Save Arrowdale - Judicial Review Legal Fund
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Know Your City Inc. v. Brantford (City of), 2020 ONSC 5857.
Know Your City Inc. is Veronica Martisius & Ronald Heaslip. We are two "Friends of Arrowdale" who incorporated to take on this legal action. Ron is a longtime citizen of Brantford. Veronica was born and raised in Brantford, Ward 4. She is Mohawk, a direct descendent of Joseph Brant, and a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River. She currently resides out West.
Arrowdale is a historic and beloved municipal golf course in Brantford, ON. It is also 49 acres of cherished inner-city green space situated within the Haldimand Tract.
On December 17, 2019, Brantford City Council voted 8-3 to dispose Arrowdale for private development and to fund the construction of affordable housing even there is NO LAND to build affordable housing on. That's right, on December 10, 2019, Brantford's CAO, Brian Hutchings, confirmed that there is no land in Brantford to build affordable housing on.
Know Your City Inc. is challenging Council's decision to sell Arrowdale via a judicial review because the decision was arrived at in a procedurally unfair way, presented a reasonable apprehension of bias, Council members acted in bad faith, and local First Nations were not notified or consulted. Know Your City Inc. supports affordable housing but does not believe that Arrowdale/green space should be sacrificed.
We are seeking the following relief from the Court:
1) An order stopping the sale of Arrowdale until this matter is decided;
- UPDATE - the sale is on hold pending the outcome of the JR!
AND
2) An order quashing Council's decision to sell Arrowdale.
In other words, our goal is to STOP the sale and SAVE Arrowdale. Please support us in our journey by making a donation to our legal fund.
* 100% of the funds (less GoFundMe fees) raised via this fundraiser will go towards our legal fund *
We have retained Erik K. Gillespie Professional Corporation, a trusted litigation boutique firm in Toronto to help us in our fight.
For information and updates about the Judicial Review, follow @arrowdalejudicialreview on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arrowdalejudicialreview/
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We thank you in advance for your continued support and contribution!!
SAVE THE LAND. SAVE ARROWDALE
[ o ] Devon Magee, 2020
"Ours to cherish, not Council's to sell!" - Ronald Heaslip
[ o ] Victor Martisius Jr., 2020
"Arrowdale is more than a golf course - It's a living space that we must protect for the benefit of future generations!" - Veronica Martisius
[ o ] Victor Martisius Jr., 2020
"Make the wrong choices now and future generations will live with a changed climate, depleted resources, and without the green space and biodiversity that will contribute both to our standard of living and our quality of life." - Tony Blair
Know Your City Inc. is Veronica Martisius & Ronald Heaslip. We are two "Friends of Arrowdale" who incorporated to take on this legal action. Ron is a longtime citizen of Brantford. Veronica was born and raised in Brantford, Ward 4. She is Mohawk, a direct descendent of Joseph Brant, and a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River. She currently resides out West.
Arrowdale is a historic and beloved municipal golf course in Brantford, ON. It is also 49 acres of cherished inner-city green space situated within the Haldimand Tract.
On December 17, 2019, Brantford City Council voted 8-3 to dispose Arrowdale for private development and to fund the construction of affordable housing even there is NO LAND to build affordable housing on. That's right, on December 10, 2019, Brantford's CAO, Brian Hutchings, confirmed that there is no land in Brantford to build affordable housing on.
Know Your City Inc. is challenging Council's decision to sell Arrowdale via a judicial review because the decision was arrived at in a procedurally unfair way, presented a reasonable apprehension of bias, Council members acted in bad faith, and local First Nations were not notified or consulted. Know Your City Inc. supports affordable housing but does not believe that Arrowdale/green space should be sacrificed.
We are seeking the following relief from the Court:
1) An order stopping the sale of Arrowdale until this matter is decided;
- UPDATE - the sale is on hold pending the outcome of the JR!
AND
2) An order quashing Council's decision to sell Arrowdale.
In other words, our goal is to STOP the sale and SAVE Arrowdale. Please support us in our journey by making a donation to our legal fund.
* 100% of the funds (less GoFundMe fees) raised via this fundraiser will go towards our legal fund *
We have retained Erik K. Gillespie Professional Corporation, a trusted litigation boutique firm in Toronto to help us in our fight.
For information and updates about the Judicial Review, follow @arrowdalejudicialreview on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arrowdalejudicialreview/
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!!
We thank you in advance for your continued support and contribution!!
SAVE THE LAND. SAVE ARROWDALE
[ o ] Devon Magee, 2020 "Ours to cherish, not Council's to sell!" - Ronald Heaslip
[ o ] Victor Martisius Jr., 2020 "Arrowdale is more than a golf course - It's a living space that we must protect for the benefit of future generations!" - Veronica Martisius
[ o ] Victor Martisius Jr., 2020 "Make the wrong choices now and future generations will live with a changed climate, depleted resources, and without the green space and biodiversity that will contribute both to our standard of living and our quality of life." - Tony Blair
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Veronica Martisius
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Vancouver, BC
