Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: October 01, 2021
CASE NO(S).: PL200072
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: 9 Dawes Development Inc.
Appellant: 25 Dawes Inc.
Appellant: Canadian Tire Real Estate Ltd.
Appellant: Dandaw Developments Limited
Appellant: Marlin Springs Limited Partnership
Appellant: Tawse Realco Inc.
Appellant: Talisker Corporation
Appellant: Tri-Metro Investments Inc.
Subject: Official Plan Amendment No. OPA 478
Municipality: City of Toronto
OLT Case No.: PL200072
OLT File No.: PL200072
OLT Case Name: 9 Dawes Development Inc et al v. Toronto (City)
Heard: September 20, 2021 by video conference
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel*/Representative
City of Toronto
Laura Bisset*
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
Jennifer Evola*
6 Dawes Danforth Inc. 9 Dawes Development Inc. 25 Dawes Inc. Minto (Dawes) GP Inc. Dandaw Developments Limited Tri-Metro Investments Inc. Metrolinx Victoria Woods (Main Square Inc.) Tawse Realco Inc.
Daniel Artenosi* Michael Cara* John Dawson* Michael Foderick* Michael Melling* Andrew Baker* David Neligan* (not in attendance)
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY T. PREVEDEL ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1The Ontario Land Tribunal (“Tribunal”) convened a third Case Management Conference (“CMC”) by video hearing for the above-noted file. There are several appeals pursuant to s. 17(24) of the Planning Act against the approval by the City of Toronto (“City”) of Official Pan Amendment (“OPA”) No. 478.
2Counsel for the City, Ms. Bisset, updated the Tribunal on progress in this matter. Settlement discussions are continuing in good faith. A staff report was submitted to City Council in July 2021, but it remains confidential until such time as these ongoing discussions are concluded.
3The Parties requested the Tribunal schedule a subsequent CMC in advance of the upcoming Hearing of the Merits to review the results of the settlement discussions.
ORDER
4Accordingly, the Tribunal Orders:
5The next CMC is scheduled to proceed by video on Monday, January 31, 2022 commencing at 10 a.m.:
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6Parties and Participants are asked to log into the video hearing at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections
7Parties and participants are asked to access and set up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at GoToMeeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html.
8Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoToMeeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to the event by calling into an audio-only telephone line with the access code provided.
9Individuals are directed to connect to the event on the assigned date at the correct time. It is the responsibility of the persons participating in the video hearing to ensure that they are properly connected to the event at the correct time. Questions prior to the hearing event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
Scheduled Hearing of the Appeals
10At the present time and unless otherwise noted, the contested hearing is scheduled to proceed by video on Monday, April 4, 2022 commencing at 10 a.m. for 30 days:
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Access Code: 649-141-405
11The attendance instructions of paragraphs [5] through [10] above also apply here.
“T. Prevedel”
T. PREVEDEL
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
The Conservation Review Board, the Environmental Review Tribunal, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and the Mining and Lands Tribunal are amalgamated and continued as the Ontario Land Tribunal (“Tribunal”). Any reference to the preceding tribunals or the former Ontario Municipal Board is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal.