Al Rogers says when he opened the box, he discovered a label saying "rental unit."A search of the serial number revealed that the machine's warranty expired months ago."This is the first time the box has been opened," Rogers said."And now we come to see rental stickers on it, there's scratches on it, you can see it's a used unit. Now we find out it's remanufactured and the warranty is up on it before it was even bought."Rogers said it was a shock to find out that the machine wasn't new."It actually turns my stomach," he said.HorizonAire has not responded to requests for comment about Rogers' discovery.A man in his 30s suffered life-threatening injuries after getting his arm caught in a machine while at work near the Hershey Centre this morning.
Peel Regional Police say the accident happened at about 10:15 a.m. at a packaging business on McAdam Rd. The man had his left arm trapped in an industrial machine, but has since been freed and is being taken to hospital.An air ambulance was called and arrived at the scene. However, the man was taken to hospital by land ambulance.Police have closed McAdam Rd., at Watline Ave. and Matheson Blvd. E., but expect to reopen the road to traffic shortly.Ontario's Ministry of Labour will be notified and is expected to investigate.Under the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, any citizen has the right to request non-classified documents from any agency in the executive branch.
But if these requests are deemed outside the "public interest," agencies may charge steep fees to fulfill them. And even if your wallet is spared, the process will certainly eat into your time.FOIA requests can be painfully complex. The rules vary from state to state — and from agency to agency. Sometimes, you need a lawyer to navigate the labyrinthine procedures and exemptions, and that means, well, more fees.But a group of journalists at the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) aims to ease these burdens, building a "Machine" that seeks to automate the FOIA process. They call it a "TurboTax for government records."