Drainage report referred back to engineer due to late alternative proposals and unresolved engineering issues.
Appeals were filed under the Drainage Act regarding the engineer's report for the Lewis Municipal Drain and the Maple Avenue South Municipal Drain.
The appellants raised concerns about the proposed assessments, the location of the drain, and the potential impact on a fish farm.
During the hearing, alternative routes and designs were proposed, including a late report from a consultant that had not been disclosed to all parties.
The Tribunal declined to redesign the project or accept the late report without proper notice to affected landowners.
The Tribunal referred the report back to the engineer for reconsideration and awarded costs against the appellant who filed the late report for wasting a hearing day.
Lewis Municipal Drain and Maple Avenue South Municipal Drain, 1998 ONAFRAAT 24
