Roxodus Timeline

November 2018: Roxodus officially announces a three-day festival planned for the Edenvale Aerodrome featuring Nickelback, Alice Cooper, Kid Rock and many more. Tickets go on sale Nov. 30 ranging from $129 to $639. There are also camping packages, including a Lake Roxodus package for $1,600.

January 2019: Taurus Investments Inc. purchases 170 acres on Concession 10 in Clearview Township on the same site as the Edenvale Aerodrome for $2.25 million.

January 2019: Mike Dunphy, one of the organizers of the event, tells Simcoe.com they expect more than 30,000 people to attend and people have purchased tickets from around the world.

February 2019: The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority tells Simcoe.com it has received complaints about tree cutting on the Roxodus site without a permit. About 80 acres of trees are believed to have been cut.

March 2019: Dunphy speaks to Clearview Township about the festival. In the presentation, he says MF Live is organizing the event, with the principals being himself and Fab Loranger, who was the president of Taurus Investments Inc., based in Alberta. In the same presentation, Dunphy says all the bands have been paid in full.

April 2019: Roxodus announces a fourth day has been added to the festival, including a performance by rock 'n' roll hall-of-famers Aerosmith.

May 2019: Clearview Township holds a public meeting about the festival, as organizers seek an amendment to make a festival a permitted use for the property. Residents express concerns about noise, traffic, parking and how they will be compensated.

June 2019: Mid-June, it’s believed operations manager Bill Roberts leaves the organization and is no longer part of the Roxodus team.

June 19, 2019: Clearview Township approves a temporary-use bylaw and special-events permit for Roxodus. Promoters agree to provide a $250,000 letter of credit and $10 million in liability insurance.

June 2019: On June 24, it’s believed Dunphy leaves the organization and is no longer part of the Roxodus team.

June 2019: The special-events permit is registered on title of the 170-acre property on June 28. Around this time, promoters determine the property will not be suitable for the event and attempt to move the festival to Burl's Creek in Oro-Medonte.

July 2019: On July 3, Roxodus announces the event has been cancelled. As a result of heavy rains in the spring, the property will not be ready for the event.

July 2019: Simcoe.com reports that the OPP is investigating a former employee of MF Live, the parent company of the Roxodus Festival. Ticket-holders are left looking for answers about potential refunds.

July 2019: In a statement to Simcoe.com, Loranger places blame on Dunphy. "Our specific role in the entire project was to provide the funding. We invested millions of dollars. We relied on Mr. Dunphy, his representations and his advice to ensure everything was properly taken care of. It obviously wasn't. We lost it all.”

July 2019: Eventbrite, the ticket operator for Roxodus, announces it will be refunding all ticket-holders “while we continue to aggressively pursue return of funds from the festival’s creators.”

July 2019: Clearview Township told Simcoe.com that organizers had not provided them with the $250,000 letter of credit required under the special events agreement. Clearview CAO Steve Sage said they will be submitting invoices and if they aren't paid, the township could go after the property.

July 2019: The County of Simcoe told Simcoe.com it was appealing the temporary use bylaw for the Roxodus property, which permitted festival grounds as an approved use. The County and the conservation authority were also still investigating tree cutting without a permit on the site.



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