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The public inquiry com- missioner says public demand for a novelty type of differ- ent and improved appearance tower will add $40,000,000 to the construction cost of the corridor, thus also adding to the province’s power costs. But he bows to public de- mand and recommends On’ tario Hydro use the more costly tower over most of the route. NO GUYED TOWERS Dr. Solandt notes just about everybody, including Ontario Hydro and concerned citizens groups, have almost entirely ignored another type of structure “guyed towers" which are the lightest of all types of towers. He says they are slender and unob- Solandt says the process for establishing both the belt and corridor must be speed- ed up as much as possible to avoid extra expense for elec- trical power users now facing huge increases in power bills. Only then should the necessary public hearings ‘be held to definitely establish the Parkway, he says. By HAL BLAINE Modification of the prov- ince's proposed Parkway Belt here through Markham, Rich- mond Hill and Vaughan Towns can be expected if the Nanticoke to Pickering 500 kv hydro. corridor is included within the Belt as recom- mended March 15 by the Solandt Commission. Ac- cording to the Solandt Re- port the Belt in this area will likely have to be widen- ed. 12 NANTICOKE GENERATING STATION LADIES' SIZES 5 T0 52 7} DRESSES {k COATS - Winter & Spring {‘3 SKIRTS & SWEATERS jig BLOUSES & SLACKS {g PANT SUITS & UNIFORMS 7’1; LONG GOWNS - Sizes 7 to 321/; {‘3 PANTY HOSE & LEOTARDS - to 350 lbs. WE ARE QUI'I'I'ING AFTER 24 YEARS SALE STARTS 10 AM TUES. APRIL 9/ 74 â€"â€"’â€"â€" THE LIBERAL, Richmond H.111, Ontario, Wednesgiay, April Fullers' Dry Goods GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE like] y To Widen Par/(we y Belt Here For Power Corridor YONGE ST., OAK RIDGES LOOK FOR OUR STREAKER . according to Ontario Hydro‘s calculations the cost of the improved appearance structures will exceed the cost of standard lattice towers by more than $40.- 000,000. By 1985 this would increase the cost of power throughout Ontario by ap- proximately 0.15% and would add about 62 cents a year to the average residential power trusive.‘ “Good examples of 500 kilovolt guyed towers can be seen on Ontario Hydro's northern right-ofâ€"way coming down to the Kleinburg Sta- tion. Ontario Hydro didn't recommend guyed toWers for the Middleport to Pickering transmission line. There was no evidence of public sup- port for them and they were scarcely mentioned during the (Solandt) Commission hearings," 'he says. MAP 1 SOLANDT COMMISSION INQUIRY: into the transmission of power from Nantiooke to Pickering m 1914 Solandt notes that every- body stands to be paying five ‘times as much for elec- tricity at the end of the current 15-year period and worries about the. addi- tional costs due to con- struction delays and use of unnecessarily expensive towers. He levels serious criticism at provincial and federal governments in Canada, as well as other national governments, for failing to fund and promote innovative power utility developments that could head off the huge increase coming in electric power costs. AT the four Stores & Property fixtures â€" yes â€" even All furniture and ‘What is necessary is to en- sure that all the major developments required are in hand somewhere and are being adequately funded and co-ordinated. Canada already has substantial resources on which to build in Ontario Hydro, Hydro-Quebec, the National Research Council and industry. With proper planning we can more than pull our weight in intema- tional efforts to devise better URGES GOVERNMENTS Noting this comment is outside the public inquiry's immediate terms of refer- ence. the former Canada Science ’Council chairman says, “I would strongly urge the federal and provincial governments, as part of their program to co-ordinate action on energy problems. to de- fine Canada’s goals for new technology needed both for the generation and transmis- sion of power over the next 20 to 30 years and then im- mediately implement and adequately fund programs tb ensure that these goals are achieved. It isn't necessary to all the research work in any one province or even in Canada. bill. $4.30 to the average commercial bill and $36 to the average industrial indus- trial bill. It is cold comfort to the consumer to note that the average industrial bill. It is cold comfort to the con- sumer to note that the aver- age residential customer’s bill. which was $110.82 in 1971 is forecast to be $554 in 1985," he says. ' must be sold. 3. 1974 "Since a great deal of the proposed right-of-way for this route, from the Milton Station to the Cherrywood Station, will be in the Park- way Belt, most art it should be available for other uses. Especially with selective cut- ting the right-of-way will be highly suitable for many rec- reational uses. NEW ECOLOGICAL POLICY Dr. Solandt says the pOWer corridor will be a valuable community space. "This (Ontario Hydro's) new policy on multiple use of rights-ofâ€"way will un- doubtedly convince the pub- Obviously, since the (his) Commission has recom- mended the inclusion of the 500 kv line in the Parkway Belt, the Commission feels that if any extra expenditure is incurred, it will be amply justified by the social and enviromental benefits that will be achieved," he says. The commissioner finds no evidence the power lines need to have any more than a negligible effect on farming or rec- reational activities on the land over which they pass. He says Ontario Hydro should take more periodic- ally renegotiable easement leases for land instead of taking land titles. He notes that under similar lines in Great Britain there is no fear of adverse effects, since 13,000 homes have been built under existing similar power lines. “I also recommend that the government