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Stewart McKelvey is a longstanding member of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships. We currently act for more than 80 municipal governments throughout Atlantic Canada. We work with municipalities to ensure they have responsive and thoughtful planning strategies, which support and enhance their ability to realize sustainable and strategic growth. This often involves advice on revisions to the land use planning by-laws and municipal planning strategies and how to implement these amendments, the draft and review of development and servicing agreements and the appeal of planning and land use matters. Our lawyers have been directly involved in the formulation and drafting of municipal by-laws and policies and we regularly advise a broad base of municipal clients on questions involving legislation and municipal powers. We also advise clients in municipal liability, tendering, conflict of interest and taxation, as well as providing advice on contracts of all sizes, from a simple one-page deal to complicated agreements covering the delivery of services, purchasing of goods, employment and collective bargaining rights.

Our lawyers regularly review, draft and advise our municipal clients on bylaw issues. This includes extensive experience with enforcement issues and providing advice on and representation in the enforcement of municipal bylaws in consultation with our clients and other law enforcement agencies.

Our Firm has provided legal counsel on some of the most significant municipal projects in Atlantic Canada, including:

  • Development of a sewage collection system and sewage treatment plants where we provided counsel on contracts, mechanical liens, bonding, freedom of information, litigation, occupational health and safety, partnership disputes, employment issues, expropriations and environmental issues
  • A municipal composting facility
  • The decommissioning of a waste management program and post-decommissioning infrastructure projects
  • Preparation of all financing and development agreements with the province in regards to the construction of thirteen schools
  • Leases and financing to develop a correctional forensic facility
  • All agreements regarding the development of a toll highway

Whether seeking compliance before the Supreme Court on matters of unsightly premises, or prosecuting violations of the noise bylaw, our lawyers have the experience to obtain cost effective and successful outcomes for the municipal client.

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Associated Lawyers

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  • Halifax
  • Moncton
  • Saint John
  • St. John's
Adesanya

Folu Adesanya

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1733

fadesanya@stewartmckelvey.com

Barry

David Barry

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3303

dbarry@stewartmckelvey.com

Best (she/her)

Erin Best (she/her)

Partner & Trademark Agent

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8833

ebest@stewartmckelvey.com

Bradley

Robert Bradley

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.5796

rbradley@stewartmckelvey.com

Callahan

Tyler Callahan

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8825

tcallahan@stewartmckelvey.com

Constantine

Dana Constantine

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.5790

drconstantine@stewartmckelvey.com

Craig

Matthew N. Craig

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8827

mcraig@stewartmckelvey.com

Dale
Dale Jonathan

Jonathan Dale

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.5795

jdale@stewartmckelvey.com

Doyle

Curtis Doyle

Associate

Charlottetown, P.E.

+1.902.629.4520 x 74520

cdoyle@stewartmckelvey.com

Goodridge

Christopher Goodridge

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8836

cgoodridge@stewartmckelvey.com

Grant
Robert Grant

Robert Grant,
K.C.

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3328

rgrant@stewartmckelvey.com

Hewitt

Justin Hewitt

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8846

jhewitt@stewartmckelvey.com

Kiley
Paul Kiley

Paul Kiley,
K.C.

Partner

Charlottetown, P.E.

+1.902.629.4536

pkiley@stewartmckelvey.com

Klohn

Matthew Klohn

Associate

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.637.9230

mklohn@stewartmckelvey.com

MacDonald
Dylan MacDonald

Dylan MacDonald

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3312

dmacdonald@stewartmckelvey.com

Marks
Josie Marks

Josie Marks

Partner

Moncton, N.B.

+1.506.383.2304

jmarks@stewartmckelvey.com

McCaw

Meaghan McCaw

Partner

Fredericton, N.B.

+1.506.443.0156 x40156

mmccaw@stewartmckelvey.com

McMackin
Andrew McMackin

Andrew McMackin

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.8340

amcmackin@stewartmckelvey.com

Merrigan

Josh Merrigan

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8820

jmerrigan@stewartmckelvey.com

Morris

Julie Morris

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8824

jmorris@stewartmckelvey.com

Morrison
Perlene Morrison

Perlene Morrison,
K.C.

Partner

Charlottetown, P.E.

+1.902.629.4508

pmorrison@stewartmckelvey.com

Newman

Hilary Newman

Associate

Charlottetown, P.E.

+1.902.629.4590

hnewman@stewartmckelvey.com

O'Kane

Jonathan O'Kane

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.9502

jokane@stewartmckelvey.com

Otten

Nadine Otten

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8837 x58837

notten@stewartmckelvey.com

Parent
Julia Parent

Julia Parent

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.2729

jparent@stewartmckelvey.com

Penney

Stephen Penney

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8881

+1.709.691.5588

spenney@stewartmckelvey.com

Pittman

Sean Pittman

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8865

spittman@stewartmckelvey.com

Rubin
Nancy Rubin

Nancy Rubin,
K.C.

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3337

nrubin@stewartmckelvey.com

Russon

Nicholas Russon

Managing Partner, Fredericton

Fredericton, N.B.

+1.506.443.0128

+1.506.292.3615

nrusson@stewartmckelvey.com

Samms

G. John Samms

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8891

gjsamms@stewartmckelvey.com

Shanks
John Shanks

John Shanks

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3329

jshanks@stewartmckelvey.com

Sheppard

Bill Sheppard

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8832

+1.709.727.7030

bsheppard@stewartmckelvey.com

Thorne
Joe Thorne

Joe Thorne

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8850

joethorne@stewartmckelvey.com

Travers
James Travers

James Travers,
K.C.

Partner

Charlottetown, P.E.

+1.902.629.4504

jtravers@stewartmckelvey.com

Walsh

Kim Walsh

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8834

kwalsh@stewartmckelvey.com

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