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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-11-15, Page 22i9 PAGE 6A – GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES TO NORMAL FAMILY REQUIREMENTS! Hydro his one too far BY JACK RIDDELL M.P.P. It is now beyond argument. that. Ontario Hydro has been allowed by the Ontario Govern- ment to grossly over-, expand. To be precise, in January of this year, the peak demand for elec- tricity by Ontario con- sumers reached just over 16,000 megawatts. Even if we accept a reserve of 25 percent to meet unforeseen con- tingencies, such as power stations temporarily out of commission, we arrive at a required generating capacity for the Province of 20,000 megawatts. Yet, in January of this year, Hydro already had an installed capacity of over 24,000 megawatts. In other words, it is .presently over -built to the extent of 4,000 megawatts. To many of us these may simply seem .to be another set of meaningless figures but it is important to consider what these figures and the resultant over- building has meant in terms of dollars. If we take the costs of building generating capacity between 1971 and 1978, the over- building has cost us over two billion dollars - for power we don't need at this time! When one 'includes the present building plans of Hydro, . ' even after all their cancellations and deferrals (each one of which by the way, costs us millions of dollars in penalties) the figure rises to several billions, of dollars - which we will be unnecessarily paying for •with future massive rate increases. To . confirm that fear, we have already been warned earlier this year by a senior Hydro official of possible comparable increasesfor 1981. . The costs of past over- building, present over- building, foreign° ex- change 'losses and various other errors are included in your current Hydro bills, largely in the form of interest charges on the money which Hydro has had to borrow. It iss,difficult to be precise as to how much of this can be allocated to genuinely_ needed ex pansion, but . the best estimate we can make is that at least 15 percent of your 1979 Hydro bill is required to pay for the Government's failure to keep Hydro efficient and for generating capacity Ontario does not need. I think it is important at this point, to make it clear that "our criticisms of these, misjudgements and unnecessary costs to consumers are not a result of being wjse by hindsight. The Liberal Party has, for many years, been skeptical' of Hydro's future load forecasts and critical of the Government's ap- parent inability to review and control Hydro's empire building. However, we do not simply restrict ourselves to criticisms of the system. Indeed t Liberal Caucus has. concrete recom- mendations as to how these excessive costs to consumers can be reduced and we are committed to im- plementing those recommendations if the opportunity avails itself. . Specifically, we propose that the basic electricity necessary for survival should be provided to residential users at the. cheapest rate, rather than the - present situation where the "little guy" has to pay, relatively speaking, More for his energy while the • person heating a swimming pool pays relatively less. This position is detailed in a private member's Tarn to page 7A • 0 PRICES .EFFECTIVE THRU SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 1979; WE REDEEM ALL FOOD STORE COUPONS! Leto