The first decision out of Saskatchewan’s Court of Queen’s Bench in 2020 comes as a cautionary tale for municipalities. Justice McMurtry’s decision reinforces the importance for municipalities to play by… Read More
Technology is rapidly advancing and more and more people rely on it for daily activities – this has led to an exponential increase in the collection, use and disclosure of… Read More
The Municipalities Act and related legislation provide significant powers for ratepayers and residents of a municipality to play a direct role in that municipality’s decision making.
A recent example of ratepayers’… Read More
Authors: Robert Tyler, Danielle Dubois
Municipalities across Manitoba will welcome new mayors, reeves and councillors this year. Winnipeg Beach, Dunnotar and Victoria Beach had their elections on July 27. All others… Read More
Authors: Robert Tyler, Danielle Dubois
If a municipality wishes to subdivide a parcel of land for a public works project or other municipal purpose, does it have to go through the… Read More
It’s been said that the oldest rule of administrative law is to give a citizen notice of an alleged transgression or failing before penalizing him because of it. This is… Read More
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP.
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently confirmed in Hope v. Parkdale… Read More
Author: Robert Tyler
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP.
Manitoba municipalities outside the City of Winnipeg do not… Read More
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP.
Authors: Jonathan O'Connor, Steven Robertson, Derek Deacon
On February 25, 2016, British… Read More
This post was written prior to our January 2017 merger, under our previous firm name, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP.
The Saskatchewan Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010, SS 2010, c… Read More
