ALCOHOL AND GAMING COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
IN THE MATTER OF The: Liquor Licence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.19, as amended
B E T W E E N:
Registrar, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
Registrar
-and-
2078841 Ontario Ltd. O/A Airport Motor Inn
Licensee
DECISION ON SANCTION
Panel: Eleanor Meslin, Board Member Guy Maurice, Board Member
Decision Date: June 24, 2008
Hearing Location: Sarnia, 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 Toll Free In Ontario: 1-800-522-2876 Website: www.agco.on.ca
Appearances
Registrar, Alcohol and Gaming Commission ) Brad Alton, Representative 2078841 Ontario Ltd., Licensee ) Ray Daniels, Representative
A hearing into a Notice of Proposal (NOP) number 15339 dated June 7, 2007 and Supplementary Notice of Proposal (SNOP) number 15500 dated August 8, 2007 to suspend liquor licence number 11363 (the "Licence") issued to 2078841 Ontario Ltd. operating as AIRPORT MOTOR INN, 1716 London Line Road, Sarnia, Ontario, N7T 7H2 on the basis of alleged violations of section 29 of the Liquor Licence Act (LLA) and subsections 44(1) and 45(1) of Ontario Regulation 719/90 (O.Reg) made pursuant to the LLA, was held on September 19, 2007 and April 22 and 23, 2008 in the City of Sarnia
In its decision dated May 22, 2008 the Board found Board the Licensee violated section 29 of the LLA and subsection 45(1) of the O.Reg on March 25, 2007. The Board dismissed the allegations regarding violations of section 29 of the LLA and subsections 44(1) and 45(1) of the O.Reg on March 2, 2007. Parties were directed to provide written submissions on an appropriate sanction.
Brad Alton, Registrar's representative, and Ray Daniels, Licensee's representative, submitted a joint submission with regards to sanction dated May 29, 2008, for the Board to consider. They asked the Board to suspend the licence for nineteen (19) days.
The Board FINDS this request acceptable and ORDERS a nineteen (19) day suspension.
The Licensee's representative provided proposed suspension dates which are acceptable to Registrar's representative, and the Board.
THEREFORE the Board hereby ORDERS that the liquor licence issued to 2078841 Ontario Ltd. operating as AIRPORT MOTOR INN, 1716 London Line Road, Sarnia, Ontario, N7T 7H2, licence number 11363, be SUSPENDED for NINETEEN (19) consecutive days to COMMENCE at 11 a.m. on June 27, 2008 and continue until 2 a.m. on July 16, 2008.
DATED AT TORONTO THIS 24th DAY OF JUNE, 2008
GUY MAURICE, BOARD MEMBER ELEANOR MESLIN, BOARD MEMBER
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