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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-03-22, Page 6Page—faatek liow Sentinel, „W'iddlw elldgy, 'M*rch-2211 Ontario Commission de Automobile I'assuranee- Insurance automobile Board de I'ntarlo 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 hoid aHearing pursuant tosection 28 of the Ontario 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 -publichearings txamine the thresnoid no fault sys- tem of privately delivered automobile insurance (with two speci- fied thresholds), and the choice no fault system 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 hasspecifically ordered the. Board to report on the following: 1. An estimation of the average prices that would be charged for automobile insurance policies within the referred systems, based on the mandatory classification system, 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 cosi.impact, tive dispute resolution involving mediation and, if necessary, :binding arbitration, for the settlement of no-fault compensation; 4. The administrative barriers thatexist 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 the average prices charged for automobile insurance policies after implernenta- tion.of the systems; and 6. An estimation of the level of recovery to injured persons that would be achieved under the systems. TheBoard 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.m. in the 'Board's Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, 5 Park Horne 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 toassist, 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 SECONDPRE-HEARING CONFERENCE will be held on Friday, -April 7. 1989 at 900 .a.m. in the Board's Hearing -Room to settle the issues and to deal with any other proceduratmatters. . IF YOU WiSH TO PARTICIPATE ASA -PARTY IN 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 OFPART ICIPATiNGASA PARTY 1N THE HEAR- ING, you may comment on any of the issues as a LIMITED tN- TERVENOR by filings letter of comment with the Board. -Metter 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. • •P-ROGEDURAL ORDERS as:tohowthe 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 NOTBECOME A PARTY TO THE HEARING OR INDICATE THAT YOU WISH`TO MAKE AN ORAL PRESENTA- TION TO-HEBOARD, THE BOARD MAYPPROCEED IN :YOUR ABSENCE AN.D'YOU WILL NOTEEENTITL:E:DTO:ANY FUR- THER NOTICE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS. DATED AT NORTH YORK this' 9th day :of March, 1989. ONTARIO AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE BOARD 4th Floor, 5 Park Home Avenue NorthYork, Ontario M2N;16L4 Phone No. (416) 222- 886 Fax:No. 4416) 780;7761 Toff -Free: 14100)468i0128 4En.glish) w14809).;668 ;0249 (French) Attn: Sophia'CDroyannakis Board' ect Lary C -es anis est ds; p molls er"t ,version fr in, i8e. gnew, 38 years a horologist l4ucknow has Its own horologist, one with 38 years experience. What is an horologist? An horologist is a maker or dealer in timepieces; in other words a watch or clock snaker.or repairer of seine. Joe Agnew, Lucknow's watchmaker and jeweller was raised and schooled in Lucknow. He apprenticed one year with Bill Schmid and then for a few years work- ed in other areas. The call of the intricate work on time pieces took Joe to Detroit in the late 1940's where he worked with his uncle Pete Agnew, who had done his apprenticeship under Fred Armstrong, the former owner of Schmid's Jewellery, Lucknow. Joe recalls that in those years a jeweller could also be an optometrist. He graduated from a two year course, specializing in horology, at Ryerson in Toronto, in 1951. Joe and his wife Dean met in Lucknow when they both happened to be visiting in the village. Joe was .still in school, but their relationship continued and they were mar- ried in 1950 and lived in Toronto, until Joe's graduation. iipongraduation Joe and Dean moved to Detroit, where he worked with his uncle Pete and later with Meyers Jewellers in the repair department. While in Detroit, Joe apprenticed as a diamond setter and goldsmith. The two year apprenticeship was done in the even - 014= a. , a _ - n. . - muse u y apprentices did not receive any pay. The first Agnew child, Judy, was born in Wingham. Pam and Joanne were born in the states. In 1971 Joe . and Dean and their family returned to Lucknow and .purchased the long established jewellery business of William A. Schmid, which was located at that time in the present Sewing Box location. In the early 80'stheymoved to their pre- sent location and in approximately 1987 theyphased out their :china section and :ex- panded an area toinclude children's wear, newborn to size 12. Trough the ;years Dean :has worked idongwithJoeinthis businessiteepingthe books and attending to sales, along with whatever else needs done in the store. The biggest change Joe has noticed is the fact that watches now contain quartz batteries and mechanical watches could - soon become a thing of the past. As with everything else, prices have in- OCUS ON LIJCKNOW creased with a gold bar going from$36/oz., in 1971 to approximately $400/oz., in 1989. Joe's experience and training enables him to repair watches, clocks of all kinds, set diamonds and he has even designed and made jewellery. He is the last of four generations of Agnews in Lucknow. He also offers free ring inspection and cleaning something Joe feels is beneficial to both the customer and himself - "where else would I get to hold as many hands as I do"? says Joe. Agnew Jewellery, Gifts and Children's Wear - another one of the many long established Lucknow businesses. , Dean and .Joe Agnew of Agnew's Jewellery, Gift and Children's Wear. Animal lover receives diploma Bev Blackwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce MacKenzie of Lucknow, has always had a love of animals, but never had the opportunity to further her education. An article written by Bev, on her ,ar- thritic mare, which was published in .the Western Horseman brought her many phone calls formore information.'Thusher quest for knowledge began and taking the bull by the horns,m:1967 she enrolled in an International Correspondence School in Quebec for an Animal .Science course. - She started the course in December '17 and `found it was great. When the going gat tough, my tangly gave ::me lots of en- couragement with 'come on, you can do it'." There .were :times Bev wondered If :she could do it, -hut. She :.pe raervered, wrote 11 exams and in D ecember 19Bti, the received a diploma wwith` L�` Honours. Bev -credits tthe Stitt* Vete Clime with helping'ber du hercourSe. Her ;prursarr.itlit rest was in hams and their aliments, bittishe has now become n - volved with all awls, helping ' both in :and.tof the clinic. Bev!s love oflutimals ledber to apply -to trsin a Seeing.Ye and on December 20,11100, she received. a. d week;old,,Black 1puppy. train* Lilt ate ;a 011111k000; Vas*. the puppy reiiche1d f molntls, he Will -WW1 to Oakville to be tolmilerbarnesss tosout'ound obstacles. *two IA a vlinallYi :Pairedp ;��yersyon `lireceive , ._... . 1011 ;Bev 10001 I t for to t tbej! tare Scott *deaf +r Steven, live en -ahob►bby farm lf,�,\i1 (M doe a ) 1100 :WOO OM Waitri0 EATUFE REPORT stepchildren, Todd of Toronto and Carrie Of :Bradford, and three grandchildren. Their hobby farm includes horses, goats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, a cat, three dogs and pigs in the summer. La:liesqullting for Lodge Main* R,oulstan hosted the March �g of the .Kinloss of -the Einloss &althea Women's /nal in the loan of* dessert iunohean served ;:by directors Alice Mehnan and Margaret Vollyer. Following the Opening Ode and Mary Stewart lest, president,:Irenefialdenby read a -Chinese Proberb and.adose. Membere,have been attend to the lO A livers ► the Om- tre for the homebound, in INingbam, on 20, -Z tion will WAS? t9wardehexiew vomiter for il4ucknow IAlbrary. .tai** were rnlered ;for the Apt ' upl r sad the ,Vrattfestival. A `nom *11 430 ,held rat the tome .of Baulatali 4r11 44 AO *441. 'rondo MIi� o 4, Members .hove volunteered bo de the Cancer 01101100 in,April. ' I t will be or Participation `r + :ore i by tutting Ainvoline fill.