Court of Appeal for Ontario

Date: 2017-06-28 Docket: C61442

Judges: Strathy C.J.O., Cronk and Pepall JJ.A.

Parties

Between

Lisa Marie Belanger, Craig Belanger, Christine Belanger, Lori Belanger, Aime Belanger, Gail Kennedy and John Laughlin

Respondents (Plaintiffs)

and

The Regional Municipality of Sudbury and The City of Greater Sudbury

Appellants (Defendants)

Counsel

For the Appellant, The Regional Municipality of Sudbury: C. Kirk Boggs and David Litwin

For the Respondents: Paul J. Pape, Shantona Chaudhury, Jerome Morse and Joanna L. Nairn

Hearing and Appeal

Heard: May 10, 2017

On appeal from: The judgment of Regional Senior Justice R.D. Gordon of the Superior Court of Justice, dated November 17, 2015, with reasons reported at 2015 ONSC 7071.

Costs Endorsement

[1] This court's reasons for judgment in this matter issued on May 26, 2017. In those reasons, the court requested written submissions on costs from the parties. The court has now received and reviewed those submissions.

[2] Given the outcome of the appeal, the Bill of Costs filed by the respondents, and the matters at issue, the respondents are entitled to their costs of the appeal. We fix those costs in the total amount of $95,000, inclusive of disbursements and all applicable taxes.

"G.R. Strathy C.J.O."

"E.A. Cronk J.A."

"S.E. Pepall J.A."