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Using energy wisely By CUIUS A If staff With winter coming to an end and homeowners review fie months north of bills Thursday night energy urn sponsored by two Georgetown residents provided about SO people with an opportunity to find out why their bills arc nth this where they can cut back next and what they can look fnr In turns innovative home methods Held in Georgetown and District High School rium the symposium was sponsored by local restaur a caterer Kerlncr and Insulation specialist Sid Heller Panel guests included Lid a oil company Union and Hills Hydro as well as Mr and special truest I a I ton Burlington Ml Julian provincial energy critic Ontario is in the never never land of energy con sumption Mr Heed told the audience as he reiterated his position the province must depend less on oil tor lis energy needs look alternative resources meet growing demands Canadians are largest per capita consumers of energy in the world and we vc tried to Justify that by saying we live In a northern climate and have to move more goods and Now we re conscious that there must be a better way He accused the Conservative government of trying to make Ontario more energy self sufficient by the growth of Ontario Hydro and ing equity share of Suncor Oil Ltd Mr Reed that government should net as a catalyst for new energy ideas like burning peat alcohol fuels and expanding hydroelectric power rather than generating electricity with nuclear plants CUT DOWN There arc two types of conservation he laid explain that homeowners can quantitatively cut down on energy costs by Insulating their houses or the province can begin exercising tfllivc conxirvation by find ing efficient new energy sources which gel us Just as much quantity as we had before with less waste There is no energy crisis as such re Mr Reed said but there Is a deep ens la of brain power and tion could find us viable alternatives At cost of til billion last year Mr Heed added Ontario was forced to import most of its energy requirements largely as all The remain per cent signifies trie power produced hero and trace amounts of Ontario own gas and oil Wo have great unused re source potential he said and wi must allow all the option to take their place in the energy mosaic of province Government began to take serious looks at alternative energy source about ten year ago when price for Middle oil skyrocketed and oil supplies dropped in North America Mr Heller said Vil came to realization that this oil bounty wasn endless and that we would have look at other sources he explained He recounted a decade of const rvatlon efforts like the promotion of the federal governments HIP an home insulation program encourage homeowners save fuel And he rev other noble efforts such as ex peri menu to steer the world away from homes heated with oil and petroleum products other cleaner less expensive While he declined give details Mr Heller announced that some enterprising Georgetown individuals are working on Innovative solar healing plans The symposium managed to avoid arguments about the merits one of inergy resources represented by panel members Nor did the evening main speakers Mr Heller and Mr Heed discuss in detail the province thornier and preferred energy We Design With You In Mind energy Georgetown District High School Thursday night energy rep Hugh Campbell 1 1 1 Hon Hill Hydro Beryl Carter Kirk tiki ltd symposium chairman BUI Johnson Jack Union Cm Sid Keller and llallon Burlington Julian fielded quel Hon from an audience of about In learning how to Ihtlr healing bills The symposium was by Mr an riper on home Insulation and restaurateur Dave With the advent of nuclear power scientists realized that the potcitial energy source Mr Heller said But as we proceeded along we became aware Ih it nuclear power Iran backs he said I don ii to make a judgement on il ling audience questions Ihe chairmanship of publ works commit lead Hill Johnson were rips Beryl Carter and Kirk Union Gas region manager Jack and Hills Hydro superintendent Hugh though some of the allowed representatives to discuss their products and heating systems the audience also learned that they can save energy by turning down the thermostat on the hot water to as low as degrees Celsius and by Insulating hot pipes If they to discover where heal is of thchousc costing the homeowner money they can have special Infra red photographs taken therms can auto matically turn down heat in a home when it not needed and turn it up during periods when additional comfort is required DATE Responding to one question Mr Heed concurred that the province a current building code Is to years out of dale by not allowing builders to make simple heat saving adjustments to the home He also attacked the province proposed energy audit bill which would allow homeowners have Ontario Hydro conduct an energy survey of their homes to determine where they are losing energy and how much It is costing them Mr Reed argued that Hydro has a vested interest In conducting the audits and suggested that they should instead be cam out by an impartial agency Some of the residents at symposium were Interested In heat pumpa rather recent addition on the market of home heating equipment Heal pumps draw heat from the air groundwater or the surround ing ground itself m much the refrigerator pump draws heat from the inside of POINT OF ORDER MR SPEAKER Ten schools from the area participated In community wide public peak Ing contest at Joseph Gibbons Public School Thursday morning Participant at event were Lisa Carter Joseph Gibbons Sharon Li Public Kim llolllnger Park Public Stephen Lee Harrison Public Alex SECTIO A THE H We Match I Drugs seized Thirty people were Thursday with related offences following a three and a half month undercover in vestigation by the Joint Forces Drug Section made up of and Halloa Regional Police Marijuana hash oil and LSD with combined street value of approximately were Three people from Ac ton and two from Georgetown were charged as a result of the Investigation Glen Jocque of Acton was charged with count of trafficking in a narcotic Sam uel Herbert Mills also of Acton was charged with one count of tritricklng In a and one count of possession for the purport of trafficking Stephen Leslie McGilloway 23 of Acton was charged with two counts of trafficking In a Three counts of trafficking in a narcotic and one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking were laid against if Carl Frederick and Bradley Jamea Fendley both of Georgetown Seven others from Burling ton four from four from Milton one from Holy Separate Julie Holmes Centennial Middle Kilbride were Andrea Georgetown and District Christian David a charged Glen Williams Public Adam Kennedy of had Public and St Francis of Auisl Separate ball hearings Thursday Milton Provincial Court dales set lor May exhausts While usually requiring some kind of back up furnace during long cold periods heat pumps can deliver up to three limes as much heal as the energy they consume Mr hypothetical questioning about the best way to a house addition main lalncd the momentum of questions from audience Panel members agreed that a thorough examination of Mr current heating system would be needed to accurately assess the new needs required by But rather than change the heating system the most viable solution It appeared would be to maintain the present system while tight en ing up the house gain sayings through qua nil tat conservation Two car crash sends seven to hospital Rabbits How I Dislike Speeches and Piano were the winning topics respectively chosen by to right Shannon Leah and Chris Willi a mi recent winners In a public speaking contest held at Public School Shannon speech was featured again Thursday In Ihe public speaking contest held at Joseph Gibbons school In Georgetown along with topici prepared by rune other student from local schools Seven young people were taken to Peel Memorial Hoi pi Sunday following a twocar collision at when one driver failed to stop for stop sign on Churchill Boulevard Driver Walter IB of Brampton was taken to hospital with internal and head Injuries and is In stable Passenger Edward of suffered lacerations and Is In stable condition The second driver Phillip Collet of Waterloo also suffered lacerations from the collision and Is in stable Hon at Peel Memorial His passengers Jennifer Gordon of Waterloo had bock Injuries Diana IS of Eden Place Georgetown and brother Paul Collett IB had a broken leg as a result of the accident They arc all in stable condition Leslie 13 was Irons ferred the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto with internal Injuries and her tion is unknown Mr Veenstra was charged with disobeying a slop sign Damages were CO MO with both vehicle demolished In the accident PETE Theyve got to go No reasonable offer refused Most 81 s and 82s carry cash rebates of 750 fin 1981 CARS TRUCKS 19tlPaMlMPnilifls5sUnWagm lie HUM I Or lie MR 111 IMlSJtrrsGnnaalOITnTnKli He Or lie Lk 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