REAL LOCAL CONSULTATION ON GREEN ENERGY

Clearly the provincial Liberals must be feeling the sting of no longer having a majority. Premier McGuinty was speaking at the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) in regards to green energy when several politicians walked out on him. McGuinty then advised the remaining audience that local municipalities would soon have more say over wind and solar energy projects. This article was in Tuesday's (Feb. 28/12) Waterloo Region (K-W) Record under the title "Municipalities to be given more say on wind, solar farms, McGuinty says". Both opposition parties in the legislature have attacked the Liberals position and their forcing through projects that local municipalities and citizens do not support. Here locally in Elmira we are still awaiting word on the location of Bio-En Fuels which is proposed for Martins Lane in Elmira. Opposition has been strong including the Stop The Stink website that the BFCC or Bio Fuels Concerned Citizens have had for some time. It seems more than strange to me that our local citizens remain in limbo waiting for a no-brainer decision from the province. There is an alternate site available and the Mayor has been pushing it for some time. Usually stalling is a sign that the authorities do not have good news. One of the local activists, Dr. Dan Holt, has been engaging a M.O.E. technical adviser, trying to get a firm answer. To date it appears as if everything is still on hold.