Article content Opponents of the province’s plan to build a new jail on Kempville farmland will have their day in court after a judge ruled their case can proceed with a judicial review. Article content Justice Robert Smith said in his ruling this week that the opposition group’s legal effort to overturn the province’s decision should be heard by a full judicial panel of the Divisional Court. The judge noted in his decision that the province “failed to follow several provisions of its provincial policy statement when deciding to build a correctional facility in the town of Kemptville.” The ruling clears yet another hurdle in the ongoing efforts by grassroots opposition groups — the crowdfunded legal challenge is headed by residents Kirk Albert and Victor Lachance — to reverse the province’s decision to build the proposed 235-bed Eastern Ontario Correctional Center in their community.…
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Rezoning bylaw holds up in BC court, inspiring Ontario MPP
VANCOUVER — A BC city’s bylaw that rezones property as rental-only has withstood another court challenge, affirming legislation brought in by the province to protect renters. It’s a legal victory that Ontario housing advocates have once again turned their eyes to developments on the West Coast. The City of New Westminster, a Vancouver suburb of about 70,000 people, won a provincial court decision appeals Monday, preserving a zoning bylaw preventing owners from living in their properties in areas designated for rental use only. The aim is to protect rental units by not letting individual owners move in or demolish them to build condos.…