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Municipal & Planning Law Blog
Current issues and updates on law, legislation and policy.
| The provisions of Ontario's Environmental Protection Act that will make the filing of a Record of Site Condition mandatory in a number of circumstances where a change in property use occurs (regardless [read more]Monday, 20 June 2005 |
| Bill 133, known colloquially as the "Spills Bill", received Royal Assent on June 13, 2005 and is now in force. The Royal Assent version of Bill 133 (now S.O. 2005, [read more]Thursday, 16 June 2005 |
| The Province of Ontario has established the Greenblet Foundation, and given it a one time grant of $25 milllion to coordinate and fund activities such as the promotion of agriculture and [read more]Thursday, 16 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 136, thePlaces to GrowAct, today received third reading from the Legislative Assembly, was given Royal Assent, and is now in force. Cabinet now has the power to put in place growth [read more]Monday, 13 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Legislative Assembly has passed Bill 186, which changes thecomposition of Region of Peel Council for the 2006 election. Itwas given Royal Assent today, and is now in force. It passed [read more]Monday, 13 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Minister of Natural Resources today announced approval of the revisedNiagara Escarpment Plan, based on the results of the statutory reviewthat began in 1999. The review included 6 discussion [read more]Thursday, 9 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a decision released June 6, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the South Residents and Ratepayers Association from a decision of the Divisional Court, which had dismissed an application [read more]Monday, 6 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| As part of the ongoing implementation of the Walkerton Inquiry reccommendations, the Ministry of the Environment has filed a number of new regulations under theSafe Drinking Water Act, 2002.
Regulation [read more]Saturday, 4 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| A new Bill 133 came out of Committee on May 30, 2005, was given 2ndreading on June 2, and has been referred back to Committee for further consideration on June 6. 2ndreading is considered approval [read more]Friday, 3 June 2005 |
| The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has announced the establishment of the Greenbelt Council, which will provide advise on the administration of the Greenbelt and guide the government on [read more]Thursday, 2 June 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Divisional Court, in a decision released May 24, 2004, quashed as premature an application for judicial review which sought to compel the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to permit the [read more]Thursday, 26 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Renewal has released "ReNew Ontario" which is a 5 year infrastructure investment plan. It sets out the strategic direction the government [read more]Wednesday, 25 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The City of Toronto and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs have released a progress report from their joint task force which is reviewing the City of Toronto Act and other legislation. The task [read more]Wednesday, 18 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a decision dated May 13, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimouslyupheld the City of Toronto's jurisdiction to pass a pesticide ban.The Court determined that, absent an express direction in theMunicipal [read more]Friday, 13 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| The Ontario budget contains a number of items of interest. They include reference to infrastructure projects the government is working on including
Improvements to Highway 401 and the QEW [read more]Wednesday, 11 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| In a decision released April 28, the Superior Court of Justice hasruled that a permit from MTO is not required for residentialdevelopment within 800 metres of a controlled access highway.InEssex 143 [read more]Monday, 9 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 133, theEnvironmental Enforcement Statute Law Amendment Act, will be considered by the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Thursday May 12. The Bill proposes changes to theEnviroment [read more]Sunday, 8 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 136, thePlaces to Grow Act, has been reported back to the Legislative Assembly from the General Government Committee with amendments, and ordered for third reading.UPDATE Bill 136 has now received [read more]Wednesday, 4 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Three new members have been appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board, as of April 20. They areDoug Gates (former City Solicitor in Oakville);Karlene Hussey (a lawyer from Stratford who has previously [read more]Tuesday, 3 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 92, which makes a minor amendment to the Municipal Act, was given third reading on May 3. It has yet to be given Royal Assent.
The Bill, which amends section 3(1) of the Municipal [read more]Tuesday, 3 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
| Bill 60, An Act to Amend the Heritage Act, has been given Royal Assent and is now in force.
The final version of the Bill, now S.O. 2005, c.6 , can be found at
http://shorl [read more]Tuesday, 3 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
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For the past 18 months, Davis& Company has provided regular e-mail updates on significant developments in law, legislation and policy. From the feedback we have received, [read more]Monday, 2 May 2005 | Chris Barnett |
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