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Wind project ship spills fuel near Wolfe Island
About 10 households on an island near Kingston, Ont., have been told to drink only bottled water after a tugboat spilled about 1,500 litres of fuel near shore.
The diesel fuel spilled into Lake Ontario near Wolfe Island around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday from a boat carrying equipment for a controversial wind turbine project.
Some residents have fought hard against the project, saying they are concerned about the environmental effects of installing 86 turbines on such a small island.
October 2, 2008
in CBC News
About 10 households on an island near Kingston, Ont., have been told to drink only bottled water after a tugboat spilled about 1,500 litres of fuel near shore.
The diesel fuel spilled into Lake Ontario near Wolfe Island around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday from a boat carrying equipment for a controversial wind turbine project.
Some residents have fought hard against the project, saying they are concerned about the environmental effects of installing 86 turbines on such a small island.
Canadian Hydro Developers, the company in charge of the project, is buying water for the families affected by the spill and will continue to... [continue via Web link]
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