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Wind Power News: Canada
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Enbridge pauses wind farm application, wants local zoning changed to allow turbines closer to homes
Enbridge has requested their application to the RM of Weyburn to be put on hold for the time being, as they seek to do more consultations with the local community. The company was seeking an amendment to the zoning bylaw in regard to their proposal to situate 46 wind turbines in the RMs of Weyburn and Griffin, as they are asking the RM to reduce the allowable distance for a turbine to 750 metres from a residence. Enbridge has indicated . . . Complete story »
Landowner warns about “blanket easements”
A local landowner recently shared some interesting information at an open house at Oyen, as well as on his video blog. Tyler Chiliak farms near Alsask and is described as a “straight shooter” by those who listen to his podcast. Numerous comments from his listeners followed his recent talk about industrial blanket easements; it was a topic of interest to local landowners. Tyler agreed to have the information shared in this article, which is much appreciated. Tyler Chiliak farms near . . . Complete story »
J.D. Irving presents wind farm plans to rowdy public meeting
Residents had their first chance to speak face to face with J.D. Irving project leads about the Brighton Wind Farm in a meeting that devolved into a disorderly spectacle with audience members shouting over and heckling company experts trying to answer their questions. The $550-million project, financed solely by JDI, would be the largest in the province, with 58 wind turbines, slightly larger than the Kent Hills Wind Farm outside Moncton. JDI plans to break ground next year, and power . . . Complete story »
Experts say Quebec wind turbine project threatens caribou habitat
The developers of a project to install wind turbines in a habitat that’s home to a vulnerable caribou herd in central Quebec say they intend to proceed, despite reservations from provincial and federal experts. Renewable energy company Boralex is partnering with Hydro-Québec and Energir on the project in the Charlevoix region, which would see the installation of 68 wind turbines. Seventeen of the turbines would be on land set aside by the province for a small and vulnerable herd of . . . Complete story »
Weyburn area residents urged to work as team against wind mills
Residents of the RMs of Weyburn and Griffin were urged to band together to fight the Enbridge proposal for 46 wind turbines, and hope to make their case to the RM of Weyburn council at their upcoming meeting on Aug. 14. A meeting of concerned residents was held on Wednesday evening at McKenna Hall, and was emceed by Kim Brady. Brady set the tone early on, as he asked that residents be respectful both of the land-owners who have signed . . . Complete story »
Change of venue for meeting to discuss proposed area wind power project
Due to the number of people interested in attending, the venue has changed for a meeting being held next week for those interested in discussing concerns about a proposed wind power project in the R.M.s of Weyburn and Griffin. The meeting will now be held at McKenna Hall on July 31st at 7 p.m. In late June, the Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation (SIIFC) pledged up to one hundred million dollars in loan guarantees for a new renewable wind energy . . . Complete story »
Discovery of potential wetland halts work at eastern P.E.I. wind farm
A resident in Eastern Kings is worried the P.E.I. government will continue with a wind farm expansion in the area, despite finding a possible wetland along an access route to the development. Don Humphrey is an Eastern Kings councillor, but emphasized that he is not speaking on behalf of the municipality. He initially presented his concerns at a P.E.I. Forestry Commission meeting in late May. Humphrey said the potential wetland was discovered this spring during tree clearing to create an . . . Complete story »
WorkSafe investigating after death at turbine project near Sussex
WorkSafeNB is investigating after a person died Thursday at a construction site for a turbine project east of Sussex. A subcontractor working on the Neweg Energy Project, 29 kilometres east of Sussex, died following an incident on July 18, according to Amy Pellerin of Natural Forces, a Halifax-based private power company. Construction work on the six-turbine project was halted immediately and reopened Monday following approval from WorkSafeNB, Pellerin said Monday. “Neweg Energy Limited Partnership was made aware of the terrible . . . Complete story »
Worker dies at Sussex-area wind farm development
One person has died following a workplace incident at the site of a wind energy project under development near Sussex. First responders were called to the site of the Neweg Wind Energy Project in the Springdale area around 11 a.m. Thursday. A spokesperson for Natural Forces said the individual who died was working as a subcontractor on the project, adding that all work was stopped on the site immediately. “The police and [WorkSafeNB] were on site following the incident and . . . Complete story »
Copper thieves target wind turbines near Saskatchewan border
RCMP are looking for thieves who stole copper from wind turbines in eastern Alberta. Provost RCMP reported three “incidents of mischief” in which thieves damaged the turbines while removing copper over the last three days from the structures north of Hayter, Alta., a hamlet close to the Saskatchewan border located 262 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to call Provost RCMP at 780-753-2215, local police or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Complete story »
