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 Ontario Registrar
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Hotel Boutique Lounge Inc. O/A Hotel Boutique Lounge Licensee
ORDER
Panel: Kirsti Hunt, Vice-Chair Alex McCauley, Board Member
Decision Date: June 30, 2009
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 Toll Free in Ontario: 1-800-522-2876 Website: www.agco.on.ca
Appearances
Registrar, Alcohol and Gaming Commission ) Richard Kulis, Representative Hotel Boutique Lounge Inc., Licensee ) John Christie, Representative
Allegations
A hearing into Notice of Proposal number 17312 dated June 18, 2009 to revoke and an Order dated June 18, 2009 to immediately suspend on an interim basis liquor licence number 807401 (the “Licence”) issued to Hotel Boutique Lounge Inc. (the “Licensee”), operating as HOTEL BOUTIQUE LOUNGE, 77 Peter Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2G4, (the “premises” or the “establishment”), with respect to section 6 of the Liquor Licence Act (the “LLA”) having regard to the Licensee’s financial position, the Licensee cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of the Licensee’s business and on the basis of alleged violations of section 29 and subsections 25(1) and 45(2) of Ontario Regulation 719/90 (the “O.Reg”) made pursuant to the LLA, was held on June 30, 2009 in the City of Toronto.
As a preliminary matter Mr. Kulis asked for an adjournment of this matter because of the additional disclosure he received from police which Licensee’s Representative had not yet seen and which he will need to review.
Mr. Christie agreed that he will need time to review the additional disclosure. He agreed to keeping in place the suspension order dated June 18, 2009 until the next hearing date.
Mr. Christie submitted further that he is not available on the next scheduled date of July 9, 2009 because of a commitment in Court.
After reviewing the submissions of the parties, the Board ADJOURNS the matter to a date to be determined by the Hearings Department.
Furthermore, it ORDERS that the immediate suspension Order of the Registrar dated June 18, 2009 will remain in effect until the next hearing date.
DATED AT TORONTO THIS 30^th^ DAY OF June , 2009
KIRSTI HUNT, VICE-CHAIR ALEX MCCAULEY, BOARD MEMBER