Pierre Brunelle

The respondent, Metrolinx, brought a motion for the production of documents in an expropriation claim for business losses arising from the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

Metrolinx sought documents relating to the sale of the claimant's shares and foundational documents relied upon by the claimant's expert.

The Ontario Land Tribunal denied the request for the share sale documents, finding them irrelevant as the claim was restricted to losses at a single retail location and did not include a loss of overall business value.

The Tribunal allowed the motion in part regarding the expert's foundational documents, ordering the production of raw financial data and sales summaries, but excluding privileged communications and publicly available statistics.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals of a Permit to Take Water issued for aggregate washing at the Teedon Pit.

The parties could not agree on a joint Issues List, with the Director objecting to issues relating to sewage works and the characterization of water resources.

The Tribunal directed the parties to exchange written positions to finalize the Issues List and declined to schedule the hearing until the Procedural Order and Issues List are resolved.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application within the statutory timeframe.

The application sought to increase the height of an approved 11-storey residential building to 14 storeys.

At the second Case Management Conference, the Tribunal reviewed the draft Procedural Order and scheduled a four-day hearing on the merits.

At a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Guelph's refusal of an Official Plan Amendment and passage of a Zoning By-law Amendment, the Tribunal was informed of a proposed settlement between the applicant and the City.

The Tribunal scheduled a further CMC to allow other parties to review the settlement and granted participant status to nine individuals who raised concerns about height, traffic, greenspace, parking, and compatibility.

The appellant appealed the Township of Oro-Medonte's failure to make a decision on applications for rezoning and a draft plan of subdivision for a 73-unit residential development.

The dispute centered on a draft condition requiring the appellant to convey lands accommodating a stormwater management pond to the Township, which the appellant did not control.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a property owners' association and scheduled a three-day hearing to resolve the stormwater engineering and planning issues, while noting the parties were engaged in constructive discussions to settle the matter.