The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-12-24, Page 5ounty
by Pat Halpin
Bruce County council
supports continued devel-
opment at the Bruce
Energy Centre, but wants
to stay clear of develop-
ment negotiations at the
si•tc. g
Council passed a reso-
lution giving the BEC and
the I NPD,support in prin-
ciple, but Kincardine
Reeve •GordJarrell says
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°un.on su:ppQr4 BIE.... cievel.o.pinen
the pledge steers away'
from involving county
municipalities in new ser-
vice costsor negotiations
for those developments.
"We support the Con-
cept of more development
at the BEC," Jarrell said,
• "l3ut: j4,.-we're—being-
asked'
e-bein.g.asked' as a 'municipality to
move from one, supplier
service to another, we
want to know what the
cost•is with that company."
Last chance fair BEC
success as ind ustr al
eco -park,. says Sam
by ,Bev Fry
There is no more time
for fooling around, This is
truly the last.chance'•for
the Bruce .shoreline'
• municipalities, to snake, the
Bruce Energy Centre 'into
a succe.s.sful industrial
eco -park as. far as •Sain
MacGregor. is concerned:
Integrated Energy
Development Corporation,
IEDC),:has. received,,an:
exfensron.:to pursue .own-
ership of'the infraStr.it'ture
at ',the Bruce Energy
Centre (BBC), '
The . agreement,between
IED.0 and Ontario Hydro.
e>,4pired Monday, 'Dec, ,15.
MacGregor, the pioneer of,
the .BEC.. said his compa-
ny received word:Mo;nday
the agreement •bas. been
exterided to March 16 With
another three. months on•
top of that for l`ih Iizat :ort
of plans
Ontario pydro wants•:to
concentrate on its nuclear
business, rather than pur
suing, development It cur
rent! y .hvicris. xhe._.in f raskr
tore; sewage.: plant
processed water and steam
.. • at the, BEC, ih- develcip
er would c,'ontrei owner
shill and Ontario Hydro
.•wo.uld 4(1 as a silent.:part-
her while holding 45. pet'
rent o1 the.. shares. •; • .;'
I- uron Township 1Zeeve'
Murray Thompson criti-
cized the wording of the
resolution, which, is. differ-
ent from a resolution
Thompson 'said. "The one
developer who wants to
advance the centre has
been indicated. Anybody
who hasproblernts should
handed out at a Nov. 2$ get together and ironthem
meeting organized by the out."
Bruce Community Jarrell said municipali-
Development Corporation -----tum urrtrn'tty'.ltave'-iin—
Thompson said .focus
on development of the
Energy Centre has'"degen-
eratec", and recommended
municipalities: should get
'together with the develop-
ers to •iron out any prob-
lems.
Our Municipality
nicipality
passed. the original draft,
agreement with Hydro for
water and sewer services..
at the BEC; but Hydro
wants out of that deal.
Integrated Energy.
Development Corporation:
is willing to take over, but
according to Jarrell won't,
give nit •eipalities firm
figures on what the, new
partnership will cost.
Thompson was disap-
pointed at the county's.
version of support in prin-
ciple for the BEC.
"This developer has
some high tech industtyto
place there. I for one don't
_.Watt to have -to go. to
Quebec to see it work,"
Thompson said.
The BCDC motion
specified concretesteps to
"stabilize" the BEC,
including support of "at
least one private sector
BEC development. compa-
ny taking a lead role" in
infrastructure agreements
hied 0.40.0
and securing of high vo1-
urne natural gas service.
Bruce council's resolu-
tion says the county is
"vitally concerned" about
the future: of Bruce A and .-
the impact its potential
closing Would have on the
11EC and other industries:•
It gives support. in princi-
ple to the "concept of the
BNPD" and encourages
"all public and private
interests to work toward
the sustuiniiaent cif.this
development" it Also rce-
omrriends extension r?f
current hard services
agreements.
Inorder for the. transfer
to take place, it is neves-
sary for the SEC indus-
tries to sign off old agree-
.ments with• Ontario Hydro
and. sign, fresh ones. with.. ,.
the newcompany, .
'Local
:municipalities
support the transfer, pro
vidingthe: BEC customers
' are n.agreement.
'MacGregor is sounding
hopeful;•,although he says.
he has seen light at the end
of many tunnels over'his
years Of trying to get so:me
movement from:. Ontario
. Hydro. far the ITEC..
"Sometimes tha light is
afreight train.";
l-i.e..s•,aid .the BTEC is' an
elephant and "we need :to'
;eat • the elephant, one 'bite
.ata time..The extension
was the',first,bite. ;Next is`
t;,an agreement With: the
municipalities..and the,:
(B.EC) custorner to. trans "
fel; ownership.''
MacGregor' sar.c the
progression contknues with
a •steam supply from an
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