The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-04-04, Page 124t
lmglsaan Ativancesillines, Thursday, April 4, 1974
rmers present brief re H
" and agriculture can-
not eXiat then Hydro
hetto Move became you cannot
agriculture."
ThiS wasthe "point stressed in a
11410 brier released today by
the Concerned Farmer* of the
United Tamps of Turnberry,
HoWICk, Wallace, Maryborough,
Peel, Woolwich and Pilkington. It
presents the farmers' case
against the proposed. Hydro
Ower corridor from the Bruce
generating station to the Kit-
chener -Waterloo -Guelph area.
Uoyd Moore of RR 1, Listowel,
chairman of the group, said cop-
ies of the brief have been sent to
the following provincial
organizations: Ministry of Agri-
culture and Food, Ministry of the
Environment, Ministry of Nat-
ural Resources, Ministry of
Energy, the Provincial Secretary
for Resources Development and
Ontario Hydro.
"We feel so strongly about pre-
serving Class One and Two agri-
cultural land, where climatic
conditions encourage the growing
of crops, that we will fight both
morally and legally this issue,
right to the very end," the brief
stated.
Instead of the southerly ' route
crossing the aforementioned
townships proposed by Hydro,
the Concerned Farmers recom-
mend a northern corridor from
Douglas Point to the Milton sub-
station.
The northern route, which the
• farmers claim is approximately
23 miles shorter than the one pro-
posed by Hydro, would follow Hy-
dro's existing 230 kV line from
Douglas Point to the centre of
East Luther Township, following
a proposed Hydro one -line route
to point 82 of the Bradley -George-
town transmission line study
CANADA
MANPOWER CENTRE
COUNSELLOR
In Attendance
TOWNHALL
Wingham
APRIL 11, 1974
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map, southwestward following a
proposed:Hydro two -'line route to
point 83, hence to `poi�int 85, on to
point 92, then to point 95 continu-
ing through the • Limehouse
Crossing of the Niagara Escarp-
ment to the Milton `sub -station.
Study maps for the Bradley -
Georgetown transmission rile
with a number of alternate r tes
proposed by Hydro were m iled
to all landowners concer in
February,
The farmers claim their north-
ern route "goes through very
little high producing land," and
also that the land in the establish-
ed corridor "has.already been se-
verely damaged as Hydro made
no effort to place towers on fence
lines or along lot lines."
The Limehouse crossing of the
escarpment is the one recom-
mended in the Solandt Com-
mission report.
Shorter Route
During their information meet-
ings with farmers to discuss the
uproposed- southern route Hydro
dismissed the possibility of fol-
lowing a northern route 'for
security reasons.
However, the farmers noted
the Solandt Commission reports
that as far as security is involved,
tornadoes are so few that their ef-
fect is very negligible to power
corridors and should not enter
into this study. The report also
states that an ice storm could not
be expected to take down all the
lines and is not a deciding factor.
"We feel that the fact the north
route is much shorter adds great-
ly to the security of the system,"
the farmers state. "The north
route gets inland more quickly
from the lake where the highest
winds- occur. The Solandt Com-
mission also states that where an
alternate route of comparable
costs is available, Hydro cor-
ridorsmust stay off class one and
two agricultural land in areas
where climatic conditions en-
courage top crop production. If
Ontario Hydro feels, the need to
double the power in. 10 years, we
feel we are justified in thinking
that we will also need proportion-
ally more food in 10 years."
The farmers' group, calculates
the southern corridor as proposed
by Hydro is approximately 134
miles long while their northern
route is ,approximately 111 miles
long. • A
"With thepresentshortage of
steel'` of nj he *del• of
farm machinery, all lines should
be double strung, using. the short-
est route resulting in a great sav-
ing in steel," the brief states.
"With the northern route being
used, all power corridors to be
erected will be on it, except for
one 230 kV line from Douglas
Point to Seaforth. This 230 kV line
should be built on poorer land as
recommended by the . Bruce -
Huron Power Negotiating Com-
mittee. This recommended line is
west of the proposed line and , is
shorter."
