Client Newsletter – Spring 2012
Please click the link to the left to access a PDF of the client newsletter. Welcome to the Spring 2012 edition of our Client Update Newsletter. Here, we provide you […]
Engineering & Infrastucture
WeirFoulds partner Brad McLellan was interviewed as part of the panel of experts. See attached article for full details.
Toronto Construction Association members to receive discounted rates from ADR Institute of Ontario
Ackerley, a partner in the law firm of WeirFoulds, said the association believes the program will provide “a great benefit” to its members, given that disputes are a common feature […]
Social worker, lawyer receive Ryerson alumni awards
Former Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) president, Frank Walwyn, was honoured with an Alumni Award of Distinction. He is a 1989 Business Administration program graduate. Read the full article […]
Saving Ontario’s Heritage: The Municipal Application of Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
Introduction The Ontario Heritage Act, “an Act to provide for the Conservation, Protection and Preservation of the Heritage of Ontario”, (the “Act”) has been with us, in principle, since March […]
Heavy industry prohibited from employment lands
The St. Mary’s site was subject to a thorough site-specific land-use impact assessment at the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) triggered by the company’s appeal of the city’s interim control bylaw […]
Vaughan launches multi-million suit against city hall design firm
It appears the honeymoon is over between the City of Vaughan and the world-renowned architect it commissioned to design the new city hall, The Citizen has learned. Vaughan politicians may […]
I’m gonna overrule a council decision and declare transit city dead and bury the eglinton LRT and … actually Mr. Mayor … you probably can’t do that;
When Mayor Rob Ford declared Transit City dead, was he overstepping his authority, as some councillors suggested this week, or was he merely acting in the tradition of all great […]
Counsel to Counsel: Beware of approaching council
It may come as a surprise to some lawyers and municipal staff that it is not appropriate for a lawyer to contact a municipal councillor, or staff vested with decision-making […]
OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?
An interview clip regarding the on-going debate about banning the wearing of the Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada. See video link here: Raj Anand, OMNI South Asian News
Municipal Councillors – Don’t even think about it! The unprecedented decision in Mondoux v Tuchenhagen
Every municipal councillor and municipal legal advisor in Ontario should be aware of both the majority and dissenting reasons in the judgement of the Ontario Divisional Court in Mondoux v […]
Eyebrows raised over municipal conflict application
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. For one Thunder Bay, Ont., city councillor, it was also found to be an illegal thing. A recent decision from the Ontario Superior […]
Batty v City of Toronto: Municipalities at Forefront of Occupy Movement
As part of the global “Occupy Wall Street” movement throughout October and November, many Canadian municipalities found their parks occupied by protesters. With little public space available in these cities’ […]
Uncontrolled spending
It’s safe to say Greater Sudbury is the only municipality in Ontario that allows its elected officials to direct taxpayers’ money to their employers, friends and associates without oversight or […]
Backtrack on shark fin ban; Mississauga votes to repeal its ban, at least temporarily, before talks with Ottawa
The movement to have cities ban shark fin products experienced a setback Wednesday as Mississauga councillors repealed the ban they passed in October.