The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-11-20, Page 1•
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Ten month old Karen Irvin Makes sore Constable John Marshall does 1 good job while
taking her prints at the Dungannon Agricultural Hall Nov: 16. Karen is being held by her
mother, Shirley Irvin of RR 7 1,7cknow. The Dungannon are Area Kinetic Club sponsored
• the daylong session.• [Alan Rivett photo]
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Hydro increase proposed
By James Friel
Hydro rates will be increasing by 4.2 per
cent for Lucknow subscribers;
• effective Jan. 1, 1986 it was decided at the
regular Lucknow. council meeting. Nov. 12,
subject to Ontario -Hydro approval.
Tom McConkey, Marketing Supervisor
with Customer Service for the Georgian
Bay Region of Ontario Hydro, informed
council that the wholesale 'cc1 to the
municipality will be increased by 3.9. per
cent and presented for council's approval #
'bylaw raising local rates by 4.24r cent.
• 'The proposed rate of 4.2 per cent will
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Arena canvassing starts
James Friel
Canvassing for donations for .the sports
complex, estimated to cost from $900,000
to $1 million, will start on Nov: 22. The
intensive campaign to solicit donations and
sell lottery tickets for' the complex was
announced at an orientation meeting for
canvassers on Nov, 13.• The meeting was
held at the Lucknow•Community Center by
the Lions Club which is spearheading the
" drive for funds.
"The arena 6 a must. It's not something
that we'd like to:have, Ws just something
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.that has to be built," said Walter Arnold,
Lions Club sports complex fund-raising
chairman.
The dub, with help from other service
organizations based .in Lucknow, hopes to
raise at least, $300;000 for •the lirOject
through donations received from Canvas-
sing and the Sports COmplex Lottery.
• "When we start (Construction) depends
on how much is raised: We'could start
construction on phase one in April 1986 if
enough money is achieved by January;".
said Arnold. ,His estimate of "enough
money" is $500,000. Phase one is' the"
• construction of the shell of the, building
with an eye ttfinishing the interii;kg,
more leisurely pace as funds become
•available. •
• Canvassers *ill attempt to visit every
household in the four municipalities in
result in a little increase in the minimum
bill in each of the rate block and in flat
'rate water heaters," said McConkey.,
The
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The rate increase will also help solve the
debt the utilities commission has built.
• "lt will take us 'from a minus Of $8,800 to ,
a plus of $1t,000. It's not.a high rate of
returnbut it gets us into the black again," •
said McConkey. .
The increase will raise the 'minimum bill
for residential users from $4.25 to $4.40.
The first block of 250 kilowatt hour's will go
from $6.80 to $7.10 with the balance
increasing from $4.45 to. $4.63. A flat rate
waterheater goes from $22.70 to $23.61.
Hydro estimates this will produce an
increase of $11,602 or 4.2 per cent.
For the general service class the mini-
mum bill and firstblock are the same as the
• residential rate. The second block up to
12,250 kilowatt hours will rise from $4.80 to
$5 with the balance' increasing from $3.40
to $3.52. •
, That will produce an increase of $7,821
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their bid to cOrlect donations and sell
:ticket's. •
About 30 canvassers have Offered their
time including members of the Lions Club,
Kinsmen and the legion, v.lith 'members of
the agricultural society also volunteering.
' Some. of .the volunteers aren't affiliated .
with any group, said Recreation Director
Bill Hunter.
"When we did this place (the 'community
center), we jointly canvassed the entire
area and we didn't bring in •as many
interested people (canvassers)," said the
chairman. • ' . .
One of the conditions under which the
lottery licence was issued, was that tax •
receipts are not. to be given for the $100
tickets.' Receipts will only be issued by
canvassers for donations.
Arnold also said that all ticket stubs have
to be accounted for at the .end of the
lottery, including those not sold.
• Arnold pointed out, that another selling
• point that the volunteers should stress is -
that the 3,000 tickets sold for the lottery are
'eligible for all 52 draws. The payment
' . schedules for the tickets include a one time :
payment of $100, semi-annual payments of
$50 each when the ticket ' is' sold and on
, May 1 and a quarterly payment arrange-
ment of $25 on each of, the' selling date,
Feb. 20,, May 20' and Oct. 20.,
• Prizes offered each week are a $500 first
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