Certificate of Dissolution

Notice Is Hereby Given that a certificate of dissolution under the Business Corporations Act, has been endorsed. The effective date of dissolution precedes the corporation listings.

Date

Name of Corporation

Ontario Corporation Number

2000-1-31

Angelbort Painting & Decorating Ltd.

309444

2000-1-31

Karen Keir Marketing Services Inc.

886784

2000-1-31

Mckean Brothers Limited

588749

2000-2-1

Mcd Trading Corporation

521632

2000-2-1

Sheafer-Townsend Maintenance Ltd.

905179

2000-2-1

Stm Maintenance Ltd.

983110

2000-2-2

1127270 Ontario Inc.

1127270

2000-2-3

1024214 Ontario Inc.

1024214

2000-2-3

1142305 Ontario Inc.

1142305

2000-2-4

Barrette Recreational Accessories Ltd.

1157219

2000-2-4

Temp Consulting Corporation

1262193

2000-2-4

996494 Ontario Inc.

996494

2000-3-1

1093941 Ontario Inc.

1093941

2000-3-2

L. O. S. Parking Limited

123440

2000-3-3

First Huron Corporation

771990

2000-3-3

Keleigh Holdings Inc.

581209

2000-3-3

Postian Realty Limited

107533

2000-3-3

Sirocco Estates Limited

282527

2000-3-3

Square Deal Western & Square Dance Specialties Ltd.

638368

2000-3-3

348947 Ontario Limited

348947

2000-3-3

902705 Ontario Ltd.

902705

2000-3-3

1205253 Ontario Ltd.

1205253

2000-3-3

1363900 Ontario Inc.

1363900

2000-3-6

Best Results Inc.

1358498

2000-3-6

849752 Ontario Limited

849752

2000-3-6

883671 Ontario Inc.

883671

2000-3-6

1002861 Ontario Inc.

1002861

2000-3-6

1080308 Ontario Inc.

1080308

2000-3-6

1191780 Ontario Inc.

1191780

2000-3-6

1328348 Ontario Inc.

1328348

2000-3-7

Canadian Floor-Tex Company Limited

61299

2000-3-7

Canlink Immigration And Investment Consulting Services Ltd.

1107061

2000-3-7

Doma-Can Incorporated

729692

2000-3-7

Gio-Van Industries Corporation

1208192

2000-3-7

Kids Value Inc.

1327093

2000-3-7

King-Shan Enterprises Limited

410598

2000-3-7

Kojac Realty Limited

74398

2000-3-7

Ricky Englander Children’s Book Services Limited

377347

2000-3-7

Winplus Solutions Corp.

1243103

2000-3-7

459813 Ontario Inc.

459813

2000-3-7

925451 Ontario Limited

925451

2000-3-7

1092095 Ontario Inc.

1092095

2000-3-7

1253905 Ontario Inc.

1253905

2000-3-8

Fantus Canada Inc.

599418

2000-3-8

Heartland Developments Limited

256371

2000-3-8

Maple Leaf Connections Inc.

1338740

2000-3-8

Panagon Technic Inc.

1100368

2000-3-8

Sun-Mar Holdings Limited

921916

2000-3-8

826492 Ontario Inc.

826492

2000-3-8

1034735 Ontario Inc.

1034735

2000-3-9

Diamond Publishing Corporation

709184

2000-3-9

Freedom Corporation

1012985

2000-3-9

Tornado Executive Investco Ltd.

1350642

2000-3-9

508856 Ontario Limited

508856

2000-3-9

1230605 Ontario Inc.

1230605

Carol D. Kirsh
Director, Companies Branch
13/00

Cancellation of Certificate of Incorporation (Corporations Tax Act Defaulters)

Notice Is Hereby Given that, under subsection 241 (4) of the Business Corporations Act, the Certificates of Incorporation of the corporations named hereunder have been cancelled by an order dated 28th February, 2000 for default in complying with the provisions of the Corporations Tax Act, and the said corporations have been dissolved on that date.

Number

Name of Corporation

Ontario Corporation Number

1

Mckenzie Recreational Vehicles (1989) Ltd.

820425

Carol D. Kirsh
Director, Companies Branch
13/00

Erratum Notice

Vide Ontario Gazette, Vol. 131-50 dated December 15, 1998.

