Acknowledgements

• Author: Howard Epstein
• Pages: 15-15

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ACK NOW LED GEM ENTS

My thanks to var ious people for various forms of support leading to

the writing of this book. For early legal inspiration, th anks to Stan M

Makuch of Cassels Brock, and formerly of both Dalhousie University

and the University of Toronto law schools; the late Robert HN Blois QC,

sometime-chair of the Nova Scotia Planning Appeal Board (predeces-

sor to the NSUARB); Ed Tollefson, formerly of the Federal Department

of Justice; and to Martin Loughlin, now professor of public law at LSE

with whom I brief‌ly taught at Osgoode Hall Law School when we were

both young. Later, John Mascarin of Aird Berlis and editor of the Muni-

cipal and Planning Law Reports published a number of my articles. My

thanks to pla nners Julio Maff‌ini, a stellar witness; and Professors Jill

Grant and Frank Palermo of the School of Planni ng at Dalhousie Uni-

versity. My thanks to architect Professor J Grant Wanzel of the Faculty

of Architecture at Dalhousie University. My thanks to re aders Professor

Philip Girard of Osgoode Hall Law School; planner Jennifer Powley;

Ontario Government plan ner Linda Tam; the late Professor Philip

Pacey of Dalhousie University Department of Chemi stry, and dedicated

advocate for protection of built heritage; and Professor (retired) Dianne

Pothier of Dalhousie University Law School. Finally, especial apprecia-

tion to Alan Ruffma n, marine geologist, polymat h, and quintessential

citizen. Several of those thanked have offered me good advice, some of

which I have ignored, making all shortcomings entirely my own.