PAGE 18, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAIRCH 22, 1989 Ontario Automobile Insurance Board Commission de l'assurance. automobile de l'Ontario IN THE MATTER OF the Ontario Automobile Insurance Board Act, 1988, S.O. 1988, c.18. AND IN THE MATTER OF a reference made by the Lieutentant Governor in Council pursuant to section 28 of the said Act. NOTICE OF HEARING THE ONTARIO AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE BOARD (the "Board"), at the request of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, will hold a Hearing pursuantto section 28 of theOntario Automo- bile Insurance Board Act, 1988, S.O. 1988, c.18. Purpose of the Hearing The Lieutenant Governor in Council has ordered the Board to conduct public hearings to examine the threshold no fault sys- tem of privately delivered automobile insurance (vvith two speci- fied thresholds), and the choice no fault systern of privately delivered automobile insurance. The Order in Council dated March 2, 1989 (the "Reference"), containing the details of the systems under consideration, is available upon request. The Lieutenant Governor in Council has specifically ordered the Board to report on the following: 1. An estimation of the average prices that would becharged for automobile insurance policies within the referred systems, based on the mandatory classification systern, the determi- nations of fact and rates established by the Ontario Automo- bile Insurance Board under its decision of February 13,1989; 2. The feasibility of extending the systems to public-and commer- cial vehicles; 3. The cost impact, if any, of the implementation of an alterna- tive dispute resolution involving mediation and, if necessary, binding arbitration, for the settlement of no-fault compensation; 4. The administrative barriers that exist in relation to the systems that could result in significant additional costs either in im- plementation or in the continuing operation of the systems; 5. Whether there would be greater stability in theaverage prices charged for automobile insurance policies after implementa- tion of the systems; and 6. An estimation of the level of recovery to injured persons that would be achieved under the systems. The Board is to commence public hearings and report back to the Lieutenant Governor in Council as soon as is practicable. The Hearing THE HEARING will be held under File No. R-89-1 and will com- mence on Wednesday, April 12, 1989 at 9 o'clock a.rn. in the Board's Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, 5 Park Home Avenue, North York. A PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 1989 at 2:30 p.m. in the Board's Hearing Room to deal with preliminary matters, including, but not limited to the following: • written evidence to be pre-filed • the interrogatory process • the hearing process • issues The Board has engaged a consultant to assist the Board. The consultant will price the two systems of privately delivered automobile insurance as set out in the Reference. This evidence will be pre-filed on or before Monday, April 3,1989. A SECOND PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE willbe held on Friday, April 7,1989 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board's Hearing Room to settle the issues and to deal with any other proced ural matters. IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE AS A PARTYlM THE HEAR- ING, you (or your lawyer or agent) must file with the Board a writ- ten notice of your intention to participate as a party on or before Tuesday, March 21, 1989. A person who files such a notice in- tends to participate fully in the hearing. INSTEAD OF PARTICIPATING AS A PARTY IN THE HEAR- ING, you may comment on any of the issues as a LIMITED IN- TERVENOR by filing a letter of comment with the Board. A letter of comment should clearly state your views, set out the grounds and the factual basis for your position, and indicate whether you intend to make an oral presentation to the Board. Letters of com- ment must be filed at the Board's office on or before Thursday, April 20,1989, ALL DOCUMENTS FILED IN THIS PROCEEDING are avail- able for viewing at the Board's office during office hours Mon- day to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. PROCEDURAL ORDERS as to how the matter will proceed may be issued from time to time. Copies of any procedural ord- ers will be sent to all parties. IF YOU DO NOT BECOME A PARTY TO THE HEARING OR INDICATE THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE AN ORAL PRESENTA- TION TO THE BOARD, THE BOARD MAY PROCEEDIN YOUR ABSENCE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY FUR- THER NOTICE 0F THESE PROCEEDINGS. DATED AT NORTH YORK this 9th day of March, 1989. t- Ontario ONTARIO AUTOMROBILE INSURANCE BOARD 4th Floor, 5 Park Home Avenue North York, Ontario M2N 6L4 Phone No. (416) 222-2886 Fax No. (416) 730-7761 Toll Free: 1-(800)-668-0128 (English) 1-(800)-668-0249 (French) Attn: Sophia Coroyannakis Board Secretary Ces avis est disponible en version française. I i Developer opposes town at OMB FROM PAGE 1 hearing, said he did not like the use of the word because Gan had not studied the type of accidents and what type of injuries had occurred. "Sometimes it is a bit confus- in& to decision-makers as to why it is unsafe. I'm not convinced it (the intersection) is dangerous and unsafe because of the way you use words," said Wilkes. On Monday, Bill Irwin, the