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CLINTON NRWS,RECORD, TUBS PI CBMDER 24, 074 PAGE oa
Hydro station in Huron bothers farmers
The spectre of an atomic
power generating station in
Huron county has the county's
feeling uneasy again.
The subject reared its head
at the monthly meeting of the
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture held in Clinton
recently, One farmer attending
the meeting said he beard' on,
tario Hydro had been buying
land near Varna, and that star-
ted discussion on the proposed
power plant. Rumors about the
location of such a plant in
Huron county have ,been
making the rounds for several
years but a year and a half ago
gained momentum to the point
where Ontario Hydro was ad.
milting its interest in the area.
Out this summer, after conduc-
ting a survey of local opinion,
Hydro announced it was drop,
ping plans for such a station at
the present time. Barely mon-
ths later, Hydro was admitting
that it hadn't ruled out a
Huron station in its future
plans,
Mason Bailey, -who has been
involved with' Hydro through
the Ontario Federations Power
Lines Committee, warned that
with Hydro "nothing is on the
up and up" .on the subject. It
Energy Board and believes in
its functionA, then the Prime
Minister has no alternative, he
must remove MacDonald from
office," Hill says.
If the Prime Minister ap-
proves his Energy Minister's
high-handed pronouncements,
then he must disband the
National Energy Board, Hill
continues.
"Farmers and' other citizens
must not be deluded into
thinking their views on energy
developments will get serious
consideration by a board
presumably set up for that pur-
pose."
OFA supports the NEB as a
useful mechanism for justifying
and controlling energy develop-
ment in Canada, and supports.
its continuation,
Reviewing the background,
Hill said, OFA at the outset ex-
pressed to the Prime Minister
and the Energy Minister farm
opposition to the Sarnia-
Montreal pipeline. OFA
proposed, instead, a route,
across northern Ontario which
would not destroy prime
agricultural land.
snowmobile safely, a
snowmobiler must know where
he, is going, the Ontario Safety
League developed colorful
trailmarkers that readily iden-
tify the trail. Marked "Trail",
"Danger", "Prohibited", along
with directional arrows and
light-reflective tape for night
operating. The trailmarkers are
reasonably priced for
economical trail marking. This
snowmobile safety program is
now b :rig used throughout,the
province by snowmobile clubs,
winter resorts and government
agencies.
For further information kin-
dly write the Ontario Safety
League, 409 King Street West,
Toronto, Ontario M5V 1K1,
was not IOWiJiltiit'it) t-04.414, ti)
give up so easily as it did this
summer after the survey, he
said, There had to he two or
three reasons why they did it,
he said.. Perhaps they didn't
want to locate in Huron in the
first place, he said, but just
wanted some other area to
clamour :for the nuclear station.
Or, he said, perhaps they
deferred plans on the station so
that when they came back to
Huron, there would be an.
.organized group that wanted
the station, not just organized
opposition,.
The opposition of the Ontario
MacDonald assured OFA
that the proper place to make
an intervention against the
proposed line was before the
National Energy Board.
"We were advised hearings
would be convened to hear both
pros and cons from which
Energy Board would make a
decision and forward recom-
mendations to the Energy
Minister," Hill says. "We were
told the Cabinet would then
announce its decision.
"At great cost in people's
time and energy as well as in
farmers' dollars, we played the
game according to the rules set
out by the Energy Minister,"
Hill states. •
"As an intervener at NEB
hearings, OFA has had
representatives in attendance
each day, including the days of
the first hearings and the day
of resumption after the first
postponement."
The hearings were postponed
so that IPL and the Quebec
government could agree on the
most desirable route in Quebec.
The hearings were again
postponed while IPL
questioned its ability to finance
escalated cost; asked govern-
ment assurance of support and
finally questioned availability
of sufficient western oil to
make pipeline pay.
The hearings were to be
reconvened at the request of
IPL. To OFA's knowledge,
hearings have not been recon-
vened and OFA has received no
notice that they will be: Also,
OFA has received no copy of
any NEB decision, so assumes
one has not been made.
Bean Producers to the location
of the station in prime bean
growing country was noted as
Was opposition from other
quarters', it was noted that the
Federation was already on
record as opposing the location,
of a generating station in
Huron county,
Mr. Bailey stated that he felt
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture's Land-use policy
covered the situation in Huron
county exactly;
The policy states that all
class one and two farmland
(judged on the quality of the
soil to agriculture) must be
used for food production as
long as it is profitable to do so.
Martin Baan of Walton said
that despite some complaints,
Huron is not a poor area. He
said that the county can have
industry without having the
huge Hydro project and the
kind of effect the Bruce project
has had on the Kincardine
area. The power plant should
be put where it does the most
good and the least harm, he
said, and there were many
other places than Huron
county,
Farmers are damn mad
about premature announ-
cement that the Sarnia to Mon-
treal pipeline will be built, Goo.
don Hill, president, Ontario
Federation of Agriculture, an-
nounced in Toronto last week.
Hill painted out that the
guarantee came from Energy
Minister Donald S. MacDonald
within two days of post-
ponement of the hearings
before the National Energy
Board.
"Since the NEB has not been
disbanded, we can only assume
Cabinet supports its existence
and is prepared to consider its
decisions, Hill points out,
If this is the case,
MacDonald has abandoned the
principle of Cabinet solidarity
and on his own is telling On-
tario farmers, in effect, to drop
dead" Hill says.
MacDonald's actions say he
er cares nothing for farmers"views
on the pipeline route; he is not
prepared to listen to the
National Energy Board, or wait
for its decisions before announ-
cing his own.
"If Cabinet supports the
"Think snow" and "snow
go" are phrases common to
everyone who is interested in,
outdoor actiyiSiemt &his time,0
of year. Snowmobilers are
over their machines
and gear to ensure readiness at
the drop of the first white flake.
While you are waiting for the
snow the Ontario Safety
League suggests the clearance
of trails before snow drifts im-
pede the removal of hidden ob-
structions and the marking of
trails for safe operation. Both
activities move along more ef-
ficiently and with greater effect
if done while the ground is dry
and fallen tree limbs are
visible.
Recognizing that to operate a
Clear trails well
before sn,owmobiling
Says OFA
Energy minister should resign