The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-03-11, Page 27Harry Worrell of Goderich
Public Utilities Commission
'was among over' 1,300
delegates .representing
electric utility eom..rnissions
from a'ortiss the province. at
the annual meeting of ,the
Ontario Municipal Electric
Association (O.M.E.4.),
The. Association is the
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7.40
s 'p;okesma �..or-niore t han-340
a.f � .
. municipal utilities throughout
Ontario, the commissioners
and councillors. of Which were
elected to operate a
specialized municipal service
andthus represent more than
two million residential,
commercial and : industrial
customers served - by ' the
re
reser'
municipal distribution
system's,, and who consume
twa-thirds*'"of the. 'electric
power in Ontario.
., Delegates to the „two -Slay
annual meeting,held at -the
• Royal York Hotel, March '1st
and 2nd,, were involvedin
discussion. on a number.- of
significant issues that affect
Going to. the 'sum p:er Olympics?
Hotel construction ' is
booming in Montreal, site of
the 1976 Summer Olympic
Games.. •As many as 100,000
visitors a day are expected to
beattracted"u'in
to the. cit during
y. g
the Games (July 17-Aug.1)
plus athletes and delegates
from more,than 120 countries.
Canada's largest
metropolitan area (2.8
mill.ion)°� already well: known
as a tourist and convention_
centre, will „have more than
108,000 rooms, apartments os
camp sites ready to ac-
commodate sports lovers
fromall over the world.
To assure efficient lodging
procedures, the Quebec
government has created
HEQUO 76, an agency that
will co-ordinate the ac-
commodation of all visitors.to
the '76 Games.
1±IEQUO 76, short for
Hebergern'ent Quebe'c-
Olyrhpiques 76, has lrsted.all
available lodgings,, inspected
and classified them and in
many cases has fixed
maximum rates..
It has full jurisdiction over
Greater 1VI n l for 1..0-
a o trea o a 0
mile(160km) radius from
May 1'toAug. 31, 1-976,
Available lodging has-been
divided into seven° categories
depending on taste, and .
• budget: s
Categories are : hotels -
motels, students' residences
and institutions, tourist
rooms, rooms in private
houses, youth hostels,
complete' dwellings . and
apartments, and camp sites.
Depending on their means,
• visitors may pay as little as $1
a day in a youth hostel or
enjoy the luxury of a_ $64-a-
• day hotel room.
• Hotels and motels are
themselves divided into •six
categories: modest, fairly
comfortable,, • comfortable:,
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HUTCHiNSON .APPLIANCES
TRADE INS *ACf EPTED
308 HURON, RD. ,
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anon to Ontari
their consumers, ranging
from .costing and pricing to
the Use and conservation of
electricity in Ontario.
•"We,intend to have the best
possible . represeritat,idn
before the Ontario -,Energy
Board," D. R,, Lazkworthy,'
president elect of, the
Ontario Municipal Electric
Association told delegates.
"The counsel that we have
already ,engaged is without °
doubt: one o, the best in-
f:3rm.od m, embers of the legal
profession on current 'issues
related to Ontario Hydro,'' he
claimed:
Outlining the municipal.
"team'''. from the••
more ' comfortable, . very
comfortable and exceptional.
Daily double -room rates.
vary from $8 to $10 iri the
modest category, $8 -to. $17 in
25'
..
fairly comfortable; $ $13 to $
in comfortable, $1516 $37 in
more comfortable; $16 to $42
in very comfortable and $29 to
$64 in exceptional.
Reservations. carr fie made.
through travel agents and
more information. can . be
obtained from HEQUO 76, 201
Cremazie St., east, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, H2M 1L2
Many of Montreal's Hotels
'and motels are famous for
their hospitality and
renowned for comfort,
In students' residences and
institutions, priority will. be
• given to groups. They offer
dormitory -type ac-
commodation with access to•
basic conveniences' •
Tourist rooms are ' in
professional establishments
such asboarding houses.
Some ' .:have a private.
.bathrooms. ' '•
Youth' hostels are for
visitors for•' whom luxury 'is
not a high priority. Bedding is
not supplied.
