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NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
A kind donation
Students from Hullett Central Public School engaged in a classroom challenge for the annual
Penny Power campaign to benefit Easter Seals, raising a total of $203.36. Mr. Caldwell’s
Grade 1/2 class, pictured, was the top contributor with a total of $48.93, presenting a cheque
to Huron County Snowarama co-ordinator Adrian Salverda. (Photo submitted)
Wells seeks photos of 1939 village fireI received an email this past weekfrom Douglas Wells of Guelph. He islooking for pictures of theLondesborough fire from November
of 1939. This fire destroyed
his father’s garage, a storage
building and McCool’s General
Store.
I believe this was an
evening/nighttime fire, so
perhaps there are no pictures of the
actual fire but perhaps some daytime ones of he aftermath.As this was before my time, I can
only assume this garage was behind
the general store and between there
and the present-day feed mill.
I only learned of the fire when we
took over the post office for
McCool’s when it was the
site for mail when the fire
happened.
Someone out there may have stuck
away in a cupboard, older pictures of
the village and area. Perhaps one of
them would interest Doug. If you
locate one let me know or call Doug
at 519-836-6253.
There are two card parties
happening this week at the
Londesborough Community Hall. Thursday afternoon, March 10,your presence will benefit theClinton Public Hospital Auxiliary
and the Happy Gang Seniors’
regular euchre night is Friday, March
11.
The schools in the area
will be having their March
Break next week, from March 14-
18.
If the weather is warmer
students will be anxious to be
out of doors on skateboards and
bikes.
Be more wary when driving in the
residential areas for children
get rather caught up in the
moment and may not be watching
for you.
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
OFA: Who is in charge
of the microFIT solar
energy program?
By Don McCabe, Vice President
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Since it launched last year,
Ontario’s vision for a microFIT
energy program has generated a
significant amount of attention from
thousands of farm families eager to
participate in Ontario’s green energy
platform with 25,000 applications in
to date. It was a chance for farmers to
earn a sustainable income on their
farm year-round and would generate
much needed renewable energy to
feed Ontario’s energy grid.
That vision has since become a
fragmented program with a lack of
follow-through from those in charge.
Many farmers participating in the
microFIT program were recently
contacted by Hydro One only to
learn their approved projects could
not be connected to the grid because
of capacity concerns. But is that the
full scope of the problem? The
answer is still unclear.
The Minister of Energy, the
Honourable Brad Duguid, indicated
in a recent article that the problems
lie more with the number of
applications outpacing upgrades to
the system in certain areas. While the
province is working diligently to
address it, it’s quickly becoming a
serious concern for more than 20,000
applicants with only 3,700 currently
attached. The issue extends from
those just starting the application
process, to those receiving a site visit
from the Hydro One saying “Yes,
everything is in order,” only to
receive an e-mail a few days later
saying it isn’t.
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) applauds
Minister Duguid for commenting on
the issue in a responsible manner and
for his commitment to upgrade the
electricity transmission and
distribution system. But why has it
taken this long to address it? One
would expect the Ministry of Energy,
Ontario Power Authority and Hydro
One would have been aware of the
available transmission capacity even
before the microFIT program was
launched. The thought that this
wasn’t a red flag during the
development stage is a major
concern.
It must be noted that a 10kW
installation provides energy easily
consumed by six average
households.
You can buy a generator at the
local hardware store equal in
power. So how can a
provincial infrastructure be so
overwhelmed?
The OFA is committed to
thoroughly investigating the root
causes and will ask the tough
questions needed in order to find out
the real issues behind it. Once
complete, we will recommend fair
solutions to repairing the microFIT
program for the benefit of our
members and all farm families that
are waiting for answers.
We will also look for reassurances
from the government that future
programs will undergo rigorous
feasibility studies and effective
consultation processes to avoid this
kind of poorly-planned and
poorly-managed problem in the
future.
A clear statement of timing is
needed to ensure that each farm
family waiting for next steps has a
better understanding of what to
expect. Nobody likes staying home
for a service person who never shows
up while costs keep rising on an
investment.
Farmers are ready to get connected
to an effective program that can help
supply renewable power for the
entire province. Doing so would
invest in much needed infrastructure,
reduce the incidence of power
interruptions and may address
some stray voltage issues in the
process.
We need viable, and more
importantly, predictable
opportunities for those farmers who
want to become involved in
Ontario’s power generation. An
effective program that includes an
upgraded transmission and
distribution system is long overdue
for all.