Corner Brook city solicitor gets appointed to hear land appeals

    Tuesday, 10 October 2023 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Lorilee Sharpe holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of New Brunswick and is currently City Solicitor with the City of Corner Brook, a position she has held since 2008.

    A lawyer with the city of Corner Brook is one of three people appointed to the roster of adjudicators to hear land use planning appeals. Lorilee Sharpe holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of New Brunswick and is currently City Solicitor with the City of Corner Brook, a position she has held since 2008. In this capacity, Ms. Sharpe has represented the city and various other clients at the Board of Appeal under the Urban and Rural Planning Act, as well as other Boards, administrative tribunals, and the Provincial Court, Supreme Court and Appeal Court. Ms. Sharpe is an active member of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. She joins John Baird  and Christopher Forbes which now brings the roster of adjudicators to eleven and strengthens regional representation. Adjudicators hear appeals related to land use and development issues that arise from decisions made by municipalities or a provincial government authority.

     

     

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