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Times-Advocate, 1985-04-24, Page 3Times -Advocate, April 24, 1985 Page 3 Area townships name delegates to battle hydro line Delegates and alternates in townships from Kinloss to Delaware, which would be affected by a north - south power corridor from the Bruce nuclear plant to London, met on April 17 at Huron Hall on the CCAT campus to formally reorganize the restruc- tured F'oodland Hydro committee to once again fight to keep the transmis- sion line out of Middlesex, Huron and Bruce counties. Tony McQuail was elected commit- tee chairman. Other members of the executive are Ken McGregor, East Williams township, first vice- chairman; Bob Schule, Carodoc, se- cond vice chairman; Bill Jongejan, Goderich, secretary, and Stephen Thompson, also Goderich township. treasurer. • Four committees were established and their chairman chosen. Frank Vanneste, McGillivray, will head membership and organization. Ken McGregor has assumed the added task of heading the legal liaison and strategy committee. Bill Muchan, Lobo township, is in charge of promo- tion and information, and Evert Rit- ter, Goderich will direct the finance committee. Earl Cherniak of Lerner Associates, London, will be the FH committee's legal counsel. No re- t.ainet^i in Merged. Bills will be submitted as legal coin—met-is-used— "Things ooet is -used - "Things are shaping up very well. We are getting excellent support from people in the affected areas. We will make sure that candidates in the pro- vincial election understand the situa- tion, and we are going to let Ontario Hydro know we are here", McQuail said after the meeting. cial support is available m the power corridor area. Thonipson said the committee is trying to figure out some way to reward those early givers. He added that no one giving less than the sug- gested one dollar per acre for every acre in the grey area on hydro maps is turned down. Thonipson warned this time is "a whole new ball genie". Hearings will be less friendly, and many special in- terest groups such as hunters, anglers, and cottagers will be represented as well as farmers. Thompson said the Foodland Hydro committee will likely employ experts such as urban planners who could testify to the effects of population growth, ozone impact, and other fac- tors to take into consideration, or peo- ple like those who evaluated the effect on agricultural land of relocating 60 miles of railway track near Regina. Another hiring criterion would be en- suring that the expert could stand up under stiff cross-examination, Bill Jongejan said he is excited and encouraged by the unity and support evident throughout the affected area. He stressed the importance of convin- cing OH engineers, who are to an- nounce a preferred route by June,. that Foodland Hydro represents a credible group, and selecting the north -south route will mean trouble because of farmers' solidarity in op- posing it. For the next month, Ken McGregor will be official spokesman for the committee while McQuail follows doctor's orders and takes care of a back he injured last fall. Most affected townships have held organizational meetings to pick delegates and alternates to Foodland Hydro, and to form committees to canvass each township for financial support. A meeting called in Stanley township and advertised with flyers in every mail box in the township drew more than 100 residents to the Stanley community complex on May 8. Only one person voted against the proposal to fight the north -south route from the Bruce nuclear plant to London. Stanley farmers are opposed to power lines and towers being built on class one and two agricultural land. The lines also preclude aeriel spray- ing or seeding near the towers, and ir- rigation under the lines. Gordon Hill was elected as Stanley's delegate to the 24-township- Foodland Hydro Committee which will be in charge of strategy when hearings on proposed routes begin before the consolidated hearing board. Phil Durand was elected.as an alternate. A committee was formed to can- vass the township for membership and financial support. Clarence Rau, James Armstrong, Ken Van Won- dren, Elmer Ilayter, Ralph Stephen- son, Richard Koostra, Ted Oud and Wayne Taylor were each given responsibility for a road. They in turn will enlist others to help. Meetings were held in Usborne and Hay townships on April 23. Only 36 people turned out to the flay meeting. arranged by Hay township farmers Ian McAllister and Claire Deichert. Jim Love was elected as Hay township's delegate to the Foodland Hydro committee, and Phil Regier will be the alternate. A committee consisting of Claire Deichert, Randy Regier, Larry Regier, Neil Gingerich, Walter Ver- munt, John Elder, Glen Weido. Mur- ray Keys and Jack Tinney was form- ed to canvass Hay township. A meeting with the same purpose was held the same night in Osborne township, organized by Eric Kints and Pat Down.Ahout 40 people attended. Eric Kints was named delegate to the Foodland Hydro committee, and Keith Strang will be the alternate. The two, with the help of Pat Down and Tom Ellerfngton, will canvass Usborne for support to present a good case before the consolidated hearing. board. Tuckersmith's delegate is Jim McIntosh, and the alternate is Bob Fotheringham. A canvassing com- mittee consisting of Ken Carnochan. Andrew Davidson, Gordon Delong. Bert Branderhorst. Steve McGregor. Ron McGregor, Bill Charters. Jim Cooper and Bob Allen was elected at. the Tuckersmith meeting. Buddulph township is sponsoring a meeting to discuss the transmission line and see if Biddulph ratepayers wish to oppose it. Goderich township farmer Stephen Thompson, acting as treasurer for the F'oodland Hydro committee, attend- ed the Tuckersmith, Usborne and Ilay meetings to inform people of the pro- gress of the area canvass, and answer any questions. Thompson said about $45,000 is already on deposit for the F'll committee, earning 812 percent interest in the Clinton Credit Union That amount has come from about 300 people, which Thompson interprets as a good indication a great deal of finan- Thompson added. Jack Tinney said 600 acres of land administered by the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority could be af- fected, and said "We don't want to to establish." lose trees we've worked for 40 years Thompson said if Foodland Hydro lost its battle, the ultimate horror in a worst -possible scenario could be a nuclear power station at Bayfield. HAY HYDRO COMMITTEE — A delegate and alternate to the Foodland Hydro committee, and a nine - member committee to canvass the township for financial support were chosen at a meeting called in Hay township to join the fight to keep a hydro transmission line out of Bruce, Huron and Middlesex counties. Shown (back left) are committee members John Elder, Claire Deichert, Murray Keys and (front) Walter Vermunt, Randy Regier, delegate Jim Love, alternate Phil Regier and committee members Glenn Weido and Larry Regier. Missing: Neil Gingerich and Jack Tinney. Information kits concerning On- tario ffydro's proposed M-1 transmis- sion system are available from: Gillian F. Bennett Asst. 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