Ron MacDonnell

The appellants, Ontario-based dairy farmers who previously shipped milk to the Quebec market, appealed a decision of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) denying their request for compensation for losses incurred when transferring their quota to the Ontario market.

The appellants argued that the DFO's policy requiring them to transfer all their Quebec quota to Ontario, rather than selling it at a higher price in Quebec and buying cheaper Ontario quota, was unfairly administered.

The Tribunal found that the appellants transferred their quota for their own business reasons and that there was no evidence of special circumstances warranting an exemption to the DFO's policy.

The appeal was dismissed.

Several landowners appealed the engineer's report on the MacLaren Drain, challenging the expansion of the watershed boundary and the resulting assessments for repair and maintenance.

The appellants argued that their lands did not benefit from or contribute significantly to the drain, and that the municipality should bear costs for redirecting water.

The Tribunal found that the expanded watershed accurately reflected lands contributing water to the drain.

Although the Tribunal noted the engineer's methodology for calculating assessments and failing to provide Section 29 allowances was not in accordance with prevailing practices, it concluded the final assessments were within an appropriate range.

The appeals were dismissed, and the report was confirmed with minor typographical amendments.