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His voice sounded just like my nephew's says aunt
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There was no doubt in this aunt's
mind this was her nephew and she was
going to do what ever it took, even if it
meant $2,500 to help hint. Luckily, Jeff
had just read another OPP warning in
the Lakeshore Advance telling readers
the clangers of what is called "'i'he
grandparents scant:' in this case it was
the aunt scant --hut same premise.
• "it was his voice," insists Gail,
explaining she answered the phone where her nephew
called her by name and said it was "her favourite nephew
calling;" "Which, one?" She asked, stating she had many.
When he said his name she relaxed and listened to his story.
She had just sat beside him at Christmas dinner with the
fancily and was positive this was who he said it was,
1lis tale began with a story that he had flown with some
friends to Montreal for New Years Eve, had rented a car and
had too much to drink. Ile said he was charged with
impaired and thrown in jail and "it was rough in there" Ile
said the charges were dropped hitt there were a whole lot of
fines he had to pay and that he had managed to raise half of
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Notice of Public Hearing of Municipal Council
RE: ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION ZO.1012012
General Amendments to the Detached Accessory Building Provisions APPLICANT: Municipality of Lambton Shores
Please bo advised that a Public Hoartng to c0111R1Of the above nolod application will bo hold by Iho Count it of tx, Cxpxxntxn of 11e Mum(soggily of 1ambon
Shores al the Thodford Yell go Complex on Maui Street x1) 1 hodlor i an
JANUARY 14. 2013 at anuroxlmately 7;10 o,mt
Persons wishing 10 speak 10 this application are requested to notify the Clerk on or before noon. Wednesday, January 9, 2013, In order to be placed on th"
Agenda, although anyone in attendance will bo given an opportunity to address Council on this matter
8ummary of the Aoolkatton
The proposed zoning By-law Amendment Applucabon proposes to amend
(a)
Section 3.3 4 of Zoning By-law 1 of 2003 to change Me maxrmu rr lot coverage allowed for all detached aa•essay hiikbrlgs a structures on n kit 01 any
reskderlt,M zone Iron 67 m' of 10 % of the area of the kit whichever is less to 931)1' or 10% of the area 'lithe leu, ehx•hover is loss subject to the Wowing
restrictions,
1) for buildings and strictures of 87m' of /of coverage Of less a maximum height of 5 5 metres shall be permitted .end
k) for buildings and structures with kit coverage between 68 n' to 93 m' a maximum Might ol 6 1 metres shay be penn8ted
(b) Sael,on 3 3 of Zoning By-law 1 of 2003 to permit nit accessory building and structures to be located n the fnvrt yard where a lot abuts a watercourse.
provided the proposed building a stn,cture is 007 located within the roqured Mont yard Currently. accessory birth -logs m,1 structures are only 'emitted
k1 an mtenor side yard end a rear yard
Should you require any additional Information, please do not hesitate 10 contact Patti Richardson al 1.877.786.2335 or nib 23.1!,
Addlbonel information relating to the proposed amendment is available for inspection during regular office hours M me Municipality of 1 aintNrn Shores, 7883
Amlelecom Parkway, Forest. Ontario
Any writien submissions regarding this application should bo sont to Iho nitontion of Carol Mehemet, Clerk, Munxypat6ty of l egohlon Slwr"s 78413 Arntekxorn
Parkway, Forest, OMmo, NON 130
PLANNING ACT INFORMATION
ANY PERSON may attend the public mooting arxf/a make wntton or verbal representation ntation either in support of or n oppnsilxn to the imoposed lin niJ Ily IAw
Amendment
IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED Of the decision of Council on the proposed Zoning By law M1014 110111 yam must make, n einem motorist to tlho Municipality of
Larebton Shores, Attention Carol McKenzie, Clerk, Forest. Ontario, NON 130
IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY:
(I) docs not make oral submissions at Is public meeting or make written subnnbsnns 10 The Municipality of 1 amblorn Shoms before the by-law is passed.
Ihe person or public body is not entitled lo appeal the decision ot the Couocd of Tho Municipality of 1iunbin Shores to the ()Hann Mum .gonl Board
(8) does not make oral submissions M a public mooting, or make written submissions leo The Munkgpality ol 1 ambles Shores before the by liw is passrxt
the person Of public body may not be added 115 n party to the hearing of an ap proal before the Ontario Munrcipel Board unless. n tho opinion n oI 1ho
Board, there are reasonable grounds 10 do so
DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBTON SHORES THIS 27'd DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012.
