1995-065 To Permit Retail Business Establishments in the Township of Oro-Medonte to be Open on Holidays for the Maitenance and Development of Tourism (Craighurst Foodtown)
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
BY-LAW NO. 95-65
Being a By-law to Permit Retail Business Establishments in the
Township of Oro-Medonte to be open on Holidays for the
Maintenance and Development of Tourism (craighurst Foodtown)
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WHEREAS, The Retail Business Holidays Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.30,
s. 4(1), as amended, provides that the Council of a municipality
may, despite s. 2 of the Act, permit retail business
establishments to be open on holidays for the maintenance or
development of tourism;
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AND WHEREAS, s. 4.2 of the said Act, as amended, provides that a
by-law under s. 4 may apply to one or more retail business
establishments and may limit the opening of retail business
establishments on holidays to specific times or to a certain
number of hours;
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the corporation of the Township of
Oro-Medonte has taken into account the principle that holidays
should be maintained as common pause days;
AND WHEREAS, council has received an application to be open on
holidays from the Craighurst Foodtown, located on lands and
premises municipally known as Part Lot 41, Concession 1 (formerly
Flos);
AND WHEREAS a public meeting was held on July 5, 1995, to hear
representations in respect of the passing of this by-law, notice
of which was published in the Barrie Examiner on June 5, 1995, a
newspaper having general circulation in that portion of the
municipality.
AND WHEREAS Council is satisfied that Craighurst Foodtown,
complies with the Tourism Criteria for exemption of retail
business establishments that on days other than holidays normally
use a total area of 2,400 square feet or more for serving the
public or normally have three or more employees serving the
public, as set out in the Regulation made under the Act.
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NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as follows:
1. That pursuant to the Retail Business Holidays Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. R.30, s. 4, as amended, craighurst Foodtown,
located on lands and premises municipally known as Part Lot
41, Concession 1 (formerly Flos Township), may open on any
holiday, as defined in the said Act except for New Year's
Day, Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for the maintenance and development
of tourism.
2. That every person who contravenes any of the provisions of
this by-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is
liable to a fine or penalty as provided for in the
Provincial Offences Act.
3. That this By-law shall come into force and take effect on
the thirty-first day after the passing thereof.
By-Law read a first and second time this 5th day of July, 1995.
By-Law read a third time and finally passed this 5th day of July,
1995.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
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Mayor, Ian Beard
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,clerk, Darlene Shoebridge