The following corporation was dissolved in error under subsection 241 (4) of the Business Corporations Act (or subsection 317 (9) of the Corporations Act) and has been returned to active status.

Number

Name of Corporation

Ontario Corporation Number

1

Seiger Marketing Inc.

1080610

Carol D. Kirsh
Director, Companies Branch
13/00

Courts of Justice Act, s. 127

Interest Rates

  1. Postjudgment interest rates (and prejudgment interest rates for causes of action arising on or before October 23, 1989) are as follows
 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

1985

12%

13%

11%

11%

1986

11%

13%

10%

10%

1987

10%

9%

10%

11%

1988

10%

10%

11%

12%

1989

13%

13%

14%

14%

1990

14%

15%

15%

14%

1991

14%

11%

11%

10%

1992

9%

9%

8%

7%

1993

10%

8%

7%

6%

1994

6%

6%

8%

7%

1995

8%

10%

9%

8%

1996

8%

7%

6%

6%

1997

5%

5%

5%

5%

1998

5%

6%

6%

7%

1999

7%

7%

6%

6%

2000

6%

7%

    

This table shows the postjudgment interest rates for orders made in the quarters indicated. This table also shows the prejudgment interest rates for actions commenced in the quarters indicated in respect of causes of action arising on or before October 23, 1989.

  1. Prejudgment interest rates for causes of action arising after October 23, 1989 are as follows:
 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

1989

      

12.4%

1990

12.5%

13.5%

13.9%

12.9%

1991

12.3%

10.0%

9.1%

8.8%

1992

7.7%

7.5%

6.3%

5.1%

1993

8.3%

6.1%

5.1%

5.0%

1994

4.3%

4.1%

6.6%

5.6%

1995

6.0%

8.0%

7.6%

6.6%

1996

6.1%

5.6%

5.0%

4.3%

1997

3.3%

3.3%

3.3%

3.5%

1998

4.0%

5.0%

5.0%

6.0%

1999

5.3%

5.3%

4.8%

4.8%

2000

5.0%

5.3%

    

This table shows the prejudgment interest rates for actions commenced in the quarters indicated in respect of causes of action arising after October 23, 1989.

Sandra Wain
Director
Program Development Branch
Court Services Division
Ministry of the Attorney General
(6618) 13

Municipal Act

Order Made Under The Municipal Act
R.S.O 1990 Chapter M. 45

County Of Haliburton

Definitions

  1. In this order,

    “County” means The Corporation of the County of Haliburton;

    “existing Townships” means the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon, and Minden, the existing Township of Bicroft, the existing Township of Cardiff, the existing Township of Glamorgan, the existing Township of Lutterworth, the existing Township of Monmouth, the existing Township of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale, the existing Township of Snowdon and the existing Township of Stanhope as they exist prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden” means The Corporation of the Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden, as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Bicroft” means The Corporation of the Township of Bicroft as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Cardiff” means The Corporation of the Township of Cardiff as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Glamorgan” means The Corporation of the Township of Glamorgan as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Lutterworth” means The Corporation of the Township of Lutterworth as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Monmouth” means The Corporation of the Township of Monmouth as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale” means The Corporation of the Township of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Snowdon” means The Corporation of the Township of Snowdon as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “existing Township of Stanhope” means The Corporation of the Township of Stanhope as it exists prior to January 1, 2001;

    “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing;

    “new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale” means The Corporation of the Township of Sherborne, Stanhope McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale as established by this order;

    “new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon” means The Corporation of the Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon as established by this order;

    “new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth” means The Corporation of the Townships of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth as established by this order;

    “new Townships” means the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale, the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon, and the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth as established by this order;

    “weighted assessment” means weighted assessment as defined in subsection 366(10) of the Municipal Act.

Municipal Restructuring

    1. On January 1, 2001, The Corporation of the Township of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale and The Corporation of the Township of Stanhope are amalgamated into one township municipality to be named “The Corporation of the Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale”.
    2. On January 1, 2001, The Corporation of the Townships of Anson, Hindon, and Minden, The Corporation of the Township of Lutterworth and The Corporation of the Township of Snowdon are amalgamated into one township municipality to be known as “The Corporation of the Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon”.
    3. On January 1, 2001, The Corporation of the Township of Bicroft, The Corporation of the Township of Cardiff, The Corporation of the Township of Glamorgan and The Corporation of the Township of Monmouth are amalgamated into one township municipality to be known as “The Corporation of the Townships of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth”.

