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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-09-28, Page 11Hydr • increase to utilities, rural customers now at 5% A 9.5 per cent increase in the price of bulk power to municipal Utilities and large industries authorized by Ontario Hydro's Board of Directors for 1978 will be ASTHMA + KIDS +CHRISTMAS SEALS CWMuNITy ASTHMA fl Health education and Information Family asthma programs Day Camps AFor information contact your Lung Association ASTHMA WEEK OCT 3-9 r Conestoga colla Tencennial Weekend.. effectively reduced to about three to four per cent, Chairman Robert Taylor reports. Because of rebates resulting from Hydro's improved revenue position this year, it is expected that at the municipal level On- tario household s will be payfag about five per cent more for their electric power in 1978. "A welcome but complicating factor in setting 1978 rates in- volveslreturning to customers the extra revenue for. 1977 arising out of a number of unexpectedly favorable factors affecting the year's results," Mr. Taylor said. Almost half the improvement in the revenue position for 1977, currently estimated at $108 million, is a result of a 'substan- tial increase in export power sales to the United States and reduced costs of administration, operation, and maintenance. "Under the anti-inflation guidelines established for Hydro by the Provincial Government, all extra 1977 revenue must be re- turned to the customers. The exact amount won't be known until the books are closed at the end of the year. There are still three months to go, so more uncertainty exists," Mr. Taylor said. On the average, a municipal residential customer using 750 kilowatt-hours a month can expect to see his monthly bill increase by about $1. For a residential customer using elec- tricity for all purposes, including heating, with an annual con- sumption of 30,000 kilowatt- hours,, the increase would be in the order of $25 a year. Mr. Taylor said the Hydro Board considered a number of alternative methods of returning the extra revenue to customers, including the suggestion of the Energy Board that the rate in- crease be deferred -until the excess is used up, probably about the middle of the year. The Board concluded that in the interests of smoothing the effect on customers and achiev- ing a uniform approach by muni- cipal utilities, the best way is to implement the full wholesale in- crease necessary to meet 1978 costs on Jan. 1. Then bills to the municipal and industrial cus- tomers will be reduced over the 12 months of 1978 by the amount of the extra revenue, with in- terest. "The Board believes this meets with the intent of the Energy Board recommendation, al- though the technique is dif- ferent," Mr. Taylor said. "Thus, while the Hydro Board has authorized an increase in wholesale rates averaging 9.5 per cent — 9.4 per cent to municipal customers and 10.3 per cent to direct industrial users — the effective increase is expected to be three to four per cent. This ap- proach ensures that 1978 rates will remain approximately in line with 1978 costs of producing and distributing electricity and that customers will receive credit for the extra 1977 revenue, asdefined by the anti-inflation guidelines established for Hydro by the Government of Ontario." At the retail level, again allow - IMO itami amp ism 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 O��S-epGA V jg "\ 6, A\°u NCEN14° . Tencennial Celebration Days are here! Come to the Conestoga College campus nearest you and help us celebrate a happy new decade!„ Friday, September 30th HOMECOMING at our Doon, Guelph, Stratford and Waterloo campuses. All former students, faculty and staff are invited to drop in for a piece of Birthday Cake, catch up on the news meet old friends. 7:30 p.m.. Saturday, October 1st ' CONVOCATION our Ninth will be held at the I€ chener Memorial Auditorium at 1:00 p.m. -Graduates from all College programs Post -Secondary, Apprenticeship and Canada Employment will be honoured. Mr. Robin Phillips, Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival, will accept a special presentation for his contributions to the excellence of Canadian Theatre. TENCENNIAL HOMECOMING BALL — at the Waterloo Motor Inn. Reception at 7:00 p.m., dinner at 8:00 -p.m., followed by dancing to Opus II. Sunday, October 2nd OPEN `HOUSE at our Doon, Guelph, Stratford, and Waterloo campuses. Displays, Films, Free Draws, Birthday Cake, Free Rabysitting. Models of the new Athletic Facility will be on display at the Doon campus. Bring the family pack a picnic and come for the afternoon! Don't miss this opportunity to expinrP YOUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Make this a Conestoga weekend! Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology We've get a lot to share. 