Category Archives: Municipal Law

Do Covenants to Compensate for Designation as an Historical Resource Run with the Land?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: Do Covenants to Compensate for Designation as an Historical Resource Run with the Land? Case considered: Equitable Trust Company v Lougheed Block Inc, 2013 ABQB 209. The foreclosure proceedings taken with respect to the historic Lougheed Building at … Continue reading →

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Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF version: Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance Case considered: Smith v St Albert (City), 2012 ABQB 780. In January, 2013, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Terry Clackson ruled that a recent St. Albert bylaw that restricted the … Continue reading →

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Fowl Play? A Look into Recent Canadian Reform Efforts for Backyard Chicken Legislation

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Heather Beyko

By: Heather Beyko PDF Version: Fowl Play? A Look into Recent Canadian Reform Efforts for Backyard Chicken Legislation Case Commented On: R v Hughes, 2012 ABPC 250 The idea of local food sustainability is hard to argue with. Locally grown … Continue reading →

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Transporting Liberty: Where Is The Track Heading?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Ola Malik

PDF version: Transporting Liberty: Where Is The Track Heading? Case Considered: R v S.A., 2012 ABQB 311, overturning 2011 ABPC 269 In many Canadian cities and towns, public transit is the only available means for some citizens to go about … Continue reading →

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Gardening on Vacant Land –Through Calgary’s Lens

Posted on July 9, 2012 by David Laidlaw

PDF version: Gardening on Vacant Land –Through Calgary’s Lens Comment: Gardening on Vacant Land in Calgary – Part II The ABlawg post Part I of Gardening on Vacant Land in Calgary, Verdant History, Volatile Endeavor, described the rich history of … Continue reading →

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