Procedure to Change Name

    1. The name of The Corporation of the Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon may be changed by order by the Minister, upon a request to the Minister made by the transition board for this municipality following public consultation and the selection of a name by the transition board and the adoption of a resolution by the transition board approving the name being requested.
    2. The name of The Corporation of the Townships of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth may be changed by order by the Minister upon a request to the Minister made by the transition board for this municipality following public consultation and the selection of a name by the transition board and the adoption of a resolution by the transition board approving the name being requested.

Representation - County Council

    1. The County council shall only use weighted voting for decisions involving financial matters.
    2. The weighted votes for each new Township shall be as follows:
      1. The reeve and the deputy reeve of the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale shall have one vote each.
      2. The reeve of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon shall have two votes and the deputy reeve of this municipality shall have one vote.
      3. The reeve and the deputy reeve of the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth shall have one vote each.

Local Councils

    1. Effective January 1, 2001, the council of the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale shall have a five member council, consisting of,
      1. a head of council, to be known as the reeve, who shall be elected by a general vote of the electors of the new Township;
      2. two members from the Stanhope Ward as established by section 8;
      3. one member from the Sherborne Ward as established by section 8; and
      4. one member from the McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale Ward as established by section 8.
    2. A deputy head of council, to be known as the deputy reeve, shall be appointed by council under section 69(3) of the Municipal Act from among the members of council referred to in clauses (b), (c) and (d) and to act from time to time in the place of the head of council when the head of council is absent from the new Township or absent through illness or the office is vacant.
  2. Effective January 1, 2001, the council of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon shall have a seven member council consisting of,
    1. a head of council, to be known as the reeve, who shall be elected by general vote of the electors of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon;
    2. a deputy reeve and one councillor, both of whom shall be elected by general vote of the electors of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon;
    3. two members from the Anson, Hindon and Minden Ward as established by section 9;
    4. one member from the Lutterworth Ward as established by section 9; and
    5. one member from the Snowdon Ward as established by section 9.
    1. Effective January 1, 2001, the council of the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth shall have a five member council consisting of:
      1. a head of council, to be known as the reeve, who shall be elected by general vote of the electors of the new Township; and
      2. one councillor from each of the four wards established by section 10 of this order.
    2. A deputy head of council, to be known as the deputy reeve, shall be appointed by council under subsection 69(3) of the Municipal Act from among the members elected under clause 1(b) to act from time to time in the place of the head of council when the head of council is absent from the new Township or absent through illness or the office is vacant.

Wards

    1. Effective January 1, 2001, the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale shall be divided into three wards as set out in this section.
    2. The Stanhope Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Township of Stanhope.
    3. The Sherborne Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the former geographic township of Sherborne.
    4. The McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the former geographic townships of McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale.
    1. Effective January 1, 2001, the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon shall be divided into three wards as set out in this section.
    2. The Anson, Hindon and Minden Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden.
    3. The Lutterworth Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Township of Lutterworth.
    4. The Snowdon Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Township of Snowdon.
    1. Effective January 1, 2001, the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth shall be divided into four wards as set out in this section.
    2. The Bicroft Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Township of Bicroft.
    3. The Cardiff Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Township of Cardiff.
    4. The Glamorgan Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Township of Glamorgan.
    5. The Monmouth Ward shall be composed of the land that comprised the existing Township of Monmouth.

Municipal Elections

    1. The regular municipal elections shall be conducted in November, 2000, in accordance with Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as though the amalgamations of the existing Townships described in section 2 and the establishment of wards in sections 8, 9 and 10 had already occurred.
    2. The clerk and council of the existing Township of Stanhope shall be the clerk and council responsible for conducting the 2000 municipal election in the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
    3. The clerk and council of the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon, and Minden shall be the clerk and council responsible for conducting the 2000 municipal election in the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
    4. The clerk and council of the existing Township of Glamorgan shall be the clerk and council responsible for conducting the 2000 municipal election in the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

Terms of Office

    1. The terms of office of the members of the councils of the new Townships elected at the 2000 regular municipal election shall commence January 1, 2001.
    2. The terms of office of the council members of the councils of the existing Townships are extended to December 31, 2000.
    3. The terms of office of the council members of the council of the County for the municipalities that are subject to this order, are extended to December 31, 2000.

