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Ontario's MicroFIT Program
"Thousands of Ontario families, farmers
and community groups are taking part in
Ontario's MicroFlT program - which allows
small scale renewable energy projects to
provide power to Ontario's energy grid.
Over 20,000 Ontarians have submitted
applications, wanting to participate in the
program. So far over 3,700 projects have
been connected to the grid and another
2,500 project approvals are ready to go.
Due to the success of the MicroFlT pro-
gram, the number of applications we have
received is currently outpacing needed
upgrades to the system in some areas. 'This
is an issue we first identified in our Long
Term Energy Plan and we have taken a
number of steps to address it. We are work-
ing diligently to make the needed upgrades
in order to connect those projects as
quickly as possible.
Last week we communicated with appli-
cants to address the issue with them, let
them know where they stood, and more
importantly, what live are doing to find a
solution for them. in order to properly
Futures competition
a first for Zurich
location
address the issue and resolve it in a timely
manner, we are asking applicants who have
not already done so to contact their Local
Distribution Company to determine where
they intend to connect their project. This
information will be crucial to being able to
slake the necessary upgrades and connect
as many people as quickly as possible.
We also !made a change to the Microtl l'
program to ensure that all applicants are
screened upfront to determine whether
they can connect right away, or it' they
would need to wait.
Currently, about five per cent ofappli-
cants are facing delays in connecting their
MicroFil' projects. 'lir resolve these issues, i
have made it a priority for I lydro One to tar
get areas of greatest need for upgrade's to
our transmission and distribution system,
to enable projects to connect as soon as
possible. in addition, we are offering to
extend the conditional offers to MicruIl F
applicants for one year for those who are
not ably to connect right away. This will
provide them with nurl'e tlexihility with
For the first time in its history the Bluewater
Zurich Skating Club has been chosen to host the
regional Futures competition sanctioned by Skate
Canada. 'ibis event will be held March 5 and 6,
2011 at the Bluewater Complex in Zurich. Futures
is designed for young skaters. The approximately
540 registered competitors will represent their
home clubs located in a large chunk of Ontario
stretching from Goderich to Port Stanley and
Guelph to Strathroy. Each skater will perform a
solo choreographed by his/her coach to music
from 1 to 2 minutes in length.
Possibly you have already enjoyed watching
such shows as Battle of The Blades, Skating With
The Stars and Stars On Ice and the Olympics on
TV. Some of you may even fondly remember hav-
ing watched local ice dancers Scott Moyer and
Tessa Virtue at a rink polishing their skills during
their beginning years. This event at Zurich may
just give you a preview of Canada's next genera-
tion of gold medallists!
Spectators are welcome to enjoy the skating
each day between the hours of 8 and 8. Food will
be available.
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needed. \\'e have made great strides in
upgrading tui system over 50011 K111 of
transmission and dish illtttiou lines have
been tt'stoled over the last several years.
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address the challenges \ve are e\pet lenrittt:
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CORRECTION
Brad Duguid
Minister of Energy
In the February 23rd edition of Lakeshore Advance, it stated "Ile said his
ministry is concerned about the Great lakes as a source of drinking water
and with only 10 offshore turbines operating in the world, in oceans and no
fresh water, they will not support offshore wind without proper revh' v ' there
are actually 1,100 operational offshore wind turbines, 'lit' 3,000 MW of off•
shore projects currently under construction will add approximately 750
additional offshore wind turbine's. 'There are ten 3 MW offshore wind cur
bines in the fresh water lake Vattern in Sweden, 'the project was not built as
a pilot project but was built on a cooperative basis by local electrical users.
Too lenient on drunk drivers
With drinking and driving being a major pinhlem in 1 amicus 1.ouniv, why
are our courts so lenient on drunk tit ivt'rs?
Recently, a drunk driver with a second conviction was sentenced to .10 bays
in jail. It is obvious that whatever sentence this person got for his first comic
tion did not stop him from drinking and driving and this little slap on the
hands will not likely stop hint front drinking and th iving in the future. 1 lis next
conviction might be for killing someone while thinking and dt wing.
Why not start handing out sentences like five yens for the first convictlun
and 10 years for the second conviction?
We need to get these drunks off the road for good and the very lenient sen
te11ce5 or11' courts are handing out arc' obviously not working.
Kon Moore Sarnia
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