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9 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, September 17, 2009 For the love of horses ALI'S AN ACE: After four years of training, galloping graduate Ali Varga, pictured here with Ace, recently received her teaching certification in horse riding. She instructs English riding lessons as well as horse care at Bertin Stables on Dundas Street West. Varga also works with the stable's camp programs. Ontario Energy Board Commission de l'Énergie de l'Ontario EB-2009-0271 Ontario NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND HEARING FOR AN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION RATE CHANGE Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. ("Oakville Hydro") filed a cost of service application with the Ontario Energy Board (the "Board") on August 28, 2009 under section 78 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.15 (Schedule B), seeking approval for changes to the rates that Oakville Hydro charges for electricity distribution, to be effective May 1, 2010. The Board has assigned the application File No. EB-2009-0271. The Board's decision on this application may have an effect on all of Oakville Hydro's customers. Any change to Oakville Hydro's distribution rates will cause Oakville Hydro's delivery charges to change. Delivery charges are one of four regular items on residential and general service customers' electric bills and vary depending on the amount of electricity consumed. Oakville Hydro indicates that if the application is approved as filed, residential customers consuming 800 kWh per month would experience an approximate 2% increase in their current delivery charges. This is a $0.70 per month increase on their total bill. General service customers consuming 2,000 kWh per month and having a monthly demand of less than 50 kW would experience an approximate 9% increase in their current delivery charges. This is a $7.03 per month increase on their total bill. How to see Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc.'s Application Copies of the application are available for inspection at the Board's office in Toronto and on its website, www.oeb.gov.on.ca, and at Oakville Hydro's office and may be on its website. How to Participate You may participate in this proceeding in one of three ways: 1. Send a Letter with your Comments to the Board Your letter with comments will be provided to the Board Panel deciding the application, and will be part of the public record for the application. Your letter must be received by the Board no later than 30 days from the publication or service date of this notice. The Board accepts letters of comment by either post or e-mail at the addresses below. 2. Become an Observer Observers do not actively participate in the proceeding but monitor the progress of the proceeding by receiving documents issued by the Board. You may request observer status in order to receive documents issued by the Board in this proceeding. If you become an observer, you need to contact the applicant and others in order to receive documents that they file in this proceeding and they may charge you for this. Most documents filed in this application will also be available on the Board's website. Your request for observer status must be made in writing and be received by the Board no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. The Board accepts observer request letters by either post or e-mail at the addresses below; however two paper copies are also required. You must also provide a copy of your letter to the applicant. 3. Become an Intervenor You may ask to become an intervenor if you wish to actively participate in the proceeding. Intervenors are eligible to receive evidence and other material submitted by participants in the hearing. Likewise, intervenors will be expected to send copies of any material they file to all parties to the hearing. Your request for intervenor status must be made by letter of intervention and be received by the Board no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. Your letter of intervention must include a description of how you are, or may be, affected by the outcome of this proceeding; and if you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership. The Board may order costs in this proceeding. You must indicate in your letter of intervention whether you expect to seek costs from the applicant and the grounds for your eligibility for costs. You must provide a copy of your letter of intervention to the applicant. The Board intends to proceed with this application by way of a written hearing but may include an oral component for certain parts of the application. That component may be in the form of a technical conference or an oral hearing or both. If you object to the Board proceeding in this fashion, your letter of intervention must state the type of proceeding you believe to be necessary and the reasons why. If you already have a user ID, please submit your intervention request through the Board's web portal at www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca. Additionally, two paper copies are required. If you do not have a user ID, please visit the Board's website under e-filings and fill out a user ID password request. For instructions on how to submit and naming conventions please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at www.oeb.gov.on.ca, e-Filing Services. The Board also accepts interventions by e-mail, at the address below, and again, two additional paper copies are required. Those who do not have internet access are required to submit their intervention request on a CD or diskette in PDF format, along with two paper copies. NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? REBATES/GRANTS HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER REPLACE YOUR OLD FURNACE WITH A HIGH EFFICIENCY GAS FURNACE WITH ENERGY SAVING MOTOR FOR AS LOW AS How to Contact Us In responding to this Notice, please reference Board file number EB-2009-0271 in the subject line of your e-mail or at the top of your letter. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address and telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date. $ OR REPLACE YOUR OLD FURNACE AND AIR CONDITIONER FOR AS LOW AS 1,318 (AFTER REBATE) GST INCLUDED.* Need More Information? Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the Board's website at www.oeb.gov.on.ca or by calling our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727. $ · DON'T PAY TILL 2010 ** * · 10 YEAR PARTS WARRANTY · LIFETIME HEAT EXCHANGER WARRANTY 3,464 (AFTER REBATE) GST INCLUDED.* IMPORTANT IF YOU DO NOT FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE PROCESS AS OUTLINED OR DO NOT REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE IN THIS PROCEEDING. Addresses The Board: Post: Ontario Energy Board P.O. Box 2319 2300 Yonge Street, 27th Floor Toronto ON M4P 1E4 Attention: Board Secretary Filings: www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca E-mail: Boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Tel: 1-888-632-6273 (toll free) Fax: 416-440-7656 The Applicant: Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. 861 Redwood Square P. O. Box 1900 Oakville ON L6J 5E3 Attention: Ms Cristina Birceanu Manager, Regulatory Affairs E-mail: cbirceanu@oakvillehydro.com Tel: 905-825-4422 Fax: 905-825-4435 Counsel for the Applicant: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Suite 4100, 40 King Street West Toronto ON M5H 3Y4 Attention: Mr. James Sidlofsky E-mail: jsidlofsky@blgcanada.com Tel: 416-367-6087 Fax: 416-361-7366 42 years SYSTEMS 2009 Heating & Cooling Systems ·24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE ·QUALIFIED MECHANICS ·QUALITY WORKMANSHIP Bronte Rd Third Line APPLEBY QEW Speers Rd FIREPLACE, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS *Limited Time Offer, OAC *Limited Time Offer **O.A.C. hours: Mon.- Fri: 9am - 5pm; Sat: 11am - 4pm Bryant Showroom: 2086 Speers Rd, Oakville Burlington 905 Oakville 905 825-1893 www.applebysystems.on.ca 335-3203 Showroom Nov. 30/08 905 Humidifier fi Lakeshore Rd OR Air Cleaner 825-1929 DATED at Toronto, September 11, 2009 ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD Original Signed By Kirsten Walli Board Secretary WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? REBATES/GRANTS HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER