HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-10-07, Page 5By JACK RIDDELL,
MPP Huron-Middlesex
For many years, the people of
Ontario have been fortunate
enough to have plentiful supplies
of hydro power, :,f'ur'l oil and
gasoline, and nalural• gas, at
fairly reasonable: prices,
Recently however We have
come to realize that' this situation
is changing, I would.lke to
remind you of a 1,few of the
developments over thepast three
wars.
In September 1973 the priee'91
oil in Canada was about $3,80
barrel, and the OPEC countries
quadrupled the world price. At
the Federal-Provincial Energy,
Conference in March 1974 the
price of crude oil was increased
71 percent from $3,80 to $6.50 a
barrel.
On July 1, 1975, the domestic
Canadian price for crude oil
increased a further 23 percent to
$8.00, and Ottawa imposed a 45
day price freeze to give oil
refiners time to work their in-
ventories of lower-cost crude
through the marketing systems,
preventing inventory profits. The
Ontario Government, during an
election period, extended the
freeze 88 days and then 134 days.
A Royal Commission on
Petroleum Products Pricing was
established and Commissioner
Claude Isbister was appointed to
'study the relationship between
price increases and the interests
of the Ontario public.
On April 7 this year, Provincial
Energy Minister Dennis Timbrell
called for a so-called blended
price for oil, which would
average out the cost of new oil
(which would rise to world
prices), the cost of "old" oil (held
at $8 a barrel) and the cost of
imported oil.
Setting the stage for the annual
Federal-Provincial debate on
energy (oil and gas) prices, the
federal government on April 27
released a long-awaited energy
policy paper. The major items of
this paper were as follows. Oil
and Os prices mustrise to reach 0,world prices in order to stimulate
exploration; Canada must work
toward self-reliance defined as
reducing dependence on foreign
sources. This is a change from
the 1973 policy of working toward
self-sufficiency. A new geological
survey has drastically cut
estimates of oil and gas reserves.
Oh May 3 there was a 4special
debate in the Ontario Legislature
to consider Ontario's proposal for
an alternate method of pricing
Clandeboye
bride feted
• A bridal shower was held at the
Maple Lodge school for Doreen
Charlton formally of this area
and now of Parkhill, Doreen was
the recipient of many useful gifts,
After opening the gifts Doreen
replied with a thank you to her
friends, neighbours and
relatives,
Doreen'smarriage took place on
October 2.
Personals
Mrs. Amies of Clandeboye was
the lucky winner recently of a
fishing pole on CFPL for the best
fishing story, Only hers was a
very large snapping turtle. She
appeared on FYI last Friday
evening.
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Cun-
ningham • were saddened when
they received a telephone call
from Richmond B.C. on the
passing of Mr, Cunningham's
cousin Bert, Walker of Holland
Manitoba. His wife is the former
Irene Mitchell of Vancouver B.C,
EMINTYEilIR
BLESSINES
The Kitchener Farmers Mar-
ket will again be the site of
Artfest '76, an annual art exhi-
bition and sale sponsored by the
Big Sister Movement of Kit-
chener-Waterloo. This event is
to take place October 10 and
11.
This year Artfest has attract-
ed more than 500 artists from
across southern Ontario who
will be offering more than 400
paintings for sale. The exhibi-
tion features a mixed media,
including oils, acrylics, water
colours, pen-and-ink sketches
HOBO STEW - Grade one students at Exeter Public School enjoyed a s Hobo Pay recently, Above, Kim
Crawford tastes the hobo stew. Looking on are Doug Kells, Karen Hoffman, Patty Smith, Angela Cottrell,
Lisa Ellerington, Shelley Skinner, Tommy Gahwiler and Jennifer Hancock. T-A photo.
Times-Advocate, October 7, 1.970 Page
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Developments
in fuel supplies
domestic crude oil. The debate
did not lead to a vote,
The Liberal Party's position
was that the pricing proposal of
Energy Minister Dennis Timbrell
and the Ontario Government was
irresponsible and misleading, It
would not ensure adequate
energy supply; failed to
recognize that Canadian oil
supplies will probably be
.depleted within a ,decade, at
which time consumers and in-
dustries will have no alternative
but to pay world prices for oil;
and ignored the urgent need to
encourage energy conservation,
develop renewable energy
sources and prepare our industry
and consumers for the advent of
world oil prices.
