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Ee -- OMEA asks Ontario Hydro to cut rates Ontario Hydro's proposed 'rate increase for 1983 should be cut in half. In a lengthy and detailed submission to the Ontario Energy Board, the Ontario Municipal Electric Assoc. (0.M.EA.) outlined an exten- sive package of changes and recommendations that would slash Ontario Hydro's revenue needs in 1983 by $230 million. This would have the effect of reducing the pro- posed increase for bulk electric power from Ontario Hydro's request, averaging about 14 per cent to no more than 7 per cent. The Ontario Municipal * Electric Association repre- sents 'the interests of the municipal distributors of electricity. Three hundred and twenty-four municipal utilities including Scugog Hydro buy electric power from Ontario Hydro and distribute it to the Ontario households, institutions, commerce and industry. As such, the O.M.E.A. repre- sents the interests of 2.3 million customers who con- sume two-thirds of the electrical energy in the province. The O0.M.E.A. believes that the time has come for Ontario Hydro to "tighten its belt' and assume its respon- sibility to take any and every reasonable step to limit rate. increases. Ontario Hydro could re- duce its apparent need for higher prices by nearly $25 million just by making real- istic forecasts of the energy available --from-. nuclear power and from the excess hydraulic capacity in Quebec and Manitoba. This is one of a number of specific actions recommended by the O.M.E.A. The O.M.E.A. also has 'recommended that Ontariq Energy Board put an end to Ontario Hydro's un- relenting growth in adminis- trative costs. 'Ontario Hydro is planning to expand Operations, main- tenance and Administraton (OM&A) costs by $238 mill- ion or 38 per cent in just two years by passing on inflation and continuing to add new the staff. The O.M.E.A. rec- ommended a $50 million cut in the $1 billion OM&A budget and a freeze on the corporation's capital pro- grams not related to already approved systems expansion and regulatory and safety programs, With such a high proposed rate increase, it would have been easy to challenge Ontario Hydro's intention to improve slightly its debt ratio in 1983. The O.M.E.A. believes that such a position would be inappropriate and irresponsible. The O.M.E.A.'s program of realistic: forecasts and responsible restraint will not impair Ontario Hydro's financial soundness or threaten the credit rating of the province. _ CHARLES HAYTER Actor to perform one man show at library A program for adults and young adults will be present- ed at the Scugog Memorial Library on Water Street, Wednesday, June 23rd at 8:00 p.m. "A Taste of Robert Service" will be performed by Charles Hayter, an actor of 25 years on the Canadian stage, TV, Radio and films. Charles Hayter - devised and commenced to perform his one-man show in 1971 appropriately premiering in the North in the winter at Yellowknife. 'The present- ation is based on the life and times and works of Robert W. Service, the Bard of the Yukon, and the Poet Laureate of the North, who chronicled the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 in his books. Since then 'A Taste of Robert Service" has toured all Canadian provinces and territories and has been seen in Wales, Scotland, England, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. It is hoped that all who attend will enjoy this evening at the new library building. There is no charge: for this performance. ty) % QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY is offering ENE rasa --WHILE YOU WAIT -- We Have Some Super FATHER'S DAY GIFTS LIMITED PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday June 15, 1982 -- 7 orm WERE YIU s==== cllstie (o1T1] oe [[g]e] centre Provides all lots. 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