ALCOHOL AND GAMING COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
IN THE MATTER OF The: Liquor Licence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.19, as amended
BETWEEN:
Registrar, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
Registrar
-and-
Mackie’s Restaurant Bar & Grill Inc. O/A Mackie’s Restaurant Bar & Grill
Licensee
ORDER
Panel: Patricia McQuaid, Vice-Chair Alex McCauley, Board Member
Order Date: August 22, 2008
Hearing Location: Toronto, Ontario
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario 90 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 300 Toronto ON M2N 0A4 Phone (416) 326-0366 Fax (416) 326-5566 Website: www.agco.on.ca
Appearances
Registrar, Alcohol and Gaming Commission ) Richard Kulis, Representative Mackie’s Restaurant Bar & Grill Inc., Licensee ) Jennifer McIntosh, on behalf of the ) Corporation
Allegations
1A hearing into Notice of Proposal number 16542 dated August 1, 2008 to revoke a liquor licence and an Order by the Registrar dated August 1, 2008 to immediately suspend liquor license number 203380 issued to Mackie’s Restaurant Bar & Grill Inc. (the “Licensee”) operating as MACKIE’S RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL, 18 Queen Street East, Brampton, Ontario, L6V 1A2, on the basis of alleged violation of clause 6(2)(d) of the Liquor Licence Act (LLA) and alleged violations of subsection 45(1) of the LLA and section 29 and subsections 15(1), 45(1), 45(2), 60(2), 64(1) and 64(2) of Ontario Regulation 719/90 (O.Reg) made pursuant to the LLA, commenced on August 20, 2008 in the City of Toronto.
Order
2At the commencement of the hearing, before any evidence was heard, Ms McIntosh, a director, officer and shareholder of the Corporate Licensee requested an adjournment of the hearing so that she could retain legal representation. Mr. Kulis did not oppose the request, but requested that the Interim Suspension order continue until the next hearing date.
3The Board granted the adjournment as requested by Ms McIntosh, to a date to be set as soon as possible.
4Further, the Board, based on the serious allegations before it, CONFIRMS its oral ORDER that it is in the public interest that the Interim Suspension currently in place on licence number 203380 issued to Mackie’s Restaurant Bar & Grill Inc. operating as MACKIE’S RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL, 18 Queen Street East, Brampton, Ontario, L6V 1A2, remains in effect until the next hearing date, at which time its continuation will be re-considered upon request by the parties.
DATED AT TORONTO THIS 22nd DAY OF AUGUST, 2008
PATRICIA MCQUAID, VICE-CHAIR ALEX MCCAULEY, BOARD MEMBER
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