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Authorized Dealer CONSUMERS GAS ■G ■ ■•; : Ribbon Cutting by Mayor Hamre at 10 a.m., Friday, August 23rd. ☆ AIR CONDITIONING ☆ FIREPLACES ☆ BARBECUES , AMt Broil King Munfer FIREPLACE PRODUCTS STERLING* Hit: txMlutton irf 4ln> fMilntr fltWHi. HEAT-N UP TO THREE DAYS ONLY - AUG. 23 - 25 ON SELECTED INSTOCK ITEMS ☆ Some Scratch and Dent Deals Available ☆ Financing is available through Consumers Gas or C.I.B.C. or Scotia Bank SAVINGS We Guarantee it will be worth the visit to talk to the Friendly Folks at Basolino Rd. E, Duichiru Hold " Hwy. 401 623-2956 160 Baseline Rd. East, Bowmanville 20 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, August 24, 1996 Nuclear Plant Restructuring Ontario Hydro has announced announced a new management strategy for its nuclear generating generating stations. "Improved nuclear performance, performance, which encompasses safety, production and cost, is the number one priority for Ontario Hydro," said Chief Executive Executive Officer Allan Kupcis.' He said the focus on improving improving nuclear performance is also linked to Hydro's plans to prepare the utility for a more competitive future. "Our nuclear nuclear stations will have to operate operate more efficiently if they arc going to compete with other generation stations in the North American electricity market." Kupcis said a new management management structure and team has been created to implement the necessary changes. Hydro's nuclear operations will be realigned realigned into three sites, with direct direct reporting relationships between between the sites and a managing director of the generation business business group. Bob Stricken will remain responsible for operations at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station. Ken Talbot, who was instrumental instrumental in turning around operations at the Bruce A nuclear nuclear station, will be responsible responsible for the Pickering site. Jim Burpee, who has demonstrated demonstrated leadership by making the fossil generation business so successful,, will be responsible responsible for operations at the Bruce site. Hydro has also announced that an independent nuclear advisor advisor has been retained, he is Gregory Kane, former General Manager of Virginia Power's top-rated North Anna Nuclear Plant. Ontario Hydro also stated that its plans address the need to improve the management of Cabinet Minister Special Guest One of the Ontario government's government's most senior cabinet ministers will be the guest speaker next week at the Durham Durham Progressive Conservatives' Conservatives' annual barbecue. Robert W. Runeiman, Ontario's Ontario's Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services, Services, will be attending the barbecue barbecue at the Blackstock Recreation Recreation Complex. The barbecue begins at four p.m. and concludes at dusk. Runciman is Chair of the Ontario Cabinet, and a member of the Management Board of Cabinet. He is an experienced small businessman, having owned a weekly newspaper and commercial commercial printing business and also operated a small fishing lodge in the Thousand Islands area. He is a former municipal councillor for Brockvillc and prior to his election to the Ontario Ontario Legislature, Robert Runciman Runciman was employed in production production management in the chemical industry. His previous service in the Legislature included a stint as Government Whip from 1981 - 83 arid the chairmanship of Ontario's Select Committee on the Ombudsman. In 1985, he was named Minister of Government Government Services and was named to the Management Board of Cabinet. Later that year, he was named Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. nuclear safety at Hydro's plants. "Our safely reviews have concluded that not enough progress has been made in improving improving nuclear safety beyond compliance standards," said Kupcis. "While neither public nor employee safety is at risk, these findings indicate there is considerable room for improvement improvement in the safely culture." culture." Nuclear power accounts for more than 60 per cent of Ontario Ontario Hydro's electricity production. production. MS Society Gets $1,000 Donation Pick-up Passenger Sent to Hospital After Highway 401 Accident Eastbound Hwy. 401 near Bennett Road was littered with vegetables on Thursday morning, August 22, when a pick-up carrying produce was involved in an accident with a fully-loaded tractor trailer. The pick-up wound up flipped in a ditch and the tractor trailer jack-knifed across two lanes of the highway, restricting eastbound traffic to one lane until around 10:00 a.m. A passenger in the pick-up was sent to Memorial Hospital and the pickup pickup driver was treated by ambulance personnel on the scene. The driver of the tractor trailer has been charged. Race Against MS Pole Award to be Presented Sunday The Multiple Sclerosis Society Society of Canada will be the recipient recipient of a generous donation of $1,000 from the Race Against MS Pole Award at the Chrysler Mosport 500 at Mos- port Park this Sunday, August 25. The Race Against MS Pole Award is presented at the beginning beginning of each race in the 1996 IMS A Exxon World Sportscar Championship Season. Season. The $5,000 award ($4,000 is presented to the Exxon World SportsCar driver who earns the pole position and $1,000 is presented to the MS Society) is designed to heighten heighten awareness and provide funding for the fight against MS. A representative of the MS Society of Canada will be on hand to personally accept the $1,000 donation. As part of its "Race Against MS Motorsports". program, founded by co-driver Jeff Jones of Mention, New York, the B-P Racing/Race Against MS Motorsports Teams donates donates every dollar raised, beyond beyond those needed to run its Chevrolet Argo Falconer Exxon Exxon World SportsCar, to local chapters across Canada and the United States. Since its inception inception two years ago, the Race Against MS Motorsports program program has raised an outstanding $100,000 for multiple sclerosis. sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis is the most common neurological disease of young adults in Canada. Canada. It is characterized by damage damage to the myelin covering of the central nervous system which can lead to problems with numbness, coordination, vision and speech, as well as extreme fatigue and even paralysis. paralysis. MS research is taking us one step closer as researchers have now identified the leading factors which make people susceptible susceptible to MS. Canada is a high risk area for MS. An estimated estimated 50,000 Canadians have the disease, which as yet has no known cause or cure.