Wind Power News: Quebec
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Les politiciens se mobilisent
STANSTEAD — Plusieurs élus étaient présents à la manifestation d’hier aprèsmidi à Stanstead en appui aux citoyens contre le projet d’éoliennes de la compagnie américaine Encore Redevelopment. Le député libéral d’orford, Pierre Reid, et le député néodémocrate de Compton-Stanstead, Jean Rousseau, se sont notamment adressés à la foule de manifestants. Pour M. Reid, une condition primordiale à la réussite du projet est absente : son acceptation sociale. « Il s’agit d’une communauté frontalière, rappelle-t-il, on ne peut pas juste tirer . . .
Wind protesters flood Haskell grounds
DERBY LINE, VT/STANSTEAD, QUE. – A protest against the proposed Derby Line Wind Project attracted a large turnout with more than 100 people from both sides of the border. Many had strong words against it and spoke passionately against wind farms in or near communities. Most guest speakers cited health concerns and lower property values. Among those present were Vermont State Senator Joe Benning, Pierre Reid from the National Assembly of Canada, Jean Rousseau from The House of Common’s in . . .
Quebec town on U.S. border protests wind turbines
A proposed wind turbine project across the U.S. border has some in the neighbouring Eastern Townships concerned about the impact it will have on their own homes and safety. Residents in Stanstead, which shares the border with Derby Line, Vt., held a protest against the project Sunday, bolstered by the support of some of their American neighbours. One of the two farms planning to house a turbine hugs the Canadian border, and that’s just too close for comfort for many. . . .
Anti-wind rally on the border; Quebec politicians enter fray
DERBY LINE, Vt./STANSTEAD, Quebec — A member of the Canadian Parliament representing the border town of Stanstead wants to be a party in the Vermont regulatory hearings over the Derby Line Wind Project. MP Jean Rousseau said Sunday, during a rally on the lawn at the international Haskell Free Library, that he will also present a petition opposing two industrial-sized wind turbines in Derby near homes in Stanstead to the Canadian House of Commons this week. Roussea is seeking a . . .
Wind turbine issue creates discord between border towns
Philippe Dutil, the mayor of Stanstead, wants the Town of Derby, Vt. to take a position on the industrial-sized wind turbines a Burlington company wants to erect in Derby Line. It might not happen in the near future. The Derby board of selectmen voted 3-1 at a special meeting on Wednesday, May 2, to stop negotiations with Encore Redevelopment for annual payments to the town. Brian Smith, the chairman of the board, did not vote. Selectmen say, however, that was . . .
Wind turbine protest attracts big crowd on the border
Yesterday afternoon about 200 people from both sides of the Canada-US border crowded the area in front of the Haskell Free Library, which straddles the international boundary in Stanstead and Derby Line. The gathering was to protest the installation of two 130-metre (425-foot) industrial wind turbines in Derby Line, on properties situated not far from a quiet residential neighbourhood on the Canadian side of the line. On hand for the protest were members of the media, politicians and invited guests, . . .
Des résidants de Stanstead manifestent contre le projet d’éoliennes
Des citoyens canadiens et américains se sont réunis à Stanstead dimanche pour manifester contre l’installation d’éoliennes à la frontière canado-américaine, un projet d’une société américaine qui alimente une dispute entre cette ville des Cantons-de-l’Est et la municipalité de Derby, au Vermont, depuis des semaines. Ils ont ainsi répondu à l’appel du maire de la ville estrienne, Philippe Dutil, qui avertit que si la société américaine Encore Redevelopment persiste à ériger des éoliennes sur le territoire américain, à un jet de . . .
Sunday’s wind rally draws international experts
DERBY LINE – Two world-renowned speakers will address protesters at the anti–Derby Line Wind Project rally in Derby Line, VT/Stanstead, QC, this Sunday. Mark Duchamp will appear in person to talk about the impact of wind turbines on endangered bird populations. Duchamp is the executive director of the European Platform Against Windfarms (http://www.epaw.org/about_us.php?lang=en), president of Save the Eagles International (http://savetheeaglesinternational.org/), and chairman of the World Council for Nature (http://wcfn.org/). Dr. Robert McMurtry (Professor of Surgery at the Schulich School of . . .
Border towns may split over wind turbine plan
Lynda and Terry Hartley are born and bred Townshippers. Over the past 24 years they’ve raised a family of six in their Stanstead home, in spitting distance of neighbours across the border in Derby Line, VT. But now the Canadian residents are fighting mad over a plan to install wind turbines in the United States. Encore Redevelopment has plans to install two turbines to connect with a Vermont Electric cooperative. “They’re forcing it down our throat and it’s hostile to . . .
Majority of Derby Select Board opposes wind project
DERBY – For the first time, a majority of the Derby Select Board has gone on the record in opposition to the Derby Line Wind Project. In a split decision Wednesday, the board pulled the plug on negotiations with the developer of two industrial-sized turbines on farm fields in Derby, near the U.S.-Canadian border. And a majority of board members indicated that they want to vote soon on whether to oppose the project officially. The decision Wednesday means that the . . .
