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Revised minor variances for a two-storey detached dwelling authorized following a settlement between the parties.
The applicant appealed the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of minor variances required to construct a new two-storey detached dwelling.
The parties reached a settlement and presented a revised application.
Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised variances met the four tests under s. 45(1) of the Planning Act and authorized them subject to conditions.
Unlicensed representatives may act as both advocate and witness in Assessment Review Board proceedings.
In a property assessment appeal, the municipal assessment corporation proposed that its representative, an unlicensed property assessor, also testify as a witness.
The appellants objected, arguing that only licensed paralegals could perform this dual role under the Board's Rules.
The Assessment Review Board held that its Rules do not prohibit an unlicensed representative from acting as both an advocate and a witness.
The Board found that the specific rule permitting paralegals to perform the dual role was enacted to satisfy the Law Society's Paralegal Rules of Conduct, not to restrict unlicensed representatives who are otherwise permitted to appear.
An unlicensed representative may act as both an advocate and a witness in an Assessment Review Board proceeding.
MPAC brought a motion to determine whether an unlicensed representative, specifically an MPAC property assessor, could act as both an advocate and a witness in a summary proceeding before the Assessment Review Board.
The respondents objected, arguing that only licensed paralegals were permitted to perform this dual role under the Board's Rules.
The Board found that its Rules, the Law Society Act, and By-Law 4 do not expressly prohibit an unlicensed representative from acting as both a representative and a witness.
The Board concluded that an unlicensed representative may perform the dual role, declining to follow a previous Board decision to the contrary.
Registered nurses found to be employees, not managers, and granted union certification.
The Ontario Nurses' Association applied for certification as the bargaining agent for registered and graduate nurses employed by the Regional Municipality of Halton at Halton Centennial Manor.
The respondent argued the nurses exercised managerial functions and were excluded from collective bargaining under section 1(3)(b) of the Labour Relations Act.
The Board found that the nurses did not exercise effective control or authority over support staff in labour relations matters, nor did they make effective recommendations affecting employment conditions.
The Board concluded the nurses were employees under the Act and granted the certification.
