Municipal, Planning & Environmental Law Group Blog

Current issues and updates on law, legislation and policy for Canadian municipal, planning and environmental concerns.

Author: Chris Barnett, Laura K. Bisset, David I. Crocker, Lana J. Finney and Liliane E. Gingras are all lawyers at Davis, which has eight offices in Canada. The firm also authors Video Game Law Blog, Renewable Energy & Sustainable Development Group Blog and the Davis LLP Newsroom.

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Recent Posts from Municipal, Planning & Environmental Law Group Blog

OSC releases Staff Notice calling for improved environmental disclosure
Reporting issuers must improve their disclosure of known and contingent environmental liabilities in continuous disclosure documents. That is the message of the Ontario Securities Commission's Staff Notice 51-716 on Environmental Reporting (the 'Staff Notice'), released…
Key Kearl oil sands permit dries up in wake of Federal Court decision
Posted by Andrew Lord The federal government reportedly revoked Imperial Oil's permit to take water for the planned Kearl oil sands project. Imperial Oil's legal challenge of that decision is expected to be heard in…
Consultations Begin-- 2008 Amendments to the Building Code
Submitted by Alexis Alyea Starting February 15, 2008, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing will begin the public consultation process with respect to proposed amendments to the Building Code. These amendments contemplate requiring…
Proposed Ban on the Cosmetic Use of Pesticides
Submitted by Alexis Alyea On January 18, 2008 the Ontario Ministry of the Environment posted a 'Notice of intent to introduce legislation that would ban the cosmetic use of pesticides in Ontario' on the Environmental…
Province releases proposed final built boundary for Places to Grow
On November 20, MPIR released the mapping for the "proposed" final built boundary as referred to in Places to Grow. Once the boundary is final, municipalities will be required to include it in their official…
Top Blog Award from LexisNexis
We are pleased to announce that our blog has been selected to be featured in the 'Top Blogs' section of the recently released LexisNexis Environmental law and Climate Change Center. The selection of the was…
Class Action certification for property damage due to TCE contamination upheld by the Alberta Court of Appeal
Last month the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the certification of a class action against the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited relating to TCE contamination. The action alleged that the putative class members had suffered a…
Interesting Court of Appeal decision regarding damages arising from the purchase of contaminated property
The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently rendered an interesting decision dealing with damages in the event of the purchase of contaminated property, Lionhead Investments Inc. and Petro-Canada. See the Ontario Court of Appeal decision…
Final Report of the Agency Cluster Facilitator Released
The Final Report of the Agency Cluster Facilitator has been released and Kevin Whitaker named as the Agency Cluster Facilitator. Mr. Whitaker will work with five tribunals in the municipal, environmental and land use planning…
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Windsor's Application for Leave to Appeal regarding Validity of Licensing By-law for Adult Entertainers
The City of Windsor enacted a by-law which created the licensing scheme for adult entertainers in the City. The by-law required that those who fell within the definition of "dancer" must be licensed and pay…