Category Archives: Municipal Law
Do Covenants to Compensate for Designation as an Historical Resource Run with the Land?
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
Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance
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
Fowl Play? A Look into Recent Canadian Reform Efforts for Backyard Chicken Legislation
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
Transporting Liberty: Where Is The Track Heading?
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
Gardening on Vacant Land –Through Calgary’s Lens
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
