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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. • Make an IPC Computer System the Top of your Christmas Wish. -List! 16 MB EDa RAM 11.0 Hard Drive 1d6 SOUND •256K CACHE 1 M1t3 ATI VIDEO 2 Year P&L Warranty ' 9r1tO11Igeint Personal Corripi ter's Intel PpnNgm® Processpr 120 MHz Amp Speakers in petnt14,r►t `•, Inc°ude ft Window' 75 , aitd Plus, speakers, keyboard, , • a mouseaod moue;pad.. 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Ntchole Swain, Allison Vander Veen,Brittany' Jur'je;ns,' Rachel .Kuyvenhov'eri, 'and''Bethanre Nonkes'.. Centre row: Justine Vanderlef, Al;ana. Hill,'Sar'ah ''Brunk, Kelsey Burgsma. Front 'row? Meghan: Brink, . Emi•ly, Swain, Ryan •VSlolvekamp and.: Katelyn Bakelaarr (Livingston photo} 6:6"2 Campbell Street LUCK'NOW 528-3004