clomping through a thicket in his central B.C. riding of Omineca, has little chance of success. empf is convinced that it is not needed in ‘populated worthern B.C. where land is plentiful. In his ‘kilometre riding, “it will not be required for the next 50 years — if ever.” Tall, b His prime concern is still to get a “return to Omineca of our fair share.” GETS TOO LITTLE Too much revenue from the provincial lotteries is going to Vancouver for the Expo 86 transportation fair and other projects, and too little to other areas of the province — particularly to his riding, his argues. He is irritated by lack of consultation before plans are prepared for the use of Crown land and he is critical of the government for ignoring reforestation. now where it is near 16 per cent of the Omineca.” cowboy boots worn by other northern members. He keeps in touch with his constituents through a mobile constituency office — a motor home which serves as office and home during a circuit of his riding every six to eight weeks. He covers more than 25,000 kilometres a year. The maverick member says his non-conforming, vocal style has cost him a cabinet post which he finds regrettable because “after nine years of experience, I have something to add to the decision-making process.” He is a thorn in Premier Bill Bennett's side, refusing to be gagged, and threatening to break ranks to oppose such projects as hydro dams and river diversions. He has also fought to disband the government-owned Insurance Corp. of G.C. and has opposed cuts along the provincially owned B.C. Rail line. U.S. importing more electricity By RICHARD PIENCIAK NEW YORK (AP) — The export of excess Canadian electricity is brightening the U.S. energy picture, notwithstanding complaints from the American coal and nuclear industries. Electricity imports from Canada have increased sixfold since 1970, said Rayburn Hanzlik, administrator of the U.S. Energy Department's economic regulatory administration. Utilities in eight border states are importing more than $1.2 billion U.S. worth of electricity annually, accounting for about 10 per cent of the United State's annual balance of payments deficit with Canada, says the U.S. Commerce Department. The electricity is available because of excess generating capacity in Canada, brought on by a lower than anticipated growth in demand Since most Canadian power is hydroelectric, it is among the cheapest in the world and not subject to volatile price fluctuations like that experienced in the mid-1970s when members of the Organizations of Petroleum Exporting Countries raised their oil prices. Statistics from Ontario Hydro indicate that residential ‘s ing 1,000 kil tt-hours a month as of last January paid $34 in Winnipeg and $39 in Montreal, while New York City residents paid of equivalent of $176 (Canadian) for the same amount and Bostonians $134. BUY CANADIAN It is no surprise, then, that U.S. utility executives, plagued with environmental, safety and financial concerns, have found it easier to buy from Canada than build their own coal-fired or nuclear generating stations Detroit Edison buys from Ontario Hydro, several Maine utilities buy from the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission, Citizens Utilities Co. in Vermont buys from Hydro-Quebee, the Basin Electric Power Cooperative in Bismarck, N.D., buys from the Saskatchewan provincial utility Not all of the electricity stays near the border. Much of the production from Hydro's Quebec's plant in Beauharnois, Que., from example, is repurchased by New York City’s Condolidated Edison Co. (New York state gets 17 per cent of its electricity from Canada) Seattle buys from British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. So does Los Angeles, some 2,000 kilometres from the Canadian border And until last year, Ontario Hydro electricity helped replace the power lost due to the 1979 accident at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant But coal and nuclear industry officials in the United States are unhappy about the Canadian sales, noting that the amount of power already imported could be supplied by 16 new coal-fired plants or seven large nuclear units. AFFECT JOBS We think it stinks,” said Carl Bagge, president of the National Coal Association. “We are obviously very concerned about the negative aspects on the production of U.S. coal and coal miners’ jobs. “People remember what the black-eyed Arabs from OPEC did to us. Well, the blue-eyed Arabs in Canada are doing an even better job.” The imported power represents only one per cent of total U.S. consumption but already accounts for 10 per cent of Canada’s annual electric production. With business booming, some provincial utilities are talking about building generating stations dedicated entirely to export, and a U.S. Energy Department report released in September estimates that Canadian sales will double in 1990, “They have a surplus and we have a ready market, we want to take full optimum advantage of that,” said Robert Hiney, a senior vice-president at the New York Power Authority. “It benefits both parties.” Castlegar News of Sun., Jan. 13 The potential is almost limitless. Hydro-Quebec, which completing its huge 10,269-megawatt La Grande hydroelectric complex, has an additional 30,000 megawatts of untapped hydro potential, nearly double the current peak need for all six New England states. is “There is plenty of untapped power, far beyond what can be dreamed of as our requirements and for the northeastern United States for quite a while,” said Jacques Guevremont, Hydro-Quebec’s vice-president for external markets. Hydro-Quebec will sell 33 billion kilowatt-hours to the 86-member New England Power Pool over the 11-year period beginning in 1986. That ag played a key role in Vermont's withdrawal of support for the now-cancelled Seabrook 2 nuclear plant. “It adds to our diversity of supply, reduces our dependency on oil and gives our customers in New England a tremendous savings,” said Phillip Otness, the power pool's executive director. 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