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-
Santiago (Nelson) Joaquin-Ortega o/a Casa Nova Bar & Dance
Licensee
ORDER
Panel: S. Grace Kerr, Board Member
Alex McCauley, Board Member
Decision Date: June 25, 2008
Hearing Location: Cambridge, 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 ) Phillip Morris, Representative
Santiago (Nelson) Joaquin-Ortega, Licensee ) Karen Zvulony, Representative
Allegations
A hearing into a Notice of Proposal number 16354 dated May 30, 2008 to revoke a liquor licence and an Order dated May 30, 2008 to immediately suspend a liquor license on an interim basis to liquor licence number 805675 (‘the Licence’), issued to Santiago (Nelson) Joaquin-Ortega operating as CASA NOVA BAR & DANCE, 1-5 Water Street North, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 3B2, on the basis of alleged violations of section 6 of the Liquor Licence Act ("LLA") and subsection 45(2) Ontario Regulation 719/90 (“O.Reg”) made pursuant to the LLA, was held on June 19, 2008 in the City of Cambridge.
On May 30, 2008, the Registrar ordered the interim suspension of the Licensee’s licence in the interest of public safety and subject to an Order by the Board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (the Interim Suspension). This order was made Exhibit 1.
The Hearing concluded on June 19, 2008 and the Board reserved its decision to a later date.
Finding and Order
- Based on the seriousness of the allegations before the Board and the possible impact of those allegations on the public safety, and given the evidence heard at the hearing and the submissions made by both parties on this issue, the Board FINDS that it is in the public’s interest that the Interim Suspension currently in place on license number 805675 issued to Santiago (Nelson) Joaquin-Ortega operating as CASA NOVA BAR & DANCE, 1-5 Water Street North, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 3B2, remain in effect until the Board renders its final decision on the matters before it and the Board so ORDERS.
DATED AT TORONTO THIS 25th DAY OF JUNE, 2008.
S. GRACE KERR, BOARD MEMBER ALEX MCCAULEY, BOARD MEMBER
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