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! Huge Tanks Moved into Place at Darlington Hydro Amalgamation Of Two Rural Offices Best of Both Worlds Claims New Manager (Canadian statesman Section Two Wednesday, February 1, 1984 Structural steel crews at Ontario Hydro's Darlington Darlington Nuclear Generating Station lifted two massive tanks into position last Thursday, January January 19. The vessel shown here is the smaller of two tanks installed by Dominion Bridge Construction Construction Company. It is being lifted towards its final position above a larger, 70-tonne deaerator storage storage tank used to maintain pressure in the generating generating station's main steam cycle. At the moment, approximately 3,000 persons are working on the construction of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station. Ontario Hydro's area manager for Bowmanville and Cobourg expects that a recent amalgamation of the two offices can give staff the best of both worlds. "We can take the best of both operations and apply it across the entire area," said Jack Ollen-Bittle. He added that although the move has meant some changes for staff, customers should not notice any alterations alterations in their service. In September of last year, the Cobourg and Bowmanville Bowmanville area offices were officially officially melded into one area with Mr. Ollen-Bittle appointed appointed manager. Mr. Ollen-Bittle is an Ontario Ontario Hydro employee with 35 years of service to the corporation. He recalls that he first joined Hydro in 1949 when as a member of Hydro's office staff he worked on the conversion of part of Ontario from obsolete obsolete 25 cycle electrical power. A Cobourg resident and father of two, Mr. Ollen-Bittle Ollen-Bittle was formerly the manager manager of the area office in Cobourg.In 1974, he had moved to Peterborough from Hydro's head office to serve as assistant manager at the Peterborough area. As the manager for thé combined Ontario Hydro area, Mr. Ollen-Bittle explains explains that he spends about 90 per cent of his time at the Bowmanville office. Bowmanville Bowmanville is headquarters for all five supervisory staff responsible for the combined combined areas. However, both Bowmanville and Cobourg offices remain in operation. Mr. Ollen-Bittle explained that the melding of the two systems was intended intended to make both areas more efficient. It coincided with the retirement of a number of long-term employees employees who were given the opportunity of early retire ment as a means ofreducing Hydro's total staff across Ontario. Among the local retirees was Rex Walters, who had been area manager of Bowmanville. Mr. Ollen-Bittle noted that between 1400 and 1600 Ontario Hydro employees took advantage of the early retirement option offered last year. Only about one- third of those positions will be re-filled, he added. He explained in an interview interview last week that the amalgamated area has a total of 900 square miles containing 18,500 Ontario Hydro customers mainly in rural areas and small villages. villages. The area office oversees a total of 2,300 kilometres of rural hydro lines plus 350 kilometres of 44 KV subtransmission subtransmission lines. The new area covers territory territory from just east of Col- borne, to the western boundary boundary of Oshawa and stretches north to Lake Scugog and Rice Lake. The 85 Ontario Hydro employees employees are divided into four areas. Administrative staff are in charge of billing, clerical work, and other office office duties. Customer service service staff advise customers on upgrading their electrical electrical services or installing new ones. A line staff of 35 is responsible for operating and maintaining the hydro lines, while 19 forestry personnel personnel are responsible for keeping lines clear of trees. Energy conservation is one of the recent developments developments that Mr. Ollen-Bittle has seen in his career with OntarioHydro. And an especially especially interesting new development development is the ability to run a single furnace on either electricity or oil. Such furnaces can function function on electrical power during much of the year. But on extremely cold days, oil is used to provide the Jack Ollen-Bittle, manager of the Bowmanville-Cobourg area of Ontarii Hydro, is shown here beside a map of the area served by Hydro. The amal gamated offices at Bowmanville and Cobourg are responsible for customer m an area of 900 square miles. Ontario Hydro serves customers in township: and villages not governed by urban public utility commissions. maximum amount of heat. Customers have reported good results from this program, program, Mr. Ollen-Bittle said. Major projects planned for the future include the installation of Hydro services services to the Wilmot Creek retirement mobile home park and the re-location of hydro wires'along Highway Two in preparation for the eventualwidening of that road. In describing the amalgamation amalgamation of the two offices, Mr. Ollen Bittle noted that the program has placed more demands on all members members of staff. But he added that the changes will work out to the benefit of both Hydro cus- tomes and Ontario Hydro. Durham E. Liberals Urged to Prepare for Election A thirty-five tonne tank is eased into its final position atop a larger, 90- tonne vessel Royal Yorkers to Invade Newcastle The King's Royal Yorkers Yorkers will be staging a peaceful invasion of Newcastle Village on Tuesday, February 6. The re-appearance of this famous Loyalist regiment regiment will take place at the Newcastle United Church Hall at 7:30 p.m. under the sponsorship of the Newcastle Village and District Historical Society. Society. In addition to persons persons dressed in the uniforms uniforms of 1776-1784, the presentation will include include a display of clothing, clothing, arms, and ammunition ammunition from this crucial period in Canadian history. history. Experts on the history history of the King's Royal Y orkers will be on hand to talk about the defence defence of Canada during the War of Independence Independence and the role played by this regiment in the battle. The subsequent subsequent settlement of Canada by soldiers from the Royal Yorkers will also be discussed. Muster rolls listing members of the regiment regiment will be available for anyone wishing to research family history. history. , , Admission to the Midway through