Patricia Meehan

The Appellant appealed a director's decision that conditionally restored its meat plant operating licence following a provisional suspension.

The suspension was issued after the Appellant's principal refused to allow a Ministry inspector to conduct a random inspection of the meat plant, claiming it was closed.

The Tribunal found that the inspector's attempts to conduct random inspections were reasonable and necessary for food safety.

The Tribunal restored the licence but imposed stricter conditions than the director, including a requirement for a pre-start-up inspection and 24-hour advance notice to the Ministry before any processing occurs.

The appellant appealed the engineer's report and assessments for the proposed Krause-Piquette Drain under sections 48 and 54 of the Drainage Act.

The appellant raised concerns regarding the alignment of certain branch drains, the environmental impact of the main drain excavation, the spreading of spoil, land allowances, and the assessment of a rock outcropping.

The Tribunal dismissed the section 48 appeals, finding that the appellant provided no contrary engineering evidence for realignment and that environmental and drainage concerns were adequately addressed in the report.

However, the Tribunal granted the section 54 appeal in part, reducing the appellant's assessment for the Piquette Branch because it primarily served as an outlet for another property.

The appellant dairy farmer appealed a decision of the Director of Regulatory Compliance of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, seeking $40,000 in compensation for lost milk sales and expenses after inspectors issued a compliance order suspending his milk marketing due to unsanitary conditions.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding it lacked statutory jurisdiction under the Milk Act or the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act to award monetary compensation.

Furthermore, the Tribunal found that the inspectors acted reasonably and within their broad regulatory authority when they accessed the farm without consent and downgraded the milk classification based on elevated bacterial levels and observed unsanitary conditions.