Hannah Mariah West

The Tribunal convened a Case Management Conference for an appeal regarding a Municipal Cost Recovery Order issued by the City of St. Catharines following a spill at a hazardous waste facility.

Both the appellants and the respondent filed motions shortly before the scheduled merit hearing.

The Tribunal granted relief from its rules regarding motion timelines and directed that both motions be heard on the first day of the merit hearing.

The Tribunal also granted a one-day adjournment of the merit hearing for confidential personal reasons and issued directions regarding the hearing plan and joint book of documents.

The appellant appealed a Director's Order requiring the removal of an excavator from a flood plain and related environmental remediation.

Following several case management conferences, the excavator was successfully extracted and all requirements of the Director's Order were satisfied.

The appellant subsequently withdrew the appeal.

The Tribunal found it in the public interest to dismiss the proceeding and close the file.