We felt that producing
provinces' oil revenues should
not be further increased, and that
despite Mr. Timbrell's claim that
"the needs of the oil producing
provinces must be recognized",
we are unwilling , to pay these
provinces higher prices,
,The oil industry's claim for a
'longer return in order to finance
expforation is weak, in our
opinion,: We agree with Mr,
Timbrell that the oil industry
should be paranteed a higher
price for new Oil discoveries in
order to motivate exploration,
However, the cash flow
requirethents to linance ex-
ploration Should be net in the
traditional manner. It •private
investors are unwilling to assume
the risks of. further oil ex-
ploration, then surely govern-
merit should not force consumer's
to do so.
On May 6 the provinces took
their customary positions, With
the producing provinces
demanding a $2 per bai'rel in-
crease and Ontario leading' Me
opposition to price hikes alid
pushing their "blended" oil price.
proposal. The Federal-
provincial meeting, however,
mile to no agreement on oil and
gas prices.
Federal Energy, Mines and
Resources Minister Alastair
Gillespie announced on May 18th
that new Canadian oil prices with
the agreement of the producing
provinces would be: for gasoline
$1.75 per barrel more by March
1977 - $9.05 a barrel on July 1 and
$9,75 a barrel on January 1,
although these price increases
were not to come into effect for 60
days; for natural gas, the price
rose by 15.5 cents per 1F,000 cu. it.
July 1 and will increase by 10
cents to $1.50 per cubic ft.
January 1, Of the oil price in-
crease of $1.75 per barrel, the
producing provinces will receive
$1.00, Ottawa 50 cents and the oil
companies 25 cents.
The final report of the Royal
Commisssion on Petroleum
Products Pricing was released on
August 19. Its major conclusions
were: (a) Ontario, as a major
user of energy should use its
are taking turns with four coming
in at noon every day.
During the summer a number
of our pupils were able to par-
ticipate in a variety of programs.
Tom, Cindy, and Eloise were
accepted for short term residence
at Palmerston. Susan returned to
Camp Bellwood where she has
had many happy camping ex-
periences.
Jimmy spent two months in'
London at C.P.R.I. and just
returned to us this Week. Eloise
joined a regular camping session
north of Goderich at Camp
Menesetung and both Eileen and
Jeffrey spent a week at a church
camp near Hayfield,
Our entry at the Exeter Fair
this year took the form of a
display. Instead of each entry
being judged individually, the
school will receive a ' sum of
money which will be divided
among the children. A picture of
Nelson, Andy and Becky, stan-
ding in front of our display ap-
peared in last week's Exeter
Times Advocate.
We have begun a series of
swimming lessons at the
recreationcomplex at Vanastra.
Besides providing a half hour of
swimming instruction this
program provides opportunity
for practising dressing and un-
dressing skills, showering, for
training of getting on and off a
bus, for learning correct
behaviour on a school bus, and
teaches them to accept
responsibility for their Own
clothing.
We are looking forward once
again to an active association
with Y.A.C.IVI.B. (Youth Across
Canada With the Mentally
Retarded). 'Twenty-five
students from this high school
group visited the school on
Tuesday to meet our pupils.
These young people provide a
number of out-of-school activities
during the year for Our children
and also for the atinItS at ARC
Industries.
During this first month we also
received visitors from the Huron-
Perth Separate School Board,
ABC, and C,P.R.I.
By ELEANOR SCOTT
Our 15 pupils' are back with us
this September and all of them
are attending a full day,
Since only one of the children
liVes close enough to go home for
lunch we have 14 who eat at
school. As in other years, pupils
of McCurdy have volunteered to
assist in lunch room duty. Eight
students wanted to help us and
Huron Hope pupils
enjoy swim lessons
influence to ac hievapa national oil
policy; (b) the national
framework for production of
crude oil is unsatisfactory -
"some problems are traceable to
the familiar inconsistencies of
objectives among the Canadian
governments (provinces) and the
consequent leek of measures they
adopt"; (c) the report suggests
Ontario should make plans to
import foreign crude oil in case it
becomes necessary or more
economic and the province
should work out how much it is
prepared to spend on storage of
domestic oil to ensure supply; (d)
the report calls for a national
research committee on energy to
concentrate on developing new
sources of energy supplies. This
was suggested by Liberal Leader
Stuart Smith inMay.