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SECTION PAGES C1-C16 NEIGHB0RH00DSC2 CLASSIFIEDC4 So By Julia Bennett Citizen staff writer 1989. Ottawa Hydro has decided to pass that increase and an added 0.1 per cent along to consumers. Kanata and Gloucester hydro will not pass along the full increase to customers. "We try to hold down increases every year because of our high basic rate," said Kanata Hydro treasurer Paul Huot. Despite the smaller rate hikes, residents of the suburban cities will still pay more per month than Ottawa residents: $60.81 a month, starting Jan.

1, for 1,000 kilowatt-hours in Gloucester, and $63.23 in Kanata. Base rates are higher in the suburban municipalities because they are still paying off their initial start-up costs. It's the second year in a row that Ottawa Hydro has passed on its full Ontario Hydro costs, and then some, to ratepayers. "We need funds," said Ottawa Hydro secretary-treasurer Roy to $54.05. Kanata Hydro and Gloucester Hydro plan to increase rates 4.8 per cent, also on Jan.

1. Nepean Hydro has not yet announced its new rate. All increases must still receive final approval from Ontario Hydro, which regulates municipal utilities and sells them their electricity. That is little more than a formality. In October, Ontario Hydro raised its rates 5.4 per cent for Longbottom, "both for paying Ontario Hydro and for distributing power to our customers." The utility also plans to spend about $18 million in 1989 on capital construction, including the first stage of a planned $15-mil-lion renovation of its Slater Street substation that will take two years to complete.

Ontario Hydro's increase is announced each year after consultation with the Ontario Energy Board, which can advise on, but not veto, the rate put forward by the provincial giant. Art Bowker, chief executive officer of the Municipal Electric Association, which counts Ottawa Hydro among its member utilities, said he was not concerned about the increase per se, but "how the increase gets used." "It's very difficult to argue lower rates when south of the border in New York State it's three times as much as we pay here," he said Monday. The average Ottawa family will pay an extra $34.20 for electricity next year. Starting Jan. 1, Ottawa Hydro will charge residential customers 5.5 per cent more.

The monthly charge for 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity the average used in a three-bedroom house equipped with washer, dryer and water heater is to jump from $51.20 Developer ends talks on Gatineau Pk. land By Jim Robb Citizen staff writer srrrm nn zyH Bl" I 1 subdivision, said the NCC offered him less than one-sixth the market value of the property, which he put at $4.8 million. The Gatineau Park Protection Coalition fired off a telex to Pigott this morning warning the breakdown in negotiations has serious implications for the park's future and accusing the NCC of not living up to it's mandate top protect the park. The NCC should either open up negotiations again with Mclnnis or expropriate to warn off other developers. The coalition includes environmental groups and individuals who want large-scale developments kept out of the park.

NCC spokesman H61ene Bourret said the commission has not received Mclnnis's letter. "We made an offer. He still has not responded. We are still negotiating in good faith," she said. "Until he (Mclnnis) replies to our offer, there's no need to even think of expropriation." Nancy Hall, spokesman for the coalition, an umbrella group that wants to block all large-scale developments in Gatineau Park, said the NCC has to take "strong action." Mclnnis said the NCC offered him $400,000 less than what he has spent to acquire and develop the land.

Developer Carl Mclnnis said Monday he has broken off negotiations with the National Capital Commission over a possible buyout of his planned 110-acre subdivision in Gatineau Park. "I am 1-million-per-cent sure they (the NCC) were never serious," Mclnnis said. "I've never dealt with people like this before. They bargained in bad faith." Mclnnis said he is going ahead with plans to sell the 72 estate-size lots on the property and has 34 agreements to purchase that he intends to close. Mclnnis said he broke off talks Friday and has sent a letter to the NCC informing them of his decision.

The talks began several weeks ago after news of Mclnnis's plan became public. The planned development near Pink Lake has been bitterly opposed by environmental groups who want the area left in its natural state. NCC Chairman Jean Pigott said several times she would expropriate the land if a deal couldn't be reached. But Mclnnis said he is "very sure they don't intend to expropriate my land. The developer, who has West Hull municipal approval for the wing i If 1 ,1.1 4 1.

