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, ,. " e ■> 1 ■ 2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 2lst, 1979 Orono Weekly Times THE COMMUNITY MAY BENEFIT Last week Ontario Hydro announced the mothballing foi" at least ten years the oil-fired generating station at Wesleyville and a possible extention of the completion date for the generating station at Darlington. The decision terminates some 688 jobs at Wesleyville and.this will have an adverse effect on the economic being of Hope Township and thé Town of Port; Hope. There is no solution, the decision has been made in the interest of Ontario Hydro and the residents of ail' the province, the jobs just won't exist. It is unfortunate but it is a reality and a fact. As to the possible extension of the completion date for the Darlington plant this may well act to the benefit of the Town of Newcastle and its residents. As explained by the project manager, Mr. McCredie, the extension of the completion date will not affect any complte shutdown of the project but only extend the time for the project. He also pointed out that due to this fact the impact on the Town of Newcastle may be less than that originally considered. ' This may well be for it Was considered that some 3300 employees would be working at a peak period in 1984. If it was to take fewer emploÿees over a longer period of time these employees may well become permanent residents of the community and we would not find a great influx in 1984 and a year or two later a great decline in work opportunities within the Town of Newcastle. It would also give more opportunity for the private business sector to move into the community who then could take up the slack from the Ontario Hydro project. The economic growth of the Town would grow on a more stable base and would not be injected with a tremendous surge only to be followed with a severe drop. It must be remembered that the construction of the plant is a one-time venture and when it is over it is done. The operation of the plant, of course, is another thing and certainly the Town will benefit greatly here even if it is delayed one, two or three years down the road. We feel that the extension of time for the construction of the plant at Darlington could well benefit this community and provide a more stable economic growth over the long haul. END NEGATIVE ATTITUDE Premier Bill Davis in speaking in Ajax on Saturday asked that Canadians stand up and take a more positive approach to their accomplishments. He said that all too often there is a tendency for some in the business community and the media to be more negative than is necessary. He went on to say that we still had one of the highest standards of living in the world and that last year in Ontario 180,000 new jobs were created with 90 percent of these being in the private sector. Davis also said it was great to debate provincial rights but why not talk more of a Canadian culture. "Why must it always be provincial thingi?" he asked. It is becoming quite apparent that Davis is the one bright hope of all provincial leaders who may give leadership to a stronger and united Canada. Certainly he is concerned with the economics of his own province but he is also mindful that Canada does exist and must exist for the benefit of all Canadians. • Davis excelled at the recent first ministers meeting in Ottawa and we woulçi hope that his stance will be maintained so we can be assured of a strong federal government and an united Canada. ijappentngsi... ORONO BAZAAR MARCH 9 and 10, The Orono Hockey Mothers and the Orono Figure Skating Club will be, holding their second annual Bazaar on March 9th and 10th in the Orono Town Hall. Further information to follow. ■ r ' SUNDAY FIRE CALL FOR ORONO DEPARTMENT The Orono Fire Department of the Town of Newcastle was called out on Sunday to a chimney fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Weilandt of the third line east in the former Clarke Township. There was no damage. ' CONTRACT TALKS BREAK DOWN Contract talks between the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education and the Canadian Union of Public Workers, Local 1206 broke off at a conciliation meeting held last Wednesday. Local 1206 represents 106 custodians, maintenance, cafeteria workers and bus drivers. The former contract expired on November 28, 1978. AN UNLIKELY PLACE FOR DEER Mrs. Rose Hartwig while travelling on Highway No. 2 east of Bowmaiiville last week was confronted with a deer jumping in front of her automobile. There was $800 damage to the vehicle. NO FIRM MARKET IN U.S. FOR ONTARIO HYDRO persons employed on the site. He said this was' to peak yt '3300 in 1984 providing there were no cutbacks. McCredie said the earth- moving project at the site was now some seventy percent completed and that work had progressed well. He said to date the project had cost $37 million but that during the past year hydro had committed committed a sum of $544 million. He spoke