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After struggling with sky-high hydro bills, Ontario residents like Daren Goodchild are going to see some relief with the government’s rate cut this summer. But he’s not celebrating and neither are critics who say the system is still broken /p3

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Caught in a power struggle Residents, critics wary of hydro rate cut that defers costs onto future generations

charges over that time.

Goodchild said the Liberals are just kicking the can down the road.

“Instead of reducing rates, it is going to cost us more in the JUSTIN SKINNER long run,” he said. “This is not JOHN EDWARDS going to help us whatsoever.

SIMON MARTIN They’re doing this for votes.”

The government’s new This summer we’ll see a measures also include helpbreak on hydro bill costs, but ing low-income residents and some residents particularly hard broadening the rural and remote hit by high rates and delivery rate protection program by subfees, aren’t buying it. sidizing rural homeowners who Daren Goodchild, a horse have unusually high distribufarmer from Markham, has felt tion rates. The savings could be the pinch. between $12 and $75 depending The electricity bill for his on consumption and rate plan. small farm from October to Those subsidies will cost the December in 2016 totalled $592, government’s treasury, and taxincluding $130 in delivery fees payers, about $2.5 billion over alone. With an electric wellthe next three years. pump for water and an oilCritics say lowering the cost burning furnace in his 160-yearof hydro artificially without old home, the costs of running addressing broader structural the farm are fast spiralling out issues is a mistake. of control and he feels “Nothing in the govthere’s little hope of ernment’s new plan slowing it. changes the under“It’s gotten to lying costs of the ‘Nothing in the the point where power system,” government’s new we have changed said energy plan changes the our behaviour as consultant Tom best we can but Adams. underlying costs it doesn’t seem He challenged of the power to make a lick the notion that of difference,” he Wynne’s plan was system.” said. like refinancing a Premier Kathleen mortgage.

– Tom Adams, Wynne announced “Not true. Her energy March 2 that the govplan is like refinancing consultant ernment would reduce monthly rental costs. hydro rates by 25 per The monthly rent paycent, which includes the ments will go down, but eight per cent rebate on after the next election the the Ontario portion of the renter will be in much HST. In order to do this, worse trouble.” the plan refinances the Adams says Ontario is payments to private power actually enjoying something providers who signed on for of a “power cost sweet spot” 20-year contracts. at the moment, with relatively Under the new plan, the provaffordable nuclear power. But ince has increased the payment that’s about to change, he said, term from 20 to 30 years, which with some of the province’s will incur $25 billion in interest nuclear generating units up

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The Ontario premier, the PC and NDP energy critics offer their take on making hydro more affordable for consumers

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Daren Goodchild is one of many Ontarians struggling with surging hydro rates. He lives on a farm in rural Markham and says the electricity costs of running his small farm have become insanely high. for refurbishment in the near future.

“A decline in nuclear production and a sharp increase in cost is about to happen,” Adams said.

Keith Brooks, programs director at Environmental Defence, is pleased the government’s plan includes conservation initiatives like the $200 million Affordability Fund, which helps people make their homes more energy efficient.

But he said the government’s reforms make no changes to the supply mix – the amount of power we get from nuclear versus gas versus wind. “… To keep costs low, we need to see more renewables in Ontario’s future,” he wrote in an opinion piece for Metroland Media.

“Wind and solar power costs are plummeting, while costs for nuclear power are rising. Renewable energy has created a solid foundation for a clean economy – one that Ontario now needs to

build upon.”

Ontario’s PC and NDP energy critics both say halting the sale of public electric companies is priority Number 1. The cost to consumers is being hijacked by the drive for profit. “…Because of the way these new private power contracts are written, we are stuck paying guaranteed profit for power plants whether we need them or not,” said Peter Tabuns, NDP energy critic. “Right now, Ontario generates more power than we can use, about $2 billion a year worth of surplus power that we sell to Quebec and New York at a deep — 75 per cent — discount.

In fact, many times we have to pay them to take our power.”

Transparency on the government’s current energy contracts is also lacking, said Todd Smith, PC energy critic.

“In my own riding of Prince Edward-Hastings, I’ve watched power companies ask for and get

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extensions from the government that drag the project out years beyond what was envisioned by the original deal,” he said.

“That’s not something you do if you’re on the side of the people paying hydro bills.”

