Category Archives: Leases

Insurance industry wary of covering farms with turbines after Collingwood court ruling

Posted on 05/03/2013 by

Heather Wright, Sarnia Lambton Independent A local insurance broker says a recent decision to allow neighbours of wind farms to sue for lost property value may make it harder for farms with wind turbines to get liability insurance. Greg Cameron … Continue reading →

Posted in Land Values, Leases, Legal | 3 Comments

Lawyer urging caution with wind leases

Posted on 05/03/2013 by

Paul Morden, Sarnia ObserverPetrolia lawyer Wallace Lang questioned the amount of money wind energy companies are offering farmers who lease them land to build turbines on. Lang told more than 200 people gathered Thursday evening at Lambton Centennial School near … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Leases | 10 Comments

Enniskillen will wait to impose a two km zone for wind turbines

Posted on 04/10/2013 by

Sarnia Lambton Independent Enniskillen Township politicians say they’re considering a bylaw to keep wind turbines two kilometers from homes. But Mayor Kevin Marriott says council is waiting to see what happens with two prominent cases in the Ontario courts before … Continue reading →

Posted in Leases, Municipalities of Ontario, Take Action | 8 Comments

Battle over turbines heating up this week

Posted on 04/02/2013 by

Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer Keith Douglas and Elizabeth Bellavance call themselves “very private people” who didn’t expect to become anti-industrial wind turbine activists. They both grew up in rural Lambton, became veterinarians and eventually moved in 1997 to a farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Leases | 3 Comments

Mainstream planning projects in Lambton

Posted on 03/19/2013 by

By Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer John Barros says it’s time for a new, and less divisive, approach to building wind farms. The senior project development manager for Mainstream Renewable Power said he wants everyone within the boundaries of its proposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Leases, Wind Industry | 15 Comments

Activist question why wind companies surveyed Rock Glen

Posted on 03/18/2013 by

Heather Wright, Sarnia-Lambton Independent Muriel Allingham is questioning why the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority would allow wind energy companies to survey sensitive areas such as Rock Glen Conservation Area. Documents released by the authority released to Allingham, a member of … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental, Leases | 7 Comments

MPP asks Premier to put an end wind energy project

Posted on 03/11/2013 by

CTV News It’s a green energy proposal that has torn apart Perth County communities. Invenergy Canada has a contract to build up to 27 wind turbines in North Perth and Perth East. Now a Perth-Wellington’s MPP is asking the premier … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Leases, Wind Industry | 13 Comments

Oil Springs Information meeting draws a crowd

Posted on 03/08/2013 by

Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer Landowners need to get advice before signing on with wind energy companies, says lawyer Wallace Lang. He was speaking to about 250 people gathered Thursday evening at a wind turbine public awareness meeting held at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Ethics, Leases, Municipalities of Ontario, Take Action | 2 Comments

New transmission lines spark plans for up to 51 wind turbines near Petrolia

Posted on 03/02/2013 by

Heather Wright, Sarnia Lambton Independent Enniskillen politicians and residents are watching with worry as three companies make the rounds asking landowners south of Petrolia to sign leases for wind turbines. Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott says in the last few months … Continue reading →

Posted in Leases, Municipalities of Ontario | 2 Comments

Conservation Authority’s wind energy lease “a messy web” to wind activists

Posted on 02/10/2013 by

Heather Wright, Sarnia-Lambton Independent Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority is talking to lawyers about a lease it holds with NextEra Energy on a piece of land in the Municipality of Bluewater. Tom Proutt, general manager of the authority, confirms it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Bats and Birds, Environmental, Ethics, Fish and Wildlife, Leases, Wind Industry | 2 Comments

Two sides of wind turbine debate

Posted on 02/01/2013 by

By Dan Dakin, St. Catharines Standard Like a giant fan blade slicing through the air, the debate over wind turbines in rural Ontario settings has pitted neighbours against neighbours and torn friendships apart. There’s little room for grey in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Health, Human Rights, Leases | 14 Comments

The Devil was in West Lincoln

Posted on 01/26/2013 by
Posted in Green Energy Act, Leases, Municipalities of Ontario, Protest, Take Action | 3 Comments

NexTerror Wind and Rural Fear

Posted on 12/10/2012 by

by Harvey Wrightman The Liberal party, engaged in a collective effort of navel-gazing, is puzzled as to why rural residents have such irrational fear of the great green future planned for them – all the prospective leadership candidates affirm that the wind … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Electrical Pollution, Ethics, Land Values, Leases, Legal, Protest, Take Action, Transmission, Wind Industry | Tagged | 16 Comments

New house plans blown away

Posted on 11/19/2012 by

by  Hans Janzen, Toronto Sun How does one man’s dream of becoming known as the “Green Premier” become a nightmare for much of rural Ontario? It’s called the Green Energy Act. It takes away the rights of individual landowners and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Ethics, Green Energy Act, Land Values, Leases, Setbacks | Tagged | 3 Comments

Bruce farm group concerned about turbines

Posted on 09/30/2012 by

by Troy Patterson, Owen Sound Sun Times The Bruce County Federation of Agriculture has released a new policy statement on wind energy that speaks out against the “adverse affects” wind power is perceived to have on agriculture, from increased energy … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Leases | 3 Comments

