Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal)

Hearing Schedule

• January 2020 Hearings
• February 2020 Hearings
• March 2020 Hearings
• April 2020 Hearings

Table 1. January 2020 Hearings

Name of Hearing	Appellant(s)	Respondent(s)	Statute(s)	Hearing Date	Hearing Location	Additional Notes
Skotidakis Goat Farm (1048547 Ontario Inc.) v Motion for Production	John Skotidakis and Skotidakis Dairy	Dairy Farmers of Ontario	Section 16 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.16	Friday, January 10, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	12-2 Hearing Room, Assessment Review Board at 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 (12th Floor) Toronto, Ontario	Hearing open to the public
SWB Poultry Farms Ltd. et al v Egg Farmers of Ontario Adjourned TBD	SWB Poultry Farms Ltd., Samantha Bloeman of Lucan, Ontario; TVA Farms Ltd., Theodore (Theo) Van Aert, Sim Farms Ltd., Diane Van Aert, Simon Van Aert and Luke Van Aert of Watford, Ontario	Egg Farmers of Ontario	Section 16 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.16	Monday, January 13, Tuesday, January 14 and Wednesday, January 15, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	Tribunal's hearing room, Ontario Government Building, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario	Hearing open to the public

Table 2. February 2020 Hearings

Name of Hearing	Appellant(s)	Respondent(s)	Statute(s)	Hearing Date	Hearing Location	Additional Notes
Holland Marsh Drain 2019	Anthony and Tracey Melidy of Bradford, Ontario	Municipality of Bradford West Gwillimbury	Section 5(2)(a) of the Drainage Act	Wednesday, February 12, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	Zima Room, Library and Cultural Centre, 425 Holland Street West, Bradford, Ontario	Hearing open to the public

Table 3. March 2020 Hearings

Name of Hearing	Appellant(s)	Respondent(s)	Statute(s)	Hearing Date	Hearing Location	Additional Notes
London Dairy Farms Ltd. v Dairy Farmers of Ontario	1625034 Ontario Inc. (London Dairy Farms Ltd. and Mount Elgin Dairy Farms) of London, Ontario	Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO)	Section 16 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.16	Wednesday, March 4 thru to Friday, March 6, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	Tribunal's hearing room, Ontario Government Building, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario	Hearing open to the public
Sturgeon Creek Drain Outlet	Herm and Elizabeth Dick of Leamington, Ontario	Municipality of Leamington	Sections 48 and 54 of the Drainage Act	Wednesday, March 18, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	Council Chambers, Municipality of Leamington, 111 Erie Street N, Leamington, Ontario	Hearing open to the public
Glenny Municipal Drain	Dung Le of Pickering, Ontario, Gloria M. Poulsen of Stevensville, Ontario and Ira J. Band of Toronto, Ontario (acting as Power of Attorney for Philip E. Band)	Town of Fort Erie	Section 54 of the Drainage Act	Tuesday, March 24 thru to Thursday, March 26, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	Council Chambers, Town of Fort Erie, 1 Municipal Centre Drive, Fort Erie, Ontario	Hearing open to the public
Van Wyk v DFO	Jesse Van Wyk of Salford, Ontario	Dairy Farmers of Ontario	Section 16 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.16	Friday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 31, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	Tribunal's hearing room, Ontario Government Building, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario	Hearing open to the public

Table 4. April 2020 Hearings

Name of Hearing	Appellant(s)	Respondent(s)	Statute(s)	Hearing Date	Hearing Location	Additional Notes
John Parks Drain No. 1	Gina and Francesco Storino of Amherstburg, Ontario	Town of Amherstburg	Sections 48 and 54 of the Drainage Act	Tuesday, April 28, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m.	Council Chambers, Town of Amherstburg, 271 Sandwich Street South, Amherstburg, Ontario	Hearing open to the public