Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: March 13, 2025
CASE NO.: OLT-24-001113
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: Adventurous Holding Limited
Appellant: Consulate Developments (Ontario) Inc. (Bridgewater on Georgian Bay)
Appellant: DNRN Holdings Inc.
Appellant: Huntingwood Trails (Collingwood) Ltd.; and others
Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment
Description: To institute a new official plan for Collingwood
Reference Number: By-law No. 2023-095
Property Address: Township-Wide
Municipality/UT: Collingwood/Simcoe
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-001113
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-001113
OLT Case Name: Maffei v. Simcoe (County)
BEFORE: N. Eisazadeh
Friday, the 7th day of March, 2025
UPON APPEALS having been brought by 12123045 Canada Inc. et al., under subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, regarding the adoption of a town-wide new Official Plan by the Town of Collingwood, and approved by the County of Simcoe, to facilitate modernizing land use policies for sustainable growth over the next twenty years;
AND THIS MATTER having come before the Tribunal on Friday, March 7, 2025, by videoconference for a first Case Management Conference (“CMC”), whereby it marked as Exhibit 1 the Affidavit of Service of Samantha Trottola on January 31, 2025, attesting to proper Notice having been given for this first CMC;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having received four requests for Participant status from 2554281 Ontario Ltd., Sharon Carr, Chris Mifflin, and Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation (collectively the “Participants”);
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having considered the Participant Status Request Forms and Participant Statement Forms received from the Participants, there being no objections made by any of the Statutory Parties, with Counsel for Huntingwood Trails (Collingwood) Ltd. noting its unopposed position is without prejudice to oppose any further Party status requests made by Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation in respect of his client’s site-specific appeals, granted Participant status to 2554281 Ontario Ltd., Sharon Carr, Chris Mifflin, and Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having received three requests for Party status from Denis Martinek; Di Poce Management Limited, and 1000807549 Ontario Inc. (collectively the “Proposed Non-Appellant Parties”);
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having considered the submissions made by the Proposed Non-Appellant Parties as well as the Statutory Parties, deferred the granting of Party status for all three Proposed Non-Appellant Parties until the next CMC event or until such time as an Issues List for all appeals has been formalized and filed so as to enable the identification of the particular issues under which the Proposed Non-Appellant Parties will be sheltering under pursuant to Rule 8.3 of the Ontario Land Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Tribunal’s Rules”);
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having deferred canvassing the prospect of the Parties’ willingness to participate in Tribunal-led mediation until the next CMC or until such time as an Issues List for all appeals has been formalized and filed with the Tribunal;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having scheduled a second CMC to commence on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 10 a.m. by videoconference with the following log-in credentials:
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Individuals 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 event to ensure that they are properly connected at the correct time. Questions prior to the event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator.
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having directed that the Parties shall circulate a copy of their formalized Issues Lists to the three Proposed Non-Appellant Parties by Tuesday, May 6, 2025;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, directing that the three Proposed Non-Appellant Parties shall respond to the Statutory Parties by Tuesday, May 13, 2025, identifying under which of the issues within the circulated Issues Lists they will be seeking to shelter under in regard to their respective requests for Party status pursuant to Rule 8.3 of the Tribunal’s Rules;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, directing that the Parties shall file with the Tribunal by Friday, May 16, 2025, a copy of the draft Procedural Order along with finalized Issues Lists which shall include identification of which issues each of the Proposed Non-Appellant Parties will be seeking to shelter under in regard to their respective requests for Party status for consideration at the second CMC;
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
Participant status be and is hereby granted to: i. 2554281 Ontario Ltd. ii. Sharon Carr iii. Chris Mifflin iv. Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation
The Parties shall file a Procedural Order, inclusive of Issues List which shall include identification of which issues each of the Proposed Non-Appellant Parties will be seeking to shelter under in regard to their respective requests for Party status, with the Tribunal no later than Friday, May 16, 2025.
A second CMC is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 10 a.m., by videoconference at the details above referenced to consider the deferred Party status requests, the scheduling of any necessary motions (if required), to canvas the viability of participation in Tribunal-led mediation, and any other procedural matters that may arise with the goal of organizing these appeals for a hearing on their merits.
