On October 12, 2022, Justice Lemon of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued a court order regarding the Krug Estate Trust. This decision follows a hearing on August 26, 2022, regarding this same matter.
“We (Bruce County Council) are in receipt of, and are reviewing, His Honour’s decision on the Krug Estate Trust,” said Bruce County Warden Janice Jackson.
Background:
On March 21, 2019, Bruce County received an Ontario Superior Court of Justice Application from Blaney McMurtry LLP, the solicitor representing Laura Robinson and The Southampton Cultural Heritage Conservancy. The Application included an injunction restraining Bruce County from continuing any demolition or removal activities at 254 High Street in Southampton, cancelling any demolition permits, and declaring that the County breached the restricted purpose of the charitable trust created by the Estate Gift from Bruce A Krug. As a response to legal proceedings, Justice Lemon issued his Order regarding the matter on October 12, 2022.
The last will and testament of Bruce A. Krug bequeathed $500,000 and a portion of the residual of his estate for “the County Archives building for the storage and display of the archives of the County, in memory of Bruce and Howard Krug.”