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•••••••• ' plutonium reserves, says Greenpeace. i sustain," said Mooraidian, If any escape of
page 1 ,reactorrding to. Greenpeace' .estimates, the plutonium reaches it is much more likely to
1 cost-arbout $43 billion, ,.,;� msVaLitruce.-and Ricleertng.produce- -. ilt, ee int. ., li than the;
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completion date for MVP l3 Is now 10 1650 pounds of plutonium In their spent fuel each said! .ttat secure, '' retrievable;
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s beyond the.origins} date, HWP D was Year. They say Ontario Hydro has already ac storage of spent fuel or .immobilized wastes for
Cumulated 10,00.0 pounds of .plutonium in spent long ;;net significant
' impose . a .
ed because f H drWere questioned aboutspcnding restraints. fuel. periods dans
Hydro officials burden on.either land use of the economy. He
also insisted Ethere_ is °Plenty of time to assess.
variotis "attractive;. :schemes" for ultimate
disposal and to demonstrate their effectiveness
In Winnipeg recently A. J. Mooradian of without committing future generations to poor
as also explained that snow removal+ in Atomic Enersolutions.
Energy of; Canada Limited said
Countyffereially at a large construction "Plutonium can be handled and Controlled with "Nature stores much more radioactivity than
e s far different from plowing Toronto safety."" ,
man will generate,-, he said. '.'There are many
s• Mooradian' said he was part of a team which clues to good solutions." '
eneral terms Mr. Taylor also blamed part processed ,fuet and purified many grams of Mooradian also pointed out that depending on
heavy water plant costs,on_Hydro s. in- �� ,,
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he principal hazard is getting it into the require an area between two and five square
n the job. , lungs," said Mooradian. He said the small kilometres to store the spent fuel Arising from
u can't Canadianize for nothing. There is a residue which .remains with the fission products ' one million MWe years of nuclear power.
removal costs reported at $4 million.
otters weretold, that the figure is probably
to $2 million over the last three years.
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ell, he said, costs for the twonew plants
ublethe cost of HWP A for other reasons.
e were design changes including in -
d height of towers. Common services have
corporated for all three plants, he said.
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es. Ownership of a single pound, or even
i ounces would allow a small group
ndous power.
are rapidly approaching ,a time when
Jack Riddell, MPP
after reprocessing can be immobilized and
confined with them.
"The plltonium hazard. has been much over -
dramatized," said Mooradian. "It is not the most
toxic substance known to man. If ingested, it
requires about 10 grams tt, produce one cancer
death."
Mooradian said this can becompared with"
KCN at 0.7 grams; lead arsenate at 0.1 grams;
selenium oxide at 0.3% grams; HgC12 at 0.8
grams.
"If inhaled it is much more toxic but com-
parable to nerve gas and benzpyrene," said
Mooradian.
"Plutonium compounds do not occur in
nergyStrategy
generally agreed that structure should be changed .
rall energy strategy for The present system actually
o is vital to each one of encourages high energy
d especially to future consumption by lowering the
tions. Estimates may unit rate charged as . con-
s to exactly when the sumption rises. If the rate
crunch will come, but structure were to be rever-
believe that within a sed, this would encourage
w years Ontario will energy conservation. The
ble to meet its needs modest consumer 'would pay
mestic oil. less, which is particularly
rab oil embargo and, important for people on low
tural gas shortage in or fixed incomes. Residential
tern United States last consumers would have a
showed all too strong financial incentive to
that the lifestyle reduce high consumption
we have enjoyed for rates and undertake essential
must change. We conservation measures.
continue to squander Last year, Liberal MPP
rgy resources. Eddie Sargent' introduced a
Private Member's Bill to
amend the Power Cor-
poration Act, establishing a
minimum basic charge --for
electric power supplied to
residential premises. Such a
"lifeline ral" for basic
family electricity needs
would cover hydro used for
lighting, refrigeration, and so
on. People using reasonable
amounts of electricity would.
have comparitively low hydro
bills. Those who use more
than the minimum amount
would pay progressively
more as consumption in-
creases.
California and Maine have
already adopted this concept
of a "minimum basic user
charge for residential
customers, and New York is
considering similar
legislation.
Already skyrocketing
energy costs cut -deeply into
Ontario homeowner's
budgets. About 20 percent of
the province's total energy
consumption is used to heat
homes, and for the vast
majority of homeowners,
growing energy costs have
far out -paced wage increases.
