LOCATION/TYPE

NEWS HOME

[ exact phrase in "" • results by date ]

[ Google-powered • results by relevance ]


Archive
RSS

Add NWW headlines to your site (click here)

Get weekly updates

WHAT TO DO
when your community is targeted

RSS

RSS feeds and more

Keep Wind Watch online and independent!

Donate via Paypal

Donate via Stripe

Selected Documents

All Documents

Research Links

Alerts

Press Releases

FAQs

Campaign Material

Photos & Graphics

Videos

Allied Groups

Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005.

News Watch Home

Municipalities put a price tag on the impact of wind turbines 

Credit:  Story filed by Scott Miller, CTV London | Mar. 23, 2013 | ctvnews.ca ~~

The municipality of West Grey is making it clear that wind turbines are not welcome in that community. One company wants to build fourteen turbines near Durham.

West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles says “We are not a willing host community which means, no we don’t want them in West Grey.”

Council voted to put in place a $100,000 bond for every turbine that goes up to cover any potential damage it causes.

“For road damage during construction, things like that. We’re protecting ourselves.” says Eccles.

It isn’t the only municipality trying to put a price tag on turbines, in the hopes companies will look elsewhere.

More than 75 Ontario municipalities say they don’t want wind turbines in their backyard. but local councils don’t appear to have the power to stop construction at least not without getting a little creative.

The municipality of Kincardine is planning to do the same. Officials there say the money will go to noise and health studies research.

Ron Coristine, councillor with the Municipality of Kincardine, says “We don’t have any recourse to stop them legally, at this point in time, so we’re going to do everything we can to be safe, to ensure safety for people.”

In Bluewater, the council there wants $400,000 per turbine.

Those in support of wind say this short sighted war over wind may not be worth it and could cost rural Ontario a valuable opportunity.

Connor Miltenburg says “Wind turbines bring new jobs and a diversity of jobs into the area, right now it’s a small farming community and either you’re a farmer, you’re a mechanic, carpenter or electrician.”

Wind companies, for their part, say they’ll fight the fees proposed in West Grey and Bluewater in court if they have to.

Source:  Story filed by Scott Miller, CTV London | Mar. 23, 2013 | ctvnews.ca

This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.

The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.

Wind Watch relies entirely
on User Funding
   Donate via Paypal
(via Paypal)
Donate via Stripe
(via Stripe)

Share:

e-mail X FB LI TG TG Share


News Watch Home

Get the Facts
CONTACT DONATE PRIVACY ABOUT SEARCH
© National Wind Watch, Inc.
Use of copyrighted material adheres to Fair Use.
"Wind Watch" is a registered trademark.

 Follow:

Wind Watch on X Wind Watch on Facebook

Wind Watch on Linked In Wind Watch on Mastodon