Local Boards

    1. On January 1, 2001, the Minden Cemetery Board of the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden is continued as a local board of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon under the name of the Minden Cemetery Board.
    2. On January 1, 2001, the Monmouth Cemetery Board of the existing Township of Monmouth shall be continued as a local board of new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan, and Monmouth under the name of the Monmouth Cemetery Board.
    3. On January 1, 2001, the Gelert Cemetery Board of the existing Township of Snowdon is continued and shall become a local board of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon under the name of the Gelert Cemetery Board.
    4. On January 1, 2001, the Cemetery Board of the existing Township of Stanhope is continued and shall become a local board of the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence, and Nightingale under the name of the Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale Cemetery Board.

Taxes

    1. All unpaid realty and business taxes, charges or rates levied by an existing Township under any legislation, up to and including December 31, 2000, shall be payable to the respective new Township created herein and may be collected in the same manner as if they had been imposed by the new Township.
    2. If an existing Township has commenced procedures under the Municipal Tax Sales Act, the respective new Township may continue the process.

Reserves and Reserve Funds

    1. The reserves and reserve funds of the existing Township of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale and those of the existing Township of Stanhope shall be combined to form the reserves and reserve funds of the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale.
    2. Reserves and reserve funds dedicated for special purposes in the existing Township of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale and those of the existing Township of Stanhope, shall become the special reserves and reserve funds of the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale on January 1, 2001.
    3. Between January 1, 2001 and January 1, 2003, the reserves and reserve funds described in subsection (2) shall be used by the new Township only for the benefit of the geographic areas of the respective existing Township in which they were raised, for the purposes for which they were designated as of December 31, 2000. After January 1, 2003 these funds may be re-allocated by the council of the new Township.
    4. The surpluses and deficits of the existing townships specified in subsection (1) shall become the surpluses and deficits of the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale.
    1. The reserves and reserve funds of the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden, the existing Township of Lutterworth, and the existing Township of Snowdon shall be combined to form the reserves and reserve funds of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon, subject to the following:
      1. The working funds of the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden, the existing Township of Lutterworth, and the existing Township of Snowdon shall be combined to become the working fund reserves of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon, effective January 1, 2001.
      2. The council of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon shall maintain the working fund reserve value at a minimum of 40 per cent of the combined value of the working fund reserves of the existing Townships mentioned in clause 1, on December 31, 2000, until January 1, 2003.
    2. The Road Equipment and Road Department reserves and reserve funds of the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden, the existing Township of Lutterworth, and the existing Township of Snowdon shall be combined to form the Road Equipment and Road Department reserves and reserve funds of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon, effective January 1, 2001.
    3. Reserves and reserve funds dedicated for special purposes in the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden, the existing Township of Lutterworth, and the existing Township of Snowdon shall on January 1, 2001 become the special reserves and reserve funds of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon. These reserves and reserve funds shall be used by the new Townships only for the benefit of the geographic areas of the respective existing Townships in which they were raised, for the purposes for which they were designated as of December 31, 2000, by the council of the respective existing Townships.
    4. All other reserves of the existing Townships specified in subsection (1) shall become general reserves of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon on January 1, 2001.
    5. The surpluses and deficits of the existing Townships specified in subsection (1), shall become the surpluses and deficits of the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon, effective January 1, 2001.
  1. The reserves and reserve funds of the existing Township of Bicroft, the existing Township of Cardiff, the existing Township of Glamorgan, and the existing Township of Monmouth shall become the reserves and reserve funds of the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth on January 1, 2001, subject to the following:
    1. The working fund reserves of the existing Township of Bicroft, the existing Township of Cardiff, the existing Township of Glamorgan, and the existing Township of Monmouth shall be combined to become the working fund reserves of the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth, effective January 1, 2001.
    2. Reserves and reserve funds dedicated for special purposes in the existing Township of Bicroft, the existing Township of Cardiff, the existing Township of Glamorgan, and the existing Township of Monmouth shall become the reserves and reserve funds of the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth on January 1, 2001. These funds shall be used by the new Township for the benefit of the geographic areas of the respective existing Townships specified in clause 1, for the purposes for which they were designated as of December 31, 2000 by the council of the respective existing Township.
    3. All other reserves and reserve funds of the existing Townships shall become reserves of the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth on January 1, 2001.
    4. The surpluses and deficits of the existing Townships shall become the surpluses and deficits of the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth, effective January 1, 2001.