give urgent con- sideration to the possibility of nominating one ministry to acquire all land needed in the Parkway Belt, whether for Ontario Hydro and the Mini- stry of Transportation and Communication, or for other government land users. Such centralization should acceler- ate land acquisition, lessen the disruption to private own- ers whose land is being taken, and probably result in signi- ficant cost savings to the public at large. The advant- ages of having all the land owned by one ministry may also be considerable. . . .” N0 FINAL COSTS Solandt says there is no way to come to a decisive conclusion in the circum- stances on the relative costs of the various possible power corridor routes but he comes down hard in favor of using the Parkway Belt. Solandt says the Parkway Belt should be purchased by a single agency, not partly by Hydro and partly by some other provincial ministry. energy supply and distribu- tion systems. NEED NEW METHODS “ . . there are .many in- dividuals who question the advisability of continuing to distribute energy in the form of electricity to individual homes and factories. There are strong arguments for having large central nuclear power plants .producing either hydrogen or some simple hydro-carbon which would then be distributed by underground pipeline to in- dividual load centres such as homes or factories. "In the ideal system each home or factory would have its own fuel cell which would produce heat and electricity," says Solandt, advocating the development of alternatives to the kind.of system which requires a swath of huge towers across the southern York Region landscape here He goes on to describe how Canada is missing a big op- portunity in the nuclear power deVelopment field. “The Commission was pre- sented with conflicting 'advice concerning the exact location of the transmission line in relationship to Highway 404. Some would like to see the line east of the highway (in Markham Town) and some to the west (in Richmond Hill Town). The Commission “I do urge Ontario Hydro to proceed as soon as possible with a more specific outline of the requirement for this route in order to have a right-of-way reserved before the area becomes even more built up. In accordance with the principle of joint use of linear rights-of-way, I would recommend this route should as far as possible be co-locat- ed with Highway 404 (not yet built). ‘ T0 VICTORIA SQUARE “The present proposed route for Highway 404 passes so close to the west of But- tonville Airport that it might not be possible to put the 500 kv transmission line in the same right-of-way at that point. It would, there- fore, probably be necessary to use a route, such as the one outlined by Bhi (Limit- ed), which goes to the east of Buttonville Airport until'just south of Victoria Square. At this point the line will veer west to join Highway 404 and from there northward the transmission line should be located and designed in close co-operation with the design- ers of the highway and the intended Parkway Belt. lie that transmission lines don’t have the same adverse effects as expressways and railways. Transmission lines neither pre-empt the total area, nor do they interfere with highway and pedestrian crossings in the same way. In fact, it will appear that the main disadvantages of a transmission line are visual," he says, listing Hydro’s new Ecological Practices for Rights-Ofâ€"Way Policy adopt- ed in 1971. It sets out proâ€" cedures for planning, cutting. maintaining and restoring the natural growth along power lines. Solandt deals with plan- ning for a connecting power line from Parkwa Station east of Thomhill to New- market as follows: Niagara Escarpment Crossings Highway 401 Limehouse Rattlesnake Point The Social Planning Council of Richmond Hill and District does. It gave you local family services, a day care centre, “Helpmate” and “Meals on Wheels”. Its trying to give you a lot more, but it won’t and it can’t unless you lend a hand. Sure you can sit back and gripe about things that should be done, but here’s your chance to get those things done. The Social Planning Council can help Tovonto International Airpon Parkway Belt Land Use ReguIation Area Urban Areas The Recommended Route-Diagvamalic Alignment Ministry of- meyioonomic: 'fl Wu Misfit m'. ‘973 DO YOU GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANYTHING AT ALL? NEWMARKET: This town should have an annual ap- preciation night, according to Councillor Tom Taylor. He suggests that one man and one woman a year should be honored for their volun- teer work in the community. takes no sides in this argu- ment but does urge the earliest possible resolution of the problem." LANGSTAFF ROUTE Solandt describes the rec- ommended power corridor route from Woodbridge Station through Concord and Langstaff to Parkway (Thorn- hill) Station as follows: “This link follows the Parkway Belt in its entirety. Care will be required in sit- ing the corridor where it crosses the Humber River north of the Black Creek Pioneer Yillage, at the cross- ing of Yonge Street at High- way 7 and east of Bayview' (Avenue) before linking to Parkway Station. The right- of-way will be 545 feet wide, to include two double cir- cuit 500 kv lines and possibly two double circuit 230 kv lines." Dr. Solandt notes that Bhi head Bruce Howlett said there is much in favor of the recommended route, whether or not there ever is or was a Parkway Belt designated. "Even if no Park-way Belt had been designated, he feels that it would be a readily de- fensible route for the line. The absence of conflicts, combined with the advant- ages of joint use of the Park- way Belt corridor, make an overwhelming case in favor of the “Parkway Route" for the transmission line." 306 Bayview Ave. (Plaza) 889-1646 - 884-4165 York Home T.V. 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