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economist suntribune whitchurchstouffville saturday july 27 2002 power outages behind hydro one lawsuit town from page 1 everything we were supposed to do we acted in good faith said mayor emmerson hydro one spokesperson alan manchee said friday hydro one values its good rela tions with the town of whitchurchstouffville and it would certainly like to work with the town and resolve this issue two months after taking over whitchurchstouffville hydro electric commission residents of stouffville experienced five power outages totaling 30 hours during the month of august mr kristoffy said the 360000 claim is linked to those power outages its disturbing that the frequency of these power out ages occurred simultaneously with the purchase of whitchurchstouffville hydro by hydro one the ceo said last august hydro one spokesperson don mckinnis said that not all transfers from municipalowned utilities to hydro one went smoothly i think this case is directly linked to the transformer blowing up but then again transformers blew up in other parts of ontario too soon after takingover the local electrical service hydro one had its first blackout mckinnis explained that the first major out age was caused when a fuse blew and in the second outage the transfer station blew up it cost hydro one hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair it said mr kristoffy i think this case is directly linked to the transformer blowing up but then again transformers blew up in other parts of ontario too whitchurchstouffville was one of about 120 utilities in ontario to be sold we had no choice but to sell said mayor emmerson the province directed us to sell we couldnt survive as a small utility the whitchurchstouffville hydro electric commission served 3500 customers in the community of stouffville the rest of the municipality includ ing the rural area and the ham lets has been served by ontario hydro for years a year ago hydro officials 25 bfgoodrich plus allseason passenger tires 100000 km tread wearout warranty 36000 series sale from 4499 each p15580r13 other sizes sale 51748399 each order r2884 ne081a1 2 1 from each with tradein diehard battery v 50600 series all sizes 74999499 each with tradein there is a 5 deposit when you buy a new battery at sears refundable with the return of your old battery for recycling order r2884 ne081a1 3 1 complete warranty details at sears auto care sale prices end saturday august 10 2002 while quantities last auto centre direct line 9058826194 hours m0nfri 730am900rm saturday 800am600pm sunday 1100am600pm jf3 cy ontarios drive clean motorist 11 assurance program itahdaflos to automotive nrrairt accredited test repair facility ne081akb copyright 2002 sears canada inc said that a hydro one crew was given an outdated town map ping system to work with and that schematic drawings of the circuits within the town were not up to standard and caused a delay in the electrical crew restoring power madd mothers against drunk driving 1800665madd trismessre taught to jwasacormz ssrreedtte economist isuitifane you wont believe your the bochner eye institute laser vision correction latest laser technology trusted name in toronto since 1929 the consumers choice award over 50000 patients treated wwtmal dp harold stein dp albert cheskes dp raymond stein unionville office 147 main street unionville on l3r 2g8 call 905 4702020 today to schedule your free lasir evaluation mm m markliam theatre for performing ark off single ticket prices hay fever featuring canadas own meagan follows spoworedby xvihsl8fa cathy jones actor writer and star of this hour has 22 minutes the drawer boy the truth about love andor marriage inquire about our music showcase and family series markham ijj theatre cksks spomonjki gggy thai canadian guy ft friends jgkkgsd the just forlaughs roadshow mnewshanghai circus george ga0 ensemble amdjsummer nightsdream mad science presents d0nttry thisath0me newtons revenge tak advantage of our chooscyourown series subscription offers and see the shows you want to see for a free brochure cau our subscription hotline today 0o35585