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One Hundred and Fifth Year No 24 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER Twenty lour Pages Cents Liberals irresponsible Jelinek on warpath It was Irresponsible and unfair of the op position not to give the Progressive Con Government legislative programs a according lo MP I find it very si bio of the opposition to have forced a premature and election on the Canadian public at thii lime Mr said in to the govern defeat In parliament liiht week During meetings with local PC on the weekend Jelinek said he recommended a date for a nomination meeting in early January so the public won t be bothered with political campaigns over the Christmas period My intention is not to bother the public with campaigning until after I get nominated Mr Jelinek said his campaign will in on explaining what pro grtms and policies the Conservatives had been implementing and those that will follow We re an open govern with long range pro grams I hope to outline clearly what we have done and what we intend todo If we made one mis take and I emphasize the if it was that we haven explained in detail some of the fir reaching pro grams we are working on he said According to Mr the issues in which all Canadians are still interested are the economy and energy In his campaign Mr said he will further explain his party energy package and the necessity of in creasing domestic oil prices This is a reality Canadians have to face It better to face reality today than live in in Alice in Wonderland world We brought down what look at as realistic budget The longer we off facing reality the vanc it will be Mr stressed Although no officials announcement had made Jelinek said Liberals mum l he current election campaign could be half before the Halloa Liberal fields a candidate Association president Wilson said Mi why in announcement would be made today on the date of the parly nomination convention He speculated Hit convention would be held in Ihe firsl r week of January The election was forced by the defeat of the minority Conservative govern of Joe Clark on Dec 13 dale Mr declared an intention to seek the I nomination for the federal riding I ve heard rumors that several peo ple art thinking of running but there been any announcements yet he said Mr Wilson a small group of Association members has been est rganize the nomination meeting have a very excited group of people now he said they re much re up about this campaign than the last one Mr Wilson said the Liberal Assoc is better prepared for this campaign than they were t the May election thai defeated Pierre We only had a mailing list of when that campaign started he said but now we have members inding a candidate may be the most difficult step for the party Local ill Ron has expressed an int crest provided Frank doesn run again Mr who took the seat for Hie Liberals in the 1374 election and then lost in is playing his cards close lo his I can make any statement on thai right Mr Philbrook said when contacted as can appreciate we don have an average situation here Since losing his seat in Parliament Mr has accepted a position with Wyelh Laboratories In Down sview On Monday afternoon Mr Philbrook was still undecided 90 years young Aunty bonne celebrated her MUi birthday Saturday An open was at Ike bora of her Marguerite Patterson Sunday people attended Seepages Frank day morning that he fully expects Pierre to lead the Liberal party into the Feb IB election My predictions is that the Canadian public will not be fooled again by He just govern as he did before and put Canada further into debt Once we explain things we were doing and trying to do the Canadian public will give the Conservatives a needed mijonty In Ottawa on Feb IB Black is back- Doug Blacks tutt may be getting a Tittle Uttered but he has decided to toss It in the ring for the sec time this year as he seeks the federal seat for the New Democratic Party Black made the decision to run Monday after pondering the question over the week end he said he is op the chances in February are much better then they were in May Black led the NDP to a third place finish behind Liberal incumbent Frank and the eventual winner Con However despite the distant third place show the gained votes in May than in One of the things that made me go this time was the feeling that we have an opportunity that we perhaps dldn even have In May said Black a local lawyer I would think that this time people will be look to us from the beginning of cam paign as a credible and reasonable alternative Black received the nomination by acclamation for the last election and Is unsure whether or not that will be the case again on Jan when the select a candidate Continued on Ye Fngllsh fen fit complete with glazed boars Monks Jesters peasants and priests carolled toSOO diners Jim head turkey bird candles and hot plum pudding was Knapton Miriam Beaton John Watson were port of the en celebrated by Trinity United congregation and tertainment Photo by JENNIFER BARB S Town lowest debt in region Appeal to Ottawa challenges Hydros right to construct corridor Hill has the lowest per capita debt in the Region of According to the regional treasury depart Halton Hills per capita debt is with the next closest being Burlington with per capita Milton with per capita and Oakvlllc with The whole municipality of itself comes in per capita one dollar more Ihan Hills In Halton Hills total debt amounts to with a population of In Milton with a population f total debt 303 in Oakvillc with a population of the total debt is and in Burlington with a population of the total debt is Commenting on low per capita debt in Halton Hills Mayor Pete pom led out financing out of operation budget with little or no and resultant charges has put the town in the favorable per capita debt position Investigations are underlay in connection with arson at the Barry and Susan Buchanan home on Acton lost week Acton Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after Sam last Wednei day Three fires were set In the brick home Damage from the fires amounts to about 19 Christmas sections full of ideas recipes Make sure read the special Christmas Greeting section in this week paper It a chock full of ideas for Christmas cooking and fun and gives a lot of the background on sonic of the season traditions Also featured the special section are Christmas greetings from local merchants and businesses You may want to save some of the recipes and Ideas b Interested Citizens Group ICG is attempting to pull plug on Ontario Hydro export sales by appealing to the National Energy Board NEB con the kW line through Hills The ICG appealed the federal agency for four orders Tuesday in Ottawa The application asked for a public hearing to determine the pre sent and future public convenience and necessity and environmental impact of international power line Before the hearing the lib asked NEB stop Ontario Hydro s construe lion of the line Also requested are orders compelling Ontario Hydro apply for permission lo construct Ihe line and an order revoking or suspending an Ontario Hydro licence With the ICG at a press conference at Queens Park were representatives from the Ontario Federation of culture the provincial Liberal parly and Energy Probe a research group Ontario Hydro is breaking the rules by construction of this line without clearance from the NEB Norm This has not been done properly It has not been justified We intend to pursue the civil rights have been denied in Ontario said Ihe ICG John Minns The NEB may examine the financial feasibility environmental impact and available alternate routes Energy Probe lent lis expertise and lawyer lo ICG The ICG is directing the federal agency to examine the cost of electrical power to ratepayers and Ihe price thai being charged to US utilities If the NEB grants a hearing the ICG intends lo present evidence that Ontario ratepayers are subsidizing the cost of power exported to the US The ICG charges American utilities with making considerable profits from Ontario taxpayers Ontario the ICG claims pays lo build generators and lines sells power the LIS at a marginal profit while the American utilities increase price to their customers Ontario Hydro stales Minns sells electrical power to US utilities at 1 9 cents per kilowatt hour Power in is generated in various ways nuclear generation costs 1 13 per kilo watt and fossil fuels average at cents Some of the power is being sold at a loss The ICG says it I quarrel with Ontario Hydro concern ing international exports as long as Ihere is sufficient supply and that Ontario taxpayers are not paying for export If the NEB grants what the ICG wants construction if the 14 mile section through Hills would stop soys Minns until alternative routes are examined The ICG complains that Ontario Hydro has begun construction of an international power line through Hills for Ihe purpose of exporting electric power without a certificate as required by the national Energy Board act Also the ICG complained Ontario intends I perate the line wllh certificate as required by federal law The ICG claims Ontario Hydro in lends in export power In contravention of its licence number EL 95 and in contravention of the regulations made in the act without regard for full dis closure of information provided for also under the act Burlington L MPP Julian Reed regretted he could not attend Ihe conference because of illness However a statement was read de tailing his support for the ICG As the Liberal energy critic he stressed Ihat the need for the line has been established