Rhoda Lennox v. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, 2011 HRTO 1274

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Rhoda Lennox

Applicant

-and-

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Respondent

DECISION

Adjudicator: Brian Eyolfson

Date: July 4, 2011

Citation: 2011 HRTO 1274

Indexed as: Lennox v. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on March 25, 2010.

2On February 14, 2011, the Tribunal issued a Notice of Mediation to the parties confirming that mediation of the Application would take place on April 28, 2011 at 655 Bay Street, 14th Floor, Toronto, Ontario. The Notice was mailed to the applicant’s address provided in the Application and was not returned as undeliverable.

3The applicant did not attend the scheduled mediation session on April 28, 2011 and did not communicate with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.

4On May 20, 2011, the Tribunal wrote to the applicant directing that she advise it of her intentions with respect to the Application. The letter warned the applicant that a failure to respond to the letter in writing within ten days may be deemed an abandonment of the Application.

5As of the date of this Decision the applicant has not responded to the Tribunal and the Tribunal’s correspondence to her has not been returned.

6In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.