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Facts and Figures -Health Care

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- April 02, 2012

Here are a few facts and figures to help differentiate between the different countries Health System Costs.

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Selling Hydro One

- March 28, 2015

My Cousin in New Zealand has some input when governments make poor decisions that are detrimental to segments of the population that do not have the means to cope. The same thing could happen to Ontarians. ---------------------------------- We worked for this Company for nearly 40 years and have seen it go from a World recognized company to a comedy of errors caused by a Liberal government who have no idea what they are doing. ---------------------------------- --------Original message------- From: Martyn and Stephanie (GMT-05:00) To: Peter & Jean Subject: Re: Hydro one Hi Peter- Our electricity companies were publicly owned until a right-wing government in the 1990s decided privatisation was the way to go. Result? Rocketing prices for consumers, fat profits for the private owners....we wish we could go back to the way things were. Old people here don't get any rebate for rising power pr...

Lost Camera Drivers

- September 01, 2016

Blog needs updating. My camera connection to the computer is down. The outdated software just doesn't compute in Windows 7 . Drivers are outdated and the camera company was taken over by another who will not or does not care to supply them. They would like you to buy a new camera. I have not quit looking but the progress right now is very slow. Cheers.PeterL

North Bay Early Days #7

- January 31, 2010

BINGHAM CHUTE Bingham Chute Generating Station was the next hydro-electric power plant built on the South River. Ontario Hydro began its construction in 1923, and by March of 1924, added 800 kilowatts of electricity to the system.Situated at the west end of Powassan, the entire development consists of a control dam, a water intake with headworks, 350 ft. of woodstave penstock - eight ft. in diameter, a powerhouse containing the two generators, 50 acres of land, and 150 acres of flooded area, all owned by Hydro. The generators housed at Bingham Chute came from the Nipissing plant, which had been outfitted with higher capacity generators in 1923.