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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-03-11, Page 29• • , • • . . • . • • ,71‘ .. ,: - . . . . , . ".. .....1.- . - ....e , • • -', ' ' '' . 00t) i11.1CF1 $10144 !••••': TAR ii-fURSPAYA1C44104:!.1.'" 4.11 AG 1 k , jack s j . ottiogs ' . Bg lackiddell Nuron-MiddleseX M{IP , • - .. -r r 11. .. .. sl F. ..e. th " . .,,. continues..... ,. the area ,and.' we do havea .clintgif4ricf-:suritritit#:.,g. _ea' - - ' '''., problerrr with students going, ' ,to allow gtu,deri-0,1;49(.. 'ta.lge ''., . ..,• '''',;... ; •••••:.: .. t. Ira.... :ruct..to.n ... 9 ...... .,:. . or . uroil 1..-urad ... •" . es. 3-8 . .miouidn,tv,,,...,- to helittle. the to sign le eppoeitIOn .0, tile - *. ': • . ..•:-...•7!:,,,;. - . .-. .. . - . ' • - 1 . . AP._ . ' . , , .there at neon hours. I. '119,0.10 letters' l'ofh..0414:041,"40n,ts :. :. • . ''.., . . • .. • . problem. It is getting worse.' -, closing of. • t,h.... .c.lintOn„ • • • At ' the beginning of FebruarY; the. Ontario Energy Board submitted to • the provincial minister of energy a report on.Ontario • Hydro's bulk poWdr rates for 1:976. 'The Board wants . Ontario Hydro to reconsider . their habitual growth ethic, because' this "traditional •anproach to power system • p lanning is no 'longer ap- propriate in North America.". This report i. .actually the second of two parts of .the Board's submission to the province on;Hydro's request for rate increases thiS.year. The first part, reldkeed last • fall, saidlhat Hydro needed a 27 .percent increase in rates this ;year to maintain its: position. However, this proposed increase was subsequently cut to 22 per- cent. :In the second report, the Energy. Board discesses in some depth Hydro's procedures and policies, • y;;'•.) drawing attention to the fact that although velo rri nt Force Hydro in uir n r has t d df i capacity excessive. Two years ago it had urged that Hydro, reduce -its reserves and depend more on' ierthet utilities' reseries and now • reiterates this statement. • The Board 'considers 1394ro should develop apattern bf ' wholesale rates "to minimize wasteful uses of eneegy," It shOuld also ensure_ that,. customers who create op need for additional generating capacity should paY theirfull share of the' costs. •At present, Hydro has • one- rate for demand - the peak rate at which the customer draws power - and one for energy - the volume of power drawn over the' year. • Adjustments. are made to reflect the needs of individual • wholesale customers.' • The Board considers that Hydro should set • a range of wholesale rates' and stOp apparently giving -some. customersspecial treatment. The Energy Board has not recommended another Task and a reserve Capacity of 30 percent by 1981. The'pritari9 Ener_gy Board has stated that the ''reserve margins at least 'to 1981,, happen :to be unusually high", and have recommended that Ontario HydrolaiefrAimipediate:stene to reduce its generating "reserve margin." • • A seledt committee of the Legisleture ; has. been studying Hydro's proposed rate increases, • which would have actually doubled prices to the consumer in the- next three years. These increases cannot be regarded as the inevitable result •of rising cots or inflation, and are, -for the most part, necessary to finance Hydres expansion program, the magnitude of which is incorinpatible with recent studies in the United States which indicate that projeZione of future demands can be very sub- stantially reduced by a sensible —program of con- servation, without affecting e p 7..;f d plans have been • reduced, future service to customers has not been jeopardized -in any way. Further cuts and qleferments have .been an- ' flounced since the Energy hoard prepared this report, • however, although possible effects on future customer have not. been assessed. . North 'American electric 'utilities have in the past assumed that all •electrical demands must be r,net, and generous reseevei main= tained, order to prevent - possible interruption sif. service. To date they have been able to raise capital easily and pass on all their costs, while lbwer unit costs for larger protects have favoured .