I I Cathie Coward photo Log Patrol Log boom crews take a break, mooring their boat on a quiet along picturesque River Road, which runs from Tulip Valley to spot in the Gatineau River. The log drives are a common site the village of Wakefield. Ottawa committee calls for review of police shootings Janigan demands judicial recount By Mohammed Adam Citizen staff writer By Ron Eade Citizen staff writer When the police investigates itself, there is a perception that justice is not being done. Chris Harris National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations son group that operated in the mid-1970s. "There is always the assumption of doubt about what the person is saying or doing and this often creates problems." But Skinner said there is no "rampant racism" in the Ottawa police.

He said officers are very conscious of the need to work together with the minorities in the region and have been trying to recruit more visible minorities into the force. "But despite our best efforts, we have not been able to attract applicants." Skinner appealed to community leaders to help the police. "I urge each member of the groups here to bring one applicant to the force." assault, careless use of a firearm and using a weapon to commit an offence. The case was put over to Dec. 15.

Ottawa police, who investigated the incident, have said racism was not a factor. The Oxford Mills man, who is black, was shot in the hand. The community leaders also called for more police hiring of members of visible minorities. Several speakers at the packed meeting said they did not believe all incidents involving shootings of blacks in Toronto and Montreal were accidents. "When the police are dealing with blacks or members of ethnic minorities, the attitude is different," said Lloyd Stanford, former chairman of the Gloucester Community Police Committee, a liai A minorities advisory committee wants a citizens' group set up to review shootings involving police officers.

The city of Ottawa's Advisory Committee on Visible Minorities adopted the resolution Monday after pleas from leaders of Ottawa-area visible minorities in the wake of the Nov. 18 shooting of a black Oxford Mills man. An Ontario Provincial Police officer has been charged in connection with the incident. The resolution is a recommendation to Ottawa city council and will be dealt "When the police investigates itself, there is a perception that justice is not being done," said Chris Harris, vice-president of the ue to do their work as they have been doing. "The committee will act as a bridge between the community and the police." Staff Insp.

Brian Skinner, of the community relations division of Ottawa police, said if a citizens' committee is set up, "we will work with it." The Nov. 18 shooting was not discussed because the matter is before the courts. OPP Const. Arno Giek, 38, appeared briefly in provincial court Monday on charges of aggravated National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations. "An independent committee of citizens with the power to review police investigations of serious incidents will help restore confidence in the police and the justice system." Harris told a meeting of community leaders and police officials that such a committee is already operating in Toronto.

The committee would not interfere with police work, he said. "The police are the people with the expertise and they will contin Dalhousie Ward candidate Michael Janigan says he will ask a district court judge to review Monday's vote recount in which he lost his bid to be an Ottawa alderman by just two votes. "We'll be taking that step to have the disputed ballots reviewed," said Janigan, a lawyer who at one point on election night thought he beat Peter Harris, an arts co-ordina-tor, by 13 votes. "We have three or four (ballots) we're very interested in, but I want to get an exact count." Monday's recount gave Harris 2,024 votes, two more than Janigan. Harris was credited with a seven-vote lead on election night, when his support was counted at 2,020.

In another close race, Monday's recount confirmed that Jim Jones won in Britannia Ward although in his case, too, a narrow victory was shaved even closer. The recount gave Jones 1,941 votes, or 10 more than incumbent Ruth Wildgen. On election night Jones got 1,942 votes, 13 more than Wildgen. Wildgen, who served one term on council, said she would not appeal. Retiring education director wouldn't 'fit' English-only OSSB: trustee By David Scanlan Citizen staff writer Florian Carriere said Monday.

Francophone board members and one anglophone trustee voted Friday to accept Pierre Xatruch's early retirement and to pay him $250,000. With vacation pay and sick pay, the agreement is close to $300,000. The deal has angered English-language trustees, who will take over the board Thursday in the wake of the Nov. 14 municipal elections that saw francophone trustees elected to their own school board. They say the deal saddles the new English board with a huge burden of debt.

Carriere said Xatruch's relations with some English-language trustees have been poor. At a meeting in January, trustee Bonnie Kehoe accused Xatruch and the French-language trustees of withholding important information on the impact of the transfer of assets between the OSSB and the French board from the English- the English-language trustees asked him in September about his future plans. "But we never asked him to leave." Cyr said that, given the language tensions on the board, it's best for Xatruch to move on. "Looking back, the way relations were, I think this is best for all concerned. Things were strained often at the board level." Xatruch, 57, has refused to comment on the deal.

language trustees. Xatruch is of Spanish descent, but speaks French and is considered a francophone by most trustees. Trustee Herv Cyr said some anglophone trustees just didn't want Xatruch around. But the English-language trustees insist they never asked for his resignation. Trustee Pat Bowie said she's had "some philosophical differences" with Xatruch.

