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Unfortunately, the CAW came out and kicked down their snowman shortly after this picture was taken.
Greg Schmalz – S.T.O.P. ( Saugeen Shores Turbine Operation Policy ) Below is our report summarizing week one health and noise complaints that we have been made aware of. These were presented and read at our Council meeting just past. … Continue reading
Shoreline Beacon It was inevitable. As soon as the blades on the Canadian Auto Workers’ turbine were in motion, so too would be the complaints from those who live nearby. The turbine has been a contentious issue with many who … Continue reading
CTV News Scott Miller, CTV London A year after being built, the controversial Canadian Auto Workers wind turbine on the edge of Port Elgin, Ont. is in motion. Kim Yardy, the Port Elgin representative for the CAW, says the hope … Continue reading
Owen Sound Times A Canadian Auto Workers’ wind turbine that has sparked protests, petitions and a strong public backlash is now in full operation in Saugeen Shores. The turbine, at the union’s Family Education Centre in Port Elgin, was turned … Continue reading
Source: Local 444 Guardian, November, 2012 p. 26 Write Mark Bartett: mark_bartlett@wecec.org
Owen Sound Sun Times The Canadian Auto Workers union will not comply with a request from Saugeen Shores council to await the results of a Health Canada study before turning on its controversial wind turbine in Port Elgin, says CAW … Continue reading
“No question, someone could have been killed,” said Gary Dale, retired police sergeant and witness to Monday’s road rage incident outside the CAW’s Family Education Centre in Port Elgin during its Labour Day celebrations. “The driver was unprovoked. What did … Continue reading
By Jennifer Schleich, Shoreline Beacon The Town of Saugeen Shores has refused to participate in a community liaison committee to monitor the operation of the Canadian Auto Worker’s Union (CAW) wind turbine in conjunction with the CAW. Council agreed to … Continue reading
By Sarah Sloan, Assistant Editor, Shoreline Beacon | http://www.shorelinebeacon.com 25 May 2012 Saugeen Turbine Operation Policy (STOP) is continuing ahead with it plans to halt operation of the wind turbine at the CAW Family Education Centre in Port Elgin. In … Continue reading
By Bill Henry, Owen Sound Sun Times Protesters shouted “take it down” and “shame on you” at the gates of the Canadian Auto Workers centre in Port Elgin. “That thing makes people sick, take it down,” Greg Schmalz said as … Continue reading
More pictures at the Stop CAW Turbine Facebook page
Canada NewsWire PORT ELGIN, ON, April 11, 2012 /CNW/ – The CAW has ignored the sustained protests of hundreds of local residents of Port Elgin, Ontario, and erected a 100m tall industrial wind turbine as close as 200m to dozens … Continue reading
By Denis Langlois, Owen Sound Sun Times SAUGEEN SHORES – Tractors, farm equipment, pickup trucks and other vehicles are expected to roll through Port Elgin on Saturday afternoon to protest a controversial wind turbine at the Canadian Auto Workers’ Family … Continue reading
This gallery contains 5 photos.
Unfortunately, the CAW came out and kicked down their snowman shortly after this picture was taken.
by John Spears, Toronto Star A Port Elgin community group has launched a boycott of products made by CAW members to protest a wind turbine being erected by the union in town. The group, known as STOP, will target any … Continue reading
By Dan Reid, Owen Sound Sun Times I have followed the debate over the construction of the wind turbine at the CAW ‘Family Learning Centre’ in Port Elgin for the last few months and I must admit that I am … Continue reading
By Jim Merriam, London Free Press As unions go, the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) is one of the country’s most successful; a body of power and influence. It’s a union that can inflame a crowd and get hundreds of folks … Continue reading
Last night’s meeting was packed with perhaps 200+ attendees. MP Ben Lobb, MPP Lisa Thompson, MPP Bill Walker, ex MPP Bill Murdoch, Deputy Mayor of Saugeen Shores, former Mayor / Bruce County Warden Harry Thede, and some 6 other speakers … Continue reading
Saugeen Times In the past several weeks my office has been overwhelmed with phone calls and emails regarding the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) wind turbine at the Family Education Centre. Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with … Continue reading
CKNX News Efforts to stop the construction of a wind turbine near homes in Saugeen Shores appear to be falling on deaf ears. Close to 300 people protested today outside the Canadian Auto Workers Education Centre south of Port Elgin. … Continue reading
Shoreline Beacon The Town of Saugeen Shores, its residents and council, are up in arms as construction of the C AW’s wind turbine began this week. The location of the turbine–in a residential neighbourhood at the CAW’s Family Education Centre– … Continue reading
Brothers and Sisters, Many of you know me and for those who don’t, I’m a retired CAW member who spent 38 years in two different CAW represented workplaces (Allied Chemical and Chrysler Corp.). Many of those years were spent in leadership … Continue reading
By TROY PATTERSON, Shoreline Beacon For a labour union that prides itself on a history of negotiation, touts the power of democracy and the freedom of the public (and its members) to actively protest against what they feel is unjust, … Continue reading
By Patrick Bales, Owen Sound Sun Times PORT ELGIN – A two-hour protest outside the CAW Family Education Centre Friday morning was the latest in a series of actions by local residents to show their disapproval for a wind turbine … Continue reading
New Facebook Page: STOP CAW Wind Turbine Read Full Press Release While the technical and legal issues of this project have long been resolved, the CAW has committed to do the following going forward: coordinate the formation of a committee … Continue reading
by Chantaie Allick and John Spears, Toronto Star Plans by the Canadian Auto Workers to erect a 76-metre wind turbine in their community have residents of Port Elgin threatening to greet construction crews with a picket line. “The neighbourhood is … Continue reading