By Valerie MacDonald, Northumberland Today
WEST NORTHUMBERLAND - Residents in the Grafton and Centreton areas near two possible wind farm projects met last week to outline a plan of action, says organizer Lisa DeJong. Their concerns range from environmental and safety issues, to loss of property values.
About 50 area residents living in the affect areas met about the Clean Breeze Wind Park projects (each comprised of five wind turbines) with Northumberland Quinte West MPP Rob Milligan on Friday, and then went into a private planning meeting, DeJong said in an interview. “He said he would support us,” DeJong told Northumberland Today.
Milligan also said if his party came into power there would be a “moratorium” on the development of energy from wind and that the 550 metre setback to residences would be increased, she said. DeJong said she also hopes that the new provincial Liberal leader to be chosen this month calls for a moratorium, in light of the rural opposition to wind turbines that is being expressed here, and in other parts of the province. Milligan confirmed in an interview Monday that he is contacting the heads of the three Ontario Liberal government ministries involved in wind farm approvals. “I’m writing formal letters to the Ministers of energy, environment and municipal affairs with the concerns of this group,” he said, adding that he supports his constituents “100%.”
In addition to issues related to their impact on the landscape, Milligan supports health issue claims. “I’m disturbed that this (Liberal) government continues to support wind turbines when they know significant risks exist,” he stated in a media release, referencing 2009 health ministry documents fellow MPP Lisa Thompson acquired through a Freedom of Information request. Read article
The rising tide of anger over this fiasco will hopefully sweep these idiots right out of office, the longer they delay the election….the stronger we will get. Bring it on…Liberals.
There will be no election, alas. The NDPee will keep the Liberals afloat in order to avoid possibly losing seats in an election.
By attacking the teaching profession (which is always an easy target) the government saves approx. $250 million annually. Experts acknowledge that turbines earn a half million in subsidies each, per year, which is approx. 3/4 $ billion. As more turbines rise, this figure also rises. The
difference, even for the doubting Thomas’s, is that teachers do a remarkable job and wind turbines run at roughly a 20% efficiency rate. Reminds me of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
In The Globe and Mail today, online.
“Mr. McGuinty rattled off some of his government’s accomplishments, including putting money into the school system, cutting health care waiting times and shutting down coal-fired power plants in favour wind energy.”
He must have gotten his hands on some drugs while in China. Delusional as usual. What a loser. Ugh.
Who represents Dr. King in the Drennan case?
This appeal process is a court matter so this is public information and so there is no reason why this can’t be made public if the information can be located.
According to the “Factum of the Responding Non-party Witness” dated May 7, 2012,
Dr. King is being represented by the Ministry of the Attorney General,
Counsel Sara Blake LSUC # 25251P
sara.blake@ontario.ca
(416) 326-4155
http://www.fcbarristers.com/Falconer/cases.html#Drennan
Canadian Judicial Council, Canada’s Court System
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Chart of the Court System
ONTARIO, The Ontario Ministry of Attorney General is responsible for managing the Ontario Justice System. John Gerretsen is the present Attorney General.
CanLII-Ontario has judgements from Ontario Courts.
http://www.cjc-ccm.gc.ca/english/resource_en.asp?selMenu=resource_courtsystem_en.asp
CanLII
http://www.canlii.org/en/on
In the U.S at least in most states the Attorney General is a separate elected/position office.