Lagoon City Shorewalls

05/21/2026

Sherri Bell is “miffed” that because of previous behaviours, she was excluded from discussions on the future of the relationships and operations of the LCPWC and the Township of Ramara. Watch her narcistic Facebook performance here:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1502522801565914

The motion passed in resolution CR 118. 206 actually reads.

• “An evaluation of the legal and governance framework for the Township’s relationship with the Lagoon City Parks and Waterways Commission, including the effectiveness of the current operating model and feasibility, implications, and risks of alternative governance or service delivery structures, informed by applicable legislation and legal advice.”

Ramara is complying with the findings of two Ontario Superior Court Justices. Deputy Mayor Keith Bell’s request for a study and report on the legal and operational effectiveness of our current model, follow Ontario Superior Court's two decisions. This will be a LONG OVERDUE performance audit. This is not the end of the LCPWC as alarmist Sherri Bell wants you to believe. LCPWC levy payers should be delighted at the prospect of a report from external professionals trained and experienced in administration, finances, and operation of waterways.

LCPWC history shows:
• commissioners have done terrible job of managing shorewalls and pedestrian bridges.
• our levy increased 300% in ten years. ($250 in 2014 to almost $1,000 in 2024)

Why does “NO-NONSENSE” Sherri Bell vigorously dramatize and defend the “independence” of the LCPWC instead of defending the savings of her levy paying constituents?

Why should we always pick up the tab for repeated LCPWC missteps?

Past uninformed commissioners ignored bylaws and Ontario statues and their fiduciary duty to levy payers, squandering multiple millions of dollars:

• SECRETLY, ILLEGALLY and in BAD FAITH the LCPWC and Ramara officials fight against residents who wanted to install modern shorewalls that would not sink into our lagoons. Costs are mounting and will approach $1,500,000.

See rebrand.ly/lcdecision paragraphs, 164, 186 and 207 {sub a-j}

• Foolishly doing three or more expensive yet ineffective patch jobs on two pedestrian bridges which cost more than one million dollars according to Ms. Bell. Sherri Bell why not ask why LC levy payers are stuck with maintenance cost for two pedestrian bridges that everyone uses if we are not paying for seven vehicular bridges that everyone uses?

• Even after the township’s inadequate “legal speak” Statement on the Shorewall Legal Matter https://www.ramara.ca/news/posts/statement-re-lagoon-city-shorewall-legal-matter/ Kal Johnson Sherri Bell’s sponsor / mentor still serves as LCPWC Chairman.

04/15/2026

First Ontario Municipality Found in Contempt Does Not Apologize or Admit Guilt
Township of Ramara’s April 2, 2026, statement said “the township would like to take this opportunity to recognize.” Recognizing is not Apologizing! This was not an apology!

https://www.ramara.ca/news/posts/statement-re-lagoon-city-shorewall-legal-matter/

The applicant’s position is, that after ten years of wasted time and more than half a million dollars of wasted legal fees, the “opportunity to recognize” ended years prior to December 30, 2024. The township missed repeated opportunities to recognize problematic behaviours. Today, after the CONTEMPT decision, Ramara officials should “wake up” and then apologize to all Ramara taxpayers and all Lagoon City levy payers.

Justice Sutherland recognized the seriousness and precedent setting nature of his decision by ordering:
[46] “I also order that the applicants serve this decision on the Ministry of the Attorney General.”
The facts are, that during a ten-year shorewall bylaw dispute, the Township of Ramara officials violated multiple provincial statutes passing two shorewall bylaws with twelve instances of Bad Faith. December 30, 2024, Ontario Superior Court ordered the illegal bylaws quashed. Throughout this time and through seven CAOs, Mayor Basil Clarke led the township. We are shocked that Clarke was “curious” when faced with the court’s CONTEMPT decision. Disputing facts found by two Justices is not a wise strategy while Ramara waits for the Penalty Hearing.
A lawyer familiar with the matter, commented “The Court has found bad faith and contempt by the Township, which included: collusion; improper interference with government officials; ignoring engineering practice, professional advice, and the public’s financial interest, and taking proactive steps to use legislation for improper purposes thereby circumventing the rule of law. After these wrongs were found the Township continued to find reasons not to follow the rule of law and did not comply with the Court’s orders. Only now, after being found in contempt of court beyond a reasonable doubt is the Township taking steps to address any issues identified by the Court.”

Georgi Jennings commented,” the residents in this matter, fought for ten years for this result and officials of the Township have fought them, often illegally and improperly throughout the entire period. We are pleased that process reforms are being enacted. However, we are gravely concerned that the Township refuses to apologize and that there is no admission of guilt and that persons needed to act differently. Blaming this on processes and inoculating any blame on specific persons ignores the decisions which focus on calculated actions by individuals to subvert the rule of law. We are concerned that without reflection by individuals and a commitment by them to change their actions, this may still reoccur.”

To the applicants, Ramara’s Statement seems like insincere, political spin that lacks apology, remorse, or a remediation plan. The statement does not help applicants who suffered ten years of unfairness, and obfuscation.

Justice Sutherland may conclude Ramara’s statement was, “damage control.” Ramara’s statement shows, no concern for tax and levy payers who must now pick up the $500,000 plus tab. So far, even after the finding of contempt of court, all the contemptible and guilty Ramara officials will escape without individual accountability or consequences.

Information Exchange for Lagoon City Shorewalls.

01/23/2026

Will the Ontario Superior Court find Township of Ramara in contempt of court, making it the first Canadian municipality so held?

IF YES, this is a new low for the administration of Mayor Basil Clarke.

READ: rebrand.ly/contempt3

01/21/2026

How will the court rule on a Motion for Contempt against Township of Ramara

See

10/10/2025

09/10/2025

Yesterday 2025-09-09 Sherri Bell's post about the township's plan to amend bylaw 2017.25 (Lagoon City shore walls) appeared here & in the Lagoon City Connection.

I have been BLOCKED by Councillor Bell and in the Lagoon City Connection. I was one of the "Applicants "and have detailed knowledge of the Mara Act & shore wall bylaws.

Drew Fulford, Sherri Bell's partner, acting as her spokesperson, made a "mansplaining" comment, purporting that The Mara Act empowers the LCPWC to "enforce shorewall conformity to preserve Lagoon City's consistent aesthetic". He then says, "as upheld in a recent court ruling."

Councillor Sherri Bell's post & Drew's comment (which I was not meant to see) misrepresent the intention & purpose of the Mara Act. In his comment, Drew craftily twists and misrepresents Judge Healey's interpretation of the Mara Act.

Councillor Bell has frequently referenced Judge Healey's decision when highlighting examples of Bad Faith actions by Township of Ramara officials.

Councillor Bell, mentions Judge Healey's decision when she is trying to justify her position, that the proposed amendments are bad for Lagoon City levy payers.

Do not believe Drew or me on the subject of whether the Mara Act was concerned with aesthetics and empowered the LCPWC to rule on shore wall appearance.

BELIEVE JUDGE HEALEY! Read paragraphs 175, 179 & 186 after following this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nRLuGTcAX7EfAT2iL721FynYSn04L1FO/view?usp=sharing