Katie Butler

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference to finalize the hearing plan and procedural directions for appeals concerning the redevelopment of the Glen Abbey golf course.

The Tribunal approved a segmented hearing approach, scheduling a five-week block in 2022 for technical discipline evidence, and finalized a four-day per week hearing plan for the main hearing commencing in August 2021.

Additional directions were provided regarding electronic document submission, verbatim reporting, and a strict prohibition against unauthorized recording of the proceedings.

The appellant school board appealed a municipal order requiring it to pay clean-up costs for a heating oil spill at a former school site.

The parties reached a settlement agreement that provided for the recovery of previous costs and the sharing of future remediation costs.

The Ontario Land Tribunal found the proposed revocation of the municipal order to be consistent with the Environmental Protection Act and in the public interest, approving the settlement and dismissing the proceeding.

The Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board appealed a municipal order requiring it to pay clean-up costs for a heating oil spill at a former school site.

The parties reached a settlement agreement providing for the recovery of previous costs and the sharing of future remediation costs.

The Ontario Land Tribunal approved the proposed revocation of the municipal order, finding it consistent with the Environmental Protection Act and in the public interest, and dismissed the proceeding.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicants from the City of Brampton's failure to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment and a plan of subdivision.

The Tribunal granted party status to Maple Lodge Farms and participant status to a local resident.

The parties indicated they are pursuing Tribunal-led mediation.

The Tribunal scheduled two future Case Management Conferences to update on mediation and potentially finalize a procedural order or settlement.