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economist suntribune crime saturday nov 16 2002 ontario frank kleesmpp oak ridges november 13 2002 dear constituent i have listened to your concerns about the cost of electricity the situation has concerned me too and i have done my utmost to advocate for an appropriate resolution as you are no doubt aware premier ernie eves announced a plan that if passed by the legislature would lower electricity prices to where they were on may 1 2002 and will keep them there until at least 2006 refund everything you paid above that amount since may 1 and keep us on the road to increased supply debt repayment and reasonable prices for the future highlights of the action plan are as follows the price you pay for power will be lowered to a constant 430 per kilowatt hour effective december 1 2002 even if you have signed a fixed priced contract with an energy retailer you will be rebated the difference between your fixed price and 430 the 430 per kilowatt hour price of power will be retroactive to may 1 of this year you will be refunded every penny of the difference between what you paid since may and what you would have paid at a frozen price of 430 per kilowatt hour this also includes customers who signed fixed priced contracts with energy retailers a first instalment of the refund will be sent to you as soon as possible in most cases before the end of this year the remainder will be credited to you through your bill as soon as your local hydro company is able in the meantime effective immediately and until march 3 1 no one will have power disconnected for failure to pay a hydro bill the price consumers pay for delivery will be capped at current levels also the government will order an independent review of the socalled other service charges on your bill so we can determine their reasonableness a standard provincewide electricity bill will be created which will be easy to read and understand the debt of the old ontario hydro will continue to be paid down and well be fighting ottawas outrageous scheme to apply the gst on your energy bill many steps in this plan are immediate measures designed to address factors that have contributed to higher prices for consumers in addition our sight remains fixed on the longterm goal of ensuring that ontario has a sufficient supply of electricity at reasonable prices to meet future needs thats why we have a longterm plan to stimulate new electricity supply and a longterm plan to promote conservation encourage alternative fuels and to support clean electricity production i am confident that the steps our government is taking through these initiatives will have the desired effect of reducing and stabilizing electricity prices while ensuring that in the long- term ontarians will have a secure electricity supply at competitive rates sincerely frank klees mpp constituency office 650 h wy 7 east suite 210- richmond hill ontario l4b 1 b2 tel 905 7073 160 fax 905 7073 161 web page address wwwfrankklecsonca email fkfeesfrankkleesonca bloodstained apartment twists markham murder case by kathleen griffin staff writer a toronto murder suspect who is now in china told york regional police carjackers abducted him along with the murder victim detectives are now questioning that story after forensic evidence surfaced that a homicide took place in an apart ment that was rented by hui bobby wu police believe mr wu returned to his homeland a week after the dismem bered body ofwenfeng benson tang 25 was found in the trunk of mr tangs car on a markham street in august police are also looking for more than 10000 belonging to mr tang that has not been accounted for york police released photos of both victim and suspected killer yesterday hoping someone in the greater toronto area may provide information about the crime or mr wus whereabouts the strange story began in the early morning hours of aug 20 when york officers found mr wu 24 wandering in the old kennedy roaddenison avenue area suffering from a serious gash to the right 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