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Attachment 1
CMC ATTENDANCE LIST
STATUTORY PARTIES
1. 2322254 Ontario Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Cristin Hunt Email: chunt@goodmans.ca Tel: 416.597.5908 Max Laskin (in absentia) Email: mlaskin@goodmans.ca Tel: 416.849.6938 Goodmans LLP 333 Bay St, Unit 3400 Toronto ON M5H 2S7
2. 12123045 Canada Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Sobiga Kamalakaran Email: sobiga@builtlegal.com Tel: 647.327.2572 Built Legal Professional Corporation 357 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5H 4A6
3. Adventurous Holdings Limited Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Sobiga Kamalakaran Email: sobiga@builtlegal.com Tel: 647.327.2572 Built Legal Professional Corporation 357 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5H 4A6
4. Consulate Developments (Ontario) Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Shelley Kaufman Email: skaufman@tmalaw.ca Tel: 905.529.3476 Scott Snider (in absentia) Email: ssnider@tmalaw.ca Tel: 905.529.3476 TMA Law 25 Main Street West, Suite 2010 Hamilton, ON L8P 1H1
5. DNRN Holdings Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Carly Emmett Email: cemmett@barristonlaw.com Tel: 705.792.9200 Matt Hodgson (in absentia) Email: mhodgson@barristonlaw.com Tel: 705.445.1200 Barriston Law 151 Ferris Lane, Suite 202 Barrie, ON L4M 6C1
6. 2182890 Ontario Inc. c/o EDEV Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Stephen Watt Email: swatt@municipal-law.ca Tel: 416.977.9874 Stephen Watt Barrister & Solicitor 23 Mississauga Street W. Orillia, ON L3V 3A5
7. 1549003 Ontario Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Victor Vandergust Email: vic@vandergustlaw.com Tel: 705.445.4544 Vandergust, Victor L., Professional Corporation 11 Hurontario Street Collingwood, ON L9Y 3Z4
8. Huntingwood Trails (Collingwood) Ltd. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Kyle Gossen Email: kyleg@davieshowe.com Tel: 416.977.7088 Liam Valgardson Email: liamv@davieshowe.com Tel: 416.263.4517 Davies Howe LLP The Tenth Floor, 425 Adelaide Street West Toronto, ON M5V 3C1
9. Lorablue Developments Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Al Burton Email: aburton@trlaw.com Tel: 416.868.3113 Thomson Rogers LLP 390 Bay Street, Suite 3100 Toronto, ON M5H 1W2
10. MacPherson Builders (Cranberry) Limited Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Shelley Kaufman Email: skaufman@tmalaw.ca Tel: 905.529.3476 Scott Snider (in absentia) Email: ssnider@tmalaw.ca Tel: 905.529.3476 TMA Law 25 Main Street West, Suite 2010 Hamilton, ON L8P 1H1
11. Mason Homes (Collingwood) Limited Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Carly Emmett Email: cemmett@barristonlaw.com Tel: 705.792.9200 Matt Hodgson (in absentia) Email: mhodgson@barristonlaw.com Tel: 705.445.1200 Barriston Law 151 Ferris Lane, Suite 202 Barrie, ON L4M 6C1
12. Vincent Maffei on behalf of the Estate of Grazia Maffei Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Amber Stewart Email: amber@amberstewartlaw.com Tel: 416.436.8355 Amber Stewart Law 1570 Kipling Avenue, Suite 200 Etobicoke, ON M9R 2Y1
13. Munro Golf Limited Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Leo Longo Email: llongo@airdberlis.com Tel: 416.865.7778 Aird & Berlis LLP Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 1800 Toronto, ON M5J 2T9
14. 2204604 Ontario Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Alan Heisey Email: heisey@phmlaw.com Tel: 416-601-2702 PHM Law 121 King Street West, Suite 510 Toronto, ON M5H 3T9
15. 2681199 Ontario Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Leo Longo Email: llongo@airdberlis.com Tel: 416.865.7778 Aird & Berlis LLP Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 1800 Toronto, ON M5J 2T9
16. 2667588 Ontario Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Leo Longo Email: llongo@airdberlis.com Tel: 416.865.7778 Aird & Berlis LLP Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 1800 Toronto, ON M5J 2T9
17. 2773098 Ontario Inc. Applicant/Appellant Counsel: Leo Longo Email: llongo@airdberlis.com Tel: 416.865.7778 Aird & Berlis LLP Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 1800 Toronto, ON M5J 2T9
18. Town of Collingwood Approval Authority Counsel: Steven J. O’Melia Email: somelia@millerthomson.com Tel: 519.593.3289 Thomas Sanderson Email: tsanderson@millerthomson.com Tel: 519.593.2432 Elizabeth Gaudet Email: egaudet@millerthomson.com Tel: 519.593.3369 Miller Thomson LLP 115 King Street South, Suite 300 Waterloo ON N2J 5A3
19. County of Simcoe Approval Authority Counsel: Will Thomson Email: will@willthomson.ca Tel: 705.441.0054 Will Thomson Barrister and Solicitor P.O. Box 314, Collingwood PO Main Collingwood ON L9Y 3Z7
PARTICIPANTS
1. 2554281 Ontario Ltd. Participant Representative: *Eric Palmer (in absentia) Email: epalmer@grnland.com Tel: 705.444.8805, ext. 302
2. Sharon Carr Participant Representative: *Sharon Carr Email: sharoncarr@gmail.com Tel: 705.888.4601
3. Chris Mifflin Participant Representative: *Chris Mifflin (in absentia) Email: chris.mifflin@rogers.com Tel : 647.988.43576
4. Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation Participant Representative: *Duncan Bristow Email: duncanbristow@outlook.com Tel: 705.444.9708
PROPOSED NON-APPELLANT PARTIES
1. Denis Martinek Proposed Party Counsel / Representative: *David Finbow Email: dfinbow8@gmail.com Tel : 705.888.1918
2. Di Poce Management Limited Proposed Party Counsel / Representative: Peter Voltsinis Email: pvoltsinis@cassels.com Tel: 416.860.6766 Signe Leisk (in absentia) Email: sleisk@cassels.com Tel: 416.869.5411 Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Suite 3200, Bay Adelaide Centre – North Tower 40 Temperance Street Toronto, ON M5H 0B4
3. 1000807549 Ontario Inc. Proposed Party Counsel / Representative: Al Burton Email: aburton@trlaw.com Tel: 416.868.3113 Thomson Rogers LLP 390 Bay Street, Suite 3100 Toronto, ON M5H 1W2