‘Selfish win/win’
Dear Editor:
RE: Municipality hopes natural gas heating can come to Puslinch, Nov. 27.
Recently, the Advertiser reported on details given by Julie Alexander of Enbridge Gas to the council and residents of Puslinch. Alexander stated that there was no natural gas in Puslinch. No one disagreed.
Having lived in Morriston for several years, we used natural gas to heat our homes going back to 2000.
The illusion that Puslinch is too rugged for natural gas pipelines is ludicrous. Natural gas pipelines obviously exist in our township. As a matter of fact, natural gas pipelines travel within the southern, northern and western limits of our township .
Mrs. Alexander alluded to the fact that dozens of municipalities had natural gas lines installed in 2021. Ironically, Enbridge Gas is now looking for new customers. With housing starts at their lowest levels in years, Enbridge is endeavouring to maintain new sources of income. So, with business “slow” they have decided to approach Puslinch .
It’s a selfish win/win situation for Enbridge. We pay a monthly fee to cover installation costs, they maintain their staff and subcontractors during tough economic times.
Jim McClure,
Crieff
