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Appeal of “last” short-term Permit abandoned

On October 14, 2008, it was decided to abandon our appeal of the latest, and supposedly last, short-term permit to pump water at Leitrim Wetland. The Permit was valid until September 30 and the Ministry has given strong indication that no extension or further short-term permit will be issued. Another short-term Permit, which came to light only recently, is for surface water diversion (up to 32.4 million liters/day) and remains

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Claudia Ruiz June 13, 2017 October 7, 2024

Application for a Permit to Take Water

On December 9, 2007, the Friends of Leitrim Wetland issued a second media release, encouraging the public to object to a new proposal for a Permit To Take Water at Leitrim Wetland that would see 17 million litres of water per day drained from the wetland for the next ten years. This is the equivalent of 50 Olympic-size swimming pools each week. Media Release Communiqué de presse Media coverage.

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Claudia Ruiz June 13, 2017 October 7, 2024

Fast Forward to Sep 2011: The Cost Award Policy is Repealed

At its meeting of 13 April 2011, Council asked Legal Services to review the policy on seeking costs from public interest litigants that was adopted in February 2009. The direction to staff was: “That the City Solicitor review the policy on seeking cost awards as it relates to various cases, including the Friends of Lansdowne litigation, and provide Council with available options.” A report came to the Finance and Economic

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Claudia Ruiz June 13, 2017 October 7, 2024

Media coverage of the Policy on Seeking Cost Awards

Following the discussion at Corporate Committee on February 17, there was a host of media scrums by both English and French media, print, radio and television. Found and heard: “Seek legal costs from litigants, council told – Environmental group argues policy would bankrupt it” by Jake Rupert, Ottawa Citizen, 16 February 2009, (Feb 17 print edition, page C1) “Debate begins on whether city should seek legal costs from groups that

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Claudia Ruiz June 8, 2017 October 7, 2024

Charges laid against Findlay Creek Village developers under the OWRA

Charges under the Ontario Water Resources Act Taggart Construction Limited, Michael E Taggart, 1374537 Ontario Limited, and Findlay Creek Properties Ltd. are charged with: 1) one offence under section 98(2) of the OWRA, highlighted in yellow below under the following provisions of the OWRA: Obstruction 98. (1) No person shall hinder or obstruct any provincial officer or any employee in or agent of the Ministry or the Agency in the

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Claudia Ruiz June 8, 2017 October 7, 2024

LEITRIM ACTION ALERT — 7 October 2008

Protect Leitrim Wetland: please write to the Ministry of the Environment to oppose the developers’ application for a 10-year drainage permit (deadline: October 16). On July 11, 2008, developers submitted a proposal to pump up to 17 million litres per day for ten years from the Leitrim Wetland area (EBR # 010-4134). The Greenspace Alliance and others have commented on this proposal. On September 16, an amended proposal was posted

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Claudia Ruiz June 2, 2017 October 7, 2024

Court decision on cost awards

Meanwhile, on December 10, the Divisional Court issued its Decision on the demand for cost awards.  Finding that the Greenspace Alliance is not a public interest litigant, it agreed with the City’s but reduced the award to the developers to $25,000 “in recognition of the [Alliance’s] limited means.”  The Alliance is seeking leave to appeal this cost award decision to the Ontario Court of Appeal.

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Claudia Ruiz June 1, 2017 October 7, 2024

Rezoning for Phase 2 of Findlay Creek approved

In September 2006, City Council approved a zoning change to allow residential development in phase 2 of Findlay Creek Village that would destroy a significant portion of the wetland in an area that the City itself has rated an important natural area by including it in its Urban Natural Areas Environmental Evaluation Study (UNAEES). This area, # 106 in the UNAEES, has not been properly ecologically evaluated because the developers

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DevAdmin June 1, 2017 October 7, 2024

Letter to Council, opposing Phase 2 rezoning – Sep 2006

26 September 2006 To: All Members of Council Re: Council Agenda 65, for September, 27, 2006, Planning and Environment Report #54A, Item #1 Leitrim – Tartan lands rezoning – Phase 2 Dear Councillors: The Greenspace Alliance of Canada has on numerous previous occasions expressed objections to proposals regarding development around and in the Leitrim Wetlands, most recently when a Plan of Subdivision was before Planning and Environment Committee on June

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DevAdmin June 1, 2017 October 7, 2024

Leave to appeal the PTTW to the Environmental Review Tribunal

On Tuesday, March 11, the Greenspace Alliance and the Sierra Club filed for Leave to Appeal a Permit to take Water issued by the Ministry of Environment on February 22. The permit would allow withdrawal of up to 17 million litres per day until September 30, 2008, in order to allow laying of water and sewer mains in Phase 2 of the Findlay Creek Village development. A summary of the

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iWEBAPP May 27, 2017 October 7, 2024

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