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16 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 26, 1991 Many methods to heat your home during winter With Ontario Hydro and Scu- gog Hydro increasing their rates in January, many Scugog Township residents are looking for alternative ways to heat their home during the cold win- ter months. ' Ontario Hydro has proposed it will increase its rates about 12 per cent effective Jan. 1, 1992. Terry Adderley, manager of Scugog Hydro, says the local hydro branch will probably in- crease its rates by about the same amount. "Last year, we (Scugog Hy- dro) absorbed three per cent of Ontario Hydro's increase," Mr. Adderley told the Star. "We can't afford to this year." Scugog Hydro serves about 2,100 customers located within the old Port Perry town boun- daries. Although the rate increases may shock some people, Mr. Ad- derley says Scugog Hydro has the eighth lowest rates in the Ontario municipal hydro sys- tem. There are about 300 mu- nicipal hydro systems. Mr. Adderley says it would be difficult to estimate how much it costs to heat an average-sized home using electric heat. "There's so many variables," he says. "Everyone uses hydro differently. It would be very hard to calculate." People can save a considera- ble amount on their hydro bill if they turn down the heat before going out and when they go to ed. But with the forecasted in- creases on the horizon, many residents relying on electric heat to warm their homes are now searching for alternatives. One of the alternatives is oil. Ralph Taylor of Ralph Taylor Fuels Ltd. says it costs about $300 to fill a 200 gallon (900 li- tre) furnace. With the higher ef- ficiency furnaces now on the oy) pd rs (sc market, he estimates it costs about $800-$900 a year to heat an average sized home. "The Goods and Services Tax will push it up a little bit more now," he says. Heating by oil has its advan- tages over wood, Mr. Taylor says. The fire won't be out when you come home. It's real safe and a lot cleaner than wood." As well as being low mainte- nance, Mr, Taylor says oil heat- ing provides a more even distri- bution of heat as opposed to woodstoves or fireplaces. And because there are sever- al oil dealers in the area, prices must be competitive, unlike electric heat which comes at a fixed rate. Heating a home by a wood furnace or stove could be the most economical alternative if the resident has a wood lot on his property and can cut his own wood. Firewood dealers are also in abundance in Scugog Township and competitive prices can be found. Peter and Dorothy Vers- chuuren supply firewood. The wood is cut 16 inches in length and sells for $70 a face cord (four feet by eight feet). The price gets better when bought in quantity. A bush cord (three times a face cord) sells for $180. If bought by the load (five and a half bush cords), the price is $155 a bush cord. The Verschuurens also sell wood by the log at a cheaper price for people who want to split their own wood. GST is added on to all of the above costs. Mrs. Verschuuren says a face cord lasts a few weeks if wood is the primary source used for heating. A face cord will last more than a month if the wood- stove or wood furnace is used > Flontek & Son 985-9020 BUILDERS OPEN HOUSE 1 Neath 11 Coulcliff Blvd. (Gravel Road Highland Beach) SAT. NOV. 30 10PM -- 1PM only occasionally. And a full load of wood should last the en- tire season with some left over for the next year. She says a wood fire gives off a warmer feeling heat that is much nicer than electric. "We notice the difference and we save quite a bit (on our hy- drobill)," she says. Paul Phillips of Durham Agri Mobile Service on Scugog Is- land has a new item in stock that has been selling like hot- cakes. Mr. Phillips started selling the Sedore Multi Fuel Stove re- cently and in five weeks he has sold10 stoves. Similar in looks to a wood- stove, the multi fuel stove is very low maintenance and can burn wood, corn, wood pellets, recycled wood, paper cubes and logs. A hopper is inserted into the top-loading stove. Wood or corn .is then placed in the hopper. One load of fuel will burn for up to 15 hours. The heat is very constant because of the steady burning of fuel. Due to its special design, the stove will not produce creosote unless the operator closes off the drafts unreasonably low. Although the stoves are capa- ble of taking a variety of differ- ent fuels, Mr. Phillips says most people are still using wood. But with corn remaining con- stant at 1982 price levels, Mr. Phillips says consumers can help themselves while helping the farmers. "The price of corn hasn't gone up," he says, adding all the farmer's other expenses have increased. Once the corn is burned, the ashes can be used for an envi- ronmentally-friendly fertilizer. Mr. Phillips doesn't just sell the stoves; he uses one to heat his workshop. "I'm really happy with the way it works," he says. FAX SEND OR RECEIVE ANYWHERE WORLDWIDE ALL DAY/NIGHT SERVICE Guaranteed Confidential PORT PERRY STAR OFFICE CENTRE 188 MARY STREET PORT PERRY PHONE 985-7383 FAX (416) 985-3708 Port Perry Star OFFICE CENTRE 188 Mary Street - Port Perry - 985-7383 - Fax 985-3708 "Needful Things"by Stephen King "No Greater Love" by Danielle Steel "Comback" by Dick Francis plus many more "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" gu AT 1 Paul Phillips of Durham Mobile Agri Service on Scugog Is- land has just the thing to warm up the winter months. Mr. Phillips Is a dealer for Sedore Multi Fuel Stoves. Everything from firewood to corn on the cob can be burned in the unit. And since there Is no firebrick In this stove, the heat radi- ates out of the stove and into the room instead of being lost up the chimney. Interim Waste Authority will advertise meetings In the Oct. 1 issue of the Port Perry Star it was erroneously reported that the Interim Waste Authority (IWA) was planning to hold two work- shops to review the proposed Draft Approach and Criteria documents and review the screening and evaluation crite- ria. These workshops were re- ported to be held in the Nestle- ton area. At the time the article ap- peared, conclusions as to the details of any workshops had not been reached. The IWA is interested in lis- tening and talking to the people of Durham Region and meeting with the residents. If there is a strong desire expressed to hold FOR CHRISTMAS \S additional workshops, arrange- ments will be made to do so. Any additional workshops will be advertised throughout the region and open to all residents of Durham. The Port Perry Star regrets thiserror. Hospital report Week of November 15-21 Admissions............................ 21 Births..........c.ooiiiiii 1 Deaths ..............coeevniinnnnnne.n. 0 Emergencies........................ 267 Operations. ......c csv issiis vans 10 Discharged................c........... 21 Remaining............................ 36 Bridge results Nov. 20 - Afternoon 4%, Table Howell - Avg. 36 First: Joyce Heard and Helen Mathieson 46. Second: Jack Davies and Blake Vanderwater 45. Third: Marie Carnegie and Gwen Rennie tied with Georgia Brock and Ed Clark 36%. Fourth: Doris Phinney and Bruce Crawford 33%. Evening 51% Table Howell - Avg. 48 First: Bea and Bob Chapman 65. Second: Don Zoller and Ed Clark 53. Third: Bonnie and Jack Davies 52%. Fourth: Miriam and Charles Labanovich tied with Marie and Blake Vanderwater 50%.