Cambridge Bingo Centre Inc. et al. v. Waterloo (Regional Municipality), [2000] O.T.C. 695 (SupCt)

• Judge: Reilly, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: July 25, 2000
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2000] O.T.C. 695 (SupCt)

Cambridge Bingo Centre v. Waterloo, [2000] O.T.C. 695 (SupCt)

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Temp. Cite: [2000] O.T.C. TBEd. AU.073

Cambridge Bingo Centre Inc., Dabber Bingo Holdings Kitchener Inc. c.o.b. as Kitchener Bingo Country, Kitchener Charities Bingo Palace Inc. and 1096555 Ontario Inc. c.o.b. as Bingo Bingo v. The Regional Municipality of Waterloo

(Court File Nos. 406/00; 573/00)

Indexed As: Cambridge Bingo Centre Inc. et al. v. Waterloo (Regional Municipality)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Reilly, J.

July 25, 2000.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Municipal Law - Topic 1496

Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Licensing and regulating of businesses - See paragraphs 1 to 37.

Municipal Law - Topic 1516

Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Respecting lottery schemes, bingos, gambling, etc. - See paragraphs 1 to 37.

Municipal Law - Topic 1519.2

Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Smoking - See paragraphs 1 to 37.

Municipal Law - Topic 3774

Bylaws - Scope of - Smoking control bylaw - See paragraphs 1 to 37.

Municipal Law - Topic 3848

Bylaws - Quashing bylaws - Grounds for judicial interference - Uncertainty or vagueness - See paragraphs 19 to 32.

Municipal Law - Topic 3851

Bylaws - Quashing bylaws - Grounds for judicial interference - Unlawful subdelegation - See paragraphs 8 to 18.

Municipal Law - Topic 3884

Bylaws - Quashing bylaws - Judicial review - Practice - Standard of review - See paragraphs 6 to 7.

Statutes - Topic 4548

Operation and effect - Validity - Severability - See paragraphs 33, 34.

Cases Noticed:

Zivkovic v. Kitchener (City) (1999), 92 O.T.C. 321; 1 M.P.L.R.(3d) 11 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 6].

Shell Canada Products Ltd. v. Vancouver (City), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 231; 163 N.R. 81; 41 B.C.A.C. 81; 66 W.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 6].

Equity Waste Management of Canada et al. v. Halton Hills (Town) (1998), 103 O.A.C. 324; 35 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 6].

Weir et al. v. R. (1979), 102 D.L.R.(3d) 273 (Ont. Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 8].

Hamilton Independent Variety and Confectionary Stores Inc. v. Hamilton (City) (1983), 143 D.L.R.(3d) 498 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 8].

Hamilton Hospitality Industry Association Inc. v. Hamilton (City) (1981), 32 O.R.(2d) 353 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 8].

Ohayon v. Cote Saint-Luc (City), [1986] Q.J. No. 1884 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 8].

Rigg v. Toronto (City) (1989), 46 M.P.L.R. 113 (Ont. S.C.), refd to. [para. 9].

Vancouver (City) v. Doll & Penny's Cafe Ltd., [1996] B.C.J. No. 185 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. Greening Industries Ltd., [1968] 1 O.R. 759 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 14].

R. v. Westeel Rosco Ltd. (1975), 10 O.R.(2d) 709 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 14].

R. v. S.G.R. Construction Co. (1975), 10 O.R.(2d) 769 (Co. Ct.), refd to. [para. 14].

R. v. Sandler, [1971] 3 O.R. 614 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 17].

Harrison et al. v. Toronto (City) (1982), 39 O.R.(2d) 721 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 17].

Ontario v. Canadian Pacific Ltd., [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1031; 183 N.R. 325; 82 O.A.C. 243; 125 D.L.R.(4th) 385, refd to. [para. 17].

Arcade Amusements Inc. v. Montreal, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 368; 58 N.R. 339; 18 D.L.R.(4th) 161, refd to. [para. 19].

Yorkton (City) v. Markborough Properties Investments Inc. et al. (1991), 98 Sask.R. 247; 7 M.P.L.R.(2d) 289 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 21].

Good and Shantz (Jacob Y.) Son and Co., Re (1911), 23 O.L.R. 544 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

R. v. Richards (1994), 19 M.P.L.R.(2d) 81 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 25].

R. v. Mara (P.) et al. (1996), 88 O.A.C. 358; 133 D.L.R.(4th) 201 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

R. v. Mara (Township) - see R. v. Mara (P.) et al.

Statutes Noticed:

Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M-45, sect. 213(2), sect. 213(3) [para. 3].

Waterloo (Regional Municipality) Bylaws, Smoking Bylaws, Bylaw No. 96-055, generally [para. 1].

Waterloo (Regional Municipality) Bylaws, Smoking Bylaws, Bylaw No. 98-032, sect. 8, sect. 9, sect. 11, sect. 12 [para. 4].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Rogers, Ian MacFee, The Law of Canadian Municipal Corporations (2nd Ed. Looseleaf), vol. 2, pp. 1034.7, 1034.8 [para. 33].

Counsel:

R. Ross Wells and Sherry Currie, for the applicants;

J. Murray Davison, Q.C., David G. Boghosian and Bryan Rumble, for the respondent.

This application was heard before Reilly, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on July 25, 2000.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.