For young people just em-
barking upon home owner-
ship, and for senior citizens
struggling to maintain their
rly industrial and
tic consumers can
ate that prices- will
e to rise. It would
to be almost im-
le to resist the
ble climb to world
A short-sighted ap-
to this matter can
er jobs, and . threaten
ompetitiveness of
's economy. Without
ation. and planning, a
world oil prices will
particularly severe
on industrialized
nergy policies of this
e need new direction
re to have any chance
rcoming the serious
supply and cost
which face us.
Hydro is virtually out
rol. In January 1976,
ent up 22 per cent; in
y 1977 they rose a
30.3 per cent and next
rojected increase is
11.3 per cent.
1971, Ontario Hydro's
has tripled,~ and its
m debt is "up by 153
nt. Hydro's average
residential users has
by 81.5 per cent over
six years.
n, the Liberal Party,
that the Hydro rate
homes, .rising costs have
represented particularly
serious financial burdens.
One of the best methods of
effecting a reduction in
energy costs is to improve
home insulation. It is for this
reason that we ' proposed,
during the recent election
campaign, the. initiation of a
province -wide program of
home insulation to bring
every single family dwelling
in Ontario up to modern in-
sulation standards within 'a
period of seven years. It has
been estimated by experts
that the cost of such in-
sulation would be fully
recovered - even assuming no
further energy price in-
creases - in 5 to 7 years. This,
measure alone would save4,6
per cent on our 'residential
heating bills - more than $412
million annually.
A further benefit of such an
insulation program is that it
is labour intensive. Some
150,000 man years of work
would be created, at about the
$15,000 a year level.
At present, the Ontario
Building Code is silent with
respect to energy efficienby
requirements of heating,
plumbing and air-
conditioning equipment.
Some form of Energy Con-
servation Code could be
enacted, setting minimum
standards for new buildings
and reasonable targets for
existing structures. Possibly
some form of certification
could be devised - to
recognize homes of high
energy .• efficiency - in in-
sulation, heating and ap-
pliances. This type of cer-
tification could be an im-
portant factor in buying and
selling homes.
Consideration must be
given to new sources of
energy supply, and I will have
more to say about this in my
next report.
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MOST PEOPLE UNCONCERNED
Despite the fact that the Greenpeace crew was
in harbor to talk to people and to distribute
literature including bumper stickers and No Nuc
pins, most boaters' and other persons in the
vicinity , of Snug Harbor Monday were un-
concerned.
As one sailor observed, "Yep, I thought they
looked like Greenpeace types. I saw their
Stickers about nuclear dumping. But I can't get
excited about their cause..I really am neutral on
this issue. I just don't know."
Next stop for the Greenpeace XI is Detroit.
GODERICH SIGNAL-STAR:T SD
interes and 16185
of the Buffalo, Brant
which was meant to fennel,,
fat
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Irom page 1 pan' extending; from Toronto to ,Sarnia a
and''' government clearly meant' Com an shocked -to learn that-►notonly;'didJ'orles
Government. P YGoderich-Buffalo rants, lint am4t+
One student of Jones' career commented: '.'13Y Proclaigped that the Canada'Cor pany favored,
pr well and that it. was prepared >la support t1),+
the late 11330's Jones was effectively lord and proposal. � `..-�£�
master of the Huron Tract". Jones was dismissed for exceeding his
It is not surprising then that at the height of his authority, He was, nevertheless, given,';a sub -
influence be moved his headquarters to a newly stantial pension' of 400 pounds per 'year by the
constructed,' lavishly furnished Goderich Company for services rendered.
mansion about 1839.4 (The once lavish Park Having gained much sympathy ,in Goderichh
House, as it later became known, has ` e , .r 'iiig�:l as•,,last, feww esi,.�4 2[$ �'"'i'ililtarr'
cf)n ] s'xi�i :;ait'"i!B�'�1'�T.. '� :.>+,,�'�"x,, a,,:-�:
�, _..._... ..d y _ ecentytsha remained there as
an agent for the Bank of
During the 1830's and.1840's,, however, remained there
,his. wife's death in 1857. Jones.
became plagued by constant, severe criticism then moved to Toronto where he lived in
from a group of well-off and articulate lan- retirement until his death on October 8, 1868.
downers who had purchased large plots of �w
Stephen Sanders checks, his aim for the dart throw game.
