Robert V. Wright

The Conservation Review Board held a pre-hearing conference regarding objections to a Notice of Intention to Designate the property at 65 Ward Street in Port Hope.

The Board issued a procedural order setting the hearing dates for February 2019, establishing deadlines for the exchange of witness lists and documents, and outlining the issues to be addressed at the hearing.

The Conservation Review Board issued a procedural order following a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection by the University of Toronto to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property.

The order set the hearing dates, established the list of parties and participants, and outlined the schedule for the exchange of witness lists, expert reports, and documentary evidence.

The Objector requested an adjournment of the Conservation Review Board proceeding regarding a heritage designation pending an Ontario Municipal Board hearing concerning the same property.

The City of Toronto and a residents' association opposed the adjournment.

The Review Board denied the adjournment request, finding that the heritage determination was not contingent on the OMB matter and that scheduling the hearing would best serve the just, expeditious, and cost-effective determination of the proceeding.

The Conservation Review Board held a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Board granted party status on consent to the Annex Residents Corporation and two adjacent property owners.

The Board also granted an adjournment of the pre-hearing conference to allow the City Heritage Committee to consider a modified development proposal that would preserve the existing heritage building.

The objector initiated a proceeding to object to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The objector subsequently failed to participate in three scheduled pre-hearing conference calls and did not respond to the Conservation Review Board's communications.

The Board found that the objector's conduct caused undue delay and prevented the fair and expeditious resolution of the matter.

Consequently, the Board exercised its discretion under Rule 15.03 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to dismiss the proceeding.

This is a procedural order from a pre-hearing conference regarding an objection by R.D. Perkins Family Holdings Ltd. to a Notice of Intention to Designate a property in Cambridge, Ontario.

The parties advised of ongoing settlement negotiations but agreed to set a hearing date.

The Conservation Review Board scheduled the hearing for February 12 and 13, 2018, and set a further pre-hearing conference for January 4, 2018, to determine disclosure matters and whether the hearing will proceed.

During a pre-hearing conference regarding a notice of intention to designate a property under the Ontario Heritage Act, the parties requested an adjournment to allow for public consultation and settlement discussions.

The Conservation Review Board granted participant status to three individuals on consent.

The Board also granted party status to the Harbord Village Residents Association, finding it had a genuine interest and would make a useful contribution to the proceeding.

The owners of a designated heritage property requested that the Town of Goderich repeal the designating by-law.

The Town Council agreed and issued a notice of intention to repeal.

Two residents objected, and the matter was referred to the Conservation Review Board.

The Board found that the property retained its heritage attributes and that the Town Council erred in failing to consider the heritage designation criteria when deciding to repeal the by-law.

The Board recommended that the designating by-law not be repealed.