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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF LAKESHORE <br />BY-LAW 4-2009 <br />BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW 71-2006 TO <br />PROVIDE FOR RETAIL BUSINESS <br />ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE OPEN ON HOLIDAYS <br />IN THE TOWN OF LAKESHORE <br />WHEREAS, Section 4 of the retail Business Holidays Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter <br />R.30, as amended, (the "Act") provides that the Council of a Municipality may by By- <br />law permit retail business establishments in the Municipality to be open on holidays <br />for the maintenance or development of tourism; <br />AND WHEREAS, retail business establishments in the Town of Lakeshore have <br />requested that the Council of the Town of Lakeshore pass a By-law permitting them <br />to remain open on Family Day in the Town of Lakeshore; <br />AND WHEREAS, the tourism criteria established by the Retail Business Holiday <br />Act, Ontario Regulations have been met; <br />AND WHEREAS, it is deemed essential for the maintenance and development of <br />tourism in the Town of Lakeshore to permit retail businesses to open on certain <br />holidays; <br />AND WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Lakeshore have designated the Town <br />of Lakeshore a tourism area necessary for the maintenance and development of <br />tourism of its natural, outdoor, recreational, historical, cultural, multicultural and <br />educational attractions; <br />AND WHEREAS, a Public Meeting in respect to the passing of the amending By- <br />law was held on the 12th day of January, 2009. <br />AND WHEREAS, the Council for the Town of Lakeshore has taken into account the <br />principle that holidays should be maintained as common pause days; <br />NOW THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of <br />Lakeshore enacts as follows: <br />THAT Section 2 of By-law 71-2006 be amended to include the Family Day holiday. <br />All the clauses and provisions of the said by-law 71-2006 shall remain in full <br />force and effect. <br />THAT in accordance with Section 8 of the Retail Business Holidays Act, this By-law <br />shall come into full force and effect on the 12tt' day of February 2009, being the 31St <br />day after the date upon which it is finally passed". <br />READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 13th DAY OF <br />JANUARY, 2009. <br />Ikl <br />_~. ~~~.~ <br />TOllll t3AIN,`MAYOR <br />/MARY MA'S$E; CLERK <br />1 <br />