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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 11, 1974 Section Two Hydro eets Oppositio Fro Council and Bih Peden (From Page On cil that a study that a environment effects v done, as to effects construction and aft Hugh Irwin gave a de of the proposed plant aide of an artists sk explained that therem four Candu reacto generating 470 mega large round tower w located in front of thei this was a vacuu Behind each reacto power house. Councillor Lyall s was surprised to h Feffer refer to the pla HEN I HEAR N POKEN WOMAI CURIOUS TO SEE MAN THAT OUTS HER. BYAhM PLUMBING & HE and AIR CONDIT] TYRONF, ONTARIO Phone 263-2650 of Pollution Probe îe) an environmentai improve- liydro's position to council, in report on ment.e said it i not an that 80 per cent of a e vasron improvement buta pest. energy used came from out- Was being m during members of the side the province and that erwards.Ontaio Hydro in the delega- Uranium (fuel source of erwards.n tion to council are Mr. A. Hill nuclear power)ý is indigenous scripio with the who acted as Hydros spokes- to the province. He also ec.1eman and Ross Fitchett a commented-that it was not ec.He would be member of their Public Rela- Ontario Hydro's policy to turn rs each tions department. the lights off, when they were watts. A Councllor Kirk Entwisle denied an energy station in an would be read a resolution already area. reactors passed by council that stated Councillor Don Wearn ex- m unit.council would not support any pressed bis concern over or is a proposai by Ontario Hydro for shutng the public out in a Nuclear Generating Station regard to the Ontario Lake tated he on the Darlington site until Shore. Ontario Hydro replied iear Dr. public meetings had been held that they feit a liaison nt site as and a public referendum was committee should be set'up held. Mr. Hill replied that between themselves, and the Ontario Hydro would welcome town with regard to establish- public discussion and that ing a park and making use of -they were in the early stages water from the plant that willý of attaining Gov't. approval be 20 degrees warmer. and public acceptance. Coun- Mr. Hill told council that the cillor Entwsle then redres- site would be mostly open sed a question be had asked ground, a safety zone t when he read the resolution could be used for recreation, wllaàpublic referendum be but not for buildings. held This question was On the subject of cost Mr. asked athird time by Council l statedthe plant would alorKen Lyall. Mr. itcreplied cost 12 billion in 1974 dollars that it had not been 'done and $3 billion in 1976 dollars, before and it was not in this is when the plant is Ontario Hydro's policy. intended to be bult. Councillor Don Alin asked Mayor Garnet Rickard do i OUT- Ontario Hydro representa- ing some quick calculations of ~,IM tives as to what wîll happen to a 12 per cent assessment on $3 radio active waste antwould billion dollars, stated that THE guarantee of security was what they were proposing aOKE there. Mr. Irwin replied that would have an assessment certaih wastes which have a greatr than the entire muni- hafd life of 50,000 to 100,000 cipality. Ontaro Hydro repre- years will be stored at the sentative Mr. Hil replied that plant until a central storage they were only aliowed to pay EATING;, area for the waste was built, 50 per cent by law. .then the wastes from ail the, Council moved to hear Bill [ONINGQ nuclear plants would be stored Peden of Pollution Probe there. One of the wastes present his views on the inluded is plutoniam. proposed Darngton station. Mr. li explained Ontaro e stated that Ontario Hy- Plays Fair Witch in Musical Margaret J. Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Bell of 6 Concession St. W. Bowmanville, has been cast as the fair witch in Sheridan College's production of "Dark of the Moon" a musical drama by H. Richardson and W. Berney. Margie is a former graduate of Courtice Secondary School and is presently in second year of a theatre course at Sheridan. The show is slated for presentation at the College on Trafalgar Rpad in Oakville from December 9th through 14th. George Cunninghan- Tee, a professional actor-director from Toronto and a part-time member of the college's staff, will direct the show. Tickets may be obtained from Laura McInnes at Ext. 162, 845-9430. dro's problems are caused by its present mandate, which requires it to produce the most amount of power for the least amount of costs. "However, we feel that Hydro's proposed generating and construction programs are short-sighted as to the technological alterna- tives open to them and blind to most of the social, economic and environmental conse- quences." He went on to say the minister of energy, Darcy McKeough, has called for an in-depth inquiry into Hydros long range generating program and its implications for Ontario's future. In private conversations with Mr. McKeough, he has indicated to us that final approval on the Darlington Station is being delayed and that discussion of Darlington will be included in the upcoming long-range in- quîry" Mr. Peden stated that one of the major Social-Economic Impacts was reported in the Pearson Report on the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. It was stated an assessment of the impact of the Bruce Nuclear Power Development on adjacent municipalities indicates