Does the element of continuity vary with the nature of the easement in question?

As was observed in another case "the element of continuity varies with the nature of the easement in question": see Somogyi v. Kapasky, [2003] O.J. No. 991, at para. 27 (S.C.J.).

The purpose of the requirement of open and continuous use of the easement by the owner of the dominant tenement is so that the use would be apparent to an ordinary owner of the servient tenement, diligent in the protection of his or her interests. Thus the use must be such that the owner of the servient tenement must be taken to have had knowledge or the means of knowledge of the use made by the owner of the dominant tenement: see Brass Rail Tavern (Toronto) Limited v. Dinunzio, [1979] O.J. No. 1063 (at para. 53).