Notice of Hearing UE20938 Maritime Electric Company, Limited Application by Maritime Electric Company, Limited for approval of amendments to its rates, tolls and charges. TAKE NOTICE that Maritime Electric Company, Limited ("Maritime Electric" or the "Company") has filed with the Commission an application for approval of amendments to its rates, tolls and charges. HOW TO SEE THE APPLICATION A complete copy of the Company's application can be obtained by clicking here (3698 KB pdf file) . THE HEARING The public hearing of the Application will commence at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, in the Commission's Main Hearing Room, 5th Floor, National Bank Tower, 134 Kent Street, Charlottetown, and will continue at such times as will be announced at the hearing. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Any person wishing to make a formal submission to the Commission or to participate in the public hearing is asked to file with the Commission and Maritime Electric, by Wednesday, December 17, 2008, a Notice of Intervention, which concisely states the interest such person has in the application and the reason for his or her intervention. Persons planning to present evidence at the hearing are requested to file copies of written evidence with the Commission and Maritime Electric, by Tuesday, December 23, 2008. IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT ONLY If you wish, you may comment on issues relating to the application without becoming a formal intervener. Comments may be made orally by appearing at the opening of the hearing on January 20, 2009 and making your wishes known, or by writing a letter to the Commission clearly stating your views.  While it is not necessary to appear at the hearing, interested parties are encouraged to present their comments in person and to make themselves available for questioning so that their evidence can be fairly assessed. Parties or individuals who have provided comments pursuant to the initial public notice of this application and who do not wish these comments considered at the public hearing must provide notice to the Commission by December 17, 2008. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information on the application can be obtained by contacting Maritime Electric at 629-3679 or the Commission at 892-3501 or 1-800-501-6268. Written communications should be forwarded to: J.W. Geldert Vice-President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer Maritime Electric Company, Limited P.O. Box 1328 Charlottetown, PE  C1A 7N2 J. Mark Lanigan, CA Analyst Technical & Regulatory Services Island Regulatory & Appeals Commission P.O. Box 577 Charlottetown, PE  C1A 7L1 DATED at Charlottetown, this 27th day of November, 2008. Posted: 2008/11/26 * The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print PDF documents. The Reader can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe Systems Incorporated by clicking here. Please note that large PDF files (>400 KB) should be saved to disk before opening. In certain instances, large PDF files will "time out" when opened directly from a web site. This can be avoided by saving to disk and then opening the file locally.