"Hydro spent $63,000 on bash: TVA --> but utility denies that Christmas tree decked with lobster"; The Montreal gazette, Fri. March 1, 1996; Pg. B2; by Andrew McIntosh. EXCERPTS: "Senior Hydro-Quebec brass at the utility's North Shore SM-3 power project site spent 62,879 on a Christmas party at which 278 guets enjoyed lobster dinners..." "The centrepiece for the Dec. 8th party was an eight-foot Christmas tree decorated with lobster..." "None of the tradesmen working at the site were invited to the evening..." "Local residents were shocked by the lavishness of the affair..." ------------- Other purchases reported in the Gazette, the day previous to this article include a Corporate box at the new Molsocentre for $125,00, which includes a one-time only fee for $50,000 for furnishings. -------------