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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-10-05, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, October 5, 2016 ■ www.clintonnewsrecord.com NowsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. 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Canada Al ocna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Grits dump thriftless, bungled green plan It's difficult to put the tooth- paste back into the tube, but the Ontario Liberals are going to try. They've suspended any plans for additional green energy projects that originate from wind, solar and energy -from -waste, conveniently citing a recent report that says Ontario has more than enough elec- tricity for the next decade. The Liberals are cloaking Tues- day's surprise decision with a mantle of fiscal sobriety, saying the suspen- sion will save the province $3.8 bil- lion. But most anyone who isn't part of Premier Kathleen Wynne's caucus knows the truth -- the Liberals' green energy plan, while probably well- intentioned, has been horribly mis- managed and is part of the reason for the skyrocketing electricity bills that are angering citizens. Wynne and her colleagues hope calling a halt to new projects will increase their political capital, but it won't. The $3.8 -billion savings that Energy Minister Glenn Thi- beault is touting is chump change when compared to what has Letters to the editor already been spent, much of it foolishly. Thibeault's savings amounts to $2.45 a month for every Ontario household -- at a time when those same households are struggling with inflated post - summer utility bills that include the cost of air conditioning. This is a government that hasn't balanced a budget in years, and expends approximately $1 billion a month just to service the provincial debt. Yet it holds up $3.8 billion that won't be spent on projects we don't need as an example of frugality. In this case, the damage has already been done. According to Auditor -General Bonnie Lysyk, over the past eight years the Liberals overspent $37 billion on new power generation projects because they ignored their own planning process. Lysyk also reports electricity bills in Ontario rose by 70 per cent between 2006 and 2014, and has further warned those rates will only continue to climb, costing Ontarians an additional $133 bil- lion over the next 17 years. Moreover, for years it has been Industrial wind turbines. reported that Ontario routinely produces too much electricity, fre- quently selling the surplus at a loss to neighbouring American states. And yet the Independent Electric- ity System Operator, in its Sept. 1 outlook report, indicates Ontario now has enough generation capac- ity for at least a decade. Why has it taken so long to make File photo/Postmedia Network a determination that has been apparent for some time, and that the auditor -general has high- lighted in an earlier report? Conveniently, but more -so iron- ically, the Wynne government is using the IESO report as its cue this week. Report on the CPH Auxiliary Penny Sale Dear editor, We have just completed the Clin- ton Public Hospital Auxilia- ry's 62nd annual Penny Sale held at St Paul's Anglican Church in Clin- ton from Sept 15 to 24, 2016. Many willing hands helped in the canvassing and collecting of items, setting up and staffing of the Penny Sale during the nine days of ticket sales, as well as the drawing and giving out of the prizes on Draw Day. Thanks to the support of many businesses as well as private citi- zens; we had 267 gifts and 80 Gift certificates to give away to the lucky winners. Our proceeds from ticket sales and cash donations amounted to approximately $8200.00 and these funds will assist in pur- chasing designated equipment for the Clinton Public Hospital. This event could not have taken place without the sup- port of all our volunteers - Peter Epp, Postmedia Network and members as well as those who generously donated and came to purchase tickets. What a fun time it was! Respectfully submitted with thanks, Ann MacLean and the entire Penny Sale Committee of the Auxiliary to Clinton Public Hospital FROM THE ARCHIVES 15 years ago... • A Clinton woman, Pam Chagnon, participated in Women on Wheels class racing in Varney and came first in the points division of her class. She had started two years earlier to keep the competition from closing because of lack of partici- pants. • Blyth was named the top community in its size category for the Communities in Bloom program. • Lower crop yields and lessened prices lead to income prob- lems for many farmers in the Huron County area. 25 years ago... • Halloween decorations began popping up all over enthusi- astic house owners in the Huron area. Houses in Londesbor- ough were peppered with Jack -0' Lanterns. • The contributions, dedications and leadership from the Huron County Junior Farmers had made the community a Leader in Agriculture. 35 years ago... • Students from Central Huron Secondary School participated in "Arts Day", a day in which students went to the University of Water - bo campus to partake in lectures on art and its meanings. The size of the group of students that went was about 50 students. • The Clinton Mustangs began their season, starting off by host- ing the Fergus Green Machine. During the games previously done as warm ups, the beat the competition with ease. Thoughts, observations or concerns about this community? Share them with Clinton and the surrounding area. Email your letters to the editor to Justine atjalkema@postmedia.com. 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