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MA TERRACE BAY NEWS Vol. I6 No. .36 September I2, I973 I5¢ Per Copy NODC LOANS FOR NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Two northwestern Ontario firms will receive Northern Ontario Development Corporation tour- ist industry loans totalling $460,000 to build motels near Terrace Bay and Sioux Lookout acc- ording to an announcement by Industry and Tour =ism Minister Claude F. Bennett. The Red Dog Inn of Terrace Bay Limited, will receive $300,000 repayable with 6 per cent in- terest toward the cost of a 20 unit motel on the Trans Canada Highway in Terrace Bay Town- ship. The premises will have dining and meet- ing room facilities and a staff of about 25 people. A $160,000 NODC loan will help provide funds to build The Lamplighter Motel on Highway 72 about two miles south of Sioux Lookout. The new premises will have I4 motel units and a coffee shop. It is expected that both operations will be open to the-public by the end of this year. Claude F. Bennett has also announced that Unitized Manufacturing Limited of Thunder Bay will receive a $20,000 Northern Ontario Devel- opment Corporation performance loan to expand its operations. The company manufactures factory pre-built sectional buildings and pre-fabricated build- ings and will construct an addition to its pre- sent plant to accommodate volume production of pre-fabricated roof trusses. It is antici- pated that about 6 new employees will be re- quired following expansion. Great Expanse The Great Lakes cover nearly 65,000 square miles of North 'America, making them the great- est expanse of freshwater on this planet. OMEA MAY INTERVENE IN RATE REVIEW HEARINGS The standard of service to Ontario Electri- city consumers will hinge on "crucial" decis- ions to be made by a new provincial committee, Ernest Alexander, president of the Ontario Municipal Electric Association, said in Fort Frances recently. The association represents 350 municipal | electric commissions who distribute electrical power to more than two million consumers. Mr. Alexander, who is a public utilities commissioner and businessman in Barrie, was speaking to members of OMEA District 3 which covers the Districts of Thunder Bay and Ken- ora. He appealed to commissioners all statements by the Committee ing of Public Utilities, formed Government last month. to scrutinize on Restructur- by the Ontario "The committee has a crucial task," he said. "Its recommendations will determine for several years how -- and how well -- the electricity consumers will be served." Mr. Alexander asked commissioners to bear in mind that "the influence of civil servants at all levels has been enhanced, while control by the titular political chiefs has been weak- ened. "Because of this, we must be concerned about the continued effectiveness of the el- ected politician in any proposals for restruc- turing public utilities." Mr. Alexander questions whether the public was best served by tipping the scales in fav- our of the employed professional, rather than the elected representative. The present co-operative of municipal continued page 2 ....si enisle