HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-06-20, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 20, 1979
Porter Commission vindicates farmers' concerns
Farm spokesmen feel
many of their concerns about
Ontario Hydro have been
vindicated by the report of
the Porter Royal Commission
on Electric Power Planning
on the need for additional
bulk power facilities in
Southwestern Ontario.
The Royal Commission
made public its report in Lon-
don on June 13. It concluded
that Ontario load projections
have limited credibility.
"We argued throughout
the March hearings in Lon-
don, Kitchener, Wingham
and Chatham that Hydro's
forecasts didn't match what
we know is happening in
Southwest Ontario," says
Elbert van Donkersgoed,
spokesman for the Food Land
Steering Committee. "Porter
has obviously agreed with
our concerns."
The Food Land Steering
Committee was the main
public intervenor during the
March Need Hearings. It is
made by of representatives
from 7 farm organizations
including the Ontario Insti-
tute of Agrologists, Ontario.
Federation of Agriculture,
National Farmers Union, and
the Christian Farmers Feder-
ation of Ontario.
Pat Daunt, a beef producer
from Huron County, observ-
ed after the Royal Commis-
sion's press conference,
"It's more than we expected
but not a bit more than
agriculture deserves.''4
Porter's report does not
give Ontario Hydro a go
ahead to make plans for any
new bulk facilities. Instead it
calls for changes in some of
the basicFof Ontario Hydro's
,whole approach, .such as its
forecasting procedures. It
even calls for a re-evaluation
of an already committed bulk
facility - units 7 and 8 of
Bruce Generating Station B.
Throughout the hearings
farm spokesmen argued that'
Hydro's .concern for getting
more power out of Bruce
Generating Station was out-
side the Porter Royal Corn -
mission's terms of reference.
They argued that Bruce GS B
Arlene Turner takes a turn at bat when the Noisy Ladles recreational ball team .played in
Lucknow on Thursday, June 14. ,It was the first home game of the season and their first
loss as they. were defeated by the Goderich Superstars 10.9. [Sentinel Staff Photo]
Noisy Ladies lose their first game
The Lucknow Noisy Ladies
played against the Goderich
Superstars in Lucknow on
June 14 and lost by a score of
10 - 4. Judy Van Kooten hit a
home run for Lucknow.
related to all of Ontario, not
just Southwest Ontario. The
Royal Commission's report
recognizes that Bruce GS B is
a component in the total
electric power system and
should be evaluated as such.
"For 5 or 6 years farmers
have been saying that Ont-
ario Hydro has never proved
that it needs Bruce GS B,"
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says Elbert van Donkersgo-
ed, who serves as Secretary -
Treasurer of the farmer
committee. "Government
approved construction of
Bruce GS B on forecasts that
have now conclusively been
shown to be inaccurate. It's
my view," says Mr. van Don-
kes,goed, "that the need for
completion of the construc-
tion at Bruce GS B should
immediately be reviewed be-
fore it becomes even more of
a technilogical albatross than
it already is. There are no
transmission facilities for
power from Bruce B. And
farmers are not going to
allow the use of food land for
transmitting power that has
no demonstrated need."
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