The dart throw was one of several games to be played at
the annual Penny Carnival held last Thursday .in_J u(1ith
Gooderham Park. (staff photo)
hree car pile
•
up costs 600
Goderich police reported an
uneventful week on the town's
streets with only two ac-
cidents of any seriousness.
One three car pile up on
Bayfield Road was attributed
to the heavy thunderstorms
that hit the area Sunday and
another mishap on Huron
Road cost about $275 in total
damages.
On July 31 a three car
accident on ;tayfield Road
resulted in about $2,600 in
damages, David Jansen of 181
Bennett St. E. was stopped on
the Bayfield Road to make a
left hand turn onto Bennett
Street. Douglas Lonsdale of
27 Kingston Street attempted
to stop for the Jansen vehicle
and slid into the rear of the
car causing about $1,200
damage to his vehicle and
about $400 to the Jansen car.
Lonsdale's vehicle then
crossed the centre line of the
road as a result of the impact
and struck a vehicle north
bound on Bayfield Road.
Susan McGrenere of 174
Cortleigh Street in Toronto
was travelling north on
Bayfield Road when her car
was struck by Lonsdale's
causing about $1,200 in
damages to the McGrenere
car.
Frank - Skelton of 36
Britannia Road W., was
travelling south on Huron
Road through the Britannia
Road intersection when he
was involved in a collision
with a vehicle driven by
i
Isobel. Rau of George Street,
Seaforth when she was tur-
ning west from Huron Road
onto . Britannia. Police
estimated damages tei the
Skelton car at $25 and $250 to
the Rau vehicle.
In other matters police laid
r
19 charges under the highway
traffic act, one liquor offence
and six charges under the
criminal code as well as in-,
vestigating two minor ac-
cidents.
• Company- land in Colborne Township north of The inscription on the plaque reads:
Goderich. This group, known as the "Colborne
Clique" resented the Company's power over
local affairs and accused the Company of not
living up to' its charter obligations concerning
public works.
Following the introduction of the municipal
reforms of 1841, however, this discontent
declined as elected.. -district councils replaced
veritable rule by Company officials in the Tract.
Also during the 1840's Jones' favour with the
directors began to decline when he. dabbled
openly in local politics, a policy the directors had
expressly forbidden. By 1850 Jones was clearly
subordinate to Frederick Widder, who had been
appointed a commissioner in 1839 and Goderich
became a mere branch to the Toronto office.
Following the development of Stratford as an
important regional town, Goderich began to lose
its status as the major community in the area,
"and the interests of Jones and the Colbornites,
ironically, became complementary. in their
efforts to re-establish Goderich's prominence.
Jones became a major advocate of Goderich's
Bridge Scores
Ted Plante and Ron
Menzies combined for top
points of the evening when the
Goderich Duplicate Bri ige
Club met with eight tables in
play August 2. Menzies and
Plante captured east -west
honors with a 110 point per-
formance and were followed
by Mary Donnelly and
Eleanor Erskine with 971/2.
Audrey Tobin and Vera Hills
finished the evening with 97
points and Omar Haselgrove
and Art Wilson combined for
891/2.
The north -south winners
were Auleen Curry°and Jean
Papernick who amassed 101
points for the evening. Ray
Fisher and Tom Eadie had a
931/2 point evening ,and Bob
and Bernice Miller notched 91
points. Evelyn Galbraith and
Dawna Sproule and John
Donatis and John Woods
locked in fourth place with 89
points per pairing.
CLOSED
at 1p.m.
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 6 ONLY
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death -defying
act.
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medical check-ups.
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THOMAS MERCER JONES
1795 -1868
A powerful Canada Company land
magnate, Jones was born in England and
acquired business training there, By virtue
of his London connections he obtained an
appointment as a Company Commissioner
and moved to York (Toronto) in '1829. He
administered a large portion of this
Company's lands, the one million acre
Huron Tract, and by 1839 wielded
unrivalled authority in the area. At the
height of his influence he moved his
headquarters to a newly constructed,
lavishly furnished Goderich mansion, later
known as Park House. A controversial
figure, he was dismissed in 1852 for- ex-
ceeding his authority. He remained in
Goderich as the Bank of Montreal agent
until 1857 when he moved to Toronto where
he died.
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