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Tribunal accepts withdrawal of most environmental appeals regarding Sarnia facility, leaving one benzene storage issue active.
The appellant appealed a Director's Order, an Amended Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA), and a Notice of Suspension of the Amended ECA regarding its facility in Sarnia.
At a Case Management Conference, the appellant indicated its intention to withdraw all appeals except for one item in the Amended ECA relating to the cessation of accepting and storing benzene.
The Tribunal ordered the proceedings closed and discontinued for the withdrawn appeals and scheduled a further Case Management Conference for the remaining issue.
The court permitted secondary witnesses to testify via video link but required the complainant to testify in person to ensure trial fairness.
The Crown applied for an order permitting witnesses residing outside Ontario to testify via video link in a sexual assault trial arising from an alleged incident on an international flight.
The defendant opposed the application, arguing it would be unfair to require him to attend in person while allowing prosecution witnesses to testify remotely.
The court granted the application for a secondary witness and an American witness but dismissed it for the complainant, finding insufficient evidence regarding technology quality and witness inconvenience, and concerns about the appearance of fairness given the defendant's out-of-province residence.