Municipal By-laws and Resolutions

    1. All by-laws and resolutions of each existing Township in effect on December 31, 2000, shall become the by-laws and resolutions of the new Township into which the respective existing Township is amalgamated on January 1, 2001, and shall remain in force in the area of the respective existing Township until amended or repealed by the council of the new Township.
    2. Any by-law or official plan of an existing Township that has been approved under the Planning Act, together with any amendments thereto, shall be deemed to be a by-law or official plan of the new Township into which the respective existing Township is amalgamated and shall remain in force for the area of the respective existing Township until amended or repealed by the new Township under the Planning Act.
    3. If an existing Township has commenced procedures to enact a by-law under any Act, or to adopt an official plan or an amendment to an official plan under the Planning Act, or a predecessor of that Act, and the by-law, official plan or official plan amendment is not in force on January 1, 2001, the new Township may continue the procedures.

Assets and Liabilities

  1. On January 1, 2001, all assets and liabilities, rights and obligations including employees of the existing Townships become assets and liabilities, rights and obligations, including employees of the respective new Townships created by section 2.

Assessment Roll

  1. For the purpose of the assessment roll to be prepared for a new Township under the Assessment Act for the 2001 taxation year, the existing Townships that were amalgamated under section 2 to form a new Township shall be deemed to be one municipality.

Employees

    1. Employees who held non-bargaining unit positions with an existing Township and who will be employed by the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon in a bargaining unit position, shall be credited with seniority at a rate of one hundred percent of the employee’s length of service with the existing Township, as if the position held with the existing Township was a bargaining unit position with the new Township.
    2. Each employee of the existing Township of Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale and the existing Township of Stanhope, who will be employed by the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale shall be deemed to have a length of service with the new Township equal to the employee’s actual length of service with the existing Township.
    3. Each employee of the existing Township of Bicroft, the existing Township of Cardiff, the existing Township of Glamorgan and the existing Township of Monmouth who will be employed by the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth shall be deemed to have a length of service with the new Township equal to the employee’s actual length of service with the existing Township.

Transition Boards

    1. On the date of this order a transition board is established for each new Township.
    2. The transition boards established under subsection (1) shall be constituted as bodies corporate and shall cease to exist on December 31, 2000.

Sherborne, Stanhope et al Transition Board

    1. The transition board established for the new Township of Sherborne, Stanhope, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale shall be known as the Sherborne, Stanhope et al transition board.
    2. The Sherborne, Stanhope et al transition board shall be composed of all five members of each council of the existing Townships for a total of ten members.
    3. The transition board shall elect a Chair from among its members, who shall remain a voting member of the board.
    4. The transition board shall adopt procedural rules and systems of controls to govern their activities including the following:
      1. a quorum for a transition board meeting shall require at least three members of each existing Township council to be present;
      2. each member of the transition board in attendance at a meeting shall have one vote;
      3. a motion at a transition board meeting shall require the support of 75 per cent of the attendees in order to carry.
    5. The Sherborne, Stanhope et al transition board may exercise those powers of the existing Townships and those powers of the new Township, specified as follows:
      1. establish and adopt on behalf of the council of each of the existing Townships a transition plan for 2000 and a budget for implementing the plan;
      2. conduct studies, research and consultations regarding municipal functions, organizations, staffing, standards and performance;
      3. require the production of financial and other data, information and statistics from each of the existing Townships and their local boards;
      4. identify and establish the staff positions necessary, such as transition director and other comparable positions, for interim municipal administration during 2000;
      5. establish uniform policies relating to offers of employment for positions in the new Township, or termination of employment, and ensure their fair application;
      6. wherever possible, make appointments to positions with the new Township from among those permanent employees who have been employed by the existing Townships;
      7. establish mechanisms for identifying, selecting and appointing employees to positions with the new Township;
      8. establish and implement communication plans for employees and the public;
      9. retain employees and advisors for the purposes of the transition board and incur expenses on behalf of the transition board and its employees and advisors;
      10. establish organizational structures, administration and management systems, positions, preliminary job definitions, job descriptions and policies, and adopt by-laws and budgets and other documents for the new Township;
      11. establish a fully operational municipal organization, which shall on January 1st, 2001 become the new Township;
      12. approve expenditures and execute contracts where necessary for transition purposes;
      13. purchase, lease or dispose of any assets of each existing Township where necessary for transition purposes;
      14. establish electronic or manual information systems, records and books of accounts for the new Township and for the operation of the board;
      15. allocate costs for transition activities including direct and indirect costs for the operation of the board, employee voluntary exit payments and severance payments made in 2000 to the existing Townships according to their share of the costs, except where the board determines that a cost has been incurred to benefit only one of the existing Townships, in which case costs shall be attributed to the benefiting Township; and
      16. review and approve all financial transactions of the existing Townships in excess of $20,000 that are not included in the approved municipal operating budgets for 2000.

