The March 24, 2010 decision of Justice Grace in Wadhwani v. State Farm, 2010 ONSC 2479 allows accident victims that return to work shortly after an accident, but become disabled over time, to recover Income Replacement Benefits (IRBs). Carmen Wadhwani was injured in a motor vehicle accident on September 26, 1997. State Farm was her automobile insurer for the purposes of Statutory Accident Benefits. Ms. Wadhwani was 33 years old at the time of the accident. She had recently started her own business as an aesthetician. Read the rest of this entry »
Onset of Disability Beyond 104 Weeks Allows Entitlement to IRB
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 by Tania Astorino
The New Rules for Contaminated Sites Remediation
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 by Cheryl Gerhardt McLuckie
There have been recent changes to the regulations governing the clean up of environmentally impaired sites in Ontario which will have significant impact on the redevelopment of impacted sites. Anyone considering the purchase and / or redevelopment of an impacted site (a Brownfield) should become familiar with these changes to fully understand their impact on site clean-up, design, construction and costing. Read the rest of this entry »
City of Ottawa Reinstates Brownfields Policy
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 by Michael Hebert
After a 5 ½ month hiatus the City of Ottawa’s Brownfields Redevelopment Program is back in business, effective May 13, 2010. The only significant change from the previous Brownfields Policy, relates to a reduction in infrastructure costs. Henceforth, no coverage will be afforded for offsite infrastructure and onsite infrastructure will be restricted to 50% of the cost. Read the rest of this entry »
Onset of Disability Beyond 104 Weeks Allows Entitlement to IRB
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 by Tania AstorinoThe New Rules for Contaminated Sites Remediation
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 by Cheryl Gerhardt McLuckieThere have been recent changes to the regulations governing the clean up of environmentally impaired sites in Ontario which will have significant impact on the redevelopment of impacted sites. Anyone considering the purchase and / or redevelopment of an impacted site (a Brownfield) should become familiar with these changes to fully understand their impact on site clean-up, design, construction and costing. Read the rest of this entry »
City of Ottawa Reinstates Brownfields Policy
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 by Michael HebertAfter a 5 ½ month hiatus the City of Ottawa’s Brownfields Redevelopment Program is back in business, effective May 13, 2010. The only significant change from the previous Brownfields Policy, relates to a reduction in infrastructure costs. Henceforth, no coverage will be afforded for offsite infrastructure and onsite infrastructure will be restricted to 50% of the cost. Read the rest of this entry »