0011110 MVO ONO OM0411.111. IBMS 1, ing for refunds of excess revenue, residential ,customers of the muadcipal utilities should pay an average of about five per cent more for electricity. This, esti- mate includes the impact of higher local utility costs that will be included in 1978 municipal retail bills. Rural, Customers Rates for the 750,000 retail sus- tomers of the Ontario Hydro rural system are ilot covered under the Energy Board review process. However, the 1978 in- crease in the bills of these cus- tomers is expected to be in the same five per cent range. Billing techniques for passing on the wholesale rate increase and the excess revenue rebate will vary among utilities. As the regulatory authority for all retail rates, the Hydro Board will require all municipal utilities to reflect the rebate . of the 1977 excess revenue in their 1978 charges to retail customers. Ontario Hydro supplies bulk power to 352 municipal utility systems and 110 large industries. The municipal utilities distribute electricity to some 1.9 million retail customers. VOISIN-THOMPSON—Jannette Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson of Wingham, was joined in marriage to Kevin Voisin on August 5 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Voisin of Teeswater. A reception was held at the Formosa Community Centre. Bryce drain report has been referred back to engineer An engineer's report on the im- provement and extension of the Henderson Municipal Drain has been provisionally accepted by Turnberry Township. Council as read a first and second time. The Bryce Municipal Drain report, however, has been referred back' to the engineer. Council held two drainage meetings, Sept. 26 to present the engineer's report, completed by E. William Shifflett, Gamsby and Mannerow of Guelph.0'Reeve Don Eadie and councillor Brian McBurney sat out on the Bryce meeting due to conflict of in- terest. The total assessment of the Bryce Drain is $88,087.00 and a petition to stop the improvement and extension was handed to the council at the meeting. .Opposed to the assessment were. OIive McBurney, Don Wallace, Ken McKague, Walter Schiestel, Grace Versteeg, Red MacDonald, Herman Metcalfe, John A: Weber, Achwebeo Farms Ltd. and Art Bryce. • Many arguedthat the drain had been dug five years ago and they didn't want to spend more money if in another five years it would have. to be fixed again. Mr. McKague and' Mr. Versteeg argued that the soil is quicksand in part and is.impossible to work. Mr. Shifflett said it was not 'impossible to work ina soil and although it would need–cleaning every two or three years, eventually vegetation along the banks would solve the soil problem. When queried about who would pay for :the cleaning, council moved a motion to refer the drain back to the engineer to establish. guidelines for future mainten= ance. Mrs'. McBurney, who signed the petition, felt she had not been flwarded enough damages for a ush that the drainage work, would go through. Approximately $600 was awarded and She told Mr. Shifflett no one would be allowed in the bush until the damage settlement- is° higher. Mr. Shifflett said damages were estimated on a closed portion of drain, by a 60 foot wide strip through which • the con- tractor.will be working. He added that different people do put dif- ,agent value on. bush. - Mr. Shifflett also explained a method by which the drain could be abandoned entirely. It takes 75 per cent of those originally assessed for benefit to ask council to abandon the drain, or council itself can abandon the drain. One person can ask for an engineer's report on the proposal to abandon. HENDERSON DRAIN The total assessment on the Henderson Drain was $62,831,00; Turnberr-y'Township assessed at $58,889. and Morris Township assessed at $3,942.00: A pro- visional bylaw was adopted by council for the borrowing on the credit of the township, the total sum of the drain work. Mr. Shifflett was asked to explain terms in the drainage act which appear in the report. A Corrie Personas Mr. and Mrs. Hector Hamilton accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Mel- ville Beecroft of Otterville on a motor trip to Gaspe and New- foundland and returned through Maine and Vermont: Mrs. Grace Rothwell of Palmerston and Mrs. Velma Bell of Mount Forest visited Wed- nesday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Edgar, Gary Gray has moved from Newfoundland. YMCA, to Cam- bridge YMCA as executive direc- tor. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hastie and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strong spent the weekend at Essex with Mr. and Mrs. Mel Boultinghouse and attended their 25th wedding anniversary celebration at Kingsville on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Farrish and Mrs. George Adams, Wroxeter, attended the 90th birthday party of Mrs. Walter Lancaster, a long time friend and neighbor, held in the Baptist Church in Hanover on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weitz in Thornbury and called on Mr. and Mrs. Thittnas TOP PRIORITY The news that Clinton Hospital is a top priority to receive fund- ing from the Ministry of Health, really raised staff morale said the hospital board public rela- tions officer, Bob Campbell. If the plan receives approval, renovations would see the X-ray and emergency departments re- located in the south end of the hospital wing. Hospitals in Perth and Huron counties voted to put Clinton as top priority, McCulloch .at Kimberley. Mr. and Mrs. George Cherry, William Cherry • and Donald Cherry of Palmerston and Miss\ Nancy Bower of Hornepayne visited Sunday with Mrs. Edward Bolander. Mrs: Merle Steel of Orangeville 'visited Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hyndman. Mr. and Mrs. John Plank and Jennifer of London and Mr. and Mrs. Barry Elschner of Mitchell spent the weekend •with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elschner. