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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-10-01, Page 2Pogo 2 Times -Advocate, October 1, 1986 Chernobyl is dlgeussOd at area MEA winuaI By Anne Narejko On March 4 the Association of Municipal Electric Utilities and the Ontario Municipal Electric Associa- tion amalgamated to form the Municipal Electric Association (MEA). The MEA is made uv of nine districts with District Six encompass- ing 26 Public Utilities Commissions I PUC) from Guelph to Goderich and Listowel to St. Marys. On September 17, 148 represen- tatives from District Six made their way .to the Clinton Legion to attend their first annual meeting. "It was one of the better meetings and well attended. I'm glad to see people are taking an interest," said Clinton's PUC Manager, Guss Boussey. The meeting covered many topics which included a survey conducted to determine the average person's feel- ings on hydro and an explanation of the Chernobyl accident. During the business portion of the meeting, the members passed a resolution which would no longer have the municipal couni`ils setting the remuneration for commissioners, but the PUC would be in charge of setting the rate themselves. "Some Utilities are at logger heads 'with their councils," said Boussey. "Guelph has never received a higher remuneration." This resolution will be presented at a provincial level before it can go any further. Chernobyl in Canada The question of whether a Cher- nobyl incident could happen in Canada is one frequently asked, said Alan Holt, station manager at the Bruce Nuclear Plant since 1985. In his opinion, the answer is no. "Can the same incident happen in Canada? We believe the answer is no. Could a similar incident happen in Canada? We feel it is very im- probable," he said. To explain why he and his co- workers feel this way, Holt compared the Russian ,reactors to Canada's Candu reactor. In Holt's opinion, the design of a Candu reactor is the key to safety. "We put the reactor in a container building which is hooked to a vacuum building. The container building is made out of concrete and is an 80 foot cube with walls three feet thick," he said. "The Russians do not have heavy concrete walls." Another key factor is the material used in the moderator. The Candu •w NEW PASTOR — Dale Tollefson, shown with his wife Cathy, is the new youth pastor Cu Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle. Pentecostal church gets youth pastor Serving as youth pastor of Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacles is Dale Tollefson's first assignment since graduating from Eastern Ontario ar ANNOUNCEMENT CAROLINE KLAVER Else Willems, of ALL STYLES II Hair Salon welcomes Caroline Klaver to her staff Caroline, formerly of Concept II, E.eter welcomes all her customers old an,I new to visit her at ALL STYLES II, S, atn,,h For anpouniment call 527-0780 Pentecostal Bible College in Peter- borough earlier this year. - Besides his responsibilites to help with visitation and preach two or three times a month, Tollefson has set goals he hopes to achieve with the young people of the church. He wants to establish a harmonious balance between spirituality and having fun, with emphasis on praise and worship and street evangalism during the family night sessions on Wednesday evenings, and social activities on weekends. Tollefson made a personal decision to become a Christian at age nine, after the death of his best friend turn- ed his thoughts to what happens after this life ends. The 29 -year-old pastor grew up in Mississauga. While attending Queensway Cathedral he assisted in recording and editing the Revival Hour broadcasts. Tollefson is a sports enthusiast. He plays football and baseball, but his favourite sport is 'hockey, and we will play defence this winter on the church's team. Tollefson and his wife Cathy are liv- ing in the Shirley Margaret Apart- ments on Sanders St. They have form- ed a very favourable impression of the Exeter church and surrounding community in the four short weeks they have been here. MILES FORD SALES Demonstrator Sale 1986 Taurus L.X. "Car of the Year" • 3.0 1. ER V6 engine Automatic 0:'D transmission Power steering Power brakes Power windows Power door locks Air conditioning - Tinted glass Tilt steering Speed control lnstaclear windshield Front and rear floor mats IT List Price ,Discount Sale Price Cast aluminum wheels Dual electric mirrors Electronic instrument panel Keyless entry system P205/65R15 8SW radial tires 6 way power drivers seat Front reclining bucket seats with console Electronic AM/FM stereo cassette Power antenna Extended rangeefuel tank Paint stripes • • • '21,133.00 '3,533.00 $17 600.00 4 For details call Dalton Skinner or Bob Sargeant Miles Ford Sales Main St., Exeter 235-0121 Cali today for an appointment f 4tr reactor uses heavy water and .the Russian reactor uses graphite. "Our moderator is better.. The graphite caught fire but heavy water doesn't burn very well," said Holt. Other safety features include inter- nal controls as• well as audits by various organizations. The station group and head office group are tested and the Atomic Energy Control Board, the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Rela- tions and the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) make unannounced visits to the plants, both during the day and night, to make sure the proper tests are being conducted. "So, the question is, "Do the Rus- sians have all of this?" said Mr. Holt, who later answered the question with a no. Six Major Problems In August, the IAEA held a meeting in Vienna with Russian represen- tatives, and according to Holt, the meeting was very open. "Everybody there was amazed at how frank they (the Russians) were," he said. Those present learned that the Chernobyl incident occurred during a test when six major and six minor problems took place. "They were shutting down the reac- tor for an outage and were conducting a test. While doing this, they blocked a number of safety systems and they didn't follow their pocedures," said Holt. "It appears they disregarded everything to get the test done." One. of the major problems ap- peared to be the construction