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PLANNING STRATEGY Marilyn Bart I til Waller Scott John Minn and Ihtlr corridor Hi rough Malum Hills Df vine plan at Die Ontario Municipal Board hearing Into week in review Tuesday January Hearing begins Ontario Hydro calls John a professional planner as first witness Mr says Hydros proposed corridor down the fifth concession In Hills is the best of several alternative routes considered Wednesday January John continues Ills testimony Ontario Hydro concludes its cose Douglas testifies as an interested person as to the reasons why a proposed hydro transportation corridor concept was abandoned also testifying as an interested person vegetable farmer Dave Moffai outlines concern over the possibility that the hydro lines may electrify irrigation pipes on his rural Georgetown farm Hills deputy planning director Brian testifies as a witness for the town that the hydro lines would violate the official plan goal or preserving existing natural environment for aesthetic and agricultural reo power systems economics planner Kenneth Slater is called by the own lo testify that routes from the Bruce plant to Essa are superior than the route chosen for the to Milton corridor Thursday January Staler concludes testimony The Interested Citizens Groups first witness is University of Guelph zoology professor Frederick Gllbtrt who says there have been inadequate studies of the corridors environmental impact Standards engineer and local farmer Walter Scott testifies on behalf of Ihe ICG thai overhead wires and induced voltage from the line could affect animals and Januarys Walter Scon completes testimony Bruce expert in environmental studies and author of the BUI report used by the 1973 Solandt commission In choosing power line routes Is called by Hilton region testifies that his report is now out of dale and ihe proposed route should be January The ICG calls farmer Williams Hodges i director and former president of Ontario of Agriculture who outlines his group opposition to the routing of any hydro lines across class A or farmland Farmers Iconard Clar Coles Ernest and Elmer Echhn are called us witnesses for the ICG and detail their experiences or anticipated experiences of having hydro wires cross their farmland ICG vicechairman John Minns testifies that Ontario will need the added power for which the hydro corridor was planned until 19B3 January Ontario Hydro calls witnesses lo refute Mr Minns testimony Highvoltage hydro wires may hamper animal breeding The induced voltage genera ted high voltage Ion lines causes electrical shocks that could seriously hamper the raising and breed ing of farm animals safety standards expert Waller Scott told the OMB Thursday An Georgetown farm owner and cochairman of the ICG Hal on Hills committee Mr Scott warntd thai high voltage lines such as the Bruce to Millon corridor now under aside rat ion will pose serious all kinds of farm activity being carried out in ty of the towers and lines The possibility that livestock could receive electrical shocks while grazing In moist near the lines can be alleviated by fencing I dor off completely Mr conceded He noted though that Hydro offers no deals in fencing expropriated land Retained as a In farm safety standards throughout North America Mr Scott reported lhal farm animals which shocks at inopportune times can be come discouraged from breed ing nursing and feeding He further reported that he himself received a severe shock from touching the roof of his cor where induced voltage had collected after he drove beneath the overhead wires of a corridor running from near to the Toronto area The corridor is identified by Hydro as its only presently active line Mr Scott claimed lhat the shock produced both headache and nausea North American farms but under subsequent questioning by Hydro lawyer John Parkin son admitted that his stale- mint needed qualifying Ik explained that the lean Society of Agricultural Engineering in its ongoing programme for the prevention of firm deaths has singled out overhead wires m general as a major concern and a top priority for investigation Mr acknowledged that he has heard of no deaths being caused Hydro only line between and Toronto but pointed out that there have been reports of physical Injury and machinery problems ensure that farm machinery operating in the vicinity of high tension lines will be safe The same applies to gasoline cans being used for refueling systems with metallic pipe and components lie said splaying a slide photo graph showing the caution sign posted on towers by Ontario Hydro Mr Scott contended that the 13 5foot maximum vehicle height limit stipulated on the sign is far too low by today standards Locally he explained farmers are using machinery that ran in height from JO to GO feet size that has been steadily increasing because there are fewer workers on modern forms He added that as well as the vehicles physical height ro should take into account a gap distance that should be allowed between Ihe top of the machinery and the lowest point on the overhead wires wh eh my farm vehicles carry these days is another factor involved he said Mr Scott initially told Ihe that high voltage have become one of the causes of deith on Halton Hills farmer worries about children Hills former Dave Moffit told the hydro corridor hearings he would have serious fears for the safety of his children if the proposed power transmission lines arc built adjacent to his property Mr Moffat presented the board with brief detailing hydro line safety He said that a standard 30 foot aluminum irrigation lateral Insula lively supported In line feet below a conductor will have an induced no load voltage ap proximating 900 volts as subs at the demonstration centre Mr Moffat said he uses such pipes for irrigating his land his children often help him move pipes around his 20 acre vegetable arm and with the proposed hydro towers in place he would worry about their Hydro has admitted to no previous experience in WOKv bulk using double reuil lowers he said I us the degree if to people under or lo the broad zone a round such corridor may only determined after the line is fully energized and The OMB hearings lineup Henry Stewart chairman faring William Dyer Ontario lawyer supporting the hydro corridor John Parkinson chief Gardiner 1 jwjtti Ihoi opposed ihr corridor oust II1IK Frederick A representing the J Devi town of Halton Hills Omens Kenneth Anderson representing region the In loaded Till I Mr also reminded the board that it is a federal offence jam public broad casts Overhead transmission lines produce more and more interference surf ices become pitted with age Inter ferance increases ah and fourfold between and 65kv and even higher levels were allowable within three a station such Milton switching Since the is rural ion reception is by Id antenna not Me he and the has already been re located to the top of Rattle smke Point directly is a result of the 500KV end it is prob able that the CHI Irani mis- ion rnby have to be relocated and there are all oil major slightly farther Mr also out the designated foil weal her approach It Inter Airport ill rough parallel to the Milton rndor for neirlj miles pr r touch Tins f weither riute ind using it may expect rely instruments and yet interference levels ire maximum on this route and it will only be used during bud weather when intcrferancc may be very great due to corona discharge insular lea and line hardware spark THE HERALD January I Page MOTHERS THIS IS OUR 4th ANNIVERSARY SALE EVERYTHING IN THE STORE REDUCED BY THIS IS YOUR FAMILYS SUPER SAVINGS REMEMBER THIS Our Price To YOU Is RIGHT Wc Know Our Regular customers KNOW They Keep Telling Us We Have Comparison Priced And Know Our Prices Are LOWER SALE 20 Now You Will Save Even More At Fantastically Lower Prices LADIES AIR STEP Fashionable shoes Comfort Quality Stylish Walking or dancing we style for you SELECTED LINES ALL OTHER AIR STEP LINES Reg priced to 2399 LADIES DRESS AND CASUAL 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