Pamela Doherty-Howe

The moving party, an adjacent property owner, filed a motion to upgrade her status from Participant to Party in an appeal regarding a minor variance application.

She sought the upgrade to call an expert witness, having initially misunderstood the procedural limitations of Participant status.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body granted the motion, finding that her innocent error and the need for a fair adjudication justified waiving the filing deadline and granting Party status.