by Patrick Raftis, The Wellington Advertiser
The opponents of a proposed wind turbine project here say the efforts of an Ohio-based blogger to provide detailed maps of turbine projects in Ontario fill an important gap in the information chain. Wayne Gulden, creator of the website Ontario Wind Turbines, uses Google Maps technology to indicate the site and scale of wind farms, both existing and proposed, across the province – including the NextEra Energy site in Mapleton as well as other projects near Belwood and Arthur.
Gulden’s main residence is Yellow Springs, Ohio, which is not currently the site of any existing or proposed turbine projects. However, he has a cottage on Amherst Island, an Ontario community in the middle of a region where numerous projects are either in operation or on the drawing board.
The lack of detailed information on a province-wide basis has been a sore point among turbine opponents for some time. “It’s important that people know where they are,” said Janet Vallery, spokesperson for the Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Association. She suggested the Ontario Power Authority has the information but is hesitant to release it because it will reveal the government’s plans to “industrialize” rural Ontario. “I think the government just doesn’t want people to know how bad it is,” said Vallery. Read article
Wayne Gulden, thank you so much for producing this map. Finally, it will show us on one map, the vast & ever-increasing density of these 500-800′ high Industrial Turbines which will soon carpet Ontario’s rich food-producing rural lands. People I’ve talked to have no idea how these destructive near-useless machines with their grids & sub-stations will be crowded into our peaceful rural landscapes in the next couple of years, as more & more projects are “awarded” 20 year contracts to the wealthy wind turbine companies. Then there will be no turning back.
Thank you indeed! This will let people know exactly how bad this ‘turbine disease’ has become! After all – they are spreading like cancer, are they not!
Seeing is believing and now IWT proponents can’t deny just how much of rural Ontario is going to be taken over by useless “horse & buggy” machines. Thanks Wayne!
Get Rid of the OPA!
Maybe – they can define themselves – clearly!
……………..because it matters to the citizens on Ontario
Anyways…………
Shareholders investing in energy projects – and worried about their money –
are told not to worry
because the OPA is responsible for everything – ‘not the proponent’
of the energy project ei. wind, solar,…………and, on yeah -
gas plants – they explode – from time to time.
Proponent driven ‘environmental assessments’ – a joke!
Again – Get Rid of the OPA
‘[excerpt] “It’s important that people know where they are,” said Janet Vallery, spokesperson for the Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Association.
She suggested the Ontario Power Authority has the information but is hesitant to release it because it will reveal the government’s plans to “industrialize” rural Ontario.
“I think the government just doesn’t want people to know how bad it is,” said Vallery.
The government doesn’t make a consolidated map of projects available to the public, but the Minister of Energy says the information is available.
“The contracts are publicly posted,” Energy Minister Chris Bentley told the CBC earlier this month. “They’re available. Who has the contracts is public information. Every company establishing wind turbines has to go through public consultation.
“It’s out there for the people in the community and municipality.”
However Gulden said gathering detailed information on turbines requires some serious detective work that not everyone interested in the developments is able to do.’
The OPA does exactly what Chris Bentley the energy minister tells them to do – we need to get rid of McGuinty
Free Thinker – definition of the OPA = Ontario Prize Awarder . . .
Absolutely correct, Janet. Government does not want a consolidated map of all of the turbines. The like to keep everyone in the dark like mushrooms, and fill them full of
s?$t.
Also, Wayne, please do not hand your stuff over to the government. I do not trust them to do a proper job in maintaining and updating the info. They will likely “forget” to add turbines as more and more developments get the go-ahead. You have been providing us with info for quite some time now. Thank you and keep up the good work!
If the government had IWT maps these would be official documents which they couldn’t deny. With no maps there is nothing to deny or for anyone to view. Hide as much information as possible.