• building over- capaCitY. ,However, .the economic situation has • changed. galloping inflatIon, • highihterek rates, rising fuel costs -arid the need to switch to costly;nuclear ,generation have • be contributing factors to this change. The Energy -Board states categorically that Hydro's • plan to spend more than $14 billion on capital develop- ' Merit' from 1975 to 1980 is too it recommended an 'examination of future elec- tricity needs for the Province, as this responsibility has been given to the Royal Com- mission on Electric Power Planning. The Board does recommend a series of public hearings by -itself and any appropriate • inquiries by other agencies, which will examine, among other matters, •the efficiency and productivity of the organization, the validity Of medium-term system ereje pension plans in termivrot: realistically required reserves and economic in- veStment Choices , the financial policy in general and pricing policy • in par-. ticular;the; economic and social role Ontario Hydro does and should play in the Province' and the • en-, i eon mental- i p a et- -and• social costs of Ontario Hydro. • Recently, Ontario Hydro. announced that it intends to trim some $5 billion from its •ten -Year . expansion - programme, •which will in- volve cancellation ' of large capital intensive •projects,' although this reduction is, for the most part a question of de ls'-.—However, this $5 billion only -represents 1 /7th of Hydro's planned expansion programme of $35 billion,e based on their own demand into the 1980s. The proposedoexpansion program would generate a reserve capacity of 39 percent in 1976 much for Oritarie eonsumers • • r4 to accept. During that period the cost of new generating capacity °would more than double to something like $742 a kilowatt after two decades • of stable' costs. The Board • called • Hydro's margin of • reliability in generating • e our s an ar o v ng. While domestic consumers will be seriously affected by Hydro's excessive rate in- creases, the inflationary effects will undoubtedly seriously • damage the economy of the entire Province. Production costs will be forced upwards for all • byR Ha h :The Huron County board of educatiori agreed at its 1Viarch • Meeting to continue French instruction,in grades three to e.ight. • • - . . .... committee was established in Nove,er to examine the progre . of . French - instruction.,L04, the elemeptary school 2.lev'sel4 The ' cOrninittee ' consisted of all merribers Of the •Educatkin committee, two teachers each-frOm elementary and secondary ' •Sehools, two elementary school principals and two superintendents. • " The 'committee received a nernber • of presentationS* suggestingthe program begi'n with children ' of a younger Econonnid'. con.-: sideratioris and the priority for English instruction made it impossible- for the come raittee VI), extend the. prograin at this time. The committee also con- sidered thefeasibilityand _ desirability of making thp subject optional at grade seven and eight buttfelt this would not be in ,the best in- terest of the student or the system. , . . The committee•also recommended that: A Huron County French - guideline be developed for the elementary and secondary-schopls: A co - Ontario manufacturers, and TT severe demandewill be • placed on capital markets, - with the resultant escalation of Interest _rates. The corin- petitive pisition • of. our manufacturing industries • which are specifically geared Ordrnator Of French for Huron money needed by students. County he appointed when •'• A three-day trip to Niagara possible; Provisions be made Falls and Toronto will involve for elementary 'French 65 grade eight students. from _ teachers to meet at leaseqpee 4L-'• xeter. bhciol. The each term; More interaction. rip isdesigned toexpand the d e ope among learning experienees o f the elementary-- and Secondary- classroom in • relations h' ip to teachers:and. • students; . sdience, - history • and Principals pay: particular ' geography. This.,isthe fourth attentipe to the ,importance of anneal trip:, recruitinent -of teachers fOr. • - the French program and the ,• .