Reildenilfll electrical heating, rennrtcd'lo have been introduc-I ed to Prince Edward Island for the first time this year. is a hold which is expected to grow. according to a spokesman for HP Maritime Electric Company
no A I . l The ideaof residential electri- cal heating has to date been em- ploved in about Ill Island hom- es and structures. These include homes oWMd by one. Oyster Bed Bridge. Cher- . Fraser of Montague and G. kph-art Mackay. of Charlotte- mun. TWO sland motels are Paumped with electrical heating. the Shore Acres Motel and Rob- pr! Dawson's Motel at Hamp-
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\est' has been just released. n addition. of a ‘modern. high- nse electrically heated apart- menl block. to be constructed in rharlotitown by G. Stewart \mliay Real Estate of Charlot- p'n'nn.
The Maritime Electric Ltd. spokesman said it was believed residential electrical heating had been in use in t Unit states and parts of Canada for pomp time.‘ This included Ontar- io. Quebec and New Brunswick.
Electric .home heating g, is bound to grow here
The electric company spokes- man said residential elect r i c heating is slightly more expen- sive than conventional heating. however not as high as people might believe.
For best results it is desirable. ‘that a home be properly insul- ‘ated. more so than with’ conven-
tional heating. said the electric company spokesman. Also. with electrical heating in the intro- ductory stage. it is not wholly recommended for adaptation to older homes. said the Maritime Electric spokesman.
Installation of electrical heat-E
ing compare- favorably. cost- wise. with conventional heating. he said. Operating costs vary according to the unit. and con- tractors design an adequate eating system for each. it was stated.
The spokesman noted th at electricity. as fuel costs go. was one of the few commodities that has decreased in price through the years.
Other advantages of electri- cal 'ieating. said the Maritime Electric spokesman. is h at there is no or waste as with conventional fuels.
The spokesman said that res-
idential electrical heating was as
oser by safety controls. It wr the
i on automatically
115 ch heating system shuts off. he said.
' electrical heating. each' room is individually controlled. similar to the action of a therm- ostat. There is no central heat- ing unit, such as a furnace. but electric wiring and .a heating unit in each room. explained the Maritime Electric Company
td. spokesman.
far as hazards go. ‘ be cl
1 Canadian cost is seen lower
ere are over one million electrically heated homes in the United States at present.
A large proportion of the hom- es in the United States are in milder climates. and it has been assumed that no such de- velopment will be possible in Canada.
In the Southern and Central United States. the price of nat-
ural gas is about one-half what I it is in the most heavily popul-
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ated sections of Canada.
In the Southern and Central United States. however. the price for electricity ls twice o more the price in Canada. As a result the much better compe- titive position of electricity Canada creates a different mar- keting situation.
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Installing Electric Hearing
Wide use for electric heat
'l‘heelectric space heating market has two broad categor- ies They are residential appli- cations. including all single fam- ily wellings. duplexOs. an d secondly commercial buildings of all kinds. including mults - suite and high rise apartments wherein the application prob- lems are similar to commercial buildings
'The home owner will buy el- ectric heating because of its su- perior comfort qualities even if he has to pay a reasonable pre- mium in first cost and operating costs.
The owner of a commercial building, is primarily interested in profit or return on his invest- ment. and is interested on th e basis of a measurable saving.
Recipe given for longer life
VANCOUVER lCPI—A fairly common belief that if you keep busy in old age you may live longer 'is given scientifi sup- port here.
volving patients In three Van- couver nursing homes was de- scribed y Dr. . E. Rants. medical director of Vancouver General Hospital. in a talk to a convention of hospital officials.
were divided into two groups. One was given normal nursing- home care. The other was given an "activation program." They' were god to feed and dress themselves and to indulge in activities instead of staying in
crafts and hobbies were intro- duced.
An experimental program in-"
Ranta said the patients.
mg waited on. Handi- .'
current fiscal year totalling tory ships into Canadian waters $24.631,000. that ‘sweep our seas with giant It. was a Liberal from inrlus- vacuum cleaners. taking every-
PARKDALE PIONEER is ment block r.
area motels have.
this new home built by Stu MacKay in Iitnenrad‘a“°""r°ated w°°d “5° Parkdale has electric heating, and so will the new high rise 8-storey apart- I acKay is to erect on Kent Street. There are other elec- trically heated new homes planned in the Charlottetown area, and several already adopted this furnace—free system.
mental wooden house incorpor-I sting unusual design features .which could some day reduce‘ house-building costs in Canada; was formally unveiled today.
wooden walls and footings. plas-.
doesn't need sewer connections.l Sponsored jointly by the fed-‘
lreally qualities of the wood."
parture from the usual concrete } structure. is full-sized and'could
l Experiments with wood foretell cheaper homes
OTTAWA ICPI — An experi-{bilities. for the process brings
pends on recirculating sys t a chemical clause that which purifies the waste in a Improved "me u system of four tanks and re- turns the water to be used for bin For side and outside. kraft paper .sheets 'iave been employed. The iloints are bound with adhesive "itape and the paper surfaces expected painted. . Plastic piping is used extenv Wood for the basement area1 sively in the water lines and
The basement. a radical de-
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g. the wall finish. both in.
tic plumbing and a toilet that! is chemically Dre-treated m pro-[drains
vent seepage. i or sewage.
