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27 | W aterloo C hronicle | T hursday,A ugust 29,2019 w aterloochronicle.caP. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941waterloo.ca APPLICATION FOR NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION 90 KING STREET NORTH Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Director of Municipal Enforcement Services for the City ofWaterloo for an exemption to the City ofWaterloo Noise By-law #2010-073 which prohibits amplified sound between the hours of 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. The applicant, Natalie Benninger of Harmony Lunch, is requesting an exemption as follows: To permit sound from a live acoustic band from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm onWednesday September 11th, 2019 for a Flyin Hawaiian Cycle Run to take place at 90 King Street North, Waterloo, specifically the rear parking lot. Anyone wishing to comment on this matter should contactMunicipal Enforcement Services in writing at 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8, no later than 4:30 pm, Friday September 6, 2019, by phone at 519-747-8785 or via e-mail atmunicipalenforcement@waterloo.ca. Questions regarding this event should be directed to Natalie Benninger at 519-590-8485 or via email at natbenninger@gmail.com. P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-786-3941waterloo.ca APPLICATION FOR NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION 230 STANLEY DRIVE Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Director of Municipal Enforcement Services for the City ofWaterloo for an exemption to the City ofWaterloo Noise By-law #2010-073 which prohibits amplified sound between the hours of 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. The applicant, David Marskell, is requesting an exemption as follows: To permit sound of microphone for speeches; outdoor music for dancing, during an outdoor wedding to take place from 4:00 pm Saturday October 5th, 2019 to 11:59 pm at 230 Stanley Drive Anyone wishing to comment on this matter should contact Municipal Enforcement Services in writing at 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A8, or via email at municipalenforcement@waterloo.ca, no later than 4:30 pm, Friday August 30th, 2019. Questions regarding this event should be directed to David Marskell at 519-574-0291 or via email at david.marskell@themuseum.ca in Kitchener, and another is third on the wait list at 73 King St. W. in Kitchener (at Ontario Street), but a total of 61 different addresses in Waterloo Region were cit- ed by 197 applicants. "Long gone are the days where illegal dispensaries would have to hide in sub- par locations ... or down a back alley," said Jon Con- quergood, chief executive of Ontario Cannabis Hold- ings, a company that part- ners with potential retail cannabis applicants to help establish storefront locations. "Legal cannabis really wants to be front and cen- tre with eyeballs on them." Nearly two-thirds of all local applications (121) were eventually deemed ineligible by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) under Rule 13 of the lottery. That rule states once an applicant is successfully drawn in one region, all subsequent drawings of that applicant across the province are ineligible. Secondly, if an appli- cant is on the waiting list in one region, and their name is drawn in another region that still has space on the main list, they are awarded that space and the applica- tion on the wait list be- comes ineligible. About 63 per cent (3,053 of 4,864) of all applications across the province were rendered ineligible under Rule 13, meaning hopeful store operators were ap- plying in multiple regions across the province trying to secure at least one lot- tery location. The most popular loca- tion in the region was 73 King St. W. in Kitchener, which was named in 30 dif- ferent applications. Owner Frank Voisin was surprised to hear how much interest there was in his building, saying they only had discussions with about four or five possible tenants prior to the lottery. "I guess there could have been another 26 or so that just jumped past that process and hoped if they landed it they could strike a deal," said Voisin, presi- dent of Voisin Capital Inc. He said they're certainly interested in bringing a le- gal retail cannabis shop to the location. Many of the region's ap- plicants used numbered companies to identify themselves, but some took a more creative approach, including "Facts Guy Inc.," "FunGirl Inc.," "Hey Mate Inc." and "Real Boss Inc." The most popular loca- tions in Waterloo Region included: .73 King St. W. in Kitche- ner, at the intersection of Ontario Street (30 expres- sions of interest). .875 Highland Rd. W. in Kitchener, at the intersec- tion of Fischer-Hallman Road in the Superstore pla- za (22). .589 Fairway Rd. S. in Kitchener (15, including the one successful lottery pick). .380 King St. N. in Water- loo, just north of Columbia Street East (10). .75 Pinebush Rd. in Cambridge, near Canadi- an Tire and the intersec- tion of Hespeler Road (9). Conquergood said the AGCO allowing multiple applicants to use the same address isn't fair, or good for the industry. "The requirements seemed to get watered down and allowed more people to apply, which I suppose is a good thing, but are they truly commit- ted cannabis retailers? It doesn't appear so," said Conquergood, whose com- pany partnered with Cen- tral Cannabis in London following the first lottery in January. They are also on the wait list in the Greater To- ronto Area following this week's lottery. A total of 42 locations were awarded in five re- gions across Ontario this week. An additional eight were granted on First Na- tions reserves. The Kitchener site was one of 11 handed out in the west region of Ontario, which stretches from Hamilton to Windsor, and from Port Stanley to Mani- toulin Island. The local lot- tery winner is identified on the AGCO website as "Pa- tricia, Gertrude, Donnel- ly." It's the first successful lottery result in Waterloo Region after this area missed out in the first lot- tery of 25 retail locations announced in January. The AGCO requires re- tail cannabis locations be at least 150 metres away from schools, and the prop- erty must be zoned com- mercial. All three cities also drafted their own munici- pal retail cannabis store policies to recommend the stores be at least 150 metres away from other sensitive uses, including addiction service providers, shelters or supportive housing units for youth or vulnera- ble populations, communi- ty rec centres and librar- ies, and other retail canna- bis, liquor and beer stores. Justin Readman, man- ager of development ser- vices with the City of Kitchener, said the AGCO is under no obligation to adhere to these additional requests by the city. He al- so declined to comment on the Fairway Road South lo- cation that was selected in the lottery. "Until the applicant has progressed to the next step, it would be premature to comment on the location," he wrote in an email to The Record. Lottery winners have until Aug. 28 to submit their applications for a re- tail operator licence and retail store authorization, pay up to $6,000 in fees, and provide a $50,000 line of credit to the AGCO. Go to therecord.com to see where all 197 applica- tions were made to open cannabis storefronts. LOCAL RETAIL LOCATIONS MUST BE AT LEAST 150 METRES AWAY FROM SCHOOLS THE ISSUE: THE LOCATIONS OF MARIJUANA REATION LOCATIONS LOCAL IMPACT: WHEN IT COMES TO SHOPS NEAR COMMUNITY SPACES, MANY RESIDENTS ARE PARTICULAR STORY BEHIND THE STORY Reporters broke down the data behind the bids for a retail cannabis location. Continued from page 1