F.F. (Rick) Coburn

The Municipality of East Ferris issued an order under the Environmental Protection Act requiring the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board to pay costs for cleaning up a heating oil spill at a former school site.

The School Board appealed, arguing it was not the legal successor to the 1957 school board that owned the property when the school was built.

The Environmental Review Tribunal found that under the 1968 Separate Schools Act, the 1969 school board took over the functions, responsibilities, and liabilities of the 1957 board, making it the legal successor for the purposes of section 91 of the Environmental Protection Act.

The parties appealed a Municipal Order and a Director's Order regarding the clean-up of a heating oil spill at a former school site.

Following mediation, the parties reached a settlement agreement that included a remediation action plan and an amendment to the Director's Order regarding sampling requirements.

The Tribunal found the settlement agreement consistent with the Environmental Protection Act and in the public interest, accepted the settlement, and dismissed the appeals.

The Tribunal held pre-hearing conferences regarding consolidated appeals related to a heating oil spill at a former school site.

The appeals involve a municipal order for clean-up costs and a Director's Order requiring remediation work.

The parties engaged in mediation and resolved most issues.

The Tribunal issued a procedural order scheduling a one-day hearing to address the single remaining issue in the Director's Order appeal.

The Environmental Review Tribunal issued a procedural order following a pre-hearing conference regarding two consolidated appeals related to a heating oil spill at a former school site.

The first appeal concerned a municipal order directing the school board to pay cleanup costs, while the second concerned a Director's order issued to both the municipality and the school board.

The Tribunal established a procedural schedule for the first phase of the municipal order appeal and directed the parties to provide an update on their mediation efforts regarding the Director's order.

The municipality issued an order directing the school board to pay costs related to the clean-up of a heating oil spill from underground storage tanks.

The school board appealed the order to the Environmental Review Tribunal.

The parties jointly requested an adjournment of the proceeding because the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change indicated it would soon issue a Director's order against both parties regarding the same spill.

The Tribunal granted the adjournment to allow the parties to determine whether they would appeal the anticipated Director's order and potentially consolidate the proceedings.

The appellants appealed a Director's Order requiring them to cease receiving and processing end-of-life vehicles at a site in Toronto following a fire.

After negotiations, the Director confirmed the revised operation plan complied with the order.

The appellants withdrew their appeals and stay motion on consent.

The Tribunal dismissed the appeals pursuant to Rule 199 of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice.

The appellant school board appealed a municipal order requiring it to pay over $600,000 for the clean-up of a heating oil spill from underground storage tanks at a former school site.

At a pre-hearing conference, the parties jointly requested that the hearing be conducted in two phases: the first to determine if the school board was the owner or person in control of the oil at the time of the spill, and the second to assess the reasonableness and purpose of the costs incurred by the municipality.

The Tribunal granted the request to phase the hearing and adjourned the pre-hearing conference to allow the school board time to review technical reports and receive particulars.

The appellants appealed a Director's Order requiring them to cease receiving and processing end-of-life vehicles following a fire at their site.

The parties jointly requested an adjournment of a scheduled stay motion and asked the Tribunal to provide mediation services prior to the Pre-hearing Conference (PHC).

The Tribunal granted the adjournment on consent but denied the request for early Tribunal-assisted mediation, finding that its rules and practice require the PHC to occur first to ensure all interested persons have an opportunity to participate.