Wednesday 14 November 2012

City of Thunder Bay talks local power plant purchase.........really.!




If plans to convert the Thunder Bay Generating Station to natural gas from coal fall through the City of Thunder Bay would look into buying the plant Mayor Keith Hobbs said Tuesday.

What is the mayor smoking these days is my question.???


And in literally the same breath mayor Hobbs said...
"The possibility of buying the plant did not come up."...

The replacement cost for the plant would be $1-2 billion....so states Bill Mauro M.P.P.

And who does not believe every word that comes from his lips.???

Billy's said that his estimated costs/figures and those of "OPG" are not the same....go figure...it is his belief that his are more in line with being correct vs. that of "OPG"....well it is great to know that we can count on our M.P.P.


To set then all straight....said with tongue in cheek.!!!


Texas Utilities who was really big in the coal business pulled out of a partnership deal with Northwest Energy Association back in the mid-1990s....to purchase both the Atikokan and Thunder Bay plants for $200 Million $$$$....which they were told would have to be converted over to natural gas at some point in time.....therefore the reason for "Texas Utilities" company literally running for the border.!!!


I say to mayor Hobbs and the balance of our city council and administration....please turn your full attention to the overwhelming problems this city faces in the here and now already....and focus,focus,focus if you actually can....which I have serious reservations about the mayor actually doing based upon his many idle promises to date which have produced nothing tangible as well his lack luster overall performance and many a Faux Pa and FacePalm moments.


Kindly turn your attention to the crisis/utter disaster that the TBDRHSC is in....constant state of "Gridlock"....why are you and the city not pressuring the province about this case.???


Keep your eye on the ball as well when it comes down to the "2" lawsuits recently filed against the city in regards to the May 2012 flood....as well the ingoing situation with "Horizon Wind"....that scenario is far from over.!!!


Oh one last item...so when is it exactly that Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario will be seeing the actual beginning of the 55,000 new jobs you stated a short time ago in the media that would coming to the region.???


However I did hear on the local radio station 91.5 that the call center on Red River Road are looking for employees....too bad those low paying jobs just do not cut it with most folks these days Mr. Mayor.!!!


Oh and what is happening on your stomping out crime.....you are looking kind of shabby on that front as well.!!!


Regards,


 
 
 
 

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