Mark Rodger, a lawyer with Borden Ladner Gervais and an expert in the utility sector, meanwhile, said delivery charges are a necessary hit. Simply being hooked up to hydro costs money even when energy is not being used.

Those costs could be cut, however, should some of Ontario’s 60-plus utility companies merge.

By having different companies running their own distribution systems, he said, it adds $1 billion in costs.

“Through consolidation, you can remove those costs through efficiency gains,” he said.

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Masking true cost of hydro won’t fix broken system Our hydro bills may be going down this summer, but don’t pop the bubbly just yet.

While Ontario residents will see an average 25 per cent reduction on the bottom line, what they won’t see is what it’s going to cost future generations and the current structural inefficiencies and ongoing bad planning that make electricity expensive for us in the first place.

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the savings this month saying it was the fair thing to do. She heard from families struggling with their bills and struggling to understand why rates have skyrocketed.

Unfortunately, because the history of hydro and its mismanagement is such a long and complicated one, politicians looking to distract would-be voters benefit from its current complexity. People don’t get it and don’t have the time, the comprehension or the willingness to figure it out. What they do get is how hard it is to pay a huge bill.

So Wynne’s Liberals are waving a shiny 25 per cent hydro cut over here, while over there, our expensive hydro system continues to plod along.

The lower bills come from refinancing the term of payment the province owes to private power providers - from 20 years to 30. So we’re deferring costs to future generations in order to get some immediate relief.

And we’re incurring about $25 billion in extra interest charges over that time.

Additional relief will be coming through low-income and rural subsidy programs, but that too comes at a cost of $2.5 billion over the next three years charged to Ontario’s treasury and taxpayers.

As tempting as it is to celebrate lower bills, with an election year in 2018, we need to hold all parties to account to do more than float distractions.

Ontario generates more power than it knows what to do with and we’re forced to sell it to our neighbours at a discounted rate. Sometimes we have to pay for them to take it.

The sale of Hydro One has locked us into guaranteed contracts with private power providers whether we need that power or not. There’s little transparency as to the details of private contracts and that takes accountability right out of the system.

We need a comprehensive plan and a system overhaul.

Keep that in mind when you’re told to celebrate your June power bill. It’s not nearly enough.

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Finding the fire again in Rustic Rustic is an in-between place.

Luisa Giacometti says it’s part of a neglected Toronto, "caught in the middle" between Mount Dennis and Jane-Finch, neighbourhoods she believes get more attention, and more money.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she says, the area was a haven for drugs and prostitution. "There was violence constantly."

Residents from both the highrises and bungalows between Lawrence Avenue and Hwy. 401, east of Jane Street, turned things around.

"We worked hard at it," says Giacometti. One night, 400 filled a meeting at Nelson A. Boylen Collegiate.

Today, though, Boylen, its pool drained, is entering

MIKE ADLER Edges of Toronto its third year empty, awaiting a sale.

Active residents got older, moved away. The Jane Falstaff Community Association Giacometti and others created still meets, but the few leading it, she says, "are getting burned out."

Standing up for a neighbourhood is hard when you can’t find free spaces to meet in.

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Centre bursts with youth and kids from nearby highrises. The association met there last week, in one of the only free spaces it can get.

As one man pointed out, though, everyone in the room lives in a house, and is white. Most Rustic residents aren’t.

The community centre will close soon for renovations, but not before September, and the city says it’s looking at "relocation options" for programs.

But relocate where? For many in Rustic, the York Recreation Centre, at Eglinton Avenue and Black Creek Drive, is two long bus rides away.

People voted in the city’s lengthy "participatory budgeting" process for small park improvements - a ga-

zebo in Rustic Park, a white wall for movies at Maple Leaf Park. But sewer work has held those projects up.

New lights installed in Maple Leaf aren’t turned on.

Yet there’s hope. Rustic’s large, affordable house lots are attracting buyers.

People are moving back because they like the area, says Carlo DiBenedetto, one of its few business owners.

DiBenedetto says the residents’ group needs more warriors, more advertising, and events which are more enjoyable, maybe with food.

Giacometti and others approve. "If you’ve got the fire, we need the fire," she says.

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JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com The time has come for east-ender Nancy Culver to start a new chapter.

