Beach O' Pines

Coordinates: 43°17′41″N 81°46′59″W / 43.294731°N 81.78317°W / 43.294731; -81.78317
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43°17′41″N 81°46′59″W / 43.294731°N 81.78317°W / 43.294731; -81.78317 Beach O' Pines is a private

Grand Bend, Ontario, and is bordered to the northwest by Lake Huron, the southwest by the Pinery Provincial Park, the northeast by the subdivision of Southcott Pines, and the southeast by the Old Ausable Channel
, Highway #21, and the subdivision of Huron Woods.

Formation

In 1929, Frank Salter (a well-known

luxury resort.[1] He formed the Frank S. Salter Company Limited (headquartered in Windsor, Ontario), which bought the land from the Canada Company.[1]

Because of the

The purchasers established the Beach O'Pines Protective Association to improve the property and safeguard their interests.

Antisemitism and racism

Noble v Alley

Jewish, Hebrew, Semitic, Negro or coloured race or blood", and he applied to the courts to have it removed.[3]

The application was dismissed by Justice Schroeder, who held that the covenant was valid and enforceable.

It was subsequently overturned however by the Supreme Court of Canada in a vote of six to one in Noble v Alley, holding that the clause was void for uncertainty - its precise meaning could not be determined.[6]

On July 11, 2021, the Beach O' Pines Association membership unanimously approved a Statement of Diversity & Inclusion:[citation needed]

Beach O Pines Association and its members are committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness in this special community. We are able to prosper and learn better together with a diverse membership. We believe that the collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talents that our members bring to Beach O' Pines strengthens our community. We embrace all of the uniqueness of our members and their families, including their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, spoken language, veteran's status, colour, religious beliefs, disability, and sexual orientation.

Land disputes

When the Beach O' Pines development was originally undertaken, a 5 acres (2.0 ha) parcel was withheld from the original conveyance. The original holding company was dissolved in 1963, and it was determined in 2011 that that land

greenspace.[7] There have also been issues with the municipality relating to the status of several road allowances[1] and a towpath along the Old Ausable River Channel, that are in the process of being resolved.[8]

References

  1. ^
    Lakeshore Advance. Grand Bend. Archived from the original
    on October 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Noble v Alley, p. 75, per Locke J
  3. ^ Aaron, Bob (November 29, 2003). "Lawyer Robinette played key civil rights role". Toronto Star.
  4. ^ Re Noble and Wolf, 1948 CanLII 66, [1948] OR 579 (11 June 1948), Superior Court of Justice (Ontario, Canada)
  5. ^ Noble et al. v. Alley, 1949 CanLII 13, [1949] OR 503 (9 June 1949), Court of Appeal (Ontario, Canada)
  6. Noble et al. v. Alley, 1950 CanLII 13
    , [1951] SCR 64 (20 November 1950)
  7. Lakeshore Advance. Grand Bend. Archived from the original
    on October 5, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  8. Lakeshore Advance. Grand Bend. Archived from the original
    on October 5, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

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