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Some answers
Dear Editor,
I received many enquiries
from constituents in the
Huron -Middlesex Riding,
about the rumoured
possibility of a future
generating station site on the
shores of Lake Huron
somewhere between
Goderich and Grand Bend.
I have pursued these
matters with the Minister of
Energy and with the
`Chairman of Ontario Hydro
on a number of occasions and
I have followed up the letters
written by my constituents to
the Minister of Energy,
carbon copies of which are
sent to me.
I have enclosed copies of
the response to such letters
from both the Chairman of
Ontario Hydro and the
Minister of Energy, in the
event that you may wish to
allay the fears of the people of
Huron -Middlesex with an
article in your paper.
It is my opinion that ex-
pansion programs of Ontario
Hydro will come under
considerable scrutiny with
public input and en-
vironmental assessments
done before any such
program will be im-
plemented. Ontario Hydro
has been severely criticized -
for its tactics in the past and I
firmly believe that public
opinion will be much more
the determing, factor in future
Hydro plans.
Yours truly,
Jack Riddell, M.P.P.
Huron -Middlesex.
Dear Mr. Riddell:
The rumored possibility of
a future generating station
site in the Goderich area
recurs on a fairly regular
basis, without, believe me,
any help from us. Nor is
Goderich by any means the
only location in the province
where such rumors pop up.
The numerous hearings
and studies to which we are
subjected at the present time
make it impossible, (as much
as I would like to do so), to
define a likely pattern for the
future'., development of
Ontario Hydro's power
system. This applies to both
the locational and timing
aspects of planning.
The Lake Huron shoreline
does have potential for
development and at some
time in the future if planning
is to be meaningful, it will'
have to come under scrutiny.
It may well be that when such
detailed studies are un-
dertaken, other priorities of
thecommunity may
eliminate the area from
consideration, but of course,
that is not necessarily so.
In the meantime, how does
one stop the rumor mill? I
would like very much to have
one of our project engineers,
involved in the Southwestern
Ontario Study, brief you at
some length and seek your
advice. If such an
arrangement appeals to you,
please call Mr. T.B.
Reynolds, Director of Route
and Site Selection Division
(416) 592-5181, who will en-
sure that such a meeting
takes place. In my view, this
is the most satisfactory way
of providing you with the sort
of information you require
when responding to your
constituents.
Although our site selection
studies will continue both in-
house and with public par-
ticipation, please be assured
that final site selection can
not and will not be made in
Southwestern Ontario until
after the Royal Commission
on Electric Power Planning
has submitted its report to the
Government, and even then
the requirements the
Environmental Assessment
Act will have to be complied
with.
Dennis Timbrell's letter of
October 25, 1976 to Mrs. R.M.
Bell, of which you got a copy,
is still pertinent.
Sincerely,
Robert B. Taylor
Chairman,
Ontario Hydro.
Act, 1975.
The following remarks are
in answer to your questions.
As previously mentioned,
there is no specific
generating station site
proposed near Bayfield. The
shorelines of Lake Huron and
Lake Erie will be studied for
possible future sites.
I am sure you will therefore
realize your remaining
questions become
hypothetical and answers are
entirely dependent on the
results of studies only just
getting started.
I hope this provides you
with the information you
were seeking. I am fully
aware of the strong concerns
you have for Huron County. I
trust you will agree that the
process outlined in
association with the Royal
Commission Hearings and
the application of the
Environmental Assessment
legislation should provide for
a fair comparison of all the
alternatives which Hydro
must consider.
The impact on agriculture
and the area economy will
need to be an important part
of any decision °concerning
whether or not a generating
station should be located in
Huron County or anywhere
To: R.M. Bell, London.
Dear Mr. Bell:
Thank you for your letter of
September 17, 1976, enquiring
about the possibility of an
electric generating station
being located in Huron
County, south of Bayfield.
First of all, let me say that
Ontario Hydro is not con-
sidering any specific
geographic location in Huron
County to the south of the
village of Bayfield ,at this
time. '
Ontario Hydro is making
province -wide studies and
regional studies to examine
alternative possibilities for
generating station locations
and transmission line routes.