of the moderator. Compared to the Candu moderator, which uses water, their moderator catches on fire very easi- ly. Also, Holt pointed out that the reactor was not incased in the heavy cement. Another problem was the blocked safety systems and the reactor was on manual control where as the Candu reactor has three separate controls for their safety system. For these reasons, Holt feels Canada's Candu Reactots are much safer and a similar incident happen- ing in this county is "very improbable." Ontario Hydro Arvo Nittenberg, Executive Vice President of Operations at Ontario Hydro, explained what his company has been doing over the past year and how Ontario Hydro and MEA can co- operate. "Collectively our industry is one that runs on new ideasSnd shared in- sights ... The old saying, "the more things change, the more things re- main the same; is true. Our tools change but the job remains the same - we provide our customers with a good source of hydro," he said. Ontario Hydro had a survey con- ducted earlier On the future use of hydro, the supply/demand option and the role of Ontario Hydro. The survey consisted of an hour-long interview with people in northern and southern Ontario, both rural and urban dwellers and both residential and in- dustrial customers. In alt 1,600 people were interviewed. "It revealed that people feel very secure about hydro in Ontario," said Nittenberg. "Almost everybody felt their needs would grow." Nittenberg also said the survey in- cluded a question on conservation of hydro and it revealed that people agree waste 'should be avoided, however, they rejected the suggestion that limits be placed on their use of hydro., The survey also indicated what the public's priorities were. Number one on the list was reliability. This came above reasonable rates, which was second, and responsible use of the environment, which was third. "The survey also showed they feel electricity is superior to gas, except for the price," he said, adding, "Seventy percent also felt special rates should be offered to attract in- dustry to the province." As for the financial situation of On- tario Hydro, Nittenberg said, "Money will be very tight over the next few years." In conclusion, he said, "Both our` customers and our own expectations can be met." PLAN ANNUAL The Huron County Federation of Agriculture annual meeting will be held on October 9 at the Brussels - Morris -Grey Community Centre. The speaker is Sam MacGregor from the Bruce Energy Park. The topic is Bruce Energy Centre. The social hour is from 6-7 with the dinner to follow at 7 p.m. The tickets are a 18.00 per person. 1110100414=1 October Custom Frame SALE Now till October 31 25•.ff our 25 most popular . styles Beside Mac's Milk EXETER 235-1612 Clinton Goderich AID SKATERS — The R.E. Pooley Legion recently donated $2,500 to assist the Exeter Figure Skating Club in their season's expenses. Treasurer Glen Robinson makes the presentation to club represen- tative Joan Heywood. Twenty-six receive on-the-job training Twenty-six grade 11 and 12 students are participating in this year's co-op course at the Local high school. The students go out and work at three dif- ferent job placements throughout the school year to gain knowledge and work experience. This course he ps the students decide what kind of .!areer they would like to follow and also for them to become aware of what it is like out in the job force. It teaches them the im- portance of getting along with others and it gives them actual job experience. This course is a minimum of 360 hours divided as 120 hours in -class and 240 hours job experience. The in -class topics used are self- awareness, employment skills and career planning. The actual working is based on the student's choice of work and the work setting availability. The students are evaluated by the employer and the supervising SHDHS guidance counsellors, Richard Graham and Deb Homuth. The students are also required to evaluate themselves. Work experience occupies every other day for approximately ten weeks for each job placement. The rest of the time is spent on training sessions, discussion and evalutation. Students received no wages or salary for their work experience, but they do gain three credits if each employer CO.OP evaluation is acceptable. The students involved in this prog- ject are Cheri Alexander - Exeter Villa, Tammy Belton - Precious Blood School, Rob Berends - South Huron D.H.S., Gayle Boogemans-Darling's IGA, Wendy Boogemans - South Huron Hospital, Wendi Coward - Times -Advocate, Mike Cyr - Hensall Arena, Angela Fisher - Room 110, Lisa Ford - Exeter Police, Barb Gallent - Dr. G. Balsdon, Joe Gower - Carl Gower Welding, Kathy Ingram - Concept II, Kathy Jolly - Exeter Public School, Sandra Kechnie - Ellison Travel, Dina Lerikos - The Beat, Kim Lowe - Huron Hope School, Pat Masse - school cafeteria, Terry Meikle - Canadian Tire, Dwayne Board sets Forest event The Lambton District Health Coun- cil will be moving from Sarnia to hold their October meeting at the North Lambton Rest Home in Forest at 7:00 p.m. on October 9. "I'm pleased to have the Council come to Forest", said Mac Gilpin, operator of Forest and District am- bulance service and vice chairman of the health council. "The role of The District Health Council is.to identify the health needs of Lambton residents. We are coming to forest to hear from the people in the North Lambton area on their health needs and expectations," said Gilpin. "We hope the public will'come and make their views known." The Lambton District Health Coun- cil is a health planning and advisory body to the ministry of health. The council, through its deliberations, seeks to determine the extent of the needs that have been identified, to evaluate alternative ways of meeting these needs and to put them into the context of a health system plan. "I think it is important for Lamb - ton residents to know that someone is giving serious thought to their health needs and the way health care is delivered in Lambton County," said Gilpin. Overholt - W. Stfapton Construction, Lisa Rader - Exeter Villa, Noreen Riley - Huron Hope $chool, Leonard Ryan - M. 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