Dwellings and apartments
are units whichhave been put
up for rent during. the
OlyrppIcs. 'They are fully -
equipped and ideal for
families..
A.11 tent and trailer cam-•
pgrounds provide sanitation:.
facilities god` .many' -offer"
electricity arid: water con-
nections. • .
In 1975,- Montreal added.
:1,306 first-class hotel rooms to
its already impressive list.
and many more are expected
in the first six rnanthsof 1976.•'
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Recently -completed hotels
im c I u -d e: -A rb`e r g
Richelieu(300 rooms);'
Holiday- -- Inn , `Pla.ce .
Dupuis(360) rooms): Holiday
Inn Pointe Claire(312
room); and the Sheraton St
'Laurent(13 rooms). The
already -established Montreal
Aeroport Hilton has added 174
rooms..."`
Three Important projects
are ,now .under way and are
expected to be completed in
time for: the Games...
The 'Hotel Meridien Mon-
treal is slated to open in April
with 616 rooms, It will -be the
first hotel Qf the Air 'France
chain to be built in No'rth
America:. It will be part of
the extensive Place
Desjardins : • office -shopping
complex with direct access -to
the subway.
Hotel LaCite, a member of.
the LoeV's ch'ain, is to•open•
its 500 rooms in June. It is
centrallylocated.'and forms
part'. -of, another office-'
shopping complex, ,
Le Q ua Sal2
Q ire aisons(3 0.
rooms), has a February date
and is part of the Inn -on the"
Park - Fou ;Seasons group.
The reputation of the"
`popular Chateau -Champlain,
Bonay.enture, Queen
Elizabeth, Ritz Carlton and
several. other first-class
hotels has already reached
far beyond the city and
Canada's frontiers. In ad_,
dition • thoidsaddsof
restaurants make Montreal
one of the wbrld's top
gastronomic centres.
For further information
pease contact the Canadian
Government Office. of
Tourism, 150 Kent •St.,
Ottawa, Ontario KIA 0H6... '
College presenting
fashIon carnival
Centralia College of,
Agricultural technology , will
be presenting an peen: house'
entitled "Activities '_7.6"•
(today) Thursday, Marchl 1.
A "Fashion Carnival" will'
be held` from 10:•3.0 to 111 -ern.
in room two::;-IVliddlesex Hall.
From l0:30'to 2 p.m., there
will be a live surgery
demonstartion in the Lecture
Hall of. the A.H.T. Building.
Nutrition ' Counselling,' will
he held • in room "25 ,of the;
Middlesex Hall from 10:30 to
11:30 a.m.. 'and a„ square
dance demonstration will be
• held' from 11: to .1
Huron Hall :• •
A program pf displays will
be--open-=frb;m 1.0_arm.:..
noon'and•frorn l p.m. to 4 pm:
of Gerrard's ...
SPRING FASHIONS
ARE KIND
TO YOUR -
POCKET BOOK
New. Spring Fashions are
arriving at Gerrardsr for
the family with value and
satisfaction an mind.
MEN and BOYS
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Association's Power -Costing
Committee and the con-
sultant services apd
nesses that will support the
Association's legal ,counsel,
Mr. Larkworthy called on the'
delegates to "..do twc
• things... 'ensure that your
commission writes to the
' Ontario Energy Board,
clearlystating that ` your:
utthties_ will., be represented
by the O.M..:E...A, . in the °
reviews being c onducted by
• the Ontario Energy Board,,,
and ensure that you - have
clear• and open lines of
communication with • your
council;.. tell them what you
aredoing and 'ho -w- yotf
propose ,,to protect: the ,in.
teres-ts . of y iur municipal
consumers through
represez ation . before. the
Ontario Energy BQa "
Mr. Larkworthy Stoat;.
ford Optometrist 46d' ?'iOis
Chairman of the:';Stratford ,
Public Utilities COPinliSKUM
succeeded All. .•Cousinst'+ .
Wallaceburg.
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Hearn: ;.Fund;`
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enefits
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