Town's lawyer had called Wayne Hancock,the Town's manager of engineering, to the stand. Hancock testified that he had requested the intersection im- provements, as part of his report to council. (Planning staff had approved the gas bar on condition that the intersection improvements were carried out.) "Our concern was that left hand turn movements would aggravate the situation . t the intersection. There shoul be a median to prohibit turns " said Hancock. "Your comments were pre- pared without any traffic ýxpert- ise, or is this a perception of a council of perfection?" asked Lord. Hancock replied that the Town does not hire traffic engineers. "We would ask the developer to do a review and then we would comment on that," said Hancock. Southland had hired Gough, from Marshall, Macklin, Monag- han, who testified earlier he saw no adverse affects from the gas bar. Hancock said he disagreed with that recommendation. "You were in a conflict of interset then," said Wilkes. "When you are making this powerful recommendation, aren't you saving this municipality a potful of money?" asked Wilkes. "It was never the council's intent to hook the developer for the cost of the intersection," replied Hancock. Lord then followed up on the q uestioning, noting that the own's official plan does not.con- tain a policy to make developers aware that they would have to contribute money for a rezoning. Robert Dragicevic, a planning consultant hired by the num- bered company, testified that the site is zoned C2 - highway com- mercial, which would allow a restaurant, hotel or motel and an automobile service station use that would not reqire dispensing gas. "Those C2 sites create more traffic and are destination orien- ted," said Dragicevic. He said the station would be operated by the numbered com- pany using the Shell Canada logo andproducts. It would have four islands plus a kiosk and canopy. "This is one of the least inten- sive uses that could be put on the property,"he said. The hearing was expected fin- ish either late Tuesday, after The Free Press deadline Wednes- day morning. Board members would then decide to give their decision im- m'ediately or prepare written report which could take up to four weeks. Comingevents I THIEOS R.A. KUWAHARA, P. Eng., I The next meeting of THEOS (They Help Each Other Spiri- oPtuall), a self-help group for people who have lost a spouse, will be held Sunday, April 9 2 p.m., at St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Cochrane St., Whitby. For more information, P E C I A -L • 0 F F E RI call 668-2648. ENTERTAINERSWANTED Entertainers are wanted for the Whitby Courthouse Theatre scial.gala fundraising evening Satuday, May 27. Those inter- ested in volunteering will be WORD IS OUT YOU DON'T PAY FOR YOUR CARRIER UNTIL SET1.1/89 It's a savings secret too good to keep. Your money stays in your pocket for months and months. Meanwhile you erjoy the best of home comfort with Carrier High Efficiency Furnaces, Central Air Conditioning, Heat Pumnps, Electronic Air Cleaners and Humidifiers. Don't pay a cent until next fall. Get your Carrier today and save! WE ARENT COMFORTABLE UNTILYOU ARE mu mm-r - r - am -m m u cm -m ~ Defoera nancing plan Avai able t» qualified I applics o t iutslatjoe, hme wme occupants faacoenplcte Carrioe Mi i vrn ..Canrsot be HueNCo0fart Syntem IN 0 PAYMENT a or iniisdmu-nit.C Icanssting of a Carne ~r nTTr1T * Hgh Eflicicncy lII% Fiocace, Central Air UNTIL SEE 1/8 Coeditiorung, ilcat Ptanp% Mctroticir (LABOUR DAY) Humidffem • HEATING • AIR CONDITIONING • SECURITY SYSTEMS• WHITBY 668-8111 PICKERING/AJAX 683-5757 C ýA R R I I H't A H invited to a preliminary perfor- mance at the theatre April 15. For more information call 683- 9683. INFORMATION NIGHT Women 18 and older who are interested in becoming Big Sis- ters are invited to attend an information evening at Settle- ment House, 387 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, on March 29, 6:45 p.m. For more imformation call the Big Sisters office at 436-0957. JOHN HOWARD The John Howard Society of Durham Region will hold their annual meeting on April 18, 6 p.m., at the Michael Starr build- ing, Oshawa. THIRD WORLD DEBT As a follow-up to a February presentation on debt effect in Ghana, the subject of an Out- reach Group discussion group evening on Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 M., at All Saints Church parish hall in Whitby will be "Perspec- tives on the Third World Debt." MEETING The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, Oshawa chapter, will meet on Thursday, March 23, 7:30 p.m., at the Whitby Public Library. Laurie Cook, REACH coordinator for Durham College, will talk about the available post-secondary edu- cation opportunities for learning disability students. For more in- formation call 623-4934 or 723- 9048. RUMMAGE SALE A mini-rummage sale is held every Wednesday om 1 to 2:30 p.m. at St. ark's Church House, 200 Byron St. S. LEGAL AID The Whitby Community Information Centre, 405 Dundas St. W., offers a legal aid clinic 7 to 9 p.m. on the second of the month from September to June. There is no charge for the service; available to anyone. Call 668-0552 for more information. ... . . .1 - CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY Good Friday - March 24, 1989 GARBAGE COLLECTION Garbage normally collected on Friday, March 24, 1989, will be collected on THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1989.