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Norfolk declares itself unwilling to host new wind farms .38437 2013-05-22T03:56:15Z 2013-05-22T03:56:15Z

The message by itself will not stop the province from approving the proposed Port Ryerse Wind Farm or other projects. But councillors hope the province will take heed of the growing chorus of municipalities asking to put the brakes on Ontario's push for wind energy.

Peer-reviewed commentary published in Canadian family physician journal .38392 2013-05-18T12:18:41Z 2013-05-18T12:18:41Z

A peer-reviewed article in the official journal of the College of Family Physicians of Canada says its members should expect to see increasing numbers of rural patients reporting adverse effects from exposure to industrial wind turbines. The commentary, published in the May issue of Canadian Family Physician, says turbines can harm human health if built too close to where people live.

Couple heartened by court wind decision .38232 2013-04-30T18:49:06Z 2013-04-30T18:49:06Z

Gail Kenney welcomed a court ruling last week that supports landowners' right to seek compensation if their property values are lowered by wind turbines. ...Last Tuesday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a lawsuit by landowners seeking compensation for lowered property values caused by a proposed wind energy development.

Wind power opponents taking heart at new court ruling .38179 2013-04-25T20:14:09Z 2013-04-25T20:14:09Z

Lawyer Eric Gillespie and Wind Concerns Ontario are taking heart from a Superior Court ruling that persons in the proximity of industrial wind turbines can commence a civil action against turbine proponents and host landowners when and if a wind farm development has been approved for construction.

Wind turbines have reduced property values, court says .38153 2013-04-24T03:27:23Z 2013-04-24T03:27:23Z

Healey noted that the landowners near the proposed wind farms had submitted expert opinion estimating that drop in land values of 20 to 50 per cent. She said the landowners can file a damage claim when the project clears all of its regulatory approvals.

Ontario court allows lawsuits against wind company and landowners just a matter of time .38148 2013-04-23T21:22:22Z 2013-04-23T21:22:22Z

The court has specifically recognized that claims against wind companies and against landowners who agree to host wind turbines are possible as soon as projects receive approval. [Para. 37] "There are many people who have been waiting to see how the courts would respond to these types of claims" said lawyer Eric Gillespie, whose firm acts for the plaintiffs in the actions. "It now seems clear that as soon as a project is approved residents can start a claim.

C-K residents living in shadow of industrial wind turbines resort to drastic measures .38079 2013-04-16T21:47:30Z 2013-04-16T21:47:30Z

Sheets of one-inch Styrofoam and thick corrugated cardboard still cover his upstairs bedroom windows. "It helped," he said. But, he says he gets his best sleep now in the basement.

Wainfleet loses wind turbine setback lawsuit .15322 2013-04-12T16:32:28Z 2013-04-12T16:32:28Z

The decision came down Friday in the lawsuit brought about by Wainfleet Wind Energy Inc. and its owners the Loeffen family and Tom Rankin, head of Rankin Construction, after the township passed its setback bylaw last year. The bylaw was an attempt by to supersede the Green Energy Act, which prescribes a 550-metre setback âАФ the distance between a residential property and a turbine.

No wind turbines less than 2 km from a home and 1 km of a road in the Haut-Saint-Laurent, in the Mont├йr├йgie .37996 2013-03-25T02:09:50Z 2013-03-25T02:09:50Z

The Quebec government has officially endorsed the amended interim control (RCI) of the Haut-Saint-Laurent surrounding these structures in its territory, which the council of mayors adopted on 9 January. ...In the territory of Haut-Saint-Laurent, this revised version of RCI forbids the erection of wind turbines 2000 m (2 km) from any dwelling and 1000 m (1 km) from any public road.