A fixture at Community Centre 55 for more than a quarter century, Culver recently cleared out her office and handed over her work phone. She’s now officially a free agent.

"I get to couch surf whenever I want," she said with a laugh over a coffee at a Riverdale café.

"It’s time to pursue my interests, to travel, do some photography, spend time with my husband and daughters, and just live a normal life."

For the past decade, Culver worked as the special events and volunteer co-ordinator at the Upper Beacharea community centre, organizing and running countless events and initiatives like Bard in the Park, the Share-A-Christmas campaign, and the annual

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Nancy Culver recently retired from Community Centre 55 after 26 years of service.

Remembrance Day and Sept. 11 memorials, to name a few. She also managed a roster of thousands of volunteers.

It was a role Culver revelled in.

"People came to me wanting to make a differ-

ence. My job was to make people happy," said a smiling Culver.

"How can you not win at a job like that? This community is filled to the brim with people with good intentions."

The previous executive

director for the centre, Bob Murdoch, hired Culver in 1991 as a community worker. She went on to become a program administrative assistant before taking on her current role.

In an email to The Beach Mirror, Murdoch said Cul-

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"She has a very strong work ethic, and a magnetic personality. She managed a huge compliment of volunteers," he said.

Executive Director Debbie Visconti called Culver a "valuable asset" who knew the ins and outs of the centre like the back of her hand.

Jason Balgopal served as the chair of the centreboard for seven years and worked closely with Culver.

"I am so happy for the legacy that she has left. I will know that she is just enjoying the event like the rest of us."

Among her many involvements, Culver sat on 55 Division’s Community Police Liaison Committee.

"In that role, we got to see Nancy who was driven, who was on top of things.

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Singh said she especially appreciated Culver’s level of organization, energy and her ability to keep things together when challenges arose.

"She’s such a good woman and she’s contributed a whole lot to the community." she said.

As for Culver, she said the thing she’ll miss most about CC55 is all of the great people she had the opportunity to work and interact with. Admittedly, the long hours, early mornings, and late night won’t be as missed.

"I’ll still be in the neighbourhood and I’ll still be involved," promised Culver, who has lived near Danforth and Woodbine avenues for 35 years.

A retirement celebration for Culver will be held Thursday, March 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St. Speeches are set for 5:30 p.m.

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The team at Melanie’s Bistro would like to say a big thank you to all the customers for their continued support. “We’ve lived in the community for 17 years and we appreciate seeing familiar faces dining with us,” says Melanie. The bistro has been a part of many families’events from baptisms to celebrations of life.

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From March 10th to 25th, customers can enjoy a three-course Elite Prix Fixe menu on Friday and Saturday for $30 and Tuesday to Thursday for $27. Customers can choose any app, main and dessert from the regular menu. For lunch, Melanie’s Bistro is offering a $12 beer and burger special from Tuesday to Friday.

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’Little free library’ in east Toronto vandalized – again Gainsborough mini-library was built to honour Cathie Hong Louie JOANNA LAVOIE jlavoie@insidetoronto.com For the second time in a year, a charming "little free library" in east Toronto has been vandalized.

The mini-library, which was constructed three years ago in memory of late area resident Cathie Hong Louie, was damaged sometime in the overnight hours of Feb. 28 or

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Katherine Harrison, one of the local moms who helped build the little free library on Gainsborough Road, just north of Upper Gerrard Street East, and continues to manage it, is beyond incensed.

"Don’t touch our library. This library is a memorial," said Harrison who passes by the red library daily.

"I don’t understand why anybody would do this. It’s cruel."

Harrison said vandal(s) ripped off the door, which has since been located nearby. They wooden structure was also dam-

A ’Little Free Library" on Gainsborough Road, north of Upper Gerrard Street East, was recently vandalized for the second time in a year.

aged and its contents strewn about.

"They threw the books on the street," Harrison told The Mirror. "It’s an obvious act of vandalism.

You can see it from the wreckage."

Several people in the community heard about

situation and have offered both cash as well as their time to repair the structure, which is affectionately known as Cathie’s Library. Hong Louie, who worked in the guidance department at Subway Academy, died of breast cancer on Nov. 12, 2015.

Ward 32 Coun. MaryMargaret McMahon was a close friend of Hong Louie and said the vandalism is "terrible."

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