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economist suntribune whitchurchstouffville thursday june 6 2002 tos s gilt up mr ife sb j sfe f 3t bp billcoluns one of four stouffville war vets awarded medal bill scott lied about his age and went to war as a 17yearold memories painful for honoured ww ii veterans by joan ransberry staff writer bill collins thought he was dead bill scott wished hed stayed home a walk down memory lane took the two stouffville second world war veter ans back to holland on tuesday at least in their minds on behalf of the wapenbroeders dutch canadian legion of hamilton ont whitchurch- stouffville mayor wayne emmerson presented medals to four stouffville soldiers for their part in the liberation of holland two of the soldiers were remem bered posthumously the presentations took place during a town council meet ing in stouffville giving the medals to the veterans is the wapenbroeders legions way of let ting the stouffville veterans and their families know that their efforts in 1945 continue to be valued said chris kruter we will never forget the canadians said mr kruter their willingness to risk their lives and future in order to liberate people far away is appreciated for always recognition is not from any govern ment stressed mr kruter its from the people of holland its from people like me i lost my father my sister and our house in the war the people the canadians came and liberated were us the medal is designed for veterans who couldnt visit holland in 1995 for the 50th anniversary celebration of the liberation were giving out 25000 medals in total in ontario said mr kruter in a telephone interview accepting the medal for the late alfred barton was his widow dorothy and son mike while mayor emmerson presented the medal for the late robert hutchison to his son richard we will never forget the canadians the liberation of the netherlands was completed on may 5 1945 by the first canadian army bill collins of rupert avenue and bill scott of elm street were part of it it had been a long and difficult campaign lasting more than a year it followed the initial allied landings on the beaches of normandy on june 6 1944 in the history books the landing on normandy is referred to as dday in mr see dutch page 27 councillors have questions for burger king plans by joan ransberry staff writer the whopper could be arriving in whitchurchstouffville this fall plans were outlined tuesday for a 3600- squarefoot burger king outlet during a meet ing of town council if council approves the restaurant will open in september on a 22- acre lot at the southeast corner of main street and hwy 48 in ringwood ian macleod vice president and coowner of franchise owner hayes lines properties said the eatery will mean 100 new jobs for local residents ward 2 councillor mark carroll however is not amused by burger kings employment offerings calling it a minimum wage setup as well councillor carroll said he does not support burger kings architectural design stressing it does not fit into the future vision of main street ward 6 councillor sue sherban also had problems with the application i saw this and i just couldnt believe there was this much inter est in stouffville for hamburgers she said you come here and you fully expect to put your logo on your business we might as well take our urban design guidelines and put them under the table and just forget about them she said council will revisit the burger king appli cant on june 18 mr macleod a resident of stouffville and father of five said hes confident burger king can work with staff and with council and be granted final approval we are anxious to get started he said ontario energy board commission de ienergie de ontario notice of application and notice of written hearing hydro one networks inc electricity rate change particulars of the application the electricity rates for customers of the former whitchurchstouffville hydroelectric commission whitchurchstouffville hydro must be unbundled into electricity distribution rates and rates for power and other charges in order to meet the requirements of new legislation in 2001 hydro one networks inc networks the new owner filed an application the initial application with the board with respect to rates for the distribution of electricity for these customers the board assigned file number rp20000023eb2001 0704 to the initial application in december 2001 the board approved the rates requested in the initial application on an interim basis in march 2002 networks filed an application the rate adjustment application to adjust electricity distribution rates in the service area of the former whitchurchstouffville hydro in accordance with the annual price cap adjustment of the boards electricity distribution rate handbook the rate handbook the board assigned file number rp20020101eb20020196 to the rate adjustment application the board has determined that the initial application and the rate adjustment application shall be considered jointly the rate handbook stipulates that the distribution rate component of the electricity bill must be subdivided into a fixed monthly charge and a variable charge this rate restructuring while having no overall impact on networks revenues may result in individual customer rate changes the rate handbook also allows a utility to apply for a change in its distribution rates in order to earn up to a market based rate of return after tax the board has determined that rate increases due to a utilitys proposal to earn a marketbased rate of return must be phased in over the three years of the utilitys performancebased rate plan the pbr plan on june 21 2001 1428594 ontario inc as the incorporated successor to the whitchurchstouffville hydro electric commission was acquired by networks networks is required to make payments in lieu of taxes to the ministry of finance for such acquired utilities commencing upon the acquisition date and is therefore seeking to adjust rates in whitchurchstouffville to recover these amounts from ratepayers in the initial application networks has applied for a rate of return on common equity mbrr of 988 to be used for ratesetting purposes in this service area networks selection of this mbrr results in an additional 470262 per annum to be recovered in rates which is inclusive of pils networks proposes to recover this amount in three approximately equal increments over the three years of the pbr plan in the initial application networks applied for an increase in rates for the first increment of 156754 the rates proposed in the initial application result in an increase of 22 based on 1999 rates on the bill for a residential customer with a monthly electricity consumption of 1 000 kwh the first year impact for a general service customer with a monthly consumption of 2000 kwh is an electricity bill decrease of 33 networks applied for the proposed rates to be effective may 1 2002 in december 2001 the board approved the rates proposed in the initial application on an interim basis but this interim increase is subject to review by the board in the rate adjustment application networks proposes to implement the second mbrr increment along with the annual pbr rate adjustment the second year incremental impact for a residential customer with monthly consumption of 1000 kwh is 19 and for a ontario rp20000023 eb rp20020101 eb20020196 general service customer consuming 2000 kwh per month is 46 due to rate restructuring individual customer bill impacts may be higher or lower depending on a customers electricity consumption networks has proposed that the adjusted rates be effective october 1 2002 the adjustments to rates proposed are primarily based on formulas approved by the board in past proceedings the board will consider the cumulative impact of these adjustments in reviewing the proposed distribution rates how to see the applicants prefiled evidence copies of all documents filed by networks for these applications for the former whitchurchstouffville hydro service area are available for inspection at the boards offices at networks head offices in toronto or at the office of the clerk of the affected municipality if you intend to participate in the proceeding networks upon request is required to give you a copy of its applications with respect to the proceeding in which you intend to participate hearing unless a party satisfies the board that the applications by networks for the service area of the former whitchurchstouffville hydro should proceed by way of an oral or electronic hearing the board intends to proceed by way of a written hearing in this matter how to participate if you wish to participate in this proceeding you must within 28 calendar days of the publication of this notice file with the board 6 copies of your submissions including submissions on the type of hearing with respect to these applications a copy of your submissions must also be sent to networks at the address below information on how to participate may be obtained from the boards customer service centre at 18776322727 or by email at boardsecoebgovonca please reference board file numbers rp20000023eb20010704 and rp20020101eb20020196 on all correspondence important if you do not file written submissions or provide reasons for not holding a written hearing the board will proceed without your participation and you will not be entitled to any further notice of the proceeding ontario energy board po box 2319 2300 yonge street 26 floor toronto ontario m4p 1 e4 attn mr paul b pudge board secretary toll free 18886326273 fax 4164407656 hydro one networks inc regulatory affairs 13 floor north tower 483 bay street toronto ontario m5g 2p5 attn mr glen macdonald senior advisor- regulatory review regulatory affairs phone 4163455913 fax 4163455866 addresses dated at toronto may 23 2002 ontario energy board peter h odell