the lilt, the tank is shown in the foreground, with the Tuesday evening prog- construction site spread out below the vantage point of this photo! The tank rarn * s $2, including ro- was lilted a total of 134 feet above ground level. I'reshments. by péter Parrott The next) provincial election election is approximately 14 months awayi-lo&H Liberals- were told lasUweek during a meeting in Hampton. "We will have a provincial provincial election about 14 months hence," said MPP Sean Conway, the Liberal member of the Ontario Legislature for Renfrew North. As well as selecting next March or April as potential dates for Ontario's election, he forecasted that Premier Bill Davis would still be leader at that time. Mr. Conway noted in his address to the annual meeting meeting of the Durham East Liberal Liberal Association that redistribution redistribution of riding boundaries boundaries should be announced in two months and he advised advised the association to carefully consider how the redistribution will affect the riding. The re-alignment of boundaries boundaries occurs every 10 years as the result of trends revealed revealed in the annual census, census, Mr. Conway said. He added that regulations regulations require that no more than five new seats be created as the result of the re-structuring of ridings. He noted that adjusting boundaries is a reasonable idea, since ideally one person person should have one vote. Discrepancies can be seen in a riding of Scarborough which may have 170,000 voters voters and a riding such as his own, which has 45,000. "It takes four times as many people to elect a member in Scarborough as it does in rural eastern Ontario," Ontario," Mr. Conway said. Looking towards the upcoming upcoming campaign, he told local Liberals "we have an important obligation to put forward a positive platform that speaks to the Liberal persuasion.". He described Liberals as citizens who arc committed to reform. They are "willing to work towards a better tomorrow tomorrow because they have a positive view of human potential," potential," he said. Mr. Conway cited the educational educational system as one area in which there ismced of reform. reform. It must be made more relevant to the 80's and 90's, providing training for new technologies and making room for middle-aged students students who wish to upgrade their learning. He suggested that hospitals hospitals must move away from an emphasis on institutional institutional care and become more community-based. This is especially important In the growing over-fiO's age group where systems such as health care in the home would be more advantageous. advantageous. Pension reform is needed in order to give an adequate Sean Conway, MPP for Renfrew North, was guest speaker at last Wednesday's annual meeting of the Durham East Liberal Association. Mr. Conway Conway is seen here as he chats with some of the members of the riding executive. From left are: jy a V S- % V • : I >7 * • i 1 ■0-- : ■ s Jim Carlyle, treasurer; Lorna Davey, president; Louise Wright, secretary; and Mr. Conway. The Liberal MPP, who lives in Pembroke, discussed the importance of maintaining the Liberal Party's traditional commitment to reform. standard of living to the single elderly. Single women over 50 are especially especially hard-hit by pension problems, Mr. Conway said. "These are kinds of issues in which there is growing interest." In an interview following his meeting with the Liberal Liberal riding association, the Renfrew North MPP predicted predicted that governments must become more efficient as they move into the 1980's and 1990's. "We've got to wean people away from the notion that government is a cure-all," he said. As an example of inefficiency inefficiency in government, Mr. Conway pointed to the provincial provincial cabinet and added that it is over-sized by at least one-third. No successful successful private corporation would be structured in the same way as the Ontario cabinet, he explained. Mr. Conway told the riding riding association that a strong organization and a good candidate will bring the Durham East Liberals to victory in the next election. ProminentV iolinist Plays With Oshawa Symphony A symphonic work with moods of happiness, drama, meditation, and exhuberancc featuring a well known violist is the highlight of the Oshawa Symphony's February 7 concert, the third of its current season. Ronald Hurwitz, violist witli the Toronto Symphony, will solo in that symphony, "Harold In Italy" by Berlioz. Mr. Hurwitz has been a soloist with the U.S. Marine Corps White House Orchestra in Washington, D.C., as well as performing in recitals throughout Cumula, the ILS,, and Europe. His experience is varied - from CBC TV and radio lo playing with llie Rot terdam Philharmonic in the Netherlands. When not involved with music lie is a photographer of note having exhibited in Toronto and Washington. The concert opens with an overture emphasizing the triumphant theme of Easter « Rimsky-Korsakov's "Russian Easter Overture"; continues with Vaughan William's toetapping toetapping "English Folk Song Suite" orginally written for a military band but Incorporating tunes from ancient folk songs; and Smetana's "The Mok'iu" a musical picture of a mighty river flowing into the sea. Tickets to this concert and the three after it in the Symphony's season may still be purchased on a subscription basis for as little as $20 per adult subscription. Single tickets can be purchased purchased at the box office at Eastdale Collegiate Auditorium, Harmony ltd, North, from 7:10 p.m, on the night of the concert, or in advance at Saywell's, 14 Simcoe St. N,, Alto Music, 445 Simcoe St. S„ both in Oshawa ; or at Middleton's, 113 Dundas St, W., Whitby, Rickaby's, King St , W., Bowmanville. For any information or lo reserve or purchase tickets by phone, call 579-6711, Credit cards are accepted on phone orders. Before (lie concert and at intermission the Syinphoi Volunteer Committee 1 again present its attrac boutique of gift items novelties with a musi motif. Also for sale intermission will be ticket the Symphony's Rodgers Hammcrstein extravaga on March ti and 7 fcatui internationally kno soloists, Mark Dubois, ter Mark Pedrotti, baritone; Susan Gudgeon, sopra Advance ticket orders for event may Ire placed by i ing 579-6711. The concert gins at II p.m. and will be i ducted by Winston Webbe bis fifth season with Oshawa Symphony.