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Wind Power News: Ontario
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Wolfe Island wind turbine loses a blade
An investigation is underway after a wind turbine on Wolfe Island lost a blade earlier this week. TransAlta, the operator of the island’s more than 80 wind turbines, confirmed the failure occurred during high wind conditions. “The site was immediately taken offline and the area around the turbine secured,” the company said in a statement. “There were no injuries reported. TransAlta has activated its incident management process, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the failure.” Frontenac . . . Complete story »
Protesters attempt to stop wind farm work by entering site
A group of residents living near the Brighton Mountain Wind Farm construction site say they’ve been deliberately entering the area to halt blasting operations to force J.D. Irving Ltd. to pause work out of concern for safety. The group, led by Jean Arnold of Knowlesville, says four residents walked onto the site – south of Juniper, about 20 kilometres east of Hartland – on Dec. 4 after learning blasting was scheduled to begin in December. Under safety rules, crews cannot . . . Complete story »
A well of frustration
Christine Burke says the Ford government has reneged on its promise to test the sediment in North Kent’s fouled water wells. Her comments came following a recent letter from the Ministry of Health, asking residents in North Kent to test their wells for E. coli and coliforms. A resident who received the letter passed it on to Burke. But it looks like the government isn’t looking to test the bio-accessibility of sediment found in the aquifer’s black shale – something . . . Complete story »
CK Council reject motions for new wind turbines
Chatham-Kent (CK) Councillors voted down two motions that would allow a total of roughly 30 wind turbines to be erected in the municipality. CK’s council received a petition with over 1,000 signatures and heard from 20 residents who spoke about their concerns. Noting heavy metals in well water, dangers to local species, negative visual impact to the landscape, as well as side effects from the vibration and hum of the turbines. Both Capstone and EDF Power Solutions were given the . . . Complete story »
Residents warned to “know what you’re getting into” as proposed wind farm looms in Ridgetown area
“Know what you’re getting yourself into.” “There doesn’t seem to be any easy way out once these things get built, so you have to be prepared then to suffer the consequences.” That’s the message a packed house at the Br. 243 Ridgetown Legion heard from Dr. Keith Benn at a citizens’ information session on the evening of July 31 concerning a proposed wind turbine farm in Howard and Harwich Twps. Capstone Infrastructure Corporation went public in June with their plans . . . Complete story »
Cautionary tale told of potential negative impacts of wind turbines
Mitchell’s Bay area resident Christine Burke gets emotional as she talks about living for years with a water well that spews sediment-filled, black water. “We were totally confused as to what was going on,” Burke told a large crowd of gathered at the Ridgetown Legion Thursday night to hear about the potential disadvantages of industrial wind turbine projects. The meeting was called in light of Capstone Infrastructure looking to build a new wind farm project in the areas of East . . . Complete story »
Some Iroquois Falls residents push back against wind turbine project
Two local residents urged the Iroquois Falls council to oppose industrial wind turbine development in the community, citing concerns ranging from environmental impacts to health risks. Lisa Mousseau and Cathy Deforge delivered a detailed presentation during the July 21 regular meeting, asking elected officials to pass a resolution declaring Iroquois Falls an “unwilling host” for wind turbine projects. “We are here as concerned citizens requesting you oppose the installation of any industrial wind turbine project in our community, making us . . . Complete story »
Iroquois Falls residents push back against wind turbine proposal
A packed council chamber made one thing clear: many Iroquois Falls residents don’t want wind turbines in their backyard. About 30 people turned out to support two residents – Lisa Mousseau and Cathy Deforge – who presented to Iroquois Falls council on Monday (July 21), urging members to reject a proposal by U.S.-based energy developer Invenergy to install between 19 and 21 wind turbines on rural land south of the community. Council did not make a decision at Monday’s meeting, but committed . . . Complete story »
Crews working to clean leaky Essex wind turbines
Work is underway to address a dark substance leaking from wind turbines in Harrow, Essex town council heard on Monday. Denny Richard, the CEO of the AIM Harrow Wind Farm, provided an update to council in response to residents’ concerns raised in recent months. “There has been some leaks in the hydraulic systems,” Richard said at the town’s regular council meeting. “That mixture of blade bearing grease and hydraulic fluid will start to escape the wind turbine and will travel . . . Complete story »
Oxford area citizens band to stop huge Cedar Flats industrial wind power project
Citizens of South-West Oxford and Malahide have grouped together to stop a huge, 200-megawattwind power project proposed by German power developer wpd. They have a new website, Stop Cedar Flats, and have developed a petition which names the risks of the proposed industrial power project and demands that it be halted. The citizens’ group has already hosted three information meetings, including speakers Warren Howard of Wind Concerns Ontario who is also a consultant in municipal affairs, and epidemiologist Joan Morris, . . . Complete story »