Canada, Provincial & Wintario Tickets Available at A&P Food Stores! BUY . SAVE 475/ Kent, Frozen, Concentrated ORANGE JUICE 12.5 -f1 -oz tin for (Our Regular Price 73c each) Plain, Sugar ,or Cinnamon JANE PARKER CAKE DONUTS Action Priced! ou'ii do Better Er- B3'" SAVE 66,21. Assorted Varieties HEINZ BEANS 14 -fl -oz tin for (Our Regular Price 55c each) JANE PARKER `BRAN MUFFINS bisOMMAOMMEINNONNEw pkg of 6 You'll do better with grocery values from A&P Assorted Flavours Mix 'N Match, Fancy, Assorted Varieties JELL-O YORK. POWDERS',. VEGETABLES 3 -oz pkg 14 -fl -oz tin for (Our Regular Price 33c each ) BUY 4 SAVE 33c for (Stock Up) i You'll do :better with grocery features•.from A&P Marvel, Sliced WHITE BREAD Premium Quality SEALTEST YOGURT Sealtest CHIP DIP 24 -oz loaf • Action Priced! for 1029 175 g tub Action Price! 3for9 Action Price! 250 g 3 for 9 tub Beatrice, 2%. Partly. Skimmed COTTAGE CHEESE Instant , , NESCAFE COFFEE Total Multipurpose CLEANING CREAM Action Price! 500 g911: carton 10 -oz jar 650 ml. Bottle Action Price!991 • 99 5 YOU'LL DO better WITH A&P'S health & beauty aids & general merchandise Men's Size, Extra Long �BE SOCKS. Pair •29 REGULAR OR WINTERFRESH FLAVOURS 100 ml TUBE Colgate Toothpaste 1.09 REGULAR OR OILY ACTION PRICE! •Halo Shampoo 225 ml plastic btl 1.59 STICK DEODORANT Irish Spring WILKINSON BONDED Razor Blades 75 g ctnr 1.89 ACTION PRICE! pkg of 5 1.39 MARVEL Baby Shampoo 1.5 Iitre plastic btl 1.99 A&P BRAND (BTL OF 100 59c) A.S.A. Tablets btl of 2501.29 REGULAR, SUPER OR SUPER PLUS Tampax Tampons pkg of 402.89 PLAYTEX Living Gloves pkg of 2 Pairs 1.89 NORWALL, SELF-ADHE IVE DECORATOR Vinyl 18 -inch by 72 -inch roll 99ial (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) Action Price! Assorted Varieties HEINZ GRAVIES 10 -fl -oz tin Stock Up P A&P is a FRESH PORK SHOP (OurCENTRE CUT PORK LOIN 1b ‘fti Regular Price Ib 1.99) Action Price!. 1 f SAVE 70a lb Combination Pack PORK LOIN CHOPS Contains: 2 Rib End 2 Loin End 4 Centre Cut Ib (Our Regular Price Ib 1.69) Fancy GREAT COMBINATION 1 MiTCHELLS: APPLESAUCE 28 -fl -oz tin Action Price! SAVE 5041b 1 (Country Style) (Our Regular Price Ib 1.69 — SAVE 30c lb) Pork Loin Rib ,Portion h13 Rib Portion (Our Regular Price Ib 2.49 — SAVE 801 lb) Boneless. Pork Loin 161.69 (Piece or Chops) - - (Our Regular Price Ib 2.89 — SAVE`1.00Ib ) Centre Cut Loin r, Boneless Pork Ib CUT FROM CANADA GRADE "A" BEEF Blade, Chuck Short Rib or Shoulder (Our Regular Price Ib 2.09 — SAVE 20c Ib) Boneless Beef Roasts 11.89 Action Pric Culverhouse, Choice, White WHOLE POTATOE 3 for 19 -fl -oz tin Stock Up ASSORTED VARIETIES 350 g.PKG EINZ Manning Biscuits 79 11 of l IatoCTIPaIste THREE STAR Liquid Detergent Y.49'xT'jH.rtNVIT.YA1'x:."":'M'11‘'!!7,11,P.^d6>b4'ICI4ZCNNMfl.Fid1Wfa'..MI0,1WG4iC1Yf3110.0kt...,iMn:^...11,*.i.•+APt�YSn '.': .%':i,S�tx avp..&. 4 ...,.'.ala^3�"!Y '...SCdN_YU1+y:Y+T9°ala!Ne.u' SW 1+idtMaWti:�Mf':' '�•a`•�' eZ%,tabi.'l1 a.1'iSv-..::4i+.•xl-�S:-.CkC.GEY • •{ 24 ox. Bpttle ORANGE FLAVOUR POLY PKG OF 2,0,991 Tang Crystals 6.1 5.5 -FL -OZ TIN 3for 99¢ 4 — 3.25.02 ENVS. 99,1 Action Price! Parchment Wrapped KISMET MARGARINE 2 for 1 -Ib pkg Stock Up CAT FOOD, ASSORTED VARIETIES Miss Mew (BUY 4 — SAVE 39c) 6 -oz tin 4. for 99¢ KRAFT, SMOOTH OR CRUNCHYACTION PRICEI Pe nut Buttery 1 kg lar 2.39 ir:-••t�..x!s i...: Mv., t .J'Y.......:f*:•:_:wer.' .,y- _ .,,.........-,,C".'�^-• 'u.-5. :"�,v�. _F'.......y..+.. aG...-'Y'.'rL^.:: u.