Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
B E T W E E N:
William Wood
Applicant
-and-
York Region District School Board
Respondent
-and-
CUPE Local 1196
Intervenor
DECISION
Adjudicator: Esi Codjoe
Indexed as: Wood v. York Region District School Board
APPEARANCES
William Wood, Applicant
No one appearing
York Region District School Board, Respondent
Andrew Zabrovsky, Counsel
CUPE Local 1196, Intervenor
Anne Gregory, Counsel
Introduction
1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on November 28, 2016.
2On June 16, 2017 the Tribunal issued a Notice of Preliminary Hearing to the parties confirming that the preliminary hearing of the Application would take place on September 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. by teleconference. The Notice was emailed to the email address that the applicant listed in the Application. It was also mailed to his address at the address provided in the Application and was not returned as undeliverable.
3I am satisfied that the applicant had notice of the hearing.
4The applicant did not attend the scheduled preliminary hearing on September 8, 2017. In accordance with its usual practice, the Tribunal waited until 2:00 p.m. before proceeding.
5At 2:00 p.m. the applicant was not in attendance nor had the applicant communicated with the Tribunal to explain the failure to attend.
ORDER
6In the circumstances, the Application was dismissed on the basis that the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application.
Dated at Toronto, this 19th day of September, 2017.
“Signed by”
Esi Codjoe
Vice-chair