunal made errors of law, fact, and denied procedural fairness, particularly regarding the Tribunal's determination that NFU-O lacked standing because it was not 'representing farmers in the province'.

The Vice Chair denied the request for review, finding that the Tribunal had the jurisdiction to determine standing, possessed broad investigatory powers to raise issues on its own initiative, and provided adequate procedural fairness and notice to the parties throughout the process.

National Farmers Union [Request for Review], 2013 ONAFRAAT 8

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalJun 7, 2013

Request for review of decision denying farm organization accreditation dismissed; no errors of law or procedural fairness found.

The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) requested a review of a Tribunal decision denying its application for accreditation under the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act, 1993.

The Minister of Agriculture and Food supported the request.

The requester argued the Tribunal made errors of law, fact, and denied procedural fairness, particularly regarding the Tribunal's determination that NFU-O lacked standing because it was not 'representing farmers in the province'.

The Vice Chair denied the request for review, finding that the Tribunal had jurisdiction to determine standing, its investigatory powers authorized raising issues on its own initiative, and there was no denial of procedural fairness as the parties had constructive notice of the issues being considered.

National Farmers Union Ontario v. Minister of Agriculture and Food, 2013 ONAFRAAT 19

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalMay 28, 2013

Revised financial data and expert addendum admitted; adjournment and further discovery ordered to cure prejudice.

During the continuation of a hearing to consider damages, the appellant requested a voir dire regarding the admissibility of revised financial data and an expert report addendum.

The appellant had recently discovered that its original damages claim relied on projections rather than actual sales and expenses data now available.

The respondent objected on grounds of relevance and timing.

The Tribunal admitted the evidence, finding it prima facie relevant and concluding that the prejudice to the appellant of excluding it outweighed the prejudice to the respondent.

To mitigate any prejudice, the Tribunal granted a short adjournment, permitted further limited examination for discovery, and allowed the respondent to supplement its expert report.

Chesterman Farm Equipment Inc. v. CNH Canada Ltd., 2013 ONAFRAAT 6

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalOct 4, 2012

Tribunal amends drainage assessment to reflect actual water flow and incorporates withdrawn petition costs as special benefit.

The appellant appealed the Engineer's report and the Court of Revision's decision regarding assessments for the Van Driel Drain.

The appellant argued that 3.9 hectares of his property drained into the Main Drain rather than the Sykes Branch 1, and that $7,500 in engineering costs for a withdrawn petition should be assessed as a special benefit under the main report rather than separately.

The Tribunal found in favour of the appellant on both issues, directing the Engineer to amend the assessments accordingly.

Van Driel Drain (RE), 2012 ONAFRAAT 30

OAFRAATAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Appeal TribunalSep 14, 2012

Application to correct engineer's report dismissed; unsigned and unsealed document is not a valid report.

Norfolk County applied to the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal under section 58(4) of the Drainage Act to correct errors in an engineer's report for a municipal drain.

The alleged errors were that the report and its appended drawings lacked the engineer's signature and seal, and the drawings were marked 'preliminary'.

The Tribunal dismissed the application, finding it lacked jurisdiction because an unsigned and unsealed document does not constitute a 'report' under the Act, as it fails to meet the formal requirements incorporated from the professional regulatory regimes.

Whispering Pines Municipal Drain (Re), 2012 ONAFRAAT 28

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Rebecca GivensCounsel
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Andrew OsyanyCounsel
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drainage engineer on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation

John Van VorstAgent
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drainage superintendent for the Town of Fort Erie, respondent

Brett RuckAgent
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Drain contractor

John TaitAgent
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Colin TriversAgent
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Michael TullochAgent
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Neal MorrisAgent
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Liz SandersAgent
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Glen CampbellAgent
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Edward OldfieldCounsel
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John MayCounsel
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Eric GillespieCounsel
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Mike DejeanAgent
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Adi IraniAgent
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for Chesterman Farm Equipment Inc.

John W. MayCounsel
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MackayCounsel
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Julie MourisCounsel
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David FreeAgent
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Thomas ChalmersCounsel
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Shashu ClackenCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervenor, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (“AEM”)

Donald GoodCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervenor John Deere Limited (“JDL”)

Shashu ClackenCounsel
1 appearance

for the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Ken HillCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ministry

