Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: February 26, 2026
CASE NO.: OLT-24-000888
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Walker Aggregates Inc
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Description: To permit the establishment of a mineral aggregate extraction operation on the Lands through OPA and ZBA
Reference Number: D.13.04. ROPA-21-0003
Property Address: Part of Lots 119, 120, 136 & 137 in the former Township of Stamford
Municipality/UT: Niagara Falls
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000888
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-000888
OLT Case Name: Walker Aggregates Inc v. Niagara (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Walker Aggregates Inc
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Description: To permit the establishment of a mineral aggregate extraction operation on the Lands through OPA and ZBA
Reference Number: AM-2021-025
Property Address: Part of Lots 119, 120, 136 & 137 in the former Township of Stamford
Municipality/UT: Niagara Falls
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000953
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-000953
OLT Case Name: Walker Aggregates Inc v. Niagara (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Walker Aggregates Inc
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit the establishment of a mineral aggregate extraction operation on the Lands through OPA and ZBA
Reference Number: AM-2021-025
Property Address: Part of Lots 119, 120, 136 & 137 in the former Township of Stamford
Municipality/UT: Niagara Falls
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000954
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-000953
OLT Case Name: Walker Aggregates Inc v. Niagara (City)
BEFORE:
S. BRAUN VICE-CHAIR
Wednesday, the 25th day of February, 2026
UPON APPEALS having been brought pursuant to section 22(7) of the Planning Act (“Act”) by Walker Aggregates Inc. resulting from the failure of the Region of Niagara make a decision within the statutory timeframe on an application for an amendment to the Regional Official Plan Amendment, and pursuant to sections 22(7) and 34(11) of the Act resulting from the failure of the City of Niagara Falls to make a decision within the statutory timeframe on applications to amend the City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law to allow for the establishment of a mineral aggregate extraction operation on lands known as Part of Lots 119, 120, 136 and 137 in the former Township of Stamford, now the City of Niagara Falls;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having conducted two previous Case Management Conferences (“CMCs”) on February 25, 2025 and May 8, 2025, respectively, at which proper Notice was confirmed, the aforementioned appeals were consolidated, all Parties and Participants to the proceeding were identified, and hearing dates were scheduled;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having conducted a third CMC on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at which the attendees (listed in Attachment 1 to this Order) provided updates to the Tribunal on the matters currently before it;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having been advised that the Parties have engaged in productive discussions aimed at resolving the issues under appeal, which have resulted in a settlement in principle between the Appellant, the Region and the City and significant narrowing of the list of issues for adjudication such that the Parties now only require a 7-day hearing, as opposed to the previously scheduled two-week hearing;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having been asked to reschedule the hearing originally set to commence on Monday, July 6, 2026, to a date in late 2026/early 2027 to allow the Appellant, the Region and the City to finalize settlement agreements and for additional discussions to take place with the remaining Parties, in an effort to resolve and/or further narrow issues the remaining issues;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having also been asked to schedule a fourth CMC, to provide an opportunity for the Parties to further update the Tribunal on the foregoing and, if applicable, to address the anticipated referral of a related Aggregate Resources Act matter by the Ministry of Natural Resources;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having granted the foregoing requests and having scheduled the following events, both of which are to be held by video hearing, as follows:
Fourth CMC – Wednesday June 10, 2026, at 10 a.m.
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7-day hearing – Monday, November 2, 2026 to Tuesday November 10, 2026 at 10 a.m.
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Access code: 558-205-565 Audio-only telephone line: +1 (647) 497-9373 or
(Toll Free) 1-888-299-1889 Audio-only access code: 558-205-565
Parties 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 GoTo Meeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html
Parties and Participants are asked to log in to the event at least 15 minutes before it begins to test their video and audio connections.
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.
As of March 30, 2026, all hearing events are governed by the Tribunal’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Direction. This Practice Direction requires a party, participant, or witness to include a declaration within each submitted document if generative AI was used to create or generate content.
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having directed the Parties to submit a revised draft Procedural Order and Issues List to the Tribunal for its review and approval no later than Wednesday, April 22, 2026;
NOW THEREFORE,
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
The future hearing events in this proceeding are scheduled as detailed above;
The Parties are directed to submit a revised draft Procedural Order and Issues List no later than Wednesday, April 22, 2026;
This Member is not seized, but may be available for additional case management should the Tribunal’s calendar permit.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN
REGISTRAR
Ontario Land Tribunal
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ATTACHMENT 1
Attendees:
Party Counsel
Walker Aggregates Inc. J. Khan
R. McNamara
Niagara Region J. Goraya
D. Germain (in absentia)
City of Niagara Falls P. DeMelo
Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. J. Cheng
and 1000352619 Ontario Inc. (c/o C. Lantz (in absentia)
QuadReal Property Group)
Rudanco Hospitality Corporation and J. Cheng
Zeljko Holdings Limited C. Lantz (in absentia)