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With the goal of reaching aggressive emissions reductions targets established by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”), New York is targeting building...

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  BARRIE, ONT. -- Researchers with Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) are surveying the damage in a Barrie, Ont., neighbourhood after an EF-2 tornado touched down last week and said they believe some of the destruction was preventable. In all, 71 homes were deemed uninhabitable, and roughly 100 people were displaced. According to Dr. Connell Miller, a researcher with NTP, much of the damage caused by the powerful storm may not have happened if certain protocols were followed. "We saw non-su...

Article content Sault Ste. Marie’s property standards bylaw is getting an upgrade. City council approved an amendment to the property standards bylaw Monday that will provide bylaw officers with additional tools to ensure vacant property do not pose a public safety hazard or nuisance to the community. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Property standards amendment designed to prevent safety hazards Back to video The change is a result of recommenda...

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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Up until now, developers have been able to input the costs of existing bonusing by-laws (i.e., development charges and parkland by-laws) into their pro forma when the amount has been finalized. However, these amounts have been dependant on individual ward councillors, whom have been given great amounts of discretion by their municipalities. The result has been varying amounts of charges and a...

Article content The owners of the former Sands motel say they are negotiating the sale of the downtown property, just as the city seeks quotes for the site’s eventual demolition. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sands owners negotiating a sale Back to video In an email to The Nugget, owner Paul Lamarche says the sale of the property is being negotiated and they are “excited to see what the new owners will be doing with it.” The Sands property...

Introduction The City of Toronto (the "City") has released details of its proposed inclusionary zoning framework. At its September 22, 2020 meeting, the Planning and Housing Committee endorsed a draft official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment to implement inclusionary zoning as a basis for public consultation. While final approval by Council is still many months away, the details of the report paint a clearer picture for the development community in Toronto of what is to come. Backgro...

  KITCHENER -- The Chief Building Official in Cambridge has issued an Emergency Order to go ahead with the demolition of the former Preston Springs Hotel. In a news release, Dennis Purcell cited "immediate risk to the community" in his decision, pointing to the "unsafe condition of the structure, approaching winter weather, and the ongoing challenges of securing the property from trespassers." "Unfortunately, it has now come to a point where the structure is unsound and a threat to public s...

Counsel: C.G. Bendick, for the respondent Keywords: Provincial Offences, Building Code Violations, Administrative Law, Orders, Collateral Attack, Building Code Act, ss. 1, ss. 8(1), ss. 12(2), ss. 25, ss. 36(1), R v Consolidated Maybrun Mines Ltd., [1998] 1 SCR 706, Wilson v The Queen, [1983] 2 SCR 594, R v Bird, 2019 SCC 7, Garland v Consumers Gas Co., 2004 SCC 25, Amtim Capital Inc. v Appliance Recycling Centers of America, 2014 ONCA 62, R v Domm, (1996) 31 OR (3d) 540 (CA), Canada (At...