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rymer, Roslyn and Karen of Melbourne, Australia, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rymer of St. Catharines, Mrs. Mel Taylor of Brussels and Mr. and Mrs, Kevin Stuart of Wing - ham visited Thursday with Mr and M'rs. Edgar Dane. Mr and Mrs. Ken Underwood have returned home after spend- ing a week with Mrs.. William Thurlow and other relatives at McAdam, N.B. They were ac- companied home by M.r. and Mrs. George Thurlow• McAdam, Mr and Mrs. George Beppis, London, England and William 1,4' Eros of Dorset, England who visited here for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mills of St. Marys visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Underwood. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Steurnol of Burlington spent the weekend with Mrs. Mac Steurnol. Charles Stewart of Balzac, Alta., and Mrs. Paul Rolseth of Camrose, Alta., spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and other relatives in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mulloy of Paris visited Sunday at the same home. They had returned Satur- day from visiting at PEI travel- ling by way of Maine and Ver- mont. severance is an option open to an engineer. When an open drain crosses a property, a culvert or. a severance may be allowed. The amount of'the severance is determined by the cost and installation of the culvert. The owner bears a large cost of the culvert. A benefit is considered either esthetic or an absolute increase of value to the property. An outlet assessment is all land that contributesto a drain. The volume and rate of flow of water from the property is' considered as well as the slope of the land. Where the property water enters the drain is considered and normally downstream properties don't pay for upstream prop- erties.. ' A court of revision, to hear any appeals to assessment is being held at the council chambers Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. In other business, council directed drain commissioner Ross Nicholson to fix tile on the Gregory Drain and do tile repairs on the Marritt and' Ireland properties. Ladies (earn appreciation of their community "Appreciation of Community" was the theme when more than 1'00 ladies representing all of Wingham's churches met in the Wingham United Church Monday 'evening for a time of worship and fellowship. The evening was sponsored by the United 'Church Women and members and visitors were wel- comed by the president, Mrs. Jack Walker. A singsong of fayorite hymns was led by Mrs. Ken Wood, with Mrs. Rennie Goy at the piano. Mrs. Jim Ward and Mrs. G. W. Tiffin were in charge of the theme presentation. They began 'by showing slides of various places of beauty in this com- munity. An accompanying com- mentary spoke ofthe loveliness °Cone's \hometown and the ad- vantages and benefits that are sip often taken for granted or over-' looked, A worship service was based on the same theme and Mrs. Wood and Mrs. R. Wardrop sang a duet. "It Is Morning in My Heart", accompanied by Mrs. Barry Passmore. During the serving of lunch, a social time of fellowship was. shared by the ladies. Belmore Ed Jackson of Wilfrid Laurier University spent the weekend at the home of Ron Nickel. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Johann were Rev. and Mrs. Wettlaufer and family, The Belmore library will be closed Oct. 1 and 8 due to the Howick, and Teeswater fairs. There are now new books in the library. The Old Girls' baseball team defeated Chepstow 8-7 and were defeated by Formosa 14-12. The Belmore Midget girls were de- feated by Shakespeare 6-0. The Wingham AdvangeoTimee, September 28, 1977 1) 11 Wroxeter Person�is Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ron McMichael were the latter's mother, Mrs. Noah Ries of Fordwich, and aunt, Mrs. Evelyn Leach of Los Ange- les, California. Mr. and Mrs. John Sinnamon and family, Seaforth, spent Sun- day with Mrs. Sinnamon's aunt, Mrs. William Wade and attended the anniversary services at the United Church. Mrs. Art Gibson returned home Sunday evening from Thornhill where she underwent surgery in Shouldiee Hospital early last week. She is making a satis- factory recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Boyd of Harriston, Gary Matthews and Miss Anne Featherstone of Clif- ford were Sunday visitors with Mr. apd Mrs. Wallace Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. William Nord- strom and Kathy, Grand Bend, visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Griffith. