WIND FARMS ARE HERE!

There is a Notice of Public Meeting in today's Woolwich Observer. Conestogo Wind Power Partnership (CWPP) will be holding this meeting at the St. Clements Community Centre and Arena on Wednesday November 7, 2012 from 6-8 pm.. This public Information Centre is being held to present the proposed power line routing and the location of the project substation within the Township of Wellesley. The map included in this public notice is typical of newspaper maps and is nearly illegible. My guess is that the actual turbines are being located south of Hwy #86 and the town of Listowel and possibly just a tad east of Listowel. Again the map is lousy.

Further details of the Project Description Report are provided at the Township of Wellesley municipal office starting today as well as at the public libraries of Listowel, Atwood and Monkton. Numerous authorities have finally admitted that there is a lack of peer reviewed science regarding human health issues associated with nearby wind turbines. The most recent criticism has come from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario in regards to deaths and injuries to migrating birds and bats. I expect however that under the REA (Renewable Energy Act) that this project like all the other wind farms will proceed undeterred by the lack of knowledge of human health risks posed to nearby neighbours.