of the mothballing of the Wesleyville project until at least the 1990s and a possible stretching out of the Darlington project. He said that if the Darlington project was to be stretched out it would not mean a total close down of the project. He said any delay would only be the extention of the service date for the units to come on stream. Counc. Clarke asked who made the decision to build these generating stations? "Will they get fired or promoted?" he asked. "Your Credibility is nil", he said. McCredie said there were a lot of factors to be considered in the judgement of the amount of electricity to be produced and we have to plan some twelve years ahead. He said there were similar problems problems in the U.S. and Great Britain and that the present position in Ontario was not unique. McCredie following a question question by Counc. Holliday said that Ontario Hydro was presently debating' the amount of reserve they should have and that this reserve may be cut below the present 44 percent figure. McCredie said it is a judgement judgement call. He did say that the U.S. were now operating on a 20 percent reserve. He also said that nuclear power was half the price of conventional power. Upon question from Counc. Cowman he said it would cost some-$30 to $60 million to decommission a nuclear plant to a safe condition. As to storage of spent fuel and nuclear waste McCredie said that a present study underway underway is expected to have a solution by the year 2000. He said there will be drilling over the next two years in t solid rock to provide a cavern for the waste and after a proper study this may prove the solution for the storage of waste. It was also revealed in the discussion that equipment for the Wesleyville plant will be stored at Wesleyville and put into service when needed. It was estimated that it would take a further two years to St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service -10:00 a.m. Rev. Allan Ha.ldenby B.A. L.Th. V_:- bring tfie Wesleyville plant into operation after the mothballing. mothballing. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. B.E. Long B.Th. Organist and Choir Director David Gray Sunday, February 25,1979 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45 Dial-A-Thought 983-9151 February Review hydro agree ment with council Papers in Stock Less one-third Phil LeVine of I.B.I. gave a brief review of the agreement to the planning .committee on Monday which was exercised in 1977 between the Town of Newcastle and Ontario Hydro. He said the agreement spelled out the terms of a monitoring program and was subject to supplementary agreements for specific items relating to the development of the Darlington Generating Station in the Town of Newcastle. Levine said that within the last two years four supple- menjary agreements had been signed relating to a technical agreement, an agreement as to the costs of updating a service road and the monitoring of other speci- » fies such as soft services. In 1978 Ontario Hydro completed a full inventory of all facilities owned by the Town and as to housing within the Town. Levine pointed out that two funds had been established by Hydro to compliment the agreement. One million dollars dollars has bé'en set aside for one fund on which costs incurred as to new road construction would be levied. The funds are invested to gain interest and this fund although already already depleted of some $400,000 for the service road . construction has a residue at the present time of $1.1 million. Any surplus from this fund will revert to Ontario Hydro. A second fund, of $1.4 million was also established as an. account to be drawn on when it can be determined that development of the generating plant has had ap impact on the Town of Newcastle soft services. The residue of this fund is also invested with interest being added to the fund. The remaining part of this fund when thegenerating station is completed will be turned over to the Town of Newcastle. The fund was reported to now stand at $1.4 million. The agreement stands until 1988 or until the completion of the four units at the gener- > ating station, stated Levine. He repéated that the agreement agreement was the principal in which the Town would be compensated for, any impact to the Town as a result of the ' development of the generating generating station. ' ■ • , Counc. Hobbs stated that the agreement would be outdated if development at Darlington was stretched out, Levine felt that the agreement agreement would, continue Until the completion of the project even though it may be (Continued page 3) Papers Ordered from Sample Books Less 20 percent RQLPH DOMINION HARDWARE ORONO, ONT. 983-5207 Ladies skirts are now clearing at 1/2 price and there are still a number of dresses at V2 price. Don't miss these bargains. Thç last of Ha'ughs work pants for men are clearing at $8.00 a pair. The sizes left are 30, 38, 42, 44 and 48. 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