Wind expenses covered

Posted on 07/31/2012 by

by Mariane McLeod | http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca    A lawsuit in the battle over wind turbines in Clearview Township may not have quite the effect that was intended. Two separate lawsuits filed by neighbours of the properties where eight turbines are slated to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Leases, OWR | 8 Comments

NextEra moves boundaries of Jericho wind farm back to Warwick, raising suspicion

Posted on 07/06/2012 by

WARWICK http://www.sarniathisweek.com – When people in Lambton County get their next look at NextEra’s Jericho Wind Energy Center, it’s going to look a little different. And that’s raising the suspicions of wind activist fighting the project. The company has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Leases, Wind Industry | 18 Comments

CFFO: Using MDS to Mitigate Wind Turbine Conflicts

Posted on 07/03/2012 by

By John Van Dyk, CFFO Commentary  Despite protests against them, Wind Projects are slowly being completed. Many townships are tackling a wide variety of issues, such as determining the right amount to charge for a wind development permit, other questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Land Values, Leases, Setbacks | 9 Comments

Hello wind turbine – Goodbye insurance

Posted on 06/15/2012 by
Posted in Land Values, Leases, Legal | 11 Comments

Wind Energy Is Booming, But Where’s The Money?

Posted on 06/08/2012 by

Big Country, by Gina Benitez Jerry Beaird has 16 wind turbines on his property. They’ve been producing quite efficiently but Beaird hasn’t seen a single penny since November. “So December, January, February, March and April we got letters saying there … Continue reading →

Posted in Leases, Wind Industry | 11 Comments

Barrett registers dissatisfaction with Samsung/Ontario/Six Nations land lease deal

Posted on 06/06/2012 by

Turtle Island News QUEEN’S PARK — Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett will be back at it again to attempt to get answers to government’s involvement with a land lease deal that will see crown land lease payments in Haldimand County diverted … Continue reading →

Posted in First Nations, Leases, Ontario government | 1 Comment

Atwood area resident calls police on Invenergy surveyors

Posted on 05/17/2012 by

BY SHANNON DUFF, BANNER STAFF NORTH PERTH — An Atwood-area farmer called police last Tuesday in an effort to get Invenergy Canada surveyors off his land. Koos Wilting said he received correspondence from Invenergy Canada stating the company’s intention to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Human Rights, Leases, Legal | 9 Comments

Wind companies swap land leases

Posted on 05/06/2012 by

By Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer Suncor Energy says there’s nothing unusual about a land swap agreement it has in Lambton and Middlesex counties with a neighbouring wind company. Suncor plans to build an up to 62 wind turbine Cedar Point … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Leases | 10 Comments

Wind bidding war

Posted on 05/01/2012 by

Wind companies trading leases “like monopoly”, offering cash for extensions: opponents By Heather Wright, Sarnia This Week LAMBTON SHORES – Jim thought it would be a great way to secure the future of his family farm, but now the land … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Leases | 8 Comments

“They want an easement, but I won’t give it to them. They will have to expropriate it”

Posted on 04/26/2012 by

Walking against the lines – By Heather Wright Sarnia and Lambton County This Week PLYMPTON-WYOMING – In a flood of people concerned about the effects of wind turbines, Paul Marsh stands out. And it isn’t just because he’s holding a … Continue reading →

Posted in Leases | 10 Comments

NFU boss warns Lambton farmers to be wary of energy lease agreements

Posted on 04/26/2012 by

by John Phair, Petrolia Topic The president of the Lambton local of the National Farmers Union (NFU) has come out strongly against the province’s Green Energy Act, and is warning farmers and other landowners to be wary of contracts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Land Values, Leases | 3 Comments

More wind companies scouting South Dundas

Posted on 02/18/2012 by

Morrisburg Leader SOUTH DUNDAS — One of the many concerns held by South Branch Wind Opposition Group (SBWOG) is that Prowind Canada’s proposed 14-turbine wind farm will be but the first of many. Reports have surfaced that another company has … Continue reading →

Posted in Leases | 27 Comments

Neighbours sue farmers for offering land to wind turbine development

Posted on 01/19/2012 by

by John Spears, Toronto Star Sylvia and John Wiggins put their 48-acre horse farm near Stayner up for sale last summer for $1.25 million. Then a wind developer sent out notices of its plans to put up big wind turbines … Continue reading →

Posted in Leases, Legal | 14 Comments

Source of information for potential wind turbine leaseholders

Posted on 11/18/2011 by

Ontario Wind Turbine Contracts Assessing the legal and financial risks of contracts under Ontario’s Green Energy Act The purpose of this website is to inform rural landowners of some of the legal and financial risks involved in signing an agreement … Continue reading →

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Land owners could face huge turbine costs

Posted on 08/13/2011 by

by John Miner, London Free Press GODERICH – Land owners considering allowing wind turbines to be built on their property should put a hold on signing any deal with an energy company until after the provincial election, a University of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Leases, Legal, Wind Industry | 13 Comments