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Bruce seeks wind turbine health study .241822009-11-20T20:46:35Z2009-11-20T20:46:35ZBruce County is calling on the province to study the health effects of wind turbines.
"The province has stated that they are not going to do a health study. We're going to encourage them with a letter hoping that they will do an independent study for the health concerns that are out there now and possibly down the road," said Huron-Kinloss Mayor Mitch Twolan.
Wind power regulations approved in 4-3 vote .241702009-11-19T20:25:18Z2009-11-19T20:25:18ZDespite contentious debate last week over whether the town should open itself up to wind energy proposals at all, council decided in the end it was best to put the needed regulations in place instead of leaving the town without a strategy to guide a sector that is fast developing around the world.
Coun. Margaret Tusz-King said the new wind power regulations, which were approved as part of Sackville's new zoning bylaw last Monday night, include "stringent limitations on how and where turbines will be erected."
MOE pledges ongoing research on turbines, health .241862009-11-19T00:48:31Z2009-11-19T00:48:31ZProvincial plans to create a streamlined approval process for renewable energy projects have been met with a bevy of objections ...Officials tout it as a means of creating "green" jobs ...Many stakeholders, however, aren't entirely pleased with what's on the table. ...Perhaps the most significant hot-button issue is the 550-metre minimum separation between renewable energy projects and residences.
Wind power health effects queried by municipal group.241522009-11-18T11:10:52Z2009-11-18T11:10:52ZThe Federation of Canadian Municipalities is asking Ottawa to fund more scientific research into the potential health effects of wind turbines.
The organization has asked the government to focus on two areas: low-frequency noise and electrical disturbances from industrial-scale wind developments. The issue was raised in September by three municipalities from Ontario at a national board of directors meeting.
Residents to meet with minister over wind farm .241112009-11-17T12:02:36Z2009-11-17T12:02:36ZSix Digby Neck residents will visit Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau Wednesday in Halifax to ask a few questions about a planned wind turbine park.
"We're trying to find out his reasoning for approving this turbine site in the first place," Evelyn Hayden said Monday.
"We're just a group of concerned citizens that are trying to protect the health of everybody down here."
Windmill debate continues to cause turbulence.240942009-11-15T19:30:16Z2009-11-15T19:30:16ZPrince Edward County councillors and members of the public left the Nov. 10 special meeting over a new proposed windmill bylaw for the municipality at Shire Hall feeling impotent, bemoaning the unanswered questions.
"In my opinion, the mark was missed. And in a lot of ways, it feels like we're beating a dead horse because, in the game of politics, the Ontario government trumps municipalities. And if the province doesn't want it, then the province isn't going to care what we have on paper," said Prince Edward County councillor Kevin Gale.
Answers definitely not blowing in the wind .240542009-11-12T04:16:28Z2009-11-12T04:16:28ZIt was another restless night in a long string of interrupted sleep. Amaranth's Leo Mendonca didn't feel quite right, like something was wrong, but he didn't know what, or why.
When he got out of bed, he was struck by a wave of nausea. ...Thinking some fresh air may do the trick, he headed out to the garden. There, he looked up and saw what he now believes is the source of his troubles ... an industrial-sized wind turbine about 600 metres away, and many more within sight.
Wind farm bill defeated, but opponents vow to fight on .238972009-10-31T05:10:26Z2009-10-31T05:10:26ZLocal wind farm opponents vowed yesterday to keep pushing for independent studies into the effects wind turbines have on people.
Ontario legislators rejected Bruce- Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch's call to halt industrial wind farm development until the province's top doctor can assure the government turbines don't harm people living nearby.
Bill halting wind farms stalled by MPPs.238742009-10-30T17:10:10Z2009-10-30T17:10:10ZTory MPP Bill Murdoch's resolution calling for a moratorium on new wind turbines in Ontario pending confirmation that there are no adverse health effects on humans stalled in the legislature.
Murdoch said his resolution was drafted in response to concerns about wind power raised by hundreds of people in his riding and across the province.
"I'm disappointed and where the people go from here I don't know," Murdoch said yesterday. "The government of the day has decided that they don't count by turning down my resolution."
Stray voltage culprit, meeting hears .238582009-10-29T17:22:38Z2009-10-29T17:22:38ZThree months after the Ripley Wind Farm went online in December, 2007, Dave Colling's phone started ringing.
Three of his neighbours were seeing doctors about recurring ear aches. They knew Colling, a former dairy farmer who lives within two kilometres of the turbines near the southern Bruce County community, had an interest in and could test for what he calls "electrical pollution."
"It's like living inside a microwave. It radiates," Colling told more than 100 people Tuesday night in Keady.
Top doc wants more information .238572009-10-29T17:09:04Z2009-10-29T17:09:04ZOntario Medical Officer of Health Arlene King told a legislative committee Tuesday she wants more information about health effects of wind turbines.
That's different than what a Ministry of Health spokesman told The Sun Times was King's position Tuesday, that there's no link between the noise turbines make and adverse health effects.
David Jensen also said government rules covering placement of turbines and reviews of scientific literature are enough to determine a moratorium on new wind farms is not needed.
MPP wants word from top doc .238442009-10-28T21:47:58Z2009-10-28T21:47:58ZOntario's Medical Officer of Health Arlene King doesn't see any scientific evidence that links wind turbines with adverse health effects.
When contacted yesterday, Ministry of Health and Long- Term Care spokesperson David Jensen said it is King's position that there is no link between the noise turbines make and adverse health effects people claim to be experiencing, such as severe headaches and joint and muscle aches.
