Wind Power News: Canada
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Unintended consequence: Wind turbines are impacting the health of Ontarians
There is a real possibility of a future with hundreds of Industrial Wind Turbines (IWTs) surrounding the greater Ottawa area. Quite a picture. Let me tell you a story. I live in the small community of North Stormont, just south of Ottawa. I have lived and worked in the Ottawa area for 25 years. The call of a rural life was strong when I bought our home in this peaceful community. I had hoped to retire here. I loved it . . . Complete story »
Amherst expresses concern with proposed wind farm expansion near town
AMHERST, N.S. – As much as Amherst wants to be known as a green community, even it has limits. Amherst town’s council, while favouring the move to greener energy production, has some concerns with the possible expansion of a wind farm on the marsh outside the community. “We’re huge supporters of green energy, and in principle, we support the idea of wind-generated electrical power,” Mayor David Kogon told the SaltWire Network. “However, we have some legitimate concerns. We don’t want . . . Complete story »
Cumberland County considers wind turbine ban in Wentworth Valley
SPRINGHILL, N.S. – Cumberland County is moving closer to prohibiting the development of wind turbines in the Wentworth Valley. The municipality’s planning and development department has brought forward its recommendations on a new land-use bylaw for wind turbines and is considering adding the valley, that runs along the Cumberland and Colchester County line, to its restricted overlay. “I attended a couple of open sessions on wind turbines in Cumberland and Colchester counties and it was very clear there is little, . . . Complete story »
Everyone says N.L. has big potential for wind energy. But when will the industry get going?
Companies in the renewable energy field are excited about the implications of Newfoundland and Labrador’s abolition of a controversial moratorium on onshore wind energy production, although the provincial energy minister is hesitant to say how quickly things will start moving. A provincial moratorium on private wind farms had been in place since 2007, which kept companies from generating and exporting onshore wind energy in the province. Energy Minister Andrew Parsons said several companies had already expressed interest in developing wind . . . Complete story »
Perth County council to consider amendment to allow townships to nix wind turbines
“I would like us to amend the official plan so it does not allow wind turbines, and (that we) do it right now,” Deputy Warden and Perth East Mayor Rhonda Ehgoetz said following Howard’s presentation. “I don’t think we want to wait until the (county’s) new official plan comes out because I think something could happen between now and then. Personally, I would like to see staff start working on that … (and) if there’s something simple and easy that we could put in there to stop them, I think that’s where we should go. Complete story »
B.C. company looks to mountains north of Lillooet for future wind farms
A B.C. company is looking at two remote mountains in the Interior for future wind farm projects. The numbered company, 1334689 B.C. Ltd, plans to explore China Head Mountain and Black Dome Mountain, which are northwest of Clinton in the Thompson Nicola Regional District. The potential location for the turbines is on unsurveyed Crown land and the project has several steps to pass before the company gets a green light, according to a report to the regional district board. While . . . Complete story »
C.B. wind farm will blight landscape
I am a very concerned citizen of Route 19 on beautiful Cape Breton Island. The Rhodena Wind Farm Project is a proposal by developers from away. They are planning to erect 18 industrial wind turbines of approximately 200 metres in height, with minimal setback or distance to residences. They will become an eyesore between Creignish and Judique. Imagine that! I am all for renewable energy, but not monster industrial turbines within a kilometre of a family dwelling. With all the . . . Complete story »
Citizens concerned about proposed Inverness County wind project
INVERNESS, N.S. – A group of citizens in Inverness Country are concerned about a proposed wind farm development. David Hart, who represents a group of some 200 residents opposed to a wind farm proposed for development on the hills between Highway 19 and Trans-Canada Highway 105, told the CBC that the project doesn’t suit the characteristics of the community and region. The development, called the Rhodena Wind project, is being proposed by Community Wind Farms Inc. and ABO Wind Canada. It . . . Complete story »
A third major wind project proposed for Cypress County
Another major wind farm proposal would see turbines erected from the edge of Dunmore to the sites of two more going up between the Cypress County hamlet and the Cypress Hills. The Buffalo Trail wind farm proposal would see at total of 65 turbine towers erected in two phases, each capable of producing about 200 megawatts of power in peak conditions. The “S” configuration would see it laid out between two other similarly sized proposals between the Trans-Canada Highway and . . . Complete story »
Inverness County is the wrong place for a 15-turbine wind farm, say residents
Residents of Nova Scotia’s Inverness County are raising concerns about a proposed wind farm that would bring 15 turbines to the hills between Highway 19 and Trans-Canada Highway 105, along the west coast of the island. David Hart is the spokesperson for the Route 19 Community Association, a group of nearly 200 residents opposed to the project because it is “incompatible with the existing social and cultural and economic characteristics of the community and the local environment.” Hart said the . . . Complete story »