Top Producers
Presenting their case. for the
high productivity of agricultural
land along the southern route, the
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farmers noted the followin
facts:
Milk production in 197" in coun
ties to the north, such as .)ufferi
with 44`million pounds, Peel with
85.8 million pounds and Grey with
117.3 million pounds totalled 247.
million pounds as compared to
, total of 346.7 million pounds fo
Perth County alone.
Similarly, in beef and hog
shipped in 1972, the three sam
counties to the north totalled
77,843 beef to Perth County's total
of 78,263 beef and 170,850 hogs t
Perth County's total of 331,.
hogs.
The brief noted a number
problems involved with farmers
trying to work with large ma-
chinery around Hydro towers.
"It is not only the land under
the towers but the 50 feet on all
sides that we lose because �f the
use of very large machinery. We
will have broken rows in row
crops, unnecessary lodging of the
crop from double planting and
double fertilizing, damage from
spray overlapping where the
residue could damage the crops
for years; and when a machine
like a forage harvester makes a
turn, the ensilage will miss the
forage wagon altogether and be
lost on the ground.
"A problem with corn planters
will be that when one marker is
up, the other one is down, there-
fore giving no guide line to follow
by the towers. Planters can turn
much shorter than follow-up
equipment. When using a four -
row planter and a six -row com-
bine harvester, a very large area
around the towers is unproduc-
tive. We can increase the ef-
ficiency of &combine as much as
30 per cent by unloading the grain
bin intoanother vehicle on the go.
To obtain this result there most
be no obstructions. These com-
bines'are working at a rate of $75.
per hour; therefore every minute'
counts."
Mennonites
According to the brief, the tow-
ers present another kind of prob-
lem for Mennonite fat rhers living
along Hydro's proposed southern
route:
"Ironically, the old order of
Mennonites do not derive any
benefit from hydro, but because
of the Hydro corridors it may
force them out of the area," the
brief states.
"A great concern of the Men-
g by Hydro will be completely out
of production while the power
- lines are being erected, will mean.
n that feed will not be available for
the herd the farmer has et-
tablished on his fertile land. The •
farmer must dispose of part of his
a herd. His barns will not be ft1i.
✓ He will not have a profitable et.ficient organization left.
s "This will place the farmer,
e who is tied down by his livestock'
to working every day of the year,
with long hours, no unemploy-
o ment insurance, no guaranteed
049 income, not qualified for any
other trade, at a dead end be-
" norttea; .Whilch hag beers"�cori-'
firmed by, Hydro, is the working
with horses under these power
lines when the ground is wet, the
grass is damp, the air is misty or
foggy, or there is a light drizzle.
When these conditions exist, the
horses may receive a shock and
will be unmanageable under
power lines.
"The Mennonites' livelihood is
obtained by keeping their . ex-
penses low rather than their in-
come high. The revenue from
their maple sugar bush in sales of
maple syrup means much to their
income. Hydro's excuse of selec-
Live cutting under the power lines
is an insult; as under 500 kV lines
the trees are not allowed to grow
higher than 25 feet, which will not
produce syrup; and under 230 kV
lines, the trees will be kept at
nine feet. Very few farmers'ex-
ceed the tile drainage systems
that the Mennonite farmers have.
We have still to find one farm that
was 100 per cent drained before
Hydro erected towers with their
drainage system working 100 per
cent after the towers were com-
plete and drains repaired.
"The Mennonites* being good
farmers and having their own
ways are quite an attraction to
the area. They will not take legal
action; therefore, they should not
be disturbed. Hydro can cross
their land without any formal op-
position. The " Mennonites may
leave the area. This must not
happen. They have a right as top
producing farmers to not be dis-
turbed."
The brief also contended that
the construction period alora"e in-
volved in the building of the tower
line could force farmers out of
business
"ThP fact that land purchased
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Finally, the brief motioned
Hydro's meg for the exp!aision
they are asskmg f r.
"Ontario H . dro'a
. ,peals demand
this winter as 13.7 mega While
their production waa 17 mega,"
the brief states,. "We cannot
understand Hydro's massive
build-up of energy in the future
unless it isi'or.export, since at the
peak demand this. winter Hydro
was still producing considerable
' export power."
Two groups
meet council
Continued from Page 4
later this month.
Council then moved on to the
year's financial report compiled
by Doug Blake an employee of
Thorn Gunn and Co. of London.
