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Tllfc IIFIIAU April I 1 Porter report on hydro criticizes the The Royal Commission on Electric Power Planning headed by Arthur Porter has released Its long waited re port five years and million after the commission The first volume which summarizes the con clusion and recommendations of the commission 1 March The following eight volumes are expected to be released later this spring The commission studied sys tem planning the major Issues involved in power planning and conducted an assessment of power technology The which encompassed morn than hours of hearings dealt with topics such as nu clear power trans mission land use Lb concerns energy tlon and decisionmaking In the course of the Inquiry he commission visited Swe den Denmark West many France the United Kingdom the States of California Arizona Minneso ta Wisconsin and New York There are only brief to the transmission corrl dordebate in Halton Hills One of the recommendations in the bulk power transmission sec recommends that the farming community work with Ontario Hydro to devise a route for a second line from the Bruce generating station The report also recommends that Ontario Hydro use even more Imaginative approaches to promote public Involvement in selecting routes for trans mission corridors most remarks In the report which deals with the Halton Hills corridor battle Is In reference to the Interested Clttiens Group ICG In a chapter on Ontario Hydros decisionmaking pro cess which describes a condi tion known as the backyard syndrome the commission made reference to the ICG in a footnote Although the Commission mandate time period and beyond obviously did not require consideraton of the issues surrounding the Hills controversy concerning the completion of the line transmission from the Bruce Generating Station to the Milton Transformer Sta we were surprised that the public interest group re sponsible for the main tion to the l d not appear before the or submit a brief the commission noted Indeed this Is an excellent example of the own backyard syndrome The footnote goes on lo note that at the time when the ICG opposition to the line was originally voiced the Ontario Hydro public participation procedures now being used were not in place Tbe commission recom mends that public partidpa in selecting hydro routes begin at the earliest possible stage with complete tion being provided to the pubic Liberal energy critic Julian Reed says he is disappointed with report so far because of its vague wording I kind of that the wording in his summary is so neutral Mr Reed who is the MPP for HaltonBurllngton said At first glance suspect regardless of what side you re on I be Mr ICG note NEBs corridor ruling expected soon By STEPHEN FROST Herald Staff Writer The longawaited National Energy Board NEB decision on the Bruce to Milton hydro transmission corridor considered the final ray of hope lighting the battle plans of the Interested Citizens Group ICG Is expected any day Residents in Hills want the 14 mile section being constructed in their region to be stopped even though Ontario Hydro has said it must build the line to prevent power blackouts Hydro has said that delays have cost more than million in taxpayers money and that figure is rising Chief of the secretariat of the National Energy Board Gerry Michaud said from Ottawa that the board Is not yet certain it has on over the Issue but will also make that decision shortly Both sides In the dispute have presented written briefs to the NEB and each side will be asked to comment upon the other submission The board itself first has to decide If it has the authority to handle the citizen s request for a board order lo halt the Hydro project If the board rules that the dispute is within its Ion it can then rule on the ICG claim that the corridor is really an international power line and therefore requiring an NEB authorizing certificate The NEB may also decide on a public hearing to determine the necessity of the corridor and ask for a suspension of the Hydro licence until the case Is heard Re ford and Walter Scott are seeking action against the utility on behalf of themselves and the ICG which they represent At present there is little activity going en in the area according to Walter Scott The iTwers are in place now and they re just waiting to string the lines Mr Scott said Perhaps the thing that bothered me most was the dobermans and shepherds that were kept around the site They there for protect ion of the sites or the people them because they were never threatened by the farmers of this area They were there as a form of intimidation and I sorry that this sort of thing is allowed to go on in this country Hydro had forcibly entered on to many landowners property and pushed ahead with construction hoping to complete the line sometime this summer The ICG appealed to the federal agency to stop the project that wasn justified and that their civil rights had been abused Tower repairs underway Ontario Hydro Is having repairs made to several of its newly constructed trans mission towers north of Hwy Community relations officer Chris Taylor reported this week that a workman tighten bolts In the towers discovered a defect in the open end of a cord on the arm in several of the towers between the Erin Halton Hills town line and Highway When the bolts are tightened to the required pressure a wrinkle occurs in the steel he explained This will be repaired by splicing another piece of steel six to eight inches long along the arm so that It Is rigidly bound In place The work can be done by workmen climbing the towers and working in the air No dismantling of the towers will be necessary The last of the lowers in the Halton Hills area were completed about a month ago Mr Taylor said and stringing of the conductor will begin after spring break up CWLWeek Town council passed a recommendation Monday proclaiming the week of April to April as Catholic Women League Week in Halton Hills Council passed the 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