that massive devel- opments of this size places a crushing burden of growth on local municipalities In the Bruce case, there was an estimated 40 per cent deficit in relation to the tax base created by the huge influx of development; i.e. the money needed to supply basic muni- cipal services was 40 per cent more that the money that would be coming from taxes. Mr. Peden stated as the late John Layng made clear in a report last May to the Plan- ning Advisory Committee, these Hydro developments could have a critical physical result upon the present urban communities affected. Hous- ing and services will be short, rents and prices high. The temporary need could produce panic solutions. Mr. Peden recommended a deferrment of ail and any decisions regarding the Dar- lington generating station until: (a) Full, in-depth, Impact analysis studies have been done on the social economic and environmental problems associated with the construc- tion and operation of the Darlington Station and the transmission egress accom- panying it. (b) The recomimendations of the proposed inquiry into Hydro's long-range genera- ting program have been made public, so that expensive criteria is established for the integrated selection of genera- ting sites and construction of transmission lines in our province. (c) Comprehensive public meetings have been held in all the areas affected and the communities are completely aware of what is involved in the construction and operation of a large nuclear 'energy center" proposed for the Darlington site. Further comments were made by Mr. Peden as the dangers of a waste product called tritium, which bas a life of about 12 years. He stated he had comments by various expertees that this could leak into the environ- ment and that it caused cancer. The real danger lyng in that it got into food chains. Mr. Peden also commented on the efficiency of generating plants, that they were only 70 per cent efficient and the rest was waste products. He stated considération should be given to establishing plants in areas to serve those areas, utilizing the resources of the area for power. Mr. Hill of Ontario Hydro questioned the validy of the statements made by Mr. Peden and stated that the man from Pollution Probe during a meeting in Pickering prior to building the station had been complimentary of their work and sent them a letter to that effect. Council decided to accept the presentations for informa- tion and uphold their present resolution for public meeting and a public referendum. Stamp Pro ject The Canada Post Office bas organized an imaginative 1975 Christmas stamp design pro- ject directed to Canadian children under the age of 13. The project began on Dec- ember 2, 1974. Canadian children from coast to coast are invited to contribute their own drawings or paintings, expressing the theme "What Christmas Means to Me". These will be used to produce several dis- tinctive Christmas stamp de- Letter to the Editor lack of turnout at the polls is that the Government in the very near future could legis- late the power to appoint our officials as they are now doing on many of our committees. This would do away with our right-to-vote and would save considerable expense in runn- ing elections. We all complain about some of our elected representatives holding office and certain people not running who should bebut it all falls back on our lap if we the people do-not-vote, and get out and support these people publicily. In closing, I know a lot of the young people are putting Christ back in the church and I know these same people and everyone will not let their right-to-vote be taken away from them. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the people of Bowmanville and a special thank you to the people who voted for me. Yours sincerely, J. Keith Shackelton 106 Wellington St. Bowmanville, Ont. LiC1V9, Dec. 9,1974 Dear Editor: What a public insult to the four candidates who let their names stand for the election of school board trustee when only 15.93 per cent eligible voters turned out last Monday, Dec. 2, 1974 in the Town of Bowmanville. Maybe the tim- ing of year is wrong weather wise but I think a lot of people use this excuse and fail to exercise their democratic right to vote. We all have seen previous letters and editorials regarding the lack of interest at election time whether it is Federal, Provincial, Munici- pal or School Board, especial- y among the younger genera- tion. Here at our office, the young married couples have no interest and don't care who is elected so naturally they just don't vote. I believe a lot of this lack of interest stems back to their home life with no discussion in the home regard- ing politics, etc. So, we as parents have to accept some of the failures of our children and we as parents are setting a poor example for the next generation. I don't know where the solution to this problem lies and as the saying loes I would be a millionaire if Y did, seems to apply regard- iig this matter. My main concern with the signs reflecting the essence of the Christmas spirit and the freshness and variety of young minds. The Departments of Educa- tion in every province are coo erating with the project. Th Canada Post Office issues special stamps each year to mark the Christmas season and normally these are designed by professional art- ists. 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