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John Pickernell

Assistant Board Secretary

Ontario Energy Board

416-440-7605

Fax: 416-440-7656

Website: www.oeb.gov.on.ca

Official Correspondence: BoardSec@oeb.gov.on.ca



Address:

P.O. Box 2319

2300 Yonge Street 27th Floor

Toronto, ON

M4P 1E4

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From: Maloney Aguirre
Sent: October 13, 2009 3:10 PM
To: BoardSec
Subject: Letter of Comment - Horizon rate application (EB-2009-0332)



Ref# 2009-0011260





Gary Kostiuk

(905) 935-8950

kostiuk@vaxxine.com

26 Nello St

St. Catharines, ON L2N1G6





Comment:

Best time to reach: No Preference

horizon has applied to the OEB for a rate increase

to make up a shortfall in revenue due to a major customers drop in usage. My belief

is it,s General Motors in st. catharines which had a long shutdown due to the recession.



This utility has to realize that a lot of us have had a shortfall in incomes due

to the recession and not working.

How do we make up that,just call ottawa and increase

our EI cheques? i doubt it.

Maybe they should get it from all their employes who

are in the $ 100,000 club.

These utilities should just go into their own savings

accounts and get the extra dollar the need just like the rest of us trying to survive

in rough times. They said its only about 32 cents a month but it will never come

off our bills just like the Ontario Hydro charge on our utility bills now.

They

have to realize why the shortfall and find savings inhouse like a lot of employers

did which resulted in high unemployment

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