HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-04-06, Page 6Page 6 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 6, 1994
Delay in setting utility rates Wheels Away has new
affects Bruce Energy Centre chair; VickyPiluke
The Bruce Energy Centre (BEC)
has lost out on industrial develop-
ment because of Ontario Hydro's
delay in setting utility rates.
In December, Bruce County
Council heard and supported the
BEC's proposal for a waste treat -
Ment demonstration plant that
would process 120 tonnes a day of
household trash into plastics, pot-
ting soil and building materials.
• At council's March 22 meeting,
Doug Fletcher of the ' BEC told
council the deal has fallen through•
because of delays in negotiating
energy prices for the demonstration
plant.
The half-dozen industries at the
BEC were promised a competitive-
ly -priced and reliable •supply of
steam power and electricity from
the nearby BNPD complex. The
BEC has been negotiating those
liutility prices with. Ontario Hydro
for two years, but has not yet
reached an agreement.
Fletcher said the demonstration
plant will go to Switzerland rather
than wait any longer for Hydro to
strike a deal.
"We have not only lost the op-
portunity for a plant that would
have attracted visitors from around
the world to our area," Fletcher said
ih a letter to council. "We have also
lost the opportunity, at least tempo-
rarily, to Start a new family of
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Energy Centre." • also seeking intervenor status on the
Fletcher has notified Hydro chair OEBs bulk power rate negotiations.
Maurice Strong, and the Minister of In addition, county council
.Economic Development andTrade passed a motion asking Ontario
of the lost deal. Hydro to delay the closure of Bruce
Bruce council responded to the A unit 2 pending a binding review.
news by passing a motion demand- Councillor Dorne Fitzimmons
ing the Ontario Energy Board ,called the decision to close the unit
(OEB) notify the county of all a "flawed process", while Thede
actions brought to the board by said the community was by-passed
Ontario Hydro. by the decision ,makers. He vowed
Saugeen Reeve Harry Thede said "it won't happen again".
Library hours stay the same
Library branches around
Bruce County will continue
operating on the reduced -hour
schedule imposed over a year
ago.
Branches had their hours cut
14 per cent last year in a move
to recoup a $102,000 deficit
caused largely by payr equity
settlements,
Earlier this year the library
director raised the issue of going.
back to full operating hours, in
accord with assurances last year,
that, the cutback would be for
one year only.
Council, put the request on
hold pending the budget.
The budget approved at the
March session ended any discus-
sion of reinstating the library
hours.
Finance chair Paul Eagleson
said the library recovered only
$40,000 of its deficit last year,
leaving the remaining $60,000
yet to 'be repaid.
"Obviously the reduction in
open hours of the branches in
light of the current economic
situation will continue in 1994
with the hopes that this tight
budget will recover the deficit,"
Eagleson said. in his report.
The library's request for
$71,500in special funding to
update computers, was also de-
nied.
Vicky Piluke, of Belgrave, is the
new 'chairperson of Wheels Away
(North Huron Special Transit Cor-
poration). Other executive members
are Rev. Cam McMillan, vice -chair-.
'person, Barbara Snowden as
treasurer, and Ronda Bennett as
secretary. -
Gloria Workman, who has chaired
the organization through two chal-
lenging years of start-up for this
relatively new service for North
Huron, will remain on the board as
past chairperson. "One of my
responsibilities will be to develop,
strong committees by recruiting
volunteers from the community. I
feel confident that the new
executive will do a great job over
the next year," says Workman.
Wheels Away experienced a 23
per cent growth in ridership in the
past year. "In some cases,, being
able to get out to social events or to
visit a friend can have a real eftect
on people's health," says Bill Glas-
sier, physiotherapist. at Wingham
and District Hospital.
Piluke says, "The board of
Wheels Away has set ambitious
goals for the coming year, which
include to improve the financial
picture and start a reserve for future
expansion through fund-raising; to
promote the system as an essential
service and to increase ridership."
The board meets on the fourth
Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m
at the Wingham United Church,
which is accessible. Any interested
person would be welcome to attend.
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce is
seeking the public's. assistance in
the investigation of a theft of a
vehicle which occurred at Reliable
Automotive Tanks in Mount Forest.
The Mount Forest Detachment of •
the Ontario Provincial Police report
that sometime overnight of Jan. 17,
1994 unknown person(s) stole a
1985 International truck, blue in
color. The truck is described as a 5
ton, 24' straight body, diesel, with
dual wheels, /Lie?. #VY2 795. Ori the
vehicle was a large number of gas
tanks?
The approximate value of the
stolen properIty is $7,700.
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