Mr. Blake briefly ran over the
massive 25 page report for coun-
cil, pointing out some of the more
unclear areas of the audit.
' Some of the areas he mentioned
were the day care budget, which
was right on target, the police
budget, which was about $8,000
over the substantial saving of
funds on the road account,
through the efforts of Reeve Joe
Kerr, head of the public works
committee and a report of a
$25,000 surplus at the end of the
year.
Mr. Blake expressed the opin-
ion that the financial position of
the town was more than in line.
Correspondence was next on
the agenda. Council received a
letter from the Wingham Hor-
ticultural Society requesting a
grant. Council agreed to give the
society a $200 grant towards their
work. A letter was received from
the Huron County Library Board
informing council that a rent levy
of $1,952 for library space in the
town hall was too' high, and ,they'
would only pay $1,600.
The latter letter sent council
into a tizzy that was an omen Of
things to comeiater in the'meet-,i
inge fhe-eounoillors-feltoit t Lit-
was certainly out of line that the
board, which is renting space,
should turn and tell the council,'
how much rent they Will pay.
Another letter to council came
from the Ontario Housing Cor-
poration requesting, that council
forward its part, seven per cent,
of the annual deficit incurred in
the operation of OHC \p�roperties
within the town. This year's
share is $3,343. Councillor Marg,2
Bennett commented that few
people realize that the town helps
pay 'for the operating deficit of
geared -to -income' and senior citi-
zens' housing in the town. It was
her feeling that this matter
should be' apparent to Wingham
residents.
The letter that got the most
heated response of the evening
was a comlmunication from the
Huron County Council asking that
a levy of $107,951 be paid by the
town this year. That levy is an in-
crease of $31,000 over last year.
Reeve Kerr, who represents
Wingham on the county council,
was grilled about the way this as-
sessment was reached. The reeve
said he was not certain but. he
thought it was arrived at on a
population basis. Councillor Tim
Willis,said that if the county is go-
ing to make its levies on a polula-
tion basis then they should also
base voting power on the council,
which is at present based on
property assessment, the same
way. Reeve Kerr cautioned coun-
cil by' saying he was not positive
that the assessment had been
made on population, he just had a
feeling it was.
Council was informed that the
county budgets for a surplus each
year Councillor Willis inquired
whether that surplus was genuine
or if it was used to allow com-
mittees to overspend their bud-
' gam. He was told that it was a
genuine surplus used in the case
of unforseen" expenditures.
Councillor Gillespie concurred
with Councillor Willis in respect •
to representation and asked if
there was no way in which coun-
cil could get some information
showing why the massive in-
crease had been assessed. He
said that as council sits and de-
bates the matter they really have
• no facts on which to base their
opinions.
The reeve told Councillor Gil-
lespie that there was no lack of '
informatio available. Councillor
Gillespie plied that there may
not be ack of information but
there to be a lack of com
' munication.
Council them moved into reg-
ular committee business.
. Councillor Bill Harris presented
council with the annual police re-
port. Over . the past year the
police investigated. 19 missing
persons calls and managed to
locate 18 of the people, the re-
maining person not located has
been placipn„the national mis-
sing persons list but has not yet
been found.
In the area of public relations
the town police ,entertained 500
children over the year with tours,
participated in support of minor
• spas, held -a blable rodeo& . ►� j
. blithe more adult sphere they
hosted ." the • annual Wingham
Police Bonspiel and 'the annual
Wingham Golf Tournament. ,
In more common police work
the town police recovered seven
outof seven stolen vehicles, laid
four charges under the Narcotics
Control Act with four convictions
restulting'and out of $15,565 worth
of stolen property they recovered
$15,105 worth.
After the report Councillor
Harris informed the council of a
meeting of police chiefs and pol-
ice committee members . in ,the
county to discuss the practicabil-
ity of forming either a county
force or- turning control of
policing over to the OPP. The
councillor expressed the opinion
that if the county officials don't
make up their` minds they, will be
made up for them.
In other business the town'
decided that they should plant 30
more trees this year at no.charge
to people who want them.
