Derek Zulianello

The appellant towing company appealed a Cancellation and Seizure Order issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles cancelling its Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration (CVOR) certificate.

The Registrar issued the order based on the appellant's poor safety record, which included collisions and out-of-service defects, and its affiliations with individuals and corporations that had previously had their CVOR certificates cancelled for safety concerns.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the appellant was related to these individuals through direct or indirect control and management.

The Tribunal concluded there was reason to believe the appellant would not operate commercial vehicles safely and confirmed the cancellation order.

The appellants appealed the approval of an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment that permitted the redevelopment of lands for an open pit gold mine operation.

Prior to the hearing, the parties reached a settlement that included minor amendments to the Zoning By-law to adjust the boundary of the Mining Zone and its associated buffer.

Based on uncontested expert planning and surveying evidence, the Tribunal found the amended by-law consistent with provincial policy and good planning.

The Tribunal allowed the zoning appeal in part to implement the settlement and dismissed the official plan appeal on consent.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination and reprisal by her employer based on gender identity, race, colour, ethnic origin, and ancestry.

The respondent requested a summary hearing to dismiss the application.

The Tribunal found that the applicant provided no evidence connecting the alleged workplace mistreatment to any protected grounds under the Code, nor any evidence of reprisal.

The application was dismissed for having no reasonable prospect of success.

The applicant failed to attend a scheduled summary hearing held by telephone conference call.

The respondents attended.

As the Notice of Hearing warned that failure to attend could result in the application being dismissed as abandoned, the Tribunal dismissed the application on that basis.