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Warning Letters Are Not Decisions
In 1985 the Town of Black Diamond issued a development permit to fence a downtown property and store vehicles on that lot. That permit expired two years later and was never renewed. In 2004 the Town...
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Approved “In Principle” is Approved
Paul Hurley applied to construct a cabin on his family plot in Oliver’s Cove Newfoundland. The plan was for a rustic, off-grid that he described as “a traditional saltbox house.” In 2013 he applied...
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No Liability for Sign Bylaw
The City of Mississauga was found to owe no duty of care to a sign company that made a claim negligence for the enforcement of its sign bylaw. Canamex Promotions is a company that sells and leases...
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Can’t Smoke Hookah
Abdolabbas Abdiannia and Abdolhamid Mohammadian were charged with a violation of Vancouver Health Bylaw 9535 for allowing hookah smoking at their hookah shops. They were convicted at trial and...
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Church-Sponsored Business
Sarnia was dealt a blow by the Ontario Court of Appeal on July 3, 2015 in its attempts to regulate a homeless shelter on church property. The River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Sarnia...
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Uber Wins Again
On July 3, 2015 Justice Dunphy denied the City of Toronto its injunction against Uber. His reasons are succinctly summed up at the close of the decision: “Accepting calls for transportation does...
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No Penalty for Contempt
In one of two disappointing contempt decisions, Justice Pritchard of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench made a finding of contempt against Gregory Schmidt with no substantive penalty. Mr. Schmidt...
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Contempt without Contempt
In the other disappointing contempt decision released in July, Justice Edwards fails to find contempt for a failure to remove a berm. York obtained a court order against Mr. DiBlasi in May of 2014...
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Trust Doesn’t Fade
A town hall in southern Ontario was established through a written instrument on May 15, 1923. The Woodsman of the World gave land, in trust, to three people as trustees to be used as a public hall. The...
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Building Inspections… Years Later
The Tsengs built a two story addition to their home in 2006 without zoning approval or a building permit. After years of work by the City, the Tsengs obtained a permit and zoning approval in 2013....
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