Patti 1.. Richardson, Senior Planner
Municipality of L amblon Shores
7883 Amteiecom Pkwy , Forest, Ontario NON 130
Ph (519) 786.2335 Fax. (519) 766.2135 Emal psoweraramotlMstmince
IN ADDITION Council will be considering the following matters at the January 14th. 2013 meeting;
7:30 p.m. • Zoning By4aw Amendment Application ZO.1112012 for Bruco Hiscott for property located at 9983 Northville Crescent
7:40 p.m. — Zoning By4aw Amendment Application ZO.12/2012 for Michael & Jonna Beemink for property Iocalai at 9 Water Street
Full copies of 6e notices for those applications aro avallatlo on the Municipal wobslto or by calling the Forest office at 7(18.2335 or 1.877.786.2335
Property Assessment Notice
- Taxation Years 2013 to 2016
Property Owners shoukf have received their now Property Assessment Notice from the
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) len the last couple of weeks
The Municipality has scheduled two (2) days for property owners to moot with MPAC d
they would We to discuss their property assessment value. The 2 dates scheduled
aro Thursday, January 24113 at the Grand Bend Municipal Office (lower level) from
9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. and Thursday, January 31113 at the Shores Complex in Forest
(lower level mooting room) from 9.0011.m to 4:30 p.m.
An APPOINTMENT I8 NECESSARY to meet with n roprosontatrve from MPAC To
schedule an appointment, the property owner Is required to call MPAC directly
at 1.868.298-0722. You must Indicate that you are calling to setup an
appointment and for which location/date. F'leaso bring your assessment notice to
the appointment
Lambton Shores' Residents -
PLEASE NOTE:
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the stoney including damages to the
rental Car, Gail asked hilts why he had
not called his father and he said he did
mit want to get into a big thing over the
phone with his dad and that he would
call hits the following day. Gail then
heard sirens in the background and
someone telling the nephew "his time
was up"- he had to end the call. Ile
said his lawyer would be in touch.
Moments later a man named Rich
and Steinberg called the (;rand fiend
couple and explained to Gail she
needed to send $2,486 through West-
ern Union and she could do that at a
Bank of Nova Scotia and or the Metro
grocery store, it had to he cash. (;ail
explained they did not have a Bank of
Nova Scotia here and the lawyer listed
one in Exeter and one in Gode1'ich. Ile
said she was not to tell Western Union
where the money was going to and to
not tell her hank what was happening.
"'Inhere are a lot of scants out there',"
said the lawyer, calling himself Stein-
berg, " You have to be careful out
there." Ile told them to put the money
in the name of Ake a n a y a
Gannon- John.
'Ihe lawyer then said he had to go as
he was wanted 11c court and would call
back. "'This was very well planned out,"
Gail stated adding they had answers
for everything. By this time, Jeff carte
in from outside where he was taking
lights down, Gail explained the phone
call. Ile told her it was a scant- quoting
the polite art1('It' he had Just read.
"No," she said, "It really was sty,
nephew, 1 know the voice"
From the
OPP
Protect yourself; remember
scammers are counting on the
fact that you will want to act
quickly to help your loved ones in
an emergency.
Never send money to anyone you
don't know and trust. Verify the
person's Identity before you take any
steps to help. Scammers usually
want you to keep things confidential;
this should raise your suspicions.
Don't give out any personal
Information to the caller. Investigate
by asking the person questions that
only your loved one would be able
to answer. Verify the story. Ask
yourself; does the caller's story make
sense?
Educate your relatives, friends, and
neighbours about this scam.
\Vht'It Stt'ittllt'rg called back the coo
Isle hewn to ask questions, asking tot
phone numbers and company names.
'the lawyer said no one was at his office
to answer the phone as staff was on hol-
idays. 11e said again that he had to go
but wutild again call hack.
In the meanwhile, the I)ietrich's
called the Montreal police who were
very Itt'Ipit II. it was confirmed that there
was no one by this name arrested. 'I hey
also tried to find the lawyer's office in
Montreal and when they called the
number they found it was On answering
machine. 'then they began staking calls
Io find shah• n(phew.'Ihey did nut want
to betray his trust by telling his parents
just in case this was true, S(7 they Calle
other relatives to find out where the
young Ivan had spent New Years Eve,
They then Called his boss when they
I't (' 101(1 he had 1)(eI1 away for a flew
days with work. In the end they did
speak to their nephew who 1(71(1 111(91)
he was nowhere near Montreal over the
holidays and none of this happened. Ile
(1i(1 0(10)11 to his relatives though that
just last month his Computer had been
hacked and he had to change all of his
passwords.
When the lawyer called hack to see if
everything was in place, they told him
00, as their nephew was not in Jail. 'thee
Conversation quickly ended with the
lawyer hanging up,
"We feel violated, we feel angry," said
Jeff explaining people need to heed the
warnings of the police because this
scam is real and they were almost out
$2,50( because of it.
What should I do If I have been
scammed? You should report the
matter immediately to the Canadian
Anti -Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501
or online at www.antifraudcentre,ca
As well, you should report the matter
to the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Although it may be difficult to recover
the money you have lost to a scam by
reporting the scam to authorities, you
are warning other people about the
scam and minimizing the chances of
the scam spreading further.
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