Councillor Hayes showed council
examplesof wallets, desk sets
and pens which bear the town
crest. It was decided by council
that these should be given to
guests of the town free of charge
with the provision that the
organization making the
presentation indicate that the gift
is from the town.
In a final piece of business
council agreed to hire Richard
Eisler again this Year as the
town's animal control officer. He
will be given a salary of $1,500.
New bus service
to start April 8
Burley Bus Lines will start a
daily bus service between Wing -
ham and Toronto, Kitchener and
Stratford on Monday, April 8 at
8:15. The new run will pass
through Wroxeter, Gorrie, Ford-
wich, Kurtzville, Oowanstown
and Listowel. From Listowel
connecting buses will run . to
Toronto, Kitchener and Strat-
ford.
Arrival time in Toronto will be
at 11:40 and in Stratford at 9:40.
On the return run the buses will
leave Toronto at 5:05, Stratford
at 6:40.
One way fares will cost $3.05 to
Kitchener, $1.75 to Stratford and
.,$5.95 to Toronto.
For further information con-
tact the Wingham Bus Terminal
at the Wingham Sunoco Service
Slat ton
MAPLE SYRUP CLUB
On March 27 the first meeting
of the Belmore Maple Syrup Club
was held at the Belmore Arena.
The leader is David McCallum.
The executive was also elect-
ed: President, Ross Jeffrey; vice
president, Paul Dickson; secre-
tary, Laura Conlan; press re-
porter, Ron Nickel.
Len MacGregor of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Food
held the election for the club and
led in the 4-11 pledge.
The topic was judging of maple
'syrup. The next meeting will be
held April 3 at the home of David
McCallum. New members ars
welcome.
MIRROR MAIDENS
BELIVIORE -- The second
meeting was held at the home of
Beth Mundell on March 25. The
meeting was opened with the 4-14
pledge. There were 14 members
in attendance. Good grooming
artd general appearance were the
topics discussed. The next meet-
ing will be held at Glenda Bal»
lagh'H on April 22.
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And lit Isstiat Itlaatt low
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STAN CHADVIICK was one of eight new Kinsmen that went
through the Kinsmen Club's initiation ceremony last week.
It seems the -club was showing a little compassion for him.
The sign around his neck reads: "Won't someone adopt
me". The initiation ceremony takes place once &year and 15
supervised by the previous year's initiatees. (Staff Photo)
Bowling
LEGION LADIES
The final week''of playoffs see
the Road Runners the winners
with 6377. The Peanuts with 6549
took the season; the Yogi Bears
had 6075 and the Flintstones 5914.
Doris Walden bowled the high
single of 253 and high triple was
Norma Strong's 618. Runner-up
in both divisions was Jean King
who had a 224 single and a 613
triple.;
.Games over 200 were rolled by
Janette Rodger 203; Lyle Ann
Harkness 220; Doris Walden 253;
Jean King 224; Betty Morin 210;
Gladys Yeo 205; Norma Strong
215, 201, 202.
Don't . forget the banquet
'Thursday' Welt, t Ati:tir4 "'at the
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COFFEE KLATCH
The league had 26 bowlers out.
Iris Foulon, Anita McKinley and
the babysitter won the draw this
week. Our baby sitter won a set of
false .eyelshes. We hope she
wears them bowling next week! ,
Girls bowling 200 9r over this
week were Grandma MacLennan
240; Shirley Sallows 218, 228;.
Sylvia • Pewtress 223; Shirley
Storey 250; Nora Finnigan 221;.
Shirley Wharton 241; Louise Wel-
wood 216.
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HAPPY LOOKERS
The third meeting of Lakelet II
`Happy Lookers" was held at the
home of Mrs. Mann on • March
27th wi�J nine members an-
swering -The roll call, "One good
grooming habit I will practise".
A discussion on a . place for
everything, along with a place for
everything for good storage was
led by Mrs. Behrns.
Mrs. Mann led the 'group work ,
on the different storage methods
and finding a maximum and
comfortable reach.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Behrns April
llth at 6 o'clock.
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paper drive last Saturday. Special thanks to Bill
Lockridge for the donation of his tractor to haul
the papers to Toronto. To Harkema Transport
for donating the trailers and to all the. local
businesses who donated pick-up trucks for the
day. "
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