Court File and Parties
Court File No.: CV-20-00636062-00CP Date: 2026-03-18 Superior Court of Justice - Ontario
Re: Jessica Dawn Crevier and Gavin Krause, Plaintiffs
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1351895 Ontario Limited O/A Elmpark Manor Apartments and Ontario Corporation 256199 o/a Ronkay Management Inc., Defendants
Before: Justice E.M. Morgan
Counsel: Darryl Singer and Mathura Santhirasegaram, for the Plaintiffs Elizabeth Bowker and Avi Sharabi, for the Defendants
Heard: Motion in writing
Notice Endorsement
1The parties have reached a tentative settlement of the action, which will require court approval under section 29 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, SO 1992, c. 6 ("CPA"). The Plaintiffs seek approval for the form and method of dissemination of their proposed Notice of Settlement and other matters relating to the forthcoming settlement approval hearing.
2In this action, the residents of a a high-rise residential building at 235 Gosford Boulevard, Toronto (the "Gosford Apartments") claim against the owner and manager of the building for damages suffered in relation to a fire that occurred on November 15, 2019. Tragically, the fire resulted in death of one resident of the building and the displacing of hundreds of others.
3The Statement of Claim was issued on February 10, 2020. The action was certified under section 5(1) of the CPA on August 16, 2022: Crevier v. Ronkay Management Inc., 2022 ONSC 4710. The terms of a proposed Settlement Agreement dated as of March 4, 2026 were agreed upon at a pre-trial conference held on October 24, 2025.
4The form of Notice to the class members, along with the proposed means of disseminating the Notice, are set out in the Settlement Agreement. The key elements of the Notice plan are:
a) Class counsel will disseminate notices by email to class members for whom valid email addresses are available. The email will contain links to Notices, class counsel's website, and will include information on how to contact class counsel for questions;
b) Class counsel will distribute the Notice to the media through Cision Newswire or a similar service;
c) Class counsel will maintain a toll-free telephone service to respond to class members' inquiries; and
d) Class counsel will post the Notices on their website.
5The Notices appear to me to provide adequate notice to the class members. They supply sufficient information to advise of the terms of the proposed settlement and to allow class members to make a determination with respect to how to express any concerns about the settlement and to the procedure and timeline for voicing an objection to the proposed settlement. Any such objections can be made until April 3, 2026.
6The dissemination methods proposed by class counsel likewise appear to me to be an efficient way to provide the requisite notice to the class. One of the representative Plaintiffs has deposed as to the efforts he has made to get in touch with class members and to acquire as many of their email addresses as possible.
7The form of Notice and dissemination methods proposed by the Plaintiffs and class counsel are hereby approved.
8The settlement approval hearing will be heard by me on April 7, 2026.
9There will be an Order to go as submitted by class counsel and revised by me.
Date: March 18, 2026 Morgan J.