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Rights of Property Owners Regarding Flooding
As summer approaches and folks get back to their camps/cottages on the lake, it is a great time to do a refresher on riparian rights (rights inherent to lands where the property boundary is the high water mark of an...
Ontario’s High Water – Part 2: Legal Implications
In this continuation of our June 2020 blog on Ontario’s High Water, we will look at the legal implications of the inundation of water that parts of Ontario are expected to endure over the coming years. For the last number...
Bill 197 and the Construction Industry
The Provincial government release and passed Bill 197 on July 21, 2020. This omnibus Bill makes changes to 20 statues, including the Development Charges Act, the Planning Act, the Building Code Act, the Drainage Act, and the Environmental Assessment Act....
Ontario’s High Water – Part 1
High water in Ontario is becoming the norm. Two of the last four years have brought devastating floods to different regions of Ontario. Our system of lakes and rivers is overloaded and the largest indications of that are the water...
Rising Environmental Compliance Costs – Ottawa Construction News
"Are general contractors, skilled trades and suppliers in Ottawa aware of the legal risks and challenges of currently evolving environmental issues and legislation?" We spoke with Ottawa Construction News this month regarding climate-related regulatory compliance for the region's construction industry...
Does the “polluter pays” principle hold up?
The "polluter pays" principle states that the party who caused the contamination should be held responsible to pay for the costs of that contamination. It is one of the foundational principles of environmental law in Canada. However, there are other...
