Russ Piper

The appellants appealed the engineer's report and the decision of the Court of Revision regarding the construction of a municipal drain, arguing their assessment was too high and the allowances provided to the neighbouring property were inappropriate.

The Tribunal found that the appellants' property would benefit from the cut-off of surface waters and improved outlet, justifying the assessment.

The Tribunal also held that the allowances for right-of-way and damages were reasonable.

The appeals were dismissed.

The appellants appealed an engineer's report prepared under Section 40 of the Drainage Act concerning the Clear Creek Drain.

The project was initiated under Section 78 but was abandoned after landowners objected to the estimated costs.

The engineer assessed the costs of the abandoned report against the landowners based on a 1915 assessment schedule.

The Tribunal found that while the municipality and engineer handled the process poorly by allowing costs to accumulate without landowner support, the Act does not permit the Tribunal to order the municipality to bear the costs.

The Tribunal ordered the costs to be pro-rated among the lands in the watershed on an acreage basis.

The appellants appealed an engineer's report and a Court of Revision decision regarding the relocation of a municipal drain across their fruit farm.

They argued the proposed open ditch would sever their property, destroy mature fruit trees, and that they were inadequately compensated and unfairly assessed.

The Tribunal ordered the engineer to revise the report to enclose the portion of the drain crossing the appellants' property, to revisit the allowances to account for actual land use and tree damage, and to cap the benefit assessment to the appellants at 15% of the cost of the abutting works.

International Dairy Direct – Broker Agent (IDDBA) appealed a decision of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) refusing to endorse IDDBA's proposed milk export plan.

IDDBA sought to export over-quota milk to the United States in compliance with a World Trade Organization ruling.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the proposed plan would negatively impact Ontario's supply management system, was not clearly defined, and that the DFO's refusal was not prejudicial or inconsistent with its policies.

The appellant, International Dairy Direct - Broker Agent (IDDBA), appealed a decision by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) refusing to endorse IDDBA's proposed milk export plan.

The DFO had re-regulated the Ontario dairy industry to comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against subsidized Canadian milk exports.

IDDBA sought approval for a plan to broker over-quota milk for export to the United States.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the proposed plan was not clearly defined, lacked firm agreements, and would negatively impact Ontario's supply management system by encouraging over-quota production.

The appellant appealed the Engineer's Report and the Court of Revision's decision regarding the repair and improvement of the Washington Municipal Drain.

The appellant raised concerns about assessments, allowances, cost-benefit justification, and environmental impacts, but refused to call evidence or submit to the Tribunal's jurisdiction, alleging bias and filing a mid-hearing appeal to the Drainage Referee.

The Tribunal dismissed the jurisdictional and bias challenges, proceeded with the hearing, and accepted the engineer's overwhelming evidence that the drainage works were necessary and the assessments fair.

The appeal was dismissed, and the appellant was ordered to pay $8,000 in costs to the municipality due to his highly adversarial and unmeritorious approach.