As we said in September’s Leaside Life, the date of October 12 is set for another pre-hearing conference when the chair will decide the Issues List and the Procedural Rules for the hearing. Since then RioCan has continued to press for mediation to begin on October 20. This will be decided at the pre-hearing conference on October 12.
The mediation has ended, the Ontario Municipal Board has approved the result and we can now announce what will happen at 262 Bessborough (the Thomas G. Elgie Farmhouse). There will be two additional houses on …more
It’s got to come to a head! Should the developer, with the tacit agreement of the City, be allowed to create a potential disaster for neighbouring (and future) residents? I’m referring to the placing of …more
When is a renovation truly a renovation, and when is it a ruse for avoiding additional “minor variances”? This question arose during a recent Committee of Adjustment (CoA) hearing to consider an application for minor …more
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