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12-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 11, 1990 Durham East, Agricultural 1News, Top Dairy Herds Announced for Durham East by John Finlay, P.Ag., -.Agricultural Representative At the Durham Dairy Herd lm- provement Annual Meeting, the top Production Awards were presented at Orono. T-he 5 higtiest production herds in the county with Compositie Brred Class Average figures in brackets are: Willdina Hoîsteins, Bill and John Devries, Bowmanvill (187.2); Henri and Terry Wygerde, Nestleton Unit 2 back to Ifuit power July lst According to Ontario Hydro the delays of putting Unit 2 back into service and a further delay in the start-up of Unit i will cost the utiity somne $132 milion in additional in- Unit 2 which was closed down during commissioning tests due to a cracked rotor in the turbine generator is not expected to be in full power until July lst. It i s costing Hydro some $22 milliona month in interest during the four month delay. New tests are ex- pected in May. Start-up of Unit 1 which was to corne into testing service in December of this year has been moved to February of 1991 at an additional cost of $44 million. The-total cost of the Darlington plant is now set at $ 1263 billion* which compares with an original estimate of $4.6 billion. promier to ans wer letter ifrom Cli rk Cons tituen ts Premier Peterson in the legislature recently contends he will answer a letter sent to him on behaîf of the Committee of Clarke Consti- tuenits under the name of its presi- dent, David Scott. In his letter Scott states that the "financial interests of a large cor- poration appear to systemnatically be given preference over legitimate interests of the local community and the environment." The com- mittee also objects to the haste in which the- infill proposai is bein8 processed. -It also fears if the infill is given approval it will be the foot in theýdoor for the major expansion of 100 acres for landfill. Laidiw-, - -ing approval for an infill of the existing landfill and through a separate application an expansion to a new 100 acre site. Scott asked the people of the Town and Region-to object to the Ministry of the Environment who designated th e Environmental Pro- tection Act rather than a hearing under the more stringent En- vironmental Assessment Act.* The Minister of the Environment has also stated there i s no need for a hearing for a proposed sewer line from the landfill site to Newcastle providing the landfill is approved. We fait to see the logic behind this move states Scott. The issue of the letter was brought before the législature by Sam Cureatz for the local Commit- tee. Cureatz was assured that the letter would be answered. (183.6); Glenn and Lorrie Willson, Tyrone (181.1)' Harm, Prîns,- Hampton (180.0) and David and In- grîdý Larmer, Blackstock (177.1). The county average composite B.C.A. for the 45 supervised herds is 155.3. Othe r improvements recognized at the meeting included Most lm- proved Herd, Glen and Sharon But- tery, Port Hope (20.7); Best Calv- ing Interval for Herd Above Couni- ty Average, Glenn and Linda Milison, Enniskillen (12.1); Highest Composite Production Cow, Youngfield Farms Ltd., Nestleton, on the 2 year old record of Youngfield Confidence May (256-226-249). Leadership in Action by Barbara Weese, Rural Organizations Specialist A workshop for tomorrow's leaders today, September 1 to September 5, 1990, at Bark Lake, Irondale. Leadership in Action is desigiied to help you. Learn more about yourself as an individual, your rela- tionship with others in a group and your skills as a leader in your organization. Are you interested? Have you ever had to chair a meeting... .and wondered how to make better group decisions? Are you new to your group .. .and want to know more about how an organization works? Will vou be involvýed with others on a comimittee . ..but are un- sure of your skill ni expressing yourself or relating to people? Do you exp'ect that you wvill bc a direc- tor or executive miember of your organization. ..but you want to know more about delegatîng, resolving conflict or solving pro- blems. Leadership in Action is open toý members of rural organizations who are energetic, enthusiastic and committed to the health and future of their organization. It is recom- mended for individuals aged 21-35. Organizations are encouraged to identify miembers who, would benefit from Leadership in Action. Application forms are available through your local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office. Cost, is $90.00 per person. For more information contact Bar- bara Weese, (416) 623-3348. -~Ixu 10 i ."g .retes - . . . . .ri LC N (16 62 -6 0