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Robert Franklin: Ontario Hydro chief says power here is cheaper
Robert Franklin: Ontario Hydro chief says power here is cheaper

Robert Franklin: Ontario Hydro chief says power here is cheaper

Date2/10/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Robert Franklin: Ontario Hydro chief says power here is cheaper.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0048327F
Hydro Plan: Demand management is the key to avoiding power shortages, says Ontario Hydro chief Robert Franklin
Hydro Plan: Demand management is the key to avoiding power shortages, says Ontario Hydro chief Robert Franklin
12/19/1989
Selling power: Hydro-Quebec chief Richard Drouin says most of the $50 billion the utility plans to raise will go for northern projects and improving transmission
Selling power: Hydro-Quebec chief Richard Drouin says most of the $50 billion the utility plans to raise will go for northern projects and improving transmission
3/21/1991
Deal dead: Hard to swallow, says Hydro chief Hugh Macaulay (left), but Environment Minister John Roberts admits to mixed feelings
Deal dead: Hard to swallow, says Hydro chief Hugh Macaulay (left), but Environment Minister John Roberts admits to mixed feelings
2/28/1981
Hydro Chairman Robert Franklin hopes $10 discounts off energy-efficient shower heads will encourage residential hydro customers to use less hot water and save electricity
Hydro Chairman Robert Franklin hopes $10 discounts off energy-efficient shower heads will encourage residential hydro customers to use less hot water and save electricity
4/6/1990
Up in arms: Roy Sharpe, a member of London's bingo task force and head of a group that raises money from bingo for athletic programs, says free bus rides to Brantford, with its cheaper games and bigger prizes, is cutting into the take for London charities and community groups
Up in arms: Roy Sharpe, a member of London's bingo task force and head of a group that raises money from bingo for athletic programs, says free bus rides to Brantford, with its cheaper games and bigger prizes, is cutting into the take for London charities and community groups
9/28/1984
Heading North: Apprentice Lineman Gary Lavallie says he will be better off in Sudbury with next to no mortgage on his cheaper house despite having to take a reduction in pay
Heading North: Apprentice Lineman Gary Lavallie says he will be better off in Sudbury with next to no mortgage on his cheaper house despite having to take a reduction in pay
2/16/1989
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
6/6/1969
Cheaper cars: Mel Stein, president of AHA, says it's his state-of-the-art Brampton plant, not subsidies, that allows him to sell strech limousines more cheeply than his U
Cheaper cars: Mel Stein, president of AHA, says it's his state-of-the-art Brampton plant, not subsidies, that allows him to sell strech limousines more cheeply than his U
9/20/1989
Hydro chief: Chairman Marc Eliesen says he hopes rate hikes will moderate in a couple of years
Hydro chief: Chairman Marc Eliesen says he hopes rate hikes will moderate in a couple of years
9/11/1991
The atomic power station at Pickering will be duplicated in plans announced today by Ontario Hydro to build major new nuclear power facilities costing(...)
The atomic power station at Pickering will be duplicated in plans announced today by Ontario Hydro to build major new nuclear power facilities costing(...)
3/10/1971
Weaving a network of power. Workmen appear to be weaving a network of steel reinforcing rods as Ontario Hydro expands its nuclear power-generating pla(...)
Weaving a network of power. Workmen appear to be weaving a network of steel reinforcing rods as Ontario Hydro expands its nuclear power-generating pla(...)
6/30/1976
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
5/26/1985