Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: February 24, 2026
CASE NO.: OLT-25-000993
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Appellant: Upper West Side Landowners Group Inc.
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Reference Number: FC-23-049
Property Address: Twenty Road Block
Municipality/UT: Hamilton
OLT Case No: OLT-25-000993
OLT Lead Case No: OLT-25-000993
OLT Case Name: Upper West Side Landowners Group Inc. v Hamilton (City)
BEFORE:
S. BOBKA MEMBER
Tuesday, the 17th day of February, 2026
UPON APPEAL having been brought by Upper West Side Landowners Group Inc. (“Applicant”) to amend the City of Hamilton (“City”) Urban Official Plan with respect to lands bounded by Twenty Road West, Upper James Street, Dickenson Road, and Glancaster Road.
AND THE TRIBUNAL marked as Exhibit 1 the Affidavit of Service attesting to proper Notice having been given for this Case Management Conference (“CMC”) and proceeded to conduct a CMC on February 17, 2026, held by videoconference;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, on consent of the Parties, granted Participant status to:
Elfrida Community Builders Group Inc. (“Elfrida Group”);
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board;
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council;
Benita Badke; and
Maria Vallera;
It was highlighted that both the Applicant and the Elfrida Group each have other on-going private appeals relating to changes to the City’s urban boundary. Per discussions between the Applicant and the Elfrida Group, should the Elfrida Group be successful in their private appeal, it was agreed that they would withdraw the Participant status request for this file;
AND THE TRIBUNAL confirmed the Parties’ awareness of Tribunal-led mediation;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, at the CMC, scheduled a second CMC to commence on Friday, May 22, 2026 by videoconference;
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THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
Participant status is granted as detailed above;
A second CMC is scheduled as detailed above;
The City is directed to provide their Issues list and witness discipline list by Wednesday, May 6, 2026;
The Parties are directed to submit the draft Procedural Order by Wednesday, May 13, 2026; and
This Member is not seized but remains available to assist with the case management of this proceeding, subject to the Tribunal’s calendar.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN
REGISTRAR
Ontario Land Tribunal
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Attachment 1
CMC Attendance List
Party Name
Counsel
Upper West Side Landowners Group Inc.
Ira T. Kagan Sarah Kagan Joel Farber
City of Hamilton
Patrick MacDonald