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Risk Management Considerations for Preventing Bullying in Schools

While nobody likes a bully, undeniably, they are everywhere – in the workplace, on transit, and perhaps...

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Sidewalk Inspection Procedures

According to sections 16.1(1) and 16.2(1) of Ontario Regulation 239/02 Minimum Maintenance Standards for Munic...

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Significant Weather Event

As municipalities prepare for winter, they plan their operations based on their knowledge of local weather and...

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Waivers Upheld in the Latest Court Challenge

Summary of two recent cases where waivers were upheld on appeal; Schnarr v. Blue Mountain and Woodhouse v. Sno...

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Winter Closure of Sidewalks and Bicycle Lanes

Section 16.8 of Ontario Regulation 239/02 Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Roads (MMS) allows a mun...

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Winter Sidewalk Maintenance

A municipality has a duty to keep their sidewalks in reasonably safe conditions for pedestrians who are using...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation - Johnson et al. v. Town of Milton et al.

On the afternoon of September 13, 1992, Robert and Nelly Johnson were riding their tandem bicycle northbound a...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation - Hussack v. Chilliwack School District No.33

Devon Hussack, a Grade 7 student at Vedder Middle School in Chilliwack, was hit in the face with a field hocke...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation - Accurate Delivery of Course Curriculum is Required

The increased competition for students has led some educational institutions to establish partnerships or tran...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation House et al v. Baird, Murray and Township of Wilmot, 2015 ONSC

Section 44 of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides for a cause of action against a municipality that fails to keep...

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