The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-12-24, Page 3Cknow a ttai eR, Wedtaesday, December 24, 11997 — Page 3
Alternative 1ayup and recover schedulesuggested
° from Meg 11 ed the continuation of the FAurges the federal gc•avt rn' • well ,Is ' the general rate,.
cued Ir sses opportunities
ortunitie
period of time if Bruce A Bruce site in' theirconlrnu- merit to review the Netting. responsibilities..
with private sectorto undertake rantPickering'A are not nity There was an enforcement prlic'e, and should be clearly defiled;
'1)rac:tices of the AHCB to,
develop a more aggressive
role for'the rceulauir. •
"At a 'Minimum. the
AE(."B should set and
e,nforc'r 4lo.t• deadlines' f:or•,
significant actions which
are.r•ecluircd to he t:om-
plied' with by nuclear plant
operators." -
rhe committee to'und
theonly provincial regula-
returned to Service..
. 'gA different lay-up .arid
recovery '.hedule•for 'the
nuclear units may alleviate
this concern, particularly
in fight of the, commit-
ments Made by the fi deral
government .during the,
Climate. Change
-Conference . in Kyoto,
Japan."
• Recommendation '.16
says 'Hydro should evalu-
!,.ate access to existing gen-'
oration which `Creates Icsst.
'•emissions and k fini)neial-
ly'cornpetitive.
.Under.. coral:-munity
impact, the.. r;port says,
Union embers♦, muniei-
palities,, local industry,
developers and local c:iti•
tens •unanimow 1y'support•
-
•
unequivocal statement of
willingness by these cum-
nlunitie.S to con.t1n tie til,
host nuclear operations at
the Bruce site'...
It• said there were: -cine
os more privatc sector.
consortiums which have
ex.pr:sled,an:interest in
, completing' the refurbish-
ing of units at the 'Bruce
site.
The i:,crinm:itteb, heard
the Pi►wer Workers Union,
'The S'i�c'i'ety al
Ontario
Hydro Professional„ and
A d m i n is t r a t i v. e
E mployee: s 'and. other
ur itan
representatives .wh,o.
made it. clear they: would"
work with: Hydro and/or
third party private entities
'to. ,protect .the jobs within,
b shrnenrt of Bruce A. °°
,excerpt•: t`rorn s elect 'Committee
• recommendation # 18
the communities.
"They Would, support
.changes to various union
agreements with llydru in
r rder to a .si'st with .this
' transitir' n."
'The tcport',s 18th rec-
. omrnendation says, "As.
Kydro ,,,corn.ple<tes .•its
assessment a, t' NA01', it
carefully and Cully i rvesti-
gate alternatives to the
fay -ups. and. is mindful of
the impacts on the Bruce
comr unities while at the)
sante time respecting' fis-
cal and safety priorities. In
part'ictilar, Hydro should
assess opportunitieswith
bounty says n4 money
f
• by Pat Halpin
• A hid;to ,ave trans-
portation services for tIL
disah.led in l ru't;e cOey
and .1-fttrun ciiunties, • ttiiled.
when B..rtiee County conn-
e;iF: turns d. dcrwil ;:„proposal
, tr) 'a tie vtate,' •
• The Grey.. 13euce.and
Huron • •t isaliy.i:.ity
T`r:a:n,por.ta.tio.n
Corporation; which reeves
-abQut'I•5(•)O•c,lienis.. will
lyse its,provincia`I :funding.
BruceCounty's
sdeial' services c 0rflfllrttt'e
sugge tted:'funding;.the sec
vii tx' tca.r':thre,,e months
while lohh:ying for special,
provincial grants to .keep,
the buses,on the -toad: •
The proposal •ne stili'
resistance tram -several
eouneillcrrti::Eastnor Reeve
Torch ;Boy,le,whdse .town-
s r.p" is tilt parrt . of the:
court-ty road system and
does 'not get service. from'
the
cry, Bybee: and: Huron'.
• corporation,' said rt''s too
soon t"n..;the dow'lli tiding.
process to take. on -extra
costs
"I ''have `"hard' •u encs
stornachin,g this;".:Boy1e
.
said. '"'We have tci Pay. •For•
roads we dont have,. and •
now for •b.ua�t=ti.we don't.
have tci run Tari them, .'
S'oc"lal se;twice;s .eom-
miS i9ner D.i,ck Verri is
sad funding• cfrsa:Emily,
transport /tion it'ifth1':c:'
cost tl iinlli ould.cst, Bruce
.prnv'rncc.
recused special r tits,•• -Hey
said
the altL.rnatJVt, ;js that.
'disabled and elderly peo
plc WOfl t:rl-1c 0 ••get
h.calth .c a.re'. "ariit ` )(her
lite private sector wonder...
take:,the required relu'1'-.
hishrent cit` 131 -Pee
The report disctt,tiscs
regulatory matters and
says t•he committee isn't
satisfied with the regtilatO-
ry relationship between.
,the. Atomic Energy
Control Board. and Ontario
Hydro Nuclear.'
°`;Thi£ AECB tolerated
safety infractions over
several years, The AECB
must follow up with ,the
reinforcement of. its <awn
reci'xtnrnendations in a
more timely matter.'
Recommendation 22
Atio
Mackie' also opposed
county funding of a •
rcgiona'I' service th at
inakes 5(),()O() trips a year
"In plain terries you're'
rrixiking all Municipalities'.
pay' " ,toward' 1t, ` It ;
Walkerton says 'n•o' ,you're
saying..o,h yt~5-.v:oa .lire
Mackie :said.
Social services
in) ssjoner,Dick Vert..i*S'
said:his •d.eapartment only .'.
learned abo,ut..the 'fun:ding
t risis last week °arid hg sn't
had -:ttme..to negotiate ith
Grey and Huron counties.
"i -Ie, admitted the vans•don t
cr)Ve.r. lite:, Whole County
but, ti uggested••, service•
Lould be.,expanded•`it the
• county •heciame':involvec
..So liar.:;nci•i,ndiieiugtl
rnunle 1pali'tIL.l, h:'i�e ,lirt'LLU
a ointillerits. ;
Walkerton Reeve:•Bots'•
J.
• ytociintrrl')iit"
transportaticin,..
•
1a
for with expertise in the
clec'trical rndutry; lite,
Ontario Energy 'Board,.
(OEB) h•as. no regulatory,
powers over , Ontario
Hydro.
..,,Recom.me:ndatio,n • 24
says the' OEB's scope of,'
responsibility over Ontario'
Hydro, its 'business opera-.
Lions and nuclear issues as
by the Ministry of Energy.
"'file ()EB Must have:
the authority tie enforce
et.tccdive regulation of
Ontario Hydro.,",
lil
regard to t,hc,Aroti
domino' hetwel'�n On ta•r.i'o
• Hydini and th'e provincial.
government:the . conitlttt- '
tee fourid the existing
'mechanisms .for, account
ability "are inadequate:' • ,
• "There is a need for
more •' effective mecha-
nisms for direcgl and
immediate ae;e;ountahirity. ;..
to' the sharehol'de:r♦. the ..
Ontaricl government."
The Seler;t:Committee`'
r'cpirrm'rnenda"tions • also
cover emergency plan-.
Ring, . fire''•.preventton and
response and elee.tdcity.
sector restructuring. •
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