Order: In the Matter of Bigfoot Recreation & Ski Area Ltd. and Ronald Stephen McHaffie

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, AS AMENDED

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IN THE MATTER OF
BIGFOOT RECREATION & SKI AREA LTD. and
RONALD STEPHEN MCHAFFIE

ORDER
(Subsections 127(1) and 127(10) of the Securities Act)

WHEREAS on September 22, 2014, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Hearing pursuant to subsections 127(1) and 127(10) of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the “Act”), in respect of Bigfoot Recreation & Ski Area Ltd. (“Bigfoot”) and Ronald Stephen McHaffie (“McHaffie”) (collectively, the “Respondents”);

AND WHEREAS on September 22, 2014, Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) filed a Statement of Allegations in respect of the same matter;

AND WHEREAS on October 24, 2014, Staff appeared before the Commission and brought an application to convert this matter to a written hearing;

AND WHEREAS on October 24, 2014, Staff filed an affidavit of service sworn by Lee Crann, a Law Clerk with the Commission, which documented steps taken by Staff to serve the Respondents with the Notice of Hearing, Statement of Allegations and Staff’s disclosure materials, and made submissions to the Commission;

AND WHEREAS the Respondents did not appear;

AND WHEREAS the Commission is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to make this order;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. the Respondents shall advise of any objections they have to proceeding by way of written hearing within 5 days following service of this order; and
2. once Staff has advised the Office of the Secretary that the period for objections has passed, the Commission will issue an order addressing Staff’s application.

DATED at Toronto this 24th day of October, 2014