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39678

Tri-C Management Limited, et al. v. Attorney General of Nova Scotia, et al.

(Nova Scotia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2022-04-21 Close file on Leave
2022-04-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, all parties, Re: certificate of taxation
2022-04-05 Certificate of taxation issued to, Sean Foreman, Q.C.
2022-04-05 Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $1,143.67, Reg
2022-04-05 Submission of the bill of costs, Reg
2021-11-09 Bill of costs, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2022-03-22, (Printed version filed on 2021-11-12) Attorney General of Nova Scotia
2021-10-21 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2021-10-21 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2021-10-21 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Number CA 497658, 2021 NSCA 26, dated March 17, 2021, is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2021-09-20 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2021-08-09 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2021-08-16) Attorney General of Nova Scotia
2021-08-09 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2021-09-20, (Printed version due on 2021-08-16) Attorney General of Nova Scotia
2021-06-23 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2021-06-30) Tri-C Management Limited
2021-06-07 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2021-06-07

2021-05-17 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2021-05-17) Tri-C Management Limited
2021-05-17 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Require:
- Trial Court (UARB) Orders (rec'd 2021-06-23)
- Notice of name (rec'd 2021-06-23)
- Filing fee (rec'd 2021-07-30), Completed on: 2021-09-20, (Printed version filed on 2021-05-17)
Tri-C Management Limited

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Tri-C Management Limited Applicant Active
Justamere Café Limited Applicant Active
Pleasant Valley Nurseries Limited Applicant Active
Down to Earth Art Gallery Inc. Applicant Active
Dream Catcher's Deli & Treats Limited Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Nova Scotia Respondent Active
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Tri-C Management Limited

Counsel
Names
Robert H. Pineo
Paul Wadden
Contact information
Patterson Law
1801 Hollis Street
Suite 1200
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2N4
Telephone: (902) 405-8167
FAX: (902) 405-8001
Email: rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
Agent
Name
Moira Dillon
Contact information
Supreme Law Group
1800 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Justamere Café Limited

Counsel
Names
Robert H. Pineo
Paul Wadden
Contact information
Patterson Law
1801 Hollis Street
Suite 1200
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2N4
Telephone: (902) 405-8167
FAX: (902) 405-8001
Email: rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
Agent
Name
Moira Dillon
Contact information
Supreme Law Group
1800 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Pleasant Valley Nurseries Limited

Counsel
Names
Robert H. Pineo
Paul Wadden
Contact information
Patterson Law
1801 Hollis Street
Suite 1200
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2N4
Telephone: (902) 405-8167
FAX: (902) 405-8001
Email: rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
Agent
Name
Moira Dillon
Contact information
Supreme Law Group
1800 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Down to Earth Art Gallery Inc.

Counsel
Names
Robert H. Pineo
Paul Wadden
Contact information
Patterson Law
1801 Hollis Street
Suite 1200
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2N4
Telephone: (902) 405-8167
FAX: (902) 405-8001
Email: rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
Agent
Name
Moira Dillon
Contact information
Supreme Law Group
1800 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Dream Catcher's Deli & Treats Limited

Counsel
Names
Robert H. Pineo
Paul Wadden
Contact information
Patterson Law
1801 Hollis Street
Suite 1200
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2N4
Telephone: (902) 405-8167
FAX: (902) 405-8001
Email: rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
Agent
Name
Moira Dillon
Contact information
Supreme Law Group
1800 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Attorney General of Nova Scotia

Counsel
Names
Sean Foreman, Q.C.
Jack Townsend
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1690 Hollis Street, 8th Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-2379
FAX: (902) 424-1730
Email: sean.foreman@novascotia.ca
Agent
Name
D. Lynne Watt
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board

Counsel
Name
S. Bruce Outhouse, Q.C.
Contact information
Blois, Nickerson & Bryson
1645 Granville Street, Suite 1100
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1X3
Telephone: (902) 425-6000
FAX: (902) 429-7347
Email: bouthouse@bloisnickerson.com

Summary

Keywords

Expropriation — Injurious affection — Torts — Nuisance — How to apply principles of tort of public nuisance in context of injurious affection without a taking of land — When determining whether an impairment to access to property is substantial, what is the relevance if any of the proximity of the impairment to the injured property — Whether indeterminate liability of a party impairing access to property is a consideration in an analysis of the reasonableness of an impairment — Expropriation Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 156.

Summary

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Highway 104 in Nova Scotia used to pass through the Town of Antigonish. The Province of Nova Scotia constructed a by pass diverting highway traffic around Antigonish. The by passed portion of highway became a trunk highway. Five businesses commenced claims for injurious affection. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board dismissed the claims. The Court of Appeal dismissed appeals and a cross-appeal.

Lower court rulings

February 11, 2021
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board

M07925; M07933; M07934;, M07936; M07937

See file

March 17, 2021
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

CA 497658; 2021 NSCA 26

Appeals and cross appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2026-06-25