CONRB 2017

The Objector requested an adjournment of the Conservation Review Board proceeding regarding a heritage designation pending an Ontario Municipal Board hearing concerning the same property.

The City of Toronto and a residents' association opposed the adjournment.

The Review Board denied the adjournment request, finding that the heritage determination was not contingent on the OMB matter and that scheduling the hearing would best serve the just, expeditious, and cost-effective determination of the proceeding.

The Conservation Review Board held a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Board granted party status on consent to the Annex Residents Corporation and two adjacent property owners.

The Board also granted an adjournment of the pre-hearing conference to allow the City Heritage Committee to consider a modified development proposal that would preserve the existing heritage building.

The objector initiated a proceeding to object to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The objector subsequently failed to participate in three scheduled pre-hearing conference calls and did not respond to the Conservation Review Board's communications.

The Board found that the objector's conduct caused undue delay and prevented the fair and expeditious resolution of the matter.

Consequently, the Board exercised its discretion under Rule 15.03 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to dismiss the proceeding.

The Conservation Review Board issued a procedural order following a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Board directed the parties to prepare an Agreed Statement of Facts and set the dates and procedural requirements for the upcoming hearing.

The Conservation Review Board issued a procedural order to govern a written hearing regarding objections to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent's intention to repeal the heritage designation by-law for the property at 90 Park Street.

The order established the schedule for the exchange of written evidence and arguments.

The Conservation Review Board issued a procedural order to change the hearing date for an objection to a Notice of Intention to Designate the property at 221 Mary Street under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The order sets new dates for the hearing and establishes deadlines for document exchange and witness lists.

This is a procedural order from a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection by R.D. Perkins Family Holdings Ltd. to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property in Cambridge, Ontario.

The parties advised of ongoing settlement negotiations but agreed to set a hearing date.

The Conservation Review Board scheduled the hearing for February 12 and 13, 2018, and set a further pre-hearing conference for January 4, 2018, to determine disclosure matters and whether the hearing will proceed.

During a pre-hearing conference regarding a notice of intention to designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act, the parties requested an adjournment to allow for public consultation and settlement discussions.

The Conservation Review Board granted participant status to three individuals on consent.

The Board also granted party status to the Harbord Village Residents Association, finding it had a genuine interest and would make a useful contribution to the proceeding.

The Conservation Review Board issued a procedural order following a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection by the property owners to the Township's Notice of Intention to Designate the property at 221 Mary Street.

The order sets the hearing dates, identifies the parties and their counsel, and outlines the requirements for document exchange and expert witness evidence.

The Conservation Review Board held a telephone pre-hearing conference regarding a Notice of Intention to Designate the properties at 69 Long Branch Avenue and 24 Marina Avenue under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Board ordered the parties to advise whether they will proceed with the scheduled hearing or request an adjournment.

The parties were also directed to provide their availability for a fourth pre-hearing conference.

The Conservation Review Board issued a procedural order setting the schedule for a hearing regarding an objection by the applicant to the respondent's Notice of Intention to Designate a property.

The order established dates for the hearing, site visit, and the exchange of expert witness disclosure documents and agreed statements of fact.