The Citizen, 1985-10-23, Page 17The Corporation
of theVillage of Blyth
and
The Blyth
Public Utilities Commission
wish
THE CITIZEN
and publisher Keith Roulston
much success in establishing
a community newspaper
forourarea.
John Elliott
The next three years with the challenge of maintaining quality of
education in Huron County in the face of extended funding, require the
experience my11 yearson Huron County Board of Education can oring
to the people of Morris, East Wawanosh and Blyth. I have given my
best in the past and I pledge my best in the next three years if I am
re-elected.
On November 12, re-elect
X ELLIOTT John
For Huron County Board of Education
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985. PAGE 17.
Ontario Hydro rates to increase 4% January 1
Ontario Hydro will increase elec-
tricity rates an average four per cent,
effective Jan. 1, the utility's board of
directors decided. Rate increases to
municipal utilities will be the lowest
in 20 years, while increases to direct
industrial customers will be at the
lowest level in 14 years.
The new rate increase is lower
than the 4.9 per cent recently
recommended by the Ontario Ener-
gy Board but higher than Hydro's
original 3.6 per cent proposal
announced in March of this year.
"After careful consideration of
the OEB recommendation, Hydro's
board of directors decided that
Hydro should keep its rate increases
below the forecast inflation level, a
target we have set for ourselves for
the balance of this decade," Chair-
man Tom Campbell said.
"Since we made our initial
forecast in January, the outlook for
revenues and costs is less favorable,
so a 1986 rate increase slightly
higher than previously predicted is
required. However, we believe an
increase of four per cent instead of
the 4.9 percent recommended by the
Ontario Energy Board will help the
economy and be more responsive to
customer needs," he added.
"Hydro's board was aware that
many of our customers have been
living with price and wage increases
lower than inflation and we feel a
particular responsibility to them."
In arriving at its recommendation
the OEB emphasized the need for a
higher level of net income which
would have the effect of moving
Hydro more quickly toward its
financial targets. However, Hydro
believes that its 1986 revenues will
be adequate to meet the interest
charges on its debt and to meet its
debt repayment plans.
The increase will also reduce the
proportion of Hydro's assets that are
debt financed, continuing a trend
that has been underway since 1982.
Hydro expects this trend to continue
into the future as further progress
towards its financial targets is
achieved.
able to take advantage of a new long
distance calling option that provides
a one-third discount off calls placed
to the Clinton telephone exchange.
The service, called SELECTEL
(formerly called Optional Calling
Plan), was approved on May 24 by
the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC).
For a monthly fee of $1.65
Residence and $4.65 Business ser-
vice, SELECTEL subscribers in
Auburn are entitled to a one-third
discount on customer-dialed calls
placed to Clinton without operator
assistance. This discount applies in
addition to existing evening and
weekend discounts on calls over 35
cents minimum charge.
The service will be available
starting Nov. 1. From Nov. 1 to Jan.
31, customers will be able to
subscribe to SELECTEL without
incurring the normally-applicable
administration charge ($14 for resi-
dence; $25.75 for business).
SELECTEL is a one-way service
available between qualifying ex-
changes, where the distance be-
tween the two exchanges' rate
centres is 40 miles or less. In
Auburn telephone customers
get long distance option
Bell subscribers in the Auburn addition, at least 50 per cent of
telephone exchange will soon be subscribers in the originating ex-
change must place at least one call
per month to the terminating
exchange.
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