Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
January 23, 2026
CASE NO(S).:
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
Heard:
January 12, 2026 by Telephone Conference Call
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Town of Collingwood
Steven O’Melia (in absentia)
Thomas Sanderson
Elizabeth Gaudet
County of Simcoe
Will Thomson (in absentia)
Thomas Sanderson
2322254 Ontario Inc.
Max Laskin
Cristin Hunt (in absentia)
12123045 Canada Inc.
Sobiga Kamalakaran
Adventurous Holdings Limited
Sobiga Kamalakaran
Consulate Developments (Ontario) Inc.
Scott Snider (in absentia)
Shelley Kaufman
2182890 Ontario Inc. c/o EDEV Inc.
Stephen Watt
1549003 Ontario Inc.
Victor Vandergust
Huntingwood Trails (Collingwood) Ltd.
Kyle Gossen (in absentia)
Liam Valgardson
Lorablue Developments Inc.
Al Burton
MacPherson Builders (Cranberry) Limited
Scott Snider (in absentia)
Shelley Kaufman
Mason Homes (Collingwood) Limited
Matt Hodgson
Carly Emmett (in absentia)
Vincent Maffei on behalf of the Estate of Grazia Maffei
Amber Stewart
2204604 Ontario Inc.
Alan Heisey
Denis Martinek
David Finbow
Di Poce Management Limited
Marisa Keating
Signe Leisk (in absentia)
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. tousaw ON january 12, 2026 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
Introduction
1This Case Management Conference (“CMC”) was convened to finalize the Procedural Order (“PO”) for the scheduled Hearing on the Merits of appeals filed against the County of Simcoe’s approval in 2024 of the new Official Plan (“OP”) for the Town of Collingwood (“Town”), adopted in 2023.
2Given the ongoing discussions and/or mediation of several site-specific appeals, the Hearing will focus on the general appeals to the OP. The Parties consent to releasing dates from the scheduled Hearing based on the revised Hearing Plan circulated by the Town and approved below.
Lorablue Developments Inc. (Appeal 8)
3The only remaining procedural disagreement involves Lorablue Developments Inc. (“Lorablue”). Lorablue requests that its appeal be adjourned given its primarily site-specific scope and its need for four seasons of ecological studies. The Town opposes the sought adjournment because Lorablue’s appeal continues to include broad OP policy issues, being the intended subject of the scheduled Hearing.
4Having considered the Parties’ submissions, the Tribunal ruled that Lorablue’s appeal will be included in the PO for the scheduled Hearing. This appeal includes issues that are framed broadly (e.g., the scope of required ecological buffers) which place it within the ambit and focus of the scheduled Hearing. Through continued discussions, the Parties may agree to defer Lorablue’s issues if they are reworded to relate solely to its lands.
5In the event of continued disagreement of the Parties, the Tribunal will not prevent Lorablue from filing a procedural Motion well in advance of the scheduled Hearing, but emphasized that, at this stage, the Tribunal finds that, for a fair, efficient and effective process, all Town-wide policy issues should be advanced at the scheduled Hearing.
Revised Hearing Dates
6At the Parties’ request, the 17-day Hearing will commence on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 10 a.m. through to, and including, May 29, 2026, by video conference. No further Notice will be issued.
7Parties 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:
GoTo Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/719383509;
Access Code: 719-383-509
8Parties 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.
9Persons 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: +1-647-497-9373 or (Toll Free) 1-888-299-1889. The Access Code is as indicated above.
10Individuals 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 hearing by video 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.
ORDER
11The Tribunal Orders that the Procedural Order is approved as contained in Schedule 1.
“S. Tousaw”
S. TOUSAW
VICE-CHAIR
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: www.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.
Schedule 1