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Steurnol, Shayne and Cathy, Waterloo, were weekend guests with Mrs. Inst. members visit factory GORRIE — The September meeting of the local Women's Institute took the form of a tour on Wednesday, September 21, when three carloads of members toured the Canada Packers plant in Harriston. It was a most in- teresting informative tour, climaxing with a coffee break and ice cream treat. Mrs. Alex Graham expressed appreciation on behalf of the members. On returning to. Gorrie, the group met at Mrs. Graham's home and a buffet luncheon was served by Mrs. Jack Ferguson, Mrs. Robert Gibson and the hostess. Mrs. Alvin Grainger presided for the business session. The roll call, "Something off interest about the factory just visited and a Canadian product fused in a menu today", was answered. Plans were made for the fall fair project and the district rally to be held in the Howick Com- munity Centre October 3. Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Gibson were named delgates to the rally, The secretary read a letter of thanks from the Canadian Cancer Society and an invitation to the Roy Jewell appreciation night in London October 20. Greetings were sent to Mrs. Norman Wade in recognition of her birthday this month. . Members were reminded of the change in the October 19 meeting which .will be held in the Town- . ship Hall, Gerrie, and also the collection of the mended Inter- mediate hockey. sweaters to be left with Mrs. Gibson as soon as possible. Any member wishing to attend • the FWIO convention at Binge- man Park on November 3 and 4, is asked to report to the secretary before October 7 regarding the banquet tickets. • 4 H BELGRAVE II Connie Meurs was elected president of the club, with Bonnie Walker as vice-president; Donna Chettleburgh, secretary and Betty Meurs, press reporter. The organizational meetings was held at the home of Mrs. Chandler. Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Chandler discussed fruits and their value. Donna Chettleburgh and Connie McCool demonstrated how to make Grape Sparkle and Geor- gina Chettleburgh and Cathy Shiell made Date Mallow Chews. Bluevale Bluevale Juvenile Girls won 15- 4 over Belgrave on Sunday after- noon in Belgrave. This is the third win for Bluevale, with Belgrave winning one game in a best of seven series. Mr. and Mrs, C. Vessey and family have returned to Bluevale after Mr. Vessey finished his summer work at Sauble Beach. Mrs. Ross Mann has returned from Wingham and District Hos- pital. , • Mrs. Elsie Smith has returned from an enjoyable holiday to British Columbia and other points in Western Canada. WOAA CHAMPS The Mitchell juvenile girls have become Western Ontario baseball champs for the second year in a row. The team defeated Rostock two games to one. The Juveniles now advance to the Tournament of Champions in Moorefield. Ste111110l'ts Mother, Mn.sGeorge Westlake. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Toman were in Cambridge(Preston) on Sun- day whore they visited Mr. and Mrs. L4orne Matthews. Guests at the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Allan were Miw,and Mrs. Robert F. Hunter of Grand Bend, Mrs.' Margaret MacLeod of Maxwell, Miss Kate McCrim- mon, Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. George Allan, Sara and David of Sarnia and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Allan and Heather of Toronto, the occasion being ;the baptism of Heather Margaret at Wroxeter United Church on Sunday. Miss Alison Metcalfe, Winni- peg, has been visiting with Miss Marion Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Iredom and Cindy, St. Thomas, . visited recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ackerman. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Spotton, Windsor, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marks last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Elliott visited with relatives in Mark - dale one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Clark, accompanied by Mrs. Gordon Underwood of Gorrie, were in Harriston on Sunday where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marks called on Mrs. Rose Patterson at Mount Forest on Sunday. Mrs. Charles McCutcheon, Walton, attended anniversary services here on Sunday and visited with her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Riley. Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Griffith were Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson, Goder- ich, Miss Evelyn Hupfer, Wing - ham, also called at the same home and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hupfer and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Higgins of Stratford and Mr. and Mrs, Bill Higgins and Andrea, Erin, spent Sunday with Mr. 'and Mrs. Stewart Higgins. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sanderson, Brandi and Devon of Brussels visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Sanderson. Make your will Our concern When you appoint V-andG as the executor of'your 'estate you. are assured .that yoiir' bequests will be distributed exactly as you intend. We provide 88 years of broad, up to date experience in money management and estate administration. VICTORIA GREY VG -RUST C OMPA N .' 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