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p 18 weekender saturdaynovember15 1997 7 1 st blueprint for hydro reform will help achieve efficiency the winds of change are finally blowing last week after over a year of anticipation the provincial gov ernment released its white paper on ontario hydro the 29page docu ment is the blueprint for hydro and along with it the utilitys century- long monopoly on the electricity market the move is intended to allow for competition in both the wholesale and retail sides of the electricity business by the turn of the century the plan is to divide ontario hydro into three new provincially owned companies the first will be a generating com pany that will have to compete with other electricity suppliers both from within ontario and without the transmission company will retain its monopoly to maintain the grid for the province much like the phone wire service provided by bell telephone the third utility will be a retail company the contents of the white paper provided few surprises for industry insiders the new structure outlined by the province is similar to that recom mended by both the macdonald your earth suzanne elston committee and the municipal elec tric association me a while the restructuring is in tended to make hydro competitive in the north american marketplace it also provides for accountability something ontario hydros critics have demanded for a long time until now hydro has been simul taneously the rule maker the player and referee public utilities were accountable to hydro while at the same time ontario hydro offered competitive retail services under the restructuring plan hydros retail customers and the existing 275 municipal utilities will all be accountable to a redesigned ontario energy board although it will be some time before the logistics of the govern ments plan are made clear the ini tial response to the white paper has been positive set 249 double 1 69 set 299 queen 199 set 349 set 289 double 209 set 339 queen 259 set 399 king 449 set 699 double 249 set 399 queen 299 set 469 king 489 set 759 double 289 set 479 queen 319 set 519 king 529 set 839 double 359 set 549 queen 409 set 619 king 559 set 899 pick 3 choices nogstnopst delivery bed frame b mattress cover pillow with any mattress set purchasep 4560 hwy 7 4770181 10720 yonge st 5086190 3811 sheppard ave e 2935191 setup free available i layaway monwed 1 06 pm thursfri 109pm saturdays 1 06 pm sundays 114 pm john otoole mpp for durham east and current member of the select com mittee on ontario hydro nuclear affairs is supportive im encouraged by the fact that com petition should reduce costs for cus tomers he said brian wilkey general manager of nia gara falls hydro agrees it opens up the marketplace and we think thats a good thing he said one thing that does concern wilkey is a new tax that will be levied on the distrib ution utilities to help pay down hydros s30biliion debt were concerned what affect this will have on the bottom line he said this marks the end of government sub sidies for hydro and begins the era of true cost accounting for energy consumption ultimately the white paper may suc ceed where environmentalists have failed when people have to start paying the real cost of generating electricity conserva tion and efficiency may finally become economic realities copies of the white paper are available by calling l 8005654923 or on the internet at the following address wwwenegovonca iviunuoy iui mc upturning i nursaay bankruptcy why face if alone call murray kideckel trustee in bankruptcy personal business bankruptcies personal proposals richmond hill 9058822436 30wertheimcrt downtown 4169716396 27 carlton st scarborough 4167577535 oshawa 9055761926 brampton 9054536881 barrie 7057226398 free initial consultation m i how would you like to earn some extra money we have paper routes available in the following areas kreighoff ave unionville 63 homes ellingwood ct unionville 60 homes eyer dr unionville 45 homes lazenby ct unionville 45 homes toronto st s uxbridge 53 homes if you live within walking distance of any of the above routes please call stouffville uxbridge 9056402100 9058529741 markham 9052948244