Zurich Citizens News, 1959-01-14, Page 8PAGE EIGHT
Ontario Hydro Electric System Grows,
Continually Adding New Stations
More new generating capacity
was added to Ontario Hydro's sy-
stems during 1958 than in any
other year.
New stations and additions to
existing plants, representing more
than 800,000 kilowatts of capacity,
were placed in service. At the
end of the year, nine power pro-
jects with a combined capacity of
2.3 million kilowatts were under
development.
Reflecting the continued growth
in the electrical requirements of
the province, demand climbed
above 5,000,000 kilowatts for the
first time. The Commission's to-
tal capacity reached 5,761,000 kil-
owatts by the ned of the year.
The rate of growth in the de-
mand for power in the early part
of 1958 was generally below the
long-term average of 6 percent
but at the end of the year had
climbed substantially above this
average. Preliminary figures in-
dicate that December peak de-
mands were about 9 percent above
1957 for Southern Ontario while
for the entire system the increase
was about 8 percent.
Capital construction expenditur-
es were maintained at approxim-
ately $200,000,000—about the same
as in 1957.
The constuction program em-
braced a wide diversity of work,
ranging from rural extensions to
major power projects. The vast
developments on the St. Lawrence
and Niagara rivers were again
foremost on the works program
while several lesser hydraulic pro-
jects were advanced or completed
in the northern parts of the pro-
vince. Significant advances were
also made in the field of thermal -
ZURICH Citizens NEWS
NEW BUS SERVICE
(Lucknow Sentinel,)
Al Sherwood of Dungannon
states that his bus line, Goderich
Coach Lines, has received from
the Ontario Transport Board, the
franchise for running a bus ser-
vice between Goderich and the
Ontario Hospital for Retarded
Children to be built on No. 21
Highway, south of Goderich. The
service is to commence whenever
the traffic warrants it.
electric generation.
Ontario Hydro estimates that
some 1.8 million kilowatts of hy-
dro -electric power can still be ec-
onomically developed, mostly in
the northeastern part of the pro-
vince. Plans announced by the
Commission in August, 1958, for
an intensive, two-year study of
extra - high - voltaget ransmission
methods may have an important
bearing on the development of
these sites and on the ultimate
distribution of their power.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!
SPRING
IS NOT FAR OFF
• Now's the time, Mr. Merchant, to make room for in -coming
1959 lines of merchandise.
• Now's the time to plan a series of ads in your home -town pap-
er to assist you in moving oui your marked -down specials and
end -of -winter sale items.
• And when it comes to letting people
know about that new
merchandise, there's nothing like advertisin in the local paper.
Zuric
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ST. JOSEPH'S—DRYSDALE
(AL. FRED DUCHARME, Correspondent)
Surface wells are going dry and
unless a January thaw comes soon
farmers will be forced to haul
water, and some for a long dis-
tance. Only those who have rock
wells will be released of the wat-
er worry. It was easier to over-
come the problem in years gone
by than it is today. They would
buckle up a span of horses on a
sleigh or sled with water con-
tainers and they could travel
over deep snow banks to reach the -
back end of some farm to a sp-
ring. Today not too many are
equipped with horse power for it
is becoming something of the past.
They have to rely on tractor pow-
er for all of their farm work..
In deep snow perhaps they would
not be too fitting for the purp-
ose. So unless the weather man
has some compassion for those.
with dry wells we fear the worst
is yet to come for them.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Farwell and
two children were Thursday last
visitors with their grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ducharme,
Blue Water Highway.
Mr. Andrew Cantin, Detroit,
spent the weekend in St. Joseph
with his mother.
On Saturday evening last re-
gardless of cold and stormy wea-
ther a very enjoyable party was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Sararas, Blue Water
South. Neighbours and others
from the surrounding district took
part,
We are glad to report at time
of writing that those who have
been on the sick list for the past
few weeks are now on the mend.
Water Shortage
Looking 'in a westerly direction
we see the lake with its blue
water covered with slushy ice,
which reminds us that already we
have had considerable cold. The
first signs of a cold winter the
lake gives us is when icebergs
form early on the shore and a
little later on, the second row
forms further out. This has al-
ready taken place and so far we
can truthfully say that winter
with all its disagreeable and
blustery weather has set in to
greet us; for how long we do not
know. Winter set in in the late
fall of last year and with the ex-
ception of a few days has con-
tinued.
Rural people are already worry-
ing about the shortage of water.
PLENTY OF SNOW
(Lueknow Sentinel)
Another weekend storm with
heavy snowfall has made its con-
tribution to a record-breaking
spell of weather, that has featured'
over eight feet of snow in six
weeks.
It started in November with
eleven inches. December produc-
ed 73 inches and to Tuesday morn-
ing, January had produced 13 in-
ches of snow, to put the total to.
slightly over the eight -foot mark
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