The Southwestern Ontario
Study is one of these regional
studies which will include
Huron County.
The Southwestern Ontario
Study, which will involve
citizen participation, will
begin early next month and
will be advertised and
reported through the local
media. It is expected that the
alternative electrical
systems - combinations of
generation and transmission -
will be the subject of com-
parison and discussion by the
Royal Commission on
Electric Power Planning.
The recommendations of
that Commission should help
determine whether Huron
County or any other area of
the province should be
dropped from further study,
or pursued for more detailed
analysis, and on what basis.
Any site eventually selected
will be reviewed under the
Environmental Assessment
Nine projects 'go'
Huron Middlesex MP Bob
McKinley announced
Tuesday that $55,700 in
government grants had been
approved for nine projects in
Huron County providing
summer work and service for
between 90 and 180 students.
McKinley said in a news
release that the projects
would provide between 10 and
20 jobs each and that the
grants had been approved by
the department of im-
migration and employment.
The largest grant was
approved for the Huron
County Committee for the
1978 International Plowing
Match which will be. held in
Huron in the fall of the year.
The grant, totalling $11,474,
was given to the Clinton
based committee to prepare
the grounds for the plowing
match and to construct an
administrative building on
the site.
A group of Goderich high
school students received
$8,104 to establish a multi
purpose theatrerogram for
the summer. The program is
for students interested in
performing arts and will
enable participants to per-
form children's plays for
youngsters in the Goderich
area.
The Huron Centre for
Children and Youth in Clinton
received $7,246 to 'provide
learning experiences for
children between the ages of
seven and nine with learning
disabilities.
The Huron Centennial
Community School
Organization in Kippen
received $5,112 to develop a
community adventure
playground for the area.
The Vanastra Lions Club
received a grant of $3,624 to
establish a recreational
program to meet the needs of
Vanastra residents of all
ages.
A group of students from
Blyth will create a recreation
program in that village for
children from kindergarten to
Grade 8 with a grant of $3,624.
The programs will allow the
youngsters to develop basic
skills in a variety of sporting
activities.
The Seaforth Recreation
Committee applied for and
received $4,912 to arrange
activities for children in that
community between the ages
of three and seven.
A summer program of
recreation for children in
Exeter will befinanced with a
$7,448 grant. The program
will teach children over five
years of age basic' skills in
outdoor sports, games and
crafts.
The Wingham and District
Heritage and Historical
Society will be using a $4,156
grant to provide an education
for students wanting to learn
how to research and
catalogue artifacts for a
museum.
ITOR
else in southwestern Ontario.
Yours sincerely,
Dennis R. Timbrell,
Minister of Energy
(1976)
Going too far
Dear Editor,
I was much interested in
the page explaining the
teachers' strike. I may be old-
fashioned but it appears to
me those teachers are more
interested in their big
salaries and as little work as
they can do as in the welfare
of their pupils.
I didn't notice that any of
them proposed any extra
teaching time for the pupils to
make up for the time loss. No
wonder the kids will have
little respect for their
teachers.
When I think of Mary
teaching 46 children for $1,200
a year and no medical
benefits or gratuities. Of
course, she didn't drive a car
only her father's, or take long
trips which she does. now.
Times have surely
changed. While Unions were
needed they are going too far
as our P.O. in Toronto is just
an impossible situation.
Well, I guess you will not
have much time to read my
nonsense but I just can't go
along with the goings on.
The planned parents even
had a lecture last night at the
senior citizens home and not
many of them approve of the
killing of 53,000 innocent
young Canadians - maybe the
brightest minds in the
country cruelly slaughtered.
God will not be mocked.
They will find out.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mary. M.Chisholm
Guelph.
Thank you
Dear Editor:
Our Spring 1978 Red Cross
Campaign is almost at a
close. Through the medium of
your newspaper, Mould like
to thank all those without
whose effort it would not have
been a success: the captains,
the canvassers and the people
of Goderich especially for
their generous support. To
date we have raised $3627.40.
Sincerely,
Barbara Howe
Chairman,
Goderich District
Red Cross Campaign
Sponsored by
Maple Leaf Chapter, I.O.D.E.
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