• '•' Approvedrinking teacher of French be resident • Theage rise. .. Board etleported 'a In one schpol wherever possible; TeaChereof Frenchresolution fromthe -Lambton • •• develoP, suggestions and , Couety bOard 6f education strategies for I thpr6Ved. a-sliing the Ontario govern , working: conditions and Ment tc'. raise the minimum : • discuss these with elemen- His sentiments were echoed hospt.••'24 by Y a ec The letters, when sfgne of Goderich and Clarence are to be mailed directly t9.,,• McDonald of EXeter, Both Premier William Davis or isnait'clhesiirrptoilwarnsprob: leros existed droppeddoctors . 011 office, the Clinton at any- Clinton e oar gavepermissiontown a i -or n p Th d h I CU' ton hos ital. . • A . • . to, gemcipale of schools in 'to the export Market Will be forced to cut back operations, :which would further increase • unemploybnerit in the. Prvitice. • Town of aODEIIICI-I - • NOTICE Dog COnteol Bylaw 10 of 1974 bog tags,are now due. Afier Makirns171-976 ,a penalty of Ten Dollars, ($10.00) plus costs will be assessed as per Item 3 of Part II of By - Law 10 of 1974. Tags available at Municipal Office, 57 West • Street. ' ' • Chairman Animal Control DEEP", • EXTRAcp for a Ieai 111 , • DO IT YOURSELF! Rent the Deep Stearn Extractor from , "very satisfied" • It even removes ink! Printing ink has to be One of the hardest substances to remove! Since moving to our new building, ink from the pressroom had been tracked through the composing room -carpet and ground right in. Cleaning by deep steam extraction from Bluewater Cleaners remoVed all traces of ink. I am very satisfied with the result. R.G. Shrier. Jutt Off the Se uare .38 West Street, GoIderich 5'.24 6931 • C. • tary school principals; land 'During the discuSsion, opportunities be provided for Cayl.ey Hill asked, "What students of French .to test in, does this hgve to do with real situations what they education. Do we. have any have learned in school. ' problems." .Further consideration John Ritter, principal e should be given, to-ad:wain, Madillin.:Wingharn wa ting the community with the fM0 r: aht his nodpai nrcci oen andile swasadasks op.p.ortuni ties .which• knowledge inFrench affords and language- department have hotel averns heads and teachers of French take the initiative to develop courses ,which could be . designated as Canadian Studies. Exdmination • and assessment of the_ French' program by conducted on a -continuous basis. - Members of the committee were. Mrs. J. Love,;RB. Allan, 1;T. Chapman, J.W. Coulter, E.J, • Elliott, M. `• Herrington,: Hill;- Mrs. M. Kiri:Kier, E. Marisfield, R.K. Peck, B. Robertson, W. Shortreed, D, Solomon, Mrs. D. Wallace and Mrs:M. Zinn. Superintendent R.R. Allan said the recommendations • were reasonably • self ex- planatory: He added; "It',s spill very difficult to recruit French teachers." :• - Trustee,- Dorothy Wallace . asked if it was possible to. recruit teachers from QuebeC and superintendent Smith answered, "There is no reason 'but we didn't receiVe any applicationS." • • • Blyth trustee John Elliott • asked about the prOvision' to have French teachers meet at least once each term, He was told by Allap that this would. probably be done -during a Professional , Developrh.ent" • • Plan metric workshop A metric" • workshop for Huron Board of Education •trustees will be held at the • board offices in Clinton on . March 17.•• *Approve field trips • Three field trips were • approved at Mondak's regular Meeting. Two involve-. students from Goderich Collegiate 'and the other from Exeter Public School. •The Goderich high school drama . club will be participating in a competitive drama festival in Sarnia on March 5' and -6. ' Superintendent Jim Coulter said this is a festival in which • the school has participated • for several years; with out- • standing success and,, it • provides students with Alex- cellent experience .and in- ,struction from the ad- judicators. • • From May 6 .to 10, 45 oderich Collegiate students will be travelling to Quebec City. Superintendent -Bob . Allan said the trip is not being' ' made during the Quebec Winter Carnival. 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