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WHEREAS the Township has received very short notice that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is planning to close our local store by the end of the year (2019) during the holiday season and offer up an LCBO Convenience Outlet to a local business instead; and,

WHEREAS the Township is a remote northern community with very limited amenities and services; and

WHEREAS the Township is very disappointed with the LCBO for their lack of communication and their total absence of consultation with regard to the closure; and

WHEREAS the Township is in support of the Ontario Public Services Employee Union’s (OPSEU) request that the LCBO retract the Request for Proposal issued to local business owners on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 which calls for applications to become an LCBO Convenience Outlet; and,

WHEREAS the Council is committed to building the Community of Hornepayne up and this unexpected announcement by the LCBO runs counter with Council’s vision for the future of our Community and will have far reaching negative impacts on our local economy; and,

WHEREAS the closure of the LCBO further causes grave concerns and raises issues with public and community safety;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hornepayne does hereby request a halt to this process until community members have been provided a formal and meaningful method of providing feedback; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council does hereby request that the LCBO work in partnership with the Township to develop a “made for Hornepayne” strategy to help alleviate the devastating impacts that proceeding with the closure will have on our community.