Guy Maurice

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued Notices of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of the Turkey Point Hotel for alleged violations of the Liquor Licence Act and its regulations.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts admitting that drunken patrons were permitted in the licensed premises on multiple occasions.

Based on a Joint Submission on Disposition, the Board ordered a 30-day suspension of the liquor licence.

The applicant applied for a liquor delivery service licence.

The Registrar issued a Notice of Proposal to refuse the application based on the applicant's recent criminal convictions for fraud and domestic assault, which were related to alcohol and drug addictions.

The applicant was also subject to a probation condition prohibiting him from purchasing, possessing, or consuming alcohol.

The Board found that the applicant's recent criminal history and his probation conditions precluded him from operating a liquor delivery service.

The application was denied.

The Board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a pre-hearing teleconference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of the corporate licensee.

The Board ordered the licensee to disclose its witness list and a detailed summary of each witness's evidence to the Registrar's representative at least ten days before the hearing date.

The Registrar's representative was also ordered to complete any further disclosure ten days before the hearing.

Following a pre-hearing teleconference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend a liquor licence, the Board ordered mutual disclosure of witness lists, evidence summaries, and other materials ten days prior to the scheduled hearing date.

Following a finding that the licensee breached subsection 30(4) of the Liquor Licence Act, the Board previously ordered a 10-day suspension of its liquor licence.

The licensee proposed acceptable suspension dates.

The Board ordered the 10-day suspension to commence on July 11, 2009.

The Licensee's liquor licence was previously ordered suspended for one professional soccer event on May 30, 2009, due to a breach of the Liquor Licence Act.

The scheduled event was cancelled.

On consent of the Registrar, the Licensee requested to serve the suspension on July 18, 2009.

The Board granted the request and ordered the suspension to be served on the new date.

The Board issued an amending order to correct the name of the Licensee's representative who attended the pre-hearing teleconference and to clarify the Licensee's disclosure obligations under Rule 10 of the AGCO Revised Rules of Practice.

The Board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a pre-hearing teleconference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of Trasheteria (Peterborough) Inc. The Board ordered both the Licensee and the Registrar's Representative to complete mutual disclosure, including witness lists and summaries, ten days before the scheduled hearing date.

Following a finding that the Licensee violated subsection 30(4) of the Liquor Licence Act by serving liquor to a minor, the Board determined the appropriate sanction.

The Registrar sought a 10-day suspension, while the Licensee requested a shorter period, arguing the contravention was unintentional.

The Board ordered a 10-day suspension, emphasizing the seriousness of the violation, the lack of credible mitigating evidence, the failure to implement prompt remedial measures, and the Licensee's prior disciplinary record.

Following a pre-hearing tele-conference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend a liquor licence, the Board ordered the Licensee to disclose its witness list, detailed summaries of witness evidence, and will-say statements to the Registrar 10 days before the hearing.

The Registrar was also ordered to complete any further disclosure 10 days before the hearing.

The Board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a pre-hearing teleconference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of Fratelli Ristorante.

The Board ordered the Licensee and the Registrar to exchange witness lists, detailed summaries of witness evidence, and any further disclosure at least ten days prior to the scheduled hearing date.

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of the corporate licensee for allegedly permitting an underage patron to consume alcohol, contrary to subsection 30(4) of the Liquor Licence Act.

During a police inspection, an 18-year-old patron was found consuming beer.

The licensee argued that the patron had presented false identification showing he was 19, which he later disposed of before being searched by police.

The Board rejected this defense as lacking credibility, finding that the patron was under continuous police observation and no such identification was found.

The Board concluded that the licensee contravened the Act and invited submissions on penalty.

The Board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a pre-hearing teleconference regarding a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of 2142575 Ontario Limited operating as XS.

The Board ordered the licensee and the Registrar to exchange witness lists, witness statements, and other disclosure pursuant to Rule 10 of the AGCO Revised Rules of Practice at least ten days before the scheduled hearing date.

The Board previously found the Licensee in violation of the Liquor Licence Act and its regulations, and ordered a 7-day suspension of its liquor licence.

The Licensee proposed acceptable suspension dates.

The Board ordered the 7-day suspension to commence on June 22, 2009.

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued a Notice of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of the respondent nightclub based on alleged violations of the Liquor Licence Act and its regulations.

The allegations involved permitting an underage patron to have liquor, failing to inspect identification, and permitting drunkenness and disorderly conduct during an incident where a female patron assaulted a police officer.

The Board dismissed all allegations, finding that the licensee's staff had properly inspected the minor's false identification, did not knowingly permit the minor to have liquor, and had intervened appropriately to remove the allegedly intoxicated patrons before the situation escalated due to police intervention.

Following a finding that the licensee violated the Liquor Licence Act and regulations by failing to cooperate during an inspection, the Board considered the appropriate sanction.

The Registrar sought a seven-day suspension, noting the licensee's lack of prior record but emphasizing the need for deterrence.

The licensee requested a fine, citing recent staff re-education and the financial impact of a previous suspension.

The Board noted it lacked jurisdiction to order a fine and found a seven-day suspension appropriate for specific and general deterrence, given the staff's unhelpful and rude behaviour during the inspection.

The Board previously found that the Licensee violated subsections 45(1) and 18.2(1) of Ontario Regulation 719/90 and ordered a seven-day suspension of its liquor licence.

The Licensee proposed suspension dates which were acceptable to the Board.

The Board ordered the liquor licence suspended for seven consecutive days from July 8, 2009 to July 15, 2009.

The Registrar issued a Notice of Proposal to suspend the licensee's liquor licence after inspectors and police found minors consuming liquor on the premises on two occasions.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Disposition, admitting to a breach of s. 30(4) of the Liquor Licence Act.

The Board accepted the joint submission and ordered the licence suspended for one professional soccer event.

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario alleged that the licensee violated section 43 of Ontario Regulation 719/90 by permitting overcrowding in its establishment.

A police officer testified that he counted 90 people in a room licensed for 67, and the licensee admitted to having 121 people in the premises overall, which exceeded the total capacity of 114.

The Board found that the licensee misunderstood the capacity limits, which applied separately to each room, and that staff must be included in the count.

The Board concluded that the licensee contravened the regulation and invited submissions on penalty.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario held a pre-hearing tele-conference regarding Notices of Proposal to suspend the liquor licence of Fluid Lounge and Restaurant.

The Board ordered the licensee to disclose its witness list and evidence summaries to the Registrar 10 days before the hearing, and ordered the Registrar to complete any further disclosure by the same deadline.

A corrigendum was subsequently issued to correct clerical errors regarding the Notice of Proposal numbers and dates.