And she said The director of education for the Ottawa Separate School Board likely accepted a $250,000 retirement package because he wouldn't fit in with the new English-only board, francophone trustees say. "He has always worked in a bilingual area. I don't think he would quite fit in in an English board," French-language trustee Tall tale cut down to size when he claims Raquel Welch asked for a date Zak DAVE BROWN JGT Citizen I staff BROWN'S BEAT of the annual Christmas Parade Club members collect both cash and toys that day, and ask that toys not be wrapped. The parade is to start at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Toys will be provided for residents of Lanark County, through the Salvation Army. Fly relaxed Last week in this column, rumors of dread from members of the Ottawa Flying Club were reported. Some were predicting the 60-year-old club would soon be squeezed out of its home at Uplands because of expansion and heavier traffic at Ottawa International Airport. Parking fees for light aircraft were getting too high. "A low profile" is the method the club is using to approach these problems, says club president Ken Marks.

"Sometime in the future we will have to move, but it's a long way off. In the meantime we have been able to negotiate a delay in a parking fee increase. But we have a number of years left yet at our present site." Fun cottage A reader sends along a clipping from the Classified section of this newspaper. Under cottages for sale is one described as having a "naughty pine" Interior. Which prompted a spelling pun: "Don't you think 'knotty' wood have been a better word?" would watch the game from prime seats at mid-field.

It was David's lucky day. He found $3 on the ground outside the park. The crowd had thinned and just as they were about to return to grandmother's, an Ottawa policeman stopped them. He had earlier been handed two tickets by a man who said he couldn't use them, and would he try to find somebody who could. No cost.

David couldn't let it go at that, and explained it was the second time in a week his mother had been stopped by a policeman and given tickets. The other time was for speeding. Christmas toys There has been confusion this year in the Salvation Army's annual toy program and organizers are asking for help to straighten things out. To qualify for toys parents must register at the Seltzer Building beside Zellers on Sparks Street. They must provide proof of low income, either with a pay stub or a welfare cheque stub, and show birth certificates for eligible children.

Each child is entitled to two new and two used toys. In past years this Information was included in the 13,000 welfare cheques mailed out. But there were delays this year in finding a distribution centre. A similar program operates in Perth and the Lions Club in that town relies heavily on the success An Ottawa man last week happily paid a fine for breaking all the rules of girlwatch-ing. Rick Pendykoskl of Alouette Cosmetics was in New York City when it happened.

He was in the process of paying off winners among the sales staff of his business on Canotek Road, Gloucester. With him were the six winners, all women. They won a New York trip, first class all the way with limousines and Broadway tickets. After a Broadway show they were sitting down to a meal in the Essex House. And with six women at his table, Pendykoski admits most of his attention was on a woman at a table beside him.

"I saw a black dress walk by and I looked up and for a long time never got past her neck." In the dress was a world-famous body belonging to Raquel Welch, actress and fitness promoter. His attention didn't go unnoticed and he wound up in conversation with the actress. "Really a nice person," he says. Back In Ottawa he was attending a regular Chateau Laurier meeting of Ottawa Klwanis when he stood to offer "happy dollars" to the fine pot. He was willing to pay $2, he said, because of his meeting with Welch.

He added that she had asked for a date but he had to decline "because I had to get back here and sell club tickets." Other members added $22 to the fine, for bragging. Right place and right time David Dauphinee, 12, of Winchester, was in Ottawa Sunday planning to watch the Grey Cup game on television at the First Avenue home of his grandmother, Jean Brown. He found it fascinating that he would watch an event on television while it was happening within easy walking distance. Mother Debbie had an idea. She and her son could walk over to Lansdowne Park and watch the action outside the stadium.

Father Dave Dauphinee stayed in front of the First Avenue TV to watch the pre-game show. The game was starting and wife and son were missing. The telephone rang. It was Debbie, calling from the Civic Centre and saying she and David.