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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, Match 28, 1981-13 Durham Coilege Studies Group Cureatz supports~ plan Kleinberg-York U. trip The Canadian Studies Group of Durham Collegeis sponsoring a visit to the McMichael Canadian Collec- tion at Kleinberg on March 31, 1984. In conjunction with this event, a lecture will be presented by Ronald Bloore at York University on the Group of~ Seven in a Cross- Canada Context. Mr. Bloore is a painter and lecturer born in 1925 in Brampton, Ontario, whose work is represented in private and public collections across Canada. As well as painting activ ely since 1958, Ron Bloore also trained as an'Art Historian in Canada, the U.S., and Britain -- creden- tials which eminently qualify him for his position at York University as a teacher of Canadian Culture and Pain- ting. Galerie- Dresdnere is currently featuring , a retrospective of Mr. Bloore's paintings, drawings and sculptures. Two chartered buses will depart from the front doors of Durham College at 10:00 a'.m. on Saturday, March 31, for the lecture at York University. After lunch in the_ cafeteria, we, will leave for Kleinberg. Departure time for home is 4:00 p.m. Anyone interested, in the trip should register early, as bus space is limited and will be allotted on a first-come, flrst-served basis. Bus fare is free, and gallery admission is $1 .00 for students and $2.50 for adults. To register, and for further information, cal Liesje McKenna, 576-0210, ext. 390. This event is funded by the Canadian Studies Bureau of theé Association of Canadian Community Colleges, through the Canadian Studies Programme of the Secretary of State. Hydro Nuclear plan The debate over Ontario Hydro's nuecear program has attracted a high level of public attention. The pro- blems with pressure tubes in CANDU reactors have been much in the news lately anxd, understandably, some confu- sion has arisen about the im. plications for Ontario's elec- tricity consumners., Hydro's recent decision to. proceed with retubing at Pickering Units One and Two has brought the issues into focus once again. Perhaps because of the climate, of uncertainty over nuclear energy, concern over the construction of the DarI- ington Generating Station has been revived as well. This week, 1 would like to shed some light on developments at Pickering and look at how the Darlington station fits in- to our over-aIl approach to energy in Ontario. Hydro had earlier propos- ed that Units One and Two at Pickering be restarted later this year and had begun the necessary approval process with the Atomic Energy Con- trol Board. During the preparation of its submis- sion, Ontario Hydro con- tinued to evaluate alter- natives, inspect the pressure tubes and analyze its fin- dings. These findings showed that early replacement of the pressure tubes is the practical Telephone: 983-9134 or .983-9135 (in Area Code 416) 1-800-263-7805 and more prudent course. The pressure tubes will be replaced by the new.er zirconium-niobium tubes, the type used in ail CANDU reac- tors, built after Pickering Units One and Two. The rttubing plan ensures that the units will be back to ful power at the earliest possible date. When a nuclear unit is out of service, electricity must be produced by other means. *In Ontario that means coal- fuelled generating, stations, which are miuch more expen- sive to operate than nuclear stations - about $200,000 to $250,000 per day more expen- sive. Since 1971, the four units at Pickering A generating sta- tion have producedl almost 160 billion kilowatt hours of electricity at about 60 percent of the cost of coal-fuelled generation. Despite -the oustages at Units One and * Two, the Pickering station has averaged 76.2 percent capacity performance in the past year. Critics point to Darlington as an example of. misuse of public funds. Ontario Hydro, they say, doesn't need the ex- tra nuclear-produced edec-' tricity. The facts do not con- firm this view. The best forecasting measures that we can devise indicate that Ontario will need new sources of power within this decade, and generating stations must be planned up to 15 years ahead. With Darlington, we are building for the future: we have already invested about $2.2 billion in it. The capital cost of a nuclear plant is high, but over the lifetime of the plant it is much cheaper than burning oil, gas or coal to produce electricity. Darlington is the most effective way to meet our forecast requirements while taking older coal-fired plants out of service as their economic lives corne to an end., Nuclear power plants were planned primarily because they are cheaper than coal and the uranium fuel is available here in the 13ro-' vince. Most importantly, nuclear power plants produce no acid gas emissions. The fact remains that they are among the best environmfen- tal "scrubbers" we have at our disposaI. Currently, there are over 3,000 people employed on the Darlington project. The plant will offer 27,000 man-years of employment and will re- quire a permanent staff of 600 when completed. The Government of Ontario is- strongly committed to. the Darlington Generating Sta- tion because of the economic benefits to the province: through projects like Darl- ington we are actively im- proving Ontario's prospects for long-term economic growth. Congratulations to Ron Swartz for being elected again as President of the Durham Region Law Association. Might 1 apologize to the Knights of Columbus for missing their brotherhood night. It was in- cumbent upon me to attend the Durham Region Law Association annual meeting where the Treasurer of the Law Society, Laura Legge, DURAM ARMRS'COUNTY CO-OP co.op. A MEMBER TO SHOP CO-OP Garden Lawn 9851Peat 60 No- r4~HVlWvie Seeds U7 VSeed k(r.)Moss uItDamp Select your flower and CO-OP Thrifty grass seed, A natural and organic soil Stops young seedings and TOL... ....98 vegetable seeds from our germinates quickly andis conditioner that improves cuttings from damping-off. 35L ......... 3.98 wide range of varieties. economical too. A blended your soil texture. Adds U Lse as a preventive treat- Save during our Gardon mix for heavy traffic areas water holding capacity to ment. Centre Grand Opening. in full sun or partial shade. Ight soul. Taunton Road -and Hwy. 115, Orono