Court of Appeal Confirms Municipal Authority to Negotiate Water Services In East Hants (Municipality) v. Nova Scotia (Utility and Review Board), 2020 NSCA 41, the Court of Appeal confirmed a municipality’s authority to negotiate a water [...]
Sweeping Changes to Expropriation Compensation In 2019 the Province of Nova Scotia made significant changes to the way expropriation compensation is determined. According to the Province, the changes were made to ensure that claimants [...]
Municipal Law Newsletter Summer, 2019 Development Agreements and the Authority of the UARB Development Agreements are an important tool, allowing municipalities to negotiate terms between a property owner/developer and a municipality. These agreements can [...]
Municipal Procurement – Request for Proposal or Tender? Municipalities can procure design and construction services in a number of ways. This article focuses on two of the most common - Requests for Proposals (“RFPs”) and [...]
When can Municipal Water Utilities Disconnect Service?The recent decision of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in Colchester County v. Wall, 2018 NSCA 67, provides a good reminder of the process to be followed when [...]
Case Commentary – Dangerous or Unsightly Premises (Rehberg v. Halifax Regional Municipality) Municipal Law Newsletter Rehberg v. Halifax Regional Municipality, 2018 NSSC 142, addresses issues that arise when a municipal unit designates a property [...]
Recreational cannabis: What are municipalities’ responsibilities? Municipal Law Newsletter – Summer 2018 As the federal government moves to legalize recreational cannabis use, many of the day-to-day responsibilities of regulation will fall to municipalities. Municipalities [...]
Legal Update – Unsightly Properties and Third Parties Municipal Law Newsletter – January 2018 Municipalities often struggle when dealing with properties which are dangerous and unsightly. The costs of remediating these properties are difficult [...]
New High Water Mark for Expropriation Compensation in Nova Scotia May 2017 For the first time, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has based expropriation compensation on the reasonable probability that a property [...]
Dealing with Voting Irregularities in a Municipal Election February 2017 Sometimes the ballot box does not conclusively determine the result of a municipal election. Allegations about irregularities at the polling station can threaten the [...]