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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-09-23, Page 18Page 18 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Ontario Energy Conwnission ds I'Margis Board de 1'Ontario NOTICE OF APPLICATION UNION GAS LIMITED RATES FOR 2010 Ontario EB -2009-0275 Union Gas Limited ("Union') filed an Application on September 3, 2009 with the Ontario Energy Board (the "Board') under section 36 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. c.15, Sched. B, as amended, for an order or orders approving or fixing just and reasonable rates and other charges for the sale, distribution, transmission and storage of natural gas, effective January 1, 2010. The Board's decision on this Application may have an effect on all of Union's customers. Union's application is pursuant to the annual rate setting incentive regulation mechanism approved by the Board in the EB -2007-0606 proceeding. Union has proposed a change to its delivery rates. If approved by the Board, the total bill impact for a typical Southern or Northern or Eastem Operations residential customer consuming 2,600 m3 per year would amount to $9.00 - $10.00 per year. This proceeding will not deal with the commodity cost of natural gas. Any changes to the commodity cost of natural gas for customers that purchase gas directly from Union are addressed through the Quarterly Rate Adjustment Mechanism. Copies of the Application and the supporting written evidence are available for inspection at the Board's office and Union's office at the addresses listed below. Participation You may participate in this proceeding in one of three ways: 1. You may send the board a letter of comment. Your letter must be received by the Board no later than 30 days from the publication or service date of this notice. 2 You may request observer status in order to receive documents issued by the Board in the proceeding. Your request must be made by letter received by the Board no later than 10 days from the publication date of this notice. 3. You may request intervenor status if you wish to actively participate in the proceeding. Your request must be made by letter of intervention received no later than 10 days from the publication date of this notice. Your letter of intervention must include a description of how you are, or may be, affected by the proceeding; and if you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership. The Board may choose to hold a written or an oral hearing. The Board will not hold a written hearing if a party satisfies the Board that there is good reason for holding an oral hearing. Your letter of intervention should indicate your preference for a written or oral hearing, and the reasons for that preference. The Board may order costs in this proceeding. You must indicate in your letter of intervention whether you expect to seek costs from Union and the grounds for your eligibility for costs. 4. You must provide a copy of your letter of intervention to the Board with a copy to Union at the following address: Union Gas Limited P.O. Box 2001 50 Keil Drive North Chatham ON N7M 5M1 Attn: Chris Ripley Manager Regulatory Applications Tel: 519-436-5476 Fax: 519-436-4641 Need More Information? Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the Board's Web site at www.oeb.gov.on.ca or by calling our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632,2727. How to Contact Us In responding to this notice please reference Board file number EB -2009-0275. tt is also important that you provide your name and postal address and, if available, an e-mail address. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date. If you already have a user ID, please submit your intervention request through the Board's web portal at www.errr.oeb.gov. on.ca. Additionally, two paper copies are required. If you do not have a user ID, please visit the Board's website under e -filings and fill out a user ID password request. For instructions on how to submit and naming conventions please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at www.oeb.gov.on.ca, e -Filing Services. The Board also accepts interventions by e-mail, at the address below, and again, two additional paper copies are required. For your convenience, the Board accepts letters of comment by either post or e-mail. Our e-mail address is Boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Please include the file reference numbers in the subject line of your e-mail. Ontario Energy Board P.O. Box 2319 2300 Yonge Street, 27th Floor Toronto ON M4P 1E4 Attn: Kirsten Walli, Board Secretary Tel: 1-888-632-6273 (Toll free) Fax: 416-440-7656 IF YOU DO NOT FILE A LETTER STATING YOUR WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO FURTHER NOTICE OF THE PROCEEDING. Ce document est disponible en frangais. Dated at Toronto, September 10, 2009 . ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD Original Signed By Kirsten Walli, Board Secretary Photo by Gerard Creces Students just couldn't wait to climb on the new playground equipment at Holmesville Public School. Monkeying around before the Sept. 17 ceremony were: Evey Shephard Gr. 5, Brandon Koestra Gr. 8, Leighton Shephard Gr. 7, Dylan Posthill Gr. 3, Grace Ol- son Gr. 3, Ryan Forbes Gr. 3, Graeme Thompson Gr. 7 and Emerson Shephard Gr. 2. Holmesville Public School cuts ribbon on new play equipment AktraltrALCMCIOS signal -star staff There was plenty of time for monkey- ing around at Holmesville Public School September 17, as kids clambered on the school's brand new playground equipe- ment. Holmesville held and open house and barbeque as part of the official opening of the equipment, thanking the parents' com- mittee who helped make the new equip- ment a reality. "We just thought our schoolyard was absolutely bare," said core committee member Shelley Shephard. "And our kids didn't have anything to play with." Through regular joint parent -teacher committee meetings, she said details were hashed out as to how they wanted to ad- dress the issue. The result was a year-long fundraising effort that saw more than $30,000 raised for two playground sets - one for primary grades and one for intermediate. "It was definitely a community effort," said Holmesville principal Cindy Hama- ther. "It's what makes Holmesville Public School such a great place to be." The parent committee raised more than $10,000 through an auction sale last No- vember, and Hydro One chipped in last year with an $8,000 Power Play grant. . Hamather said the school is also grate- ful to the municipality of Central Huron, the Goderich Lions Club and Steve Camp- bell of the Power Workers' Union for their generosity. As Hamather read the long list of thank- yous Thursday night, children toed the wooden beams edging the playground anxiously. No sooner had the ribbon been cut than the monkey bars, climbing equip- ment and swings were covered in kids. From an initial survey two years ago to last year's fundraising blitz, to the com- pletion of the playground, Hamather said the community spirit of Holmesville is what makes it a fabulous place to live and learn.