QUALIFICATIONS OF LARRY W. BEDFORD, AACI, MAI, SRA, PLE

MEMBER OF:

  • APPRAISAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA
  • Accredited Member AACI (Certificate #1894)
  • Education Chairman & Course Director
  • Credit Valley Chapter A.I.C. 1977-78
  • Chairman Experience Rating Committee
  • Credit Valley Chapter A.I.C. 1978-79
  • Education Chairman & Course Director 1982-83
  • Chapter Vice-Chairman 1982-83
  • Chapter Chairman 1983-84
  • Chapter Co-Chairman and Immediate Past Chairman 1984-85
  • Provincial Faculty Certification Committee 1988-89

Certified Lecturer A.I.C.

APPRAISAL INSTITUTE (U.S.)
MAI
Vice-President Western New York/Ontario International Chapter 2001

ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO LAND ECONOMISTS
Professional Land Economist PLE (Certificate #662)

EXPERIENCE: 
Employed in construction business as Field Engineer on a number of major projects including Manu Life Tower, National Life Building, Welland Canal project and others. 
Completed market value appraisals of commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural properties across the Province of Ontario, in other Provinces in Canada and several of the United States, for financing, purchasing, expropriation, assessment appeal, litigation and insurance purposes.

BACKGROUND - EXPERT WITNESS:
I have appeared before the Ontario Municipal Board and have also appeared in court on numerous occasions as an expert witness in a variety of disputed property matters (arbitration and mediation).

  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing for partial expropriation by the City of Greater Sudbury for the realignment of Junction Creek, in the City of Sudbury (Loris Cecchetto Construction Limited vs. City of Greater Sudbury - Argued "Parent Parcel" theory application- March 2019
  • Prepared appraisals (2 property owners) and attended Board of Negotiation hearing(s) for partial expropriation by the Region of York to accommodate the widening of Yonge Street and to provide designated lanes for the Viva rapid transit system, in the Town of Richmond Hill (Black River Scrap Metal Limited & Beltrame vs. Region of York) - January 2019
  • Prepared appraisal and attended Superior Court of Justice proceedings to assist in negotiations regarding a settlement of compensation for the contamination of the owners' commercial property, in the City of Burlington (Love vs. Hood Packaging Corporation, et al) - March 2018
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended OMB hearing for partial expropriation by the County of Simcoe to accommodate the widening and reconstruction of County Road 50, in the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio (Pinto vs. Simcoe County - Successful in arguing "parent parcel" theory application) - March 2018
  • Prepared appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for property acquired by Metrolinx through expropriation for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Project in the City of Toronto (Metrolinx vs. Nacome Holdings Limited "House of Chan") - December 2017
  • Prepared appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for partial expropriation by the Region of Halton to accommodate the widening and reconstruction of Dundas Street East (Regional Road No. 5) and the re-alignment of Joshua Creek, in the Town of Oakville (Region of Halton vs. Diam Contractors Limited) - May 2017
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for property acquired by the Upper Grand District School Board through expropriation for construction of a new school, in the Rockwood community of the Township of Guelph-Eramosa (Upper Grand District School Board vs. 1253252 Ontario Limited (Bernardi)) - February 2, 2017
  • Prepared Section 25 appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for property acquired by Metrolinx through expropriation to accommodate the Avenue Station main entrance for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Project, in the City of Toronto (Metrolinx vs. 1485601 Ontario Inc.) - December 2016
  • Prepared appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for property acquired by the City of Burlington through expropriation to accommodate the widening and reconstruction of Waterdown Road, in the City of Burlington (City of Burlington vs. Lee) - August 2016
  • Prepared retrospective appraisals (4 property owners) and attended Mediation hearing for partial expropriation by the County of Simcoe to accommodate the widening and reconstruction of County Road 50, in the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio (County of Simcoe vs. Perry; Guana & Urgiles; Pinto; & Carano) - July 2016
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Mediation hearing for partial expropriation by MTO for the highway improvement project to widen and reconfigure Highways 5 & 8 and Regional Road 52 to intersect at a newly built roundabout, in the City of Hamilton (former Town of Flamborough) (MTO vs. Hume) - September 2015
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Mediation hearing for expropriation by the Region of Halton involving Section 15 Expropriations Act to accommodate the widening and reconstruction of Steeles Avenue (Regional Road 8) in the Town of Halton Hills (Region of Halton vs. Wilczynski) - January 2015
  • Prepared appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for partial expropriation by the Region of Halton to accommodate the widening and reconstruction of Steeles Avenue (Regional Road 8), in the Town of Halton Hills (Region of Halton vs. Arnott) - October 2014
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for partial expropriation by MTO to accommodate the construction and use of the West Durham Link of Phase I of the Highway 407 extension (MTO vs. Cho) - October 2013
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for entire property expropriated by the Region of York to accommodate the widening and reconstruction of Davis Drive, in the Town of Newmarket (Region of York vs. Moon) - August 2013
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Board of Negotiation hearing for partial expropriation by the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury for the Eighth Line road widening (Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury vs. Moore) - December 2012
  • Prepared retrospective appraisal and attended Mediation hearing for partial expropriation by MTO to accommodate the construction of a link and transitway between Highway 407 & Highway 401 in the Municipality of Clarington (MTO vs. Dzikewicz) - September 2012
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at Board of Negotiation hearing for property expropriated on North Service Road in Oakville (MTO vs. Fraculj)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at Board of Negotiation hearing for expropriation involving re-construction of Torbram Road in Brampton and bridge construction (City of Brampton vs. Argiro)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at Board of Negotiation hearing for expropriation involving construction of George Bolton Parkway in Caledon (Bolton) (Town of Caledon vs. Nicolini)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at benchmark OMB hearing of loss in market value due to easement taking in Toronto (DDS vs. City of Toronto)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at benchmark OMB hearing of loss in market value due to MTO acquisition in Innisfil (Gillespie vs. MTO)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at OMB hearing for benchmark determination of lands expropriated for Highway 407 (Shypka vs. Ontario Realty Corporation)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at OMB hearing for expropriation for Halton Landfill Site (Region of Halton)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at OMB hearing for expropriation of Halton Separate School site (Halton Catholic District School Board)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at OMB hearing for City of Toronto road expropriation (Masae Limited vs. City of Toronto)
  • Prepared appraisal and gave evidence at one of the Province's largest OMB expropriation matter hearing some 20 years after 1977 taking for Highway 427 (Hullmark vs. MTO)
  • Prepared expropriation appraisal report for OMB hearing for Mississauga Road/ QEW intersection (settlement reached)
  • Testified as expert witness in OPP real estate fraud
  • Prepared appraisal and testified as expert witness at hearing for improvident sale of 100 acre mixed use site