The house is located at RCAF the house de- Rockcliffe in Ottawa's east end.
eral government and the Na- tional House Builders Associa- tion. the experimental house — I known as Mark IV—cost 833.100 3 to develop. Some of its low-cost i-(eatures will be introduced in ‘general 'iouse construction it they prove successful. j Postmaster - General Nichol-l whose portfolio includes I housing in a t t e. r s. officially ‘opened the split-level bungalow and special mention of
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I A piece of lumber in the front door sill an plywood panels Ibeneath some of the windows Iwere. impregnated with plastic
MP. says tragedy
fishermen can’t. earn a l1vmg
By ALEX MORIN
OTTAWA (Cpl—After a day of praise for Canada's fisheries department. MPs of all parties started casting about Thursday its shortcomings. They hauled in their quota of big ones and little ones.
They capped the day of crit- lcism in the Commons Wlill passage of estimates for the
lack of hard work either.
The department itself was not entirely to blame because wasn‘t accorded sufficient. im- portance. “The fault seems to be ours We seem to be satis- fied with having a mediocre fishing industry. We cannot im- agine that we can do better."
ITAKE EVERYTHING Foreign countries send fac-
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thing there is.’ .
What do we. do? We send out‘ small boats to try to compete ‘ against these fantastic vessels." l
Another L lb 9 r al member " sounded the same note. ‘.. w. Carter of the. Newfoundland rid~ » ing of Burin-Burgeo said the 1 department was deluding itself: if it thought a national program *
trial Ontario who had the most sweeping criticism to offei. Steve Otto. MP for York Eastn called it a tragedy that fisher-. men could not. earn a decent living despite all their efforts
The trouble wasn't a lack nt‘ fish — "foreign fishing vessels. from all over the world come to our shores." it wasn't for
and then exposed to gamma .~ , , rays. Researchers of the fed- “, Whale? de‘ewpmem “mild i era] forestry department say even be initiated uithout dOLlIJl- . . ing or quadrupling the current ‘ the resumng prom“ 1‘ “513‘ (mums I tant to decay and abrasion and exp” ' . I has better stability. 'It is useless to think about i SAYS FROCESS EXCITING fisheries development on a na- Mr. Nicholson said this poo—s itional basis unless we. are pre- cess has “very exciting possi- pared to break away from the —— —-———~—.— old established pattern and start
has been completed."
out on it “(11010 flew path. With E Another matter under consid- new thinking. lmaflnallonand ;eration was legislation to per- daring. Imit foreign draggers to land
Fra Howard (NDP Skeenai said the. British Colum- bia salmon industry had been in difficulty for some years be- cause there was "too m . gear, too many fishermen an not enough fish." He asked the prospects for 'i- . cence limitation.
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—. fish in Canadian ports for pro- jcessing -—a practice prohibited 1 at present. The. main considera- Ition in allowing such a trade ‘i would be the increased capacity i it would give the draggers for fishing Canadian waters.
A. M. A. McLean Ill—Char- lotte) was apprehensive about the future of the sardine indus- Fisheries Minister Robichaud try in Charlotte and Passion- said there were great difficul- quoddy counties of New Bruns- ties inherent in imposing such ; wick. The sardines had been restrictions but. the matter was running for 80 years but scien- under 'very active study. it is , lists could say little about. the our intention to take. action in {cause or prospects for the fu-
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ELECTRIC HEAT
Installed in the
SHORE ACRES MOTEL
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octricol Contractors
117 Kent Street Charlottetown
this field as soon as this study lure.
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Is now another satisfying method of heating homes. offices and apartments. Electric heat is featured in our houses and our new high rise apartment house to be built on Kent St. in Char- Iotletown.
G. 'SteWart McKay
REAL ESTATE CO. LTD.
187 Great George St. Charlottetown
proof warmth.
P. E. I. Electric Service League Welcomes
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ELECTRICAL SERVICE LEAGUE
The P. E. Island Elec- lric Service L e a g u e welcomes the age of electrical heat to the
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