John BenedettiAgent
1 appearance

for the Ministry of Natural Resources - Appellant

Sunny ZhaiCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario

Estée GarfinCounsel
3 appearances
Aud RanalliCounsel
2 appearances
Jennifer LuongCounsel
1 appearance
Otto RanalliCounsel
1 appearance

for the Municipality

Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance
Valerie M’GarryCounsel
1 appearance

for the Municipality of Central Huron

Valerie M’GarryCounsel
1 appearance
Patrick J. KraemerCounsel
1 appearance

for the Municipality of Kincardine

Andy McBrideAgent
1 appearance

for the Municipality of South Huron

Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance

for the Requester

William T. ReidAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent

Geoff SpurrCounsel
3 appearances
Geoffrey SpurrCounsel
2 appearances
John KuntzeAgent
1 appearance
Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance
Joe BenningerSelf-represented
1 appearance
Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance
George MacNaughtonAgent
1 appearance

for the Respondent

Richard J. CharneyCounsel
4 appearances
Rika SawatskyCounsel
4 appearances
Ray DobbinSelf-represented
1 appearance
David WilsonCounsel
1 appearance
Geoffrey P. SpurrCounsel
1 appearance
Graham LloydCounsel
1 appearance
Kirk AndrewsCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, Agricorp

Fred ThomsonAgent
2 appearances
Peter WechselmannCounsel
1 appearance
Rebecca GivensCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, CFEI

Bev LeavittAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent, CFO

Geoff SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, Chicken Farmers of Ontario

Geoff SpurrCounsel
2 appearances

for the respondent, CNH

Stuart MackayCounsel
2 appearances
Toby JefferiesAgent
1 appearance

for the Respondent, Dairy Farmers of Ontario

David WilsonCounsel
1 appearance
Graham LloydCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent, Egg Farmers of Ontario

Geoff SpurrCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent, Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Tim DickAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent, the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex

Ray DobbinAgent
1 appearance

for the Respondent, Township of Malahide

Paul CoureyCounsel
2 appearances

for the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority

Andrew WrightCounsel
1 appearance

for the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Paul CoureyCounsel
1 appearance

for the Town of Fort Erie

Dave MaidenAgent
1 appearance

for the Township of Ramara, respondent

Michael MillerCounsel
1 appearance

for the Township of Tehkummah

M. JamesCounsel
1 appearance

for the Township, the respondent

Tom PridhamAgent
1 appearance

for the Van Beeks

Herma Van BeekSelf-represented
1 appearance
Niels Van BeekSelf-represented
1 appearance

for Woods

James TausendfreundCounsel
1 appearance

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Respondent

Arlene MinottCounsel
1 appearance

General Counsel & Director of Communication, Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Graham LloydCounsel
1 appearance

Land Owner

David JaggardSelf-represented
1 appearance
Jim AnsticeSelf-represented
1 appearance
Rick GordonSelf-represented
1 appearance
Ron HieronsSelf-represented
1 appearance
Terry GordonSelf-represented
1 appearance

on behalf of Agricorp, respondent

Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of Judith McDonald, assessed landowner, appellant

Robert GottAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of Norfolk County, the respondent

William DietrichAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the Orr Lake Golf Club, assessed landowner

Jason HarrisAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the respondent

Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie, respondent

John KuntzeAgent
1 appearance

on behalf of the Township of Huron-Kinloss, respondent

John KuntzeAgent
1 appearance

presenting the Report

Michael DeVosAgent
1 appearance

Representative for Appellants Finlay and Edith McCormick

Rod McCormickAgent
1 appearance

Representative for Edward Eadie

Everett EadieAgent
1 appearance

Representative for Garry Beach

Al FrasierAgent
2 appearances

Representative for Margaret Plyley, Judith Wood and Susan Ward

Sterling WoodAgent
1 appearance

representative for the Appellant Lois Kit

Rosina MeteAgent
1 appearance

representative for the Appellants Alberto and Raffaela Armenti

Dan ArmentiAgent
1 appearance

representative for the respondent

George MacNaughtonAgent
1 appearance

representative for the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands

Robert SheachAgent
1 appearance

representing Agricorp

Fred ThomsonAgent
1 appearance

representing all appellants

Barton MacLeanSelf-represented
1 appearance

representing all the appellants

Paul LockridgeSelf-represented
1 appearance

Representing appellant

Gordon HoweSelf-represented
1 appearance

Representing Maaike Langenberg

Marrianne LangenbergAgent
1 appearance

representing Ramara Road 47 landowners

Don OliverAgent
1 appearance

Representing Sylvia Smith

Cheryl NaughtonAgent
1 appearance

Representing the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Rural Affairs (the Ministry), Respondent

Kathryn Evans-BittenAgent
1 appearance

respondent

Bill PhairSelf-represented
1 appearance

Respondent

Henry BennemeerAgent
1 appearance

respondent_counsel

Self-representedSelf-represented
1 appearance

respondent, Vandenbrink Farm Equipment

Anne VandenbrinkSelf-represented
1 appearance
David VandenbrinkSelf-represented
1 appearance

spokesperson for the group

Linda SnyderSelf-represented
1 appearance

118

Decisions

Years active

Tribunals

0.7

cases/mo

OAFRAAT118(100%)

Decision types

appeal

motion

trial

costs

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