lubicon lake nation frack off application, action no. 1301-14668, filed dec 12, 2013
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This is the Application to proceed with an Injunction against members of Lubicon Lake Nation on Dec. 12, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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COURT FILE NUMBER
COURT
JUDICIAL CENTRE
PLAINTIFF
DEFENDANTS
DOCUMENT
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE ANDCONTACT INFORMATION OFPARTY FILING THISDOCUMENT
NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS:
FORM 27[RULES 6,3 AND 10.52(1)] I
CLERK'S STAMP
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JUDICIALCYO GAIIY
13v1- ROACOURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH OF ALBERTA
CALGARY
PENN WEST PETROLEUM LTD.
BERNARD OMINAYAK, DWIGHT GLADUE;GEORGE WHITEHEAD; TIMOTHY SAWAN;CARL LABOUCAN; JASON LABOUCAN;ALPHONSE OMINAYAK; LONA KEENATCH;LEE LABOUCAN; OKEMOW TAKCEUN andJOHN and JANE DOES NUMBERS 1 THROUGH30
EX PARTE APPLICATION BY THE PLAINTIFF, PENN WEST PETROLEUMLTD.
BENNETT JONES LLPBarristers and Solicitors4500, 855 — 2" Street SWCalgary, Alberta T2P 4K7
Attention: E. Bruce Mellett/Laura M. GillTelephone No.: 403-298-3319Fax No.: 403-265-7219Client File No.: 59614-63
This application is made against you. You are a respondent.You have the right to state your side of this matter before the master/judge.
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To do so, you must be in Court when the amended application is heard as shown below:
Date:Time:Where:Before Whom:
December 13, 201310:00 a.m.The Calgary Courts CentreThe Presiding Justice in Chambers
Go to the end of this document to see what else you can do and when you must do it.
Remedy claimed or sought:
1. The Plaintiff, Penn West Petroleum Ltd. seeks an ex parte Order:
(a) Granting a short-term order pursuant to s. 54.03 of the Public Lands Act, R.S.A
2000, c. P-40:
(i) Prohibiting the Defendants and any party acting on behalf of or in concert
with the Defendants from:
(A) Blockading, or using any means to block, disrupt, hinder, impede,
interfere with, or otherwise obstruct any traffic or transportation
from fairly operating on and over all roadways in and around the
Haig Lake area of Alberta including those roadways to which Penn
West Petroleum Ltd. has a right of use and occupation and in
particular those roadways built on public land pursuant to license of
occupation LOC 110648; and
(B) Otherwise interfering with the operations of the Plaintiff in and
around the Sawn and Haig Lake area of Alberta;
(ii) Authorizing any peace officer to remove or seize and remove any material,
barrier, equipment, vehicle, structure or obstruction used in contravention of
the Public Lands Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-40;
(iii) Authorizing any peace officer to arrest and remove any person who the Peace
Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe has had notice of this
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Order and is contravening or has contravened the provisions of the Order and
to bring such person before this Court to face contempt of Court proceedings
or for the fixing of a future date for such proceedings;
(iv) Providing that the posting of a copy of the Order on the community notice
board located in the last known offices of Bernard Ominayak in Peace River,
Alberta will provide sufficient notice of the Order to the Defendants;
(v) Providing that the Order shall be in effect until December 20, 2013 unless
further reviewed or extended by this Court;
(vi) Setting a date and time for hearing of an application for a long-term Order
pursuant to s. 54.03 of the Public Lands Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-40; and
(b) Costs of this Application.
2. In the alternative, granting to the Plaintiff injunctive relief pending the trial of this
Action:
(a) Prohibiting the Defendants and any party acting on behalf of or in concert with the
Defendants from blockading, or using any means to block, disrupt, hinder, impede,
interfere with, or otherwise obstruct any traffic or transportation from freely
operating on and over all roadways in and around the Sawn and Haig Lake area of
Alberta including those roadways to which Penn West Petroleum Ltd. has a right of
use and occupation and in particular those roadways built on public land pursuant to
license of occupation LOC 110648;
(b) Prohibiting the Defendants and any party acting on behalf of or in concert with the
Defendants from otherwise interfering with the operations of the Plaintiff in and
around the Haig Lake area of Alberta;
(c) Authorizing any police officer to enforce any order as may be granted by this
Honourable Court; and
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(d) Costs of this Application.
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Grounds for making this application:
3. The Plaintiff has the right to carry on its business and its activities in connection with oil
and gas exploration in and around the Sawn and Haig Lake areas and, in particular, the
Plaintiff has the right to access and utilize roadways as more particularly described in the
Affidavit of Michelle McQuade, but has been and continues to be prevented from
utilizing such roadways by the unlawful acts of the Defendants.
4. The Defendants have acted high-handedly and in a manner which is unlawful, and the
Defendants should be prohibited by this Court from so acting.
5. The Plaintiff is suffering and will continue to suffer irreparable harm if injunctive relief is
not granted.
6. The balance of convenience weighs in favour of granting the relief sought.
Material or evidence to be relied on:
7. Affidavit of Michelle McQuade sworn on December 11, 2013; and
8. The materials filed herein.
Applicable rules:
9. Rules 1.3, 6.4, 6.11, 10.29, 11.27, and 13.5 of the Alberta Rules of Court.
Applicable Acts and regulations:
10. Public Lands Act, R.S.A 2000 c. P-40.
Any irregularity complained of or objection relied on:
11. None.
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How the application is proposed to be heard or considered:
12. In person.
WARNING
If you do not come to Court either in person or by your lawyer, the Court may give theapplicant(s) what they want in your absence. You will be bound by any order that theCourt makes.
If you want to take part in this application, you or your lawyer must attend in Court onthe date and at the time shown at the beginning of the form. If you intend to rely on anaffidavit or other evidence when the application is heard or considered, you must replyby giving reasonable notice of the material to the applicant.