Dispute Resolution

    1. Where a dispute arises with respect to the interpretation of this order, either of the existing Townships specified in section 23 may refer the dispute for resolution through mediation.
    2. If the dispute is not resolved through mediation, then either of the parties may refer the dispute to arbitration, to be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration Act, 1991.
    3. The costs associated with mediation or arbitration proceedings under this section shall be shared on the basis of weighted assessment between the existing Townships involved in the dispute.
    4. Where a dispute is referred to arbitration the decision of the arbitrator shall be final.

S.L.A.H.M. Transition Board

    1. The transition board established for the new Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, Lutterworth and Snowdon shall be known as the S.L.A.H.M. transition board.
    2. The transition board established under subsection (1) shall adopt procedural rules and systems of controls to govern their activities, which shall include:
      1. The attendance of at least three members of each existing Township council will be required for a quorum to be achieved at a meeting of the S.L.A.H.M. transition board.
      2. A motion made at a meeting of the transition board requires the support of at least 75 per cent of the attending members in order to carry.
      3. Each attending member shall have one vote.
    3. The transition board established under subsection (1) shall be composed of all five members of each council of the existing Townships of Anson, Hindon, Minden, the existing Township of Lutterworth, and the existing Township of Snowdon for a total of fifteen members.
    4. The S.L.A.H.M. transition board shall select a chair. If the chair is selected from among the membership of the board, the chair shall continue to be a voting member of the board while acting as chair. If the chair is selected from outside the membership of the board, then he/she shall not be a voting member of the board.
    5. The S.L.A.H.M. transition board may exercise those powers of the existing Townships and those powers of the new Township, specified as follows:
      1. establish and adopt on behalf of the council of each of the existing Townships a transition plan for 2000 and a budget for implementing that plan;
      2. conduct studies, research and consultations regarding municipal functions, organizations, staffing, standards and performance;
      3. require the production of financial and other data, information and statistics from each of the existing Townships;
      4. establish organizational structures, administration and management systems, positions, preliminary job definitions, job descriptions and policies, and adopt by-laws and budgets and other documents for the new Township;
      5. establish a fully operational municipal organization, which shall on January 1st, 2001 become the new Township;
      6. identify and establish the staff positions, necessary for interim municipal administration during 2000;
      7. approve expenditures and execute contracts where necessary for transition purposes;
      8. purchase, lease or dispose of any assets of each existing Township where necessary for transition purposes;
      9. establish electronic or manual information systems, records and books for the new Township and for the operation of the transition board;
      10. establish and implement communications plans for employees and the public;
      11. retain employees and advisors for the purposes of the transition board and incur expenses on behalf of the transition board and its employees and advisors;
      12. establish a human resources transition plan;
      13. identify, select and appoint employees to the positions in the organization of the new Township and establish mechanisms for carrying out all functions;
      14. establish uniform policies relating to offers of employment for positions in the new Townships or termination of employment and ensure their fair application;
      15. offer employees of the existing Townships employment with the new Township, inducements to terminate employment, severance allowances, training assistance or such other benefits as are necessary to fill the positions in the new Township or to meet the requirements of the budget of the new Township for 2001;
      16. issue notices of layoff, or provide for severance or compensation in lieu of notice, or both notice and compensation as required;
      17. negotiate and enter into agreements with employees and groups of employees of the existing Townships and the new Township;
      18. exercise the powers of the councils of the existing Townships in all employment and labour matters arising as a result of this order and the amalgamation of the municipalities, including negotiations with trade unions and applications to the Ontario Labour Relations Board;
      19. establish a protocol for any discussions with neighbouring municipalities;
      20. execute on behalf of the existing Townships, any agreements with other municipalities as they relate to amalgamation issues;
      21. review and approve all financial transactions of the existing Townships in excess of $10,000 that are not included in the approved municipal operating budgets for 2000;
      22. approve all expenditures in 2000 that are necessary to establish new operations for the new Township and apportion such costs equally based upon weighted assessment of each individual existing Township;
      23. establish committees as the transition board deems appropriate; and
      24. apportion the costs necessary to establish new operations for the new Township and the costs of the transition board associated with the exercise of its powers under this proposal to the existing Townships, on the basis of weighted assessment.

