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ue ps "A Family Tradition for 133 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 23, 1999 - 15 Scugog Hydro replaces PCB-laden equipment From page 1 replacement. PCBs were added to transformer oil to keep it from igniting. Since dis- covery of the toxic prop- erties of PCBs, utilities have gone back to using standard transformer oil, and have moved to replace old transformers with models that are designed to tolerate more heat. Transformers contain- ing PCB-laden oil weren't considered' a health risk on their own, but had to. be examined as part of the utility's due diligence to ensure the integrity of equip- ment. "If there's any leakage (from a transformer) we have to test it for PCBs and do something about it," said Mr. Adderley. "We're being very pro- active. If you have to clean it up, it's very expensive." He said the $86,000 dedicated to replacement of PCB-contaminated transformers could well save the utility in the long run. "One major spill would cost more than that for clean-up," Mr. Adderley. "We're fairly confident now that if a transformer is hit or it burns up, the clean-up will be treated simply as an oil spill and not as a hazardous mate- rial situation." 25th Wedding Anniversay y Andrews of Hamilton are happy Sharyl-Anne Bell and Isabella & Fim Bell of Blackstock and Dorothy to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children John Andrews on Dec. 3/99 at the Church of the Ascension (Ang.) Port Perry The Family of Vera Fawns invite friends and neighbours to an OPEN HOUSE in honour of her 80th Birthday Sunday, November 28th, Latcham Centre 2-4 pm Best Wishes Only 60th A naLversary Please j oin 2 Den & Mary Pickard with their family to CELEBRATE THEIR MEMORIES on the occasion of their 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Saturday, December 4, 1999 Oddfellows Lodge Hall 14460 Simcoe Street South, Port Perry, Ontario 1:30 pm. to 5:00 pm. At the request of Ben & Mary Best Wishes Only. said Scugog Hydro crews have been gradually replacing the transform- ers and storing the old models in a shed at the Reach St. yard. The fire department and other emergency services have been alerted to the pres- ence of PCBs. | Workers from Green- Port Environmental Managers Ltd. were on site Thursday, draining PCB-laden oil from transformers into metal drums. The material is to be tested and then, according to the concen- tration of PCBs, sent to disposal sites either in Ontario or Alberta, said project manager Claude 'Swansburg. He said the disposal of PCBs has become a busy industry since the move to get them out of operat- ing systems began in the 1980s. The problem is that much of the materi- al has been warehoused, he said. "They knew enough to say, this is PCBs, let's make sure it's in drums," said Mr. Swansburg. "But they didn't know what to do with it." Companies and utili- ties are not required by law to dispose of PCBs through a service such as Green-Port, but storage locations are catalogued and amounts kept track of, he said. He credited Scugog Hydro with taking the initiative to remove PCBs from its system once and for all. "You've got to credit hydro companies like this one," said Mr. Swansburg. "They're spending a lot of money to get rid of a potentially hazardous material." CASUAL COUNTRY HOME COLE TIONS 0 ie 5 = ~ > 94 a rr: an § wm vp = gv SETTLEMENT HOUSE SHOPS 2 . : 2 Sophisticated Home Shops Ina Small Town Samy % ya ir A AER AE EE q Be Z.. z NOVEMBER . ro . ~ ~ : HOUSE ha ri » A Christmas = - Tradition % » Something for % | Zz, everyone on your list & a dozens of gift specials. " - Coffee, cider & treats all month ~ z 183 Queen St., Port Perry wy (905) 985-8234 www.settlementhouse.com - Hours from Now. 1, 1999 § ~ Mon. to Wed. & Sat. 9:30-5:30; = --- Thurs. & Fri. 9:30-9:00 & Sun. 11-5:00. r . From Dec. 2 - Open weeknights till 9:00 re 3 | | % on /, / 2 - J ec Zi T J \NTY'SCY AM Lull VEC) Ie]