12/09/2014 (2) CITY OF 0 ..CANADA
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The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
December 9, 2014
No. 21
Moved by Councillor Thomson
Seconded by Councillor Kerrio
WHEREAS the 2015 Niagara Icewine Festival is scheduled for January 23 - 25, 2015 at the
Scotiabank Convention Centre (S.C.C.); and
WHEREAS the event will feature 15 wine stations, 12 culinary stations and live entertainment; and
WHEREAS the municipality is the owner of the S.C.C.; and
WHEREAS it is in the municipality's best interest that the S.C.C. be regularly occupied with events
for the enjoyment of visitors and residents alike; and
WHEREAS due to fact that the event organizer is neither a charity or not-for-profit organization, to
obtain a Special Occasion Liquor Licence(SOP)from the Alcohol&Gaming Commission of Ontario
(AGCO),the event requires a resolution of Council recognizing it as an event of municipal significance;
and
WHEREAS the event is significant in that it will bring in attendees from throughout the Niagara
Region, Southern Ontario and Western New York in the shoulder season.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Niagara Falls City Council considers the 2015 Icewine
Festival as an event of municipal significance and supports the provision of a Special Occasion Liquor
Licence (SOP) for the event.
Carried Unanimously
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed. ._c_____,
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DEAN IORFI A JAMES M. DIODATI
CITY CLERK MAYOR