Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: May 11, 2026
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:
BITA M. RAJAEE MEMBER
Thursday, the 7th day of May, 2026
UPON APPEALS having been brought pursuant to section 17(36) of the Planning Act by numerous Appellants, listed at Attachment 1 to this Order, arising from the approval by the County of Simcoe on September 24, 2024 of the new Official Plan (“OP”) for the Town of Collingwood, which the Town adopted on December 11, 2023;
UPON A HEARING having been scheduled to proceed from May 6 to 29, 2026, but having been adjourned as it was to address general Appeals of the OP, but all Appeals have since been scoped to be site-specific, and those Hearing dates no longer being required;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, conducting this Status Hearing Telephone Conference Call (“TCC”) to address procedural issues arising from the adjournment of the Hearing and regarding the numerous outstanding Appeals;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, determining that a further Case Management Conference (“CMC”) would be beneficial to allow for a fulsome review of the Appeals to be addressed and of a draft Procedural Order (“PO”) and Issues List (“IL”) to be prepared by the Parties and presented to the Tribunal, and scheduling a further CMC to take place on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, with details contained below;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, providing directions on the preparation of the Procedural Order and Issues List as follows:
The Parties are to contemplate whether (and how) some or all of appeals can be grouped together and addressed at the same Hearing or if a number of Hearings are required to address each site-specific appeal;
The Parties are to contemplate whether it is necessary for the same Adjudicator to address all Appeals and / or the decisions can be separate and distinct from each other;
The Parties are to contemplate the timelines for various Appeals and potential Hearing dates; and
The Parties are to provide a draft PO and IL, or a status update, to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator by Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The City’s Counsel undertook to provide this.
AND THE TRIBUNAL, being advised by the City’s Counsel that a Motion to bring the unappealed portions of the OP into force and effect is to be brought by the City, hearing no objections or concerns from the other Parties, and ordering that the Motion be brought on the same day as the next CMC, with the Parties serving motion materials in accordance with the timelines indicated in the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, at the TCC, having scheduled a further CMC and the Motion to take place on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 10 a.m., by video conference, with the following details:
Parties are asked to log in to the event at least 15 minutes before it begins to test their video and audio connections:
GoTo Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/638422541
Access code: 638-422-541
Parties 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
Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoTo Meeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to it by calling in to an audio-only telephone line: +1 (647) 497-9373 or (Toll-Free) 1-888-299-1889. The access code is: 638-422-541.
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 noting that, 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.
NOW THEREFORE,
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
The Procedural Order and Issues List, or a status update, are to be provided to the Tribunal by Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
The next Case Management Conference is scheduled as detailed above.
The Motion to consider the unappealed portions of the Official Plan is scheduled as detailed above.
This Member is not seized but may be contacted through the Case Coordinator should procedural issues arise.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN REGISTRAR
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Attachment 1
CMC Attendance List
| Party Name | Counsel |
|---|---|
| Town of Collingwood | Thomas Sanderson Steven O’Melia (in absentia) Elizabeth Gaudet (in absentia) |
| County of Simcoe | Will Thomson |
| 2322254 Ontario Inc. | Max Laskin Cristin Hunt (in absentia) |
| 12123045 Canada Inc. | Sobiga Kamalakaran |
| Adventurous Holdings Limited | Sobiga Kamalakaran |
| Consulate Developments (Ontario) Inc. | Shelley Kaufman Scott Snider (in absentia) |
| 2182890 Ontario Inc. c/o EDEV Inc. | Stephen Watt |
| 1549003 Ontario Inc. | Victor Vandergust |
| Huntingwood Trails (Collingwood) Ltd. | Liam Valgardson Kyle Gossen (in absentia) |
| Lorablue Developments Inc. | Al Burton (in absentia) |
| MacPherson Builders (Cranberry) Limited | Shelley Kaufman Scott Snider (in absentia) |
| Mason Homes (Collingwood) Limited | Matt Hodgson (in absentia) Carly Emmett (in absentia) |
| Vincent Maffei on behalf of the Estate of Grazia Maffei | Amber Stewart |
| 2204604 Ontario Inc. | Alan Heisey |
| Di Poce Management Limited | Peter Voltsinis Marisa Keating (in absentia) Signe Leisk (in absentia) |