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Ontario judge rules that, under "changing nature of farming", ATV was "self-propelled implement of husbandry" 23 Jul 2013 | 08:30 pm
A farmer used an ATV to travel on a public gravel road for approximately 30 seconds to get to a pasture to check on his sheep. He was struck from behind by a truck and suffered permanent cognitive an...
Manitoba Court of Appeal upholds convictions for maintaining illegal trenches 22 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
Employees from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Manitoba had investigated the unauthorized draining of wetlands on a farm in 1998. The landowner obtained licenses from DNR for four specif...
Dairy farm fined after renovating barn without renewing expired nutrient management strategy 18 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
From the Ministry of the Environment: Dunnville Company Fined $5,000 for Violation of the Nutrient Management Strategy Cayuga - A Dunnville company was fined $5,000 for constructing a building or st...
Company fined for manure discharge into municipal drain 18 Jul 2013 | 07:56 pm
From the Ministry of the Environment: Shedden Company Fined $25,000 for Manure Discharge St. Thomas - A Shedden company was fined $25,000 for discharging pig manure into the Kerstan Municipal Drain ...
Chicken farmer fined over improper disposal of dead animals 28 Jun 2013 | 12:09 am
From the Ministry of the Environment: Thorold Resident Fined $7,000 For Improper Farming Practices St. Catharines – A Thorold resident was fined $7,000 for failing to comply with a ministry order an...
Who owns the tree that straddles the property line? 26 Jun 2013 | 06:53 pm
One neighbour contended that a Norway Maple Tree straddled the property line. The other neighbour wanted to cut the tree down. She applied to the Court for an order stating that she was the sole own...
Court of Appeal upholds decision requiring municipality to honour drainage agreement 22 Jun 2013 | 01:12 am
In a previous post (January, 2013), I reported on a Superior Court decision requiring a municipality to honour a drainage agreement from 1953. The agreement required the municipality to maintain and ...
Divisional Court upholds OMB on question of reduction in market value for contamination 30 May 2013 | 07:38 am
The City of Toronto appealed an OMB decision awarding more than $3.3 million for market value on the expropriation of a contaminated property. The property in question was the former site of a soft d...
Divisional Court upholds OMB on question of reduction in market value for contamination 30 May 2013 | 07:38 am
The City of Toronto appealed an OMB decision awarding more than $3.3 million for market value on the expropriation of a contaminated property. The property in question was the former site of a soft d...
Wheel off wood chipper case sent back for new trial 25 Apr 2013 | 05:47 pm
Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) officers investigated a truck stopped along a highway. Attached to the truck was a wood chipping machine that was missing its right wheel. The hub of the whe...
