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Lawsuit over fall at historic Nova Scotia lighthouse allowed to proceed
January 31, 2023 Keith Doucette - THE CANADIAN PRESSHALIFAX – An American tourist who alleges she was injured in a fall at Nova Scotia’s historic Five Islands Lighthouse in July 2017 can proceed with her lawsuit, a Nova Scotia judge has ruled. Mary Riddle of Pennsylvania is suing…
Proposal to mostly ban tobogganing in Oshawa, Ont. parks draws criticism
January 19, 2023 Jordan Omstead - THE CANADIAN PRESSA proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two municipal parks in a city east of Toronto is drawing criticism from lawyers who say the plan won’t boost safety and could limit access to the popular winter pastime. But the…
Supreme Court of Canada won’t reverse this municipal liability finding
August 17, 2021 by Greg MeckbachAn August 12 Supreme Court of Canada decision means a Toronto-area municipality remains not liable for an electric shock suffered by a teenager at a public sports field. Zoe Onley was 18 when she was placing soccer on a wet…
How your advice can help flood-proof future real estate development
August 26, 2020 by Adam MalikThere’s not enough collaboration between stakeholders in Canada’s real estate sector and risk professionals with information about natural hazards, and real estate investments could drown as a result, an expert warned. If real estate is constantly being exposed to damage…
Supreme Court of Canada will not hear appeal from municipality ruled negligent after cyclist breaks neck
February 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s highest court announced Thursday it will not hear an appeal from a municipality that was sued, under Ontario’s Occupiers Liability Act, by a cyclist who broke his neck after attempting to ride over an obstacle at an adventure park.…
Court finds Ontario municipality breached duty of care under Occupiers’ Liability Act in operation of mountain bike park
May 19, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAn Ontario municipality is liable, under the province’s Occupiers’ Liability Act, for injuries that rendered a cyclist a quadriplegic after he fell while riding over a teeter-totter-type obstacle at a mountain bike park, the provincial appeal court has ruled. In…