Lord Mayor candidates who did not win

Pat Darte candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Pat Darte is a candidate for Lord Mayor in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Daniel Turner candidate response to SORE

Article posted on September 23, 2018

Daniel Turner is a candidate for Lord Mayor in the upcoming NOTL election who provided responses to SORE’s 7 questions.

Update re Marotta Group legal proceedings

May 20, 2020

SORE is pleased to report that the Conservation Review Board (CRB) has now set hearing dates in December of this year on the Marotta group request for a review by that tribunal of the Town’s decision in August of 2018 to initiate the designation of the Rand Estate under the Ontario Heritage Act. Several hearing days have been set aside starting on December 9.

The CRB does not have the authority to overturn Council’s decision; merely to hear evidence and make recommendations to Council. SORE fully expects the CRB to support your elected Council’s decision to issue the Notices of Intent to Designate. We will provide further information closer to the start of that hearing.

Separately, our supporters will recall that the Marotta group brought an application to Superior Court to challenge the legality of the Town’s Notices of Intent to Designate. That application was rejected in its entirety this spring and both the Town and SORE were awarded significant legal costs payable by the Marotta companies.

An appeal of that decision has now been brought by the Marotta companies to the Ontario Court of Appeal. SORE will be filing its responding materials with the Court of Appeal very shortly and we look forward to receiving the Town’s materials in due course. A timeline has not yet been set for the hearing of that appeal; we are hoping for sometime this fall.

Thank you as always for your continued support and encouragement.

Reminder re March 19 email

April 8, 2020

The Conservation Review Board has determined that SORE’s post of March 19, 2020 concerning the Rand Estate violated the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Conservation Review Board by publishing information and materials that was confidential.

Marotta group produces new hotel picture

February 17, 2020

The Marotta group has hired an architect to produce a new picture of their proposed hotel/convention centre. Much was made of this rendering in a recent letter to the editor by Mr. Marotta’s lawyer. At this point, however, all we and the Town have are pictures. No detail.

Victory!!!

January 10, 2020

The court application by the Marotta companies to overturn your elected Council’s decision to proceed with designation of the Rand Estate under the Ontario Heritage Act has been completely rejected. In a decision by the Ontario Superior Court, Madame Justice Walters found against the Marotta group on every ground and dismissed their application with costs payable to both the Town and to SORE.

SORE provides update on Conservation Review Board hearing and on prosecution

December 3, 2019

As reported on in our last update, the Conservation Review Board (CRB) held a prehearing conference on Monday, December 2. The CRB heard submissions from the Town and SORE that the uncertainty about the Marotta group’s challenges to the Town’s designation of the Rand Estate under the Heritage Act has dragged on long enough and […]

Lord Mayor candidates who did not win

Pat Darte candidate response to SORE

Daniel Turner candidate response to SORE

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