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Court passes trust accounts where objections were vague and no fraud alleged.
The applicant First Nation challenged the passing of accounts for a community trust created to manage settlement funds, raising objections regarding real estate purchases, administrative expenses, accounting practices, record‑keeping, and trustee compensation.
The court reviewed the governing trust agreement and the statutory framework under the Trustees Act and Estates Act.
It held that trustees are judged by a good‑faith standard equivalent to that of an ordinarily prudent person managing their own affairs and that objections to a passing of accounts must be specific enough to permit meaningful response.
The court found the objections vague or unsupported, and noted the applicant did not allege fraud or seek repayment of funds.
The trustees were found to have acted in good faith and the accounts were passed in full.
Drainage Act appeal denied; Tribunal upholds Engineer's Report and proposed drainage route.
The appellant appealed an Engineer's Report under the Drainage Act, seeking to redirect proposed drainage away from his property to a North Drain, remove his property from the drainage area, and eliminate his assessments.
The Tribunal heard competing expert engineering evidence regarding natural surface water flow and project costs.
The Tribunal accepted the municipal engineer's conclusion that natural overland flow is predominantly from northeast to southwest and that the proposed Drain A option was the most practical solution.
The Tribunal found the appellant's assessments for benefit and outlet to be fair and equitable.
The appeals were denied.
