BACKGROUNDER Illegal Water Taking at Leitrim and elsewhere On October 26, 2007, alerted by observations made by members of the community, the Ministry of the Environment issued a Provincial Officer’s Order to Findlay Creek Properties Ltd., Taggart Construction and 1374537 Ontario Ltd. as provided for in section 34.1 of the Ontario Water Resources Act. The…
Leitrim Wetland
COMMITTEE DEBATE Feb 12, 2009 After two delays because a staff report was not available, the Motion sponsored by Councillors Rick Chiarelli and Alex Cullen will finally be considered at Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee at its meeting of Tuesday, February 17, 2009. The meeting, to be held in the Champlain Room at City…
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…
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…
On May 20, 2009 the Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital and the Sierra Club Canada filed an application with the Environmental Review Tribunal for Leave to Appeal a 10-year Permit To Take Water issued on April 27, 2009. They also filed a Motion for an Interim Stay. (Supporting the Motion was an Affidavit sworn by…
Appeal of Water Taking Permit at Leitrim Settled On March 23, 2010, the Environmental Review Tribunal accepted a settlement that had been reached between the developers of Findlay Creek Village and the Appellants (the Greenspace Alliance and Sierra Club Canada) acting on behalf of the Friends of Leitrim Wetland. In July 2009, the Tribunal had…
On December 19, 2008, on the heels of action at the municipal level, the Greenspace Alliance, represented by Ecojustice, filed an application for Leave to Appeal the award of costs issued by the Divisional Court on December 10. The application to the Ontario Court of Appeal asserts that the Divisional Court made errors of law,…
Metro, on page 3 of its November 5, 2008 Ottawa edition, had a newsflash: “Court costs will break us, environment group claims A city environmental group that unsuccessfully challenged an OMB decision fears it will have to shut down if a developer’s demands for legal costs are awarded. The Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital says…
On July 11, 2008, a proposal to pump up to 17 million litres per day from the Leitrim Wetland area was posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights web site (EBR # 010-4134). This permit would be good for ten years. The comment period was to end on August 10 but an extension to September…
On July 21, 2008, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal dismissed a motion by Findlay Creek Properties Ltd. The motion sought to dismiss an application for Leave to Appeal a permit issued by the Ministry of the Environment to pump water out of Leitrim Wetland. The appeal is spearheaded by the Greenspace Alliance and the Sierra…