Dispute Resolution

    1. Where a dispute arises with respect to the interpretation of this order, any of the existing Townships specified in section 25 may refer the dispute for resolution through mediation.
    2. If the dispute is not resolved through mediation, then any of the parties may refer the dispute to arbitration, to be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration Act, 1991.
    3. The costs associated with mediation or arbitration proceedings under this section shall be shared on the basis of weighted assessment among the existing Townships involved in the dispute.
    4. Where a dispute is referred to arbitration the decision of the arbitrator shall be final.

Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth Transition Board

    1. The transition board established for the new Township of Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Monmouth and shall be known as the Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Monmouth transition board.
    2. The Bicroft, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Monmouth transition board shall be composed of all five members of each of the councils of the existing Townships for a total of twenty members.
    3. The transition board shall adopt procedural rules and systems of controls to govern their activities including the following:
      1. A quorum for a transition board meeting shall require a minimum of three attendees from each of the councils of the existing Townships.
      2. Each member of the transition board in attendance at a meeting of the transition board shall have one vote.
      3. A motion made at a meeting of the transition board requires the support of at least 75 per cent of the attending members in order to carry.
    4. The transition board may exercise those powers of the existing Townships and those powers of the new Township, specified as follows:
      1. establish and adopt on behalf of the council of each of the existing Townships a transition plan for 2000 and a budget for implementing the plan;
      2. conduct studies, research and consultations regarding municipal functions, organizations, staffing, standards and performance;
      3. require the production of financial and other data, information and statistics from each of the existing Townships and their local boards;
      4. identify and establish the staff positions necessary, such as transition director and other comparable positions, for interim municipal administration during 2000;
      5. with the assistance of a human resource advisory committee, establish uniform policies relating to offers of employment for positions in the new Township or termination of employment, and ensure their fair application;
      6. establish mechanisms for identifying, selecting and appointing employees to positions with the new Township;
      7. establish and implement communication plans for employees and the public;
      8. retain employees and advisors for the purposes of the board and incur expenses on behalf of the board and its employees and advisors;
      9. establish electronic or manual information systems, records and books of accounts for the new Township and for the operation of the board; and
      10. allocate costs for transitional activities including direct and indirect costs for the operation of the board, employee voluntary exit payments and severance payments made in 2000 to the existing Townships according to their share of the costs on the basis of weighted assessment, except where the board determines that a cost has been incurred to benefit only a specific existing Township or Townships, in which case costs shall be attributed to the benefiting Township or Townships.

Dispute Resolution

    1. Where a dispute arises with respect to the interpretation of this order, any of the existing Townships referred to in section 27 may refer the dispute for resolution through mediation.
    2. If the dispute is not resolved through mediation, then any of the parties may refer the dispute to arbitration, to be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration Act, 1991.
    3. The costs associated with mediation or arbitration proceedings under this section shall be shared on the basis of weighted assessment among the existing Townships involved in the dispute.
    4. Where a dispute is referred to arbitration the decision of the arbitrator shall be final.

Tony Clement,
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Dated at Toronto this 6th day of February, 2000.

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