The approval for proposed Fairview Wind power project has finally been revoked by the Environmental review Tribunal, on the basis of serious harm to human health and risk to aviation safety…
In January 2014, John Terry, the lawyer for the well-funded wind power development lobbyist the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) told the panel of judges in an Ontario court at the appeal of a…
This is an excerpt from the August edition of COPA Flight, provided by a member of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. Windmills may close airport By Russ Niles The owner of an…
The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) has launched a campaign to get the federal government to act on the issue of the proliferation of industrial-scale wind turbines in Canada. COPA has prepared…
Safety expert says wind power developer’s comparison to Pincher Creek Alberta “not valid”—turbines there are half the size proposed for Collingwood area Simcoe.com, May 31, 2016 An aviation safety expert says the location…
No municipality would ever put wind turbines beside an airport, says Simcoe-Grey MPP Wilson April 21, 2016 Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson is not letting up on his campaign to halt the Fairview wind…
A plane hitting a turbine or being blown off course would meet [the test] for serious harm to human health, says lawyer Simcoe.com February 18, 2016 Collingwood Regional Airport: an appeal will cost…
Wind “farm” approval serves “narrow private interest” over greater public interest in busy aerodrome Simcoe.com, January 11, 2016 Wind project would be ‘fatal’ to Collingwood Regional Airport: study File Photo, Wasaga Sun By…
Simcoe.com, October 17, 2015 The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) is concerned that the wind farm near Stayner proposed by WPD could have an “economic impact,” on the Collingwood Regional…
We understand that Transport Canada has recognized the seriousness of the situation in Ontario as regards aviation safety and wind turbines being built around airports. A committee has been struck and is now…