October 15, 2018 Finch, Ontario — The Nation Rise wind power project, which received Renewable Energy Approval in May, poses a significant risk to people and the environment due to vibration connected to…
(C) ONTARIO FARMER July 31, 2018 Report by Tom van Dusen Finch, Ontario — Sitting demurely and speaking quietly, on July 24 the volunteer president of Wind Concerns Ontario blasted the provincial government…
If province had a 1-km setback for wind power generators, almost none of the North Stormont project would be allowable, says community group. “They say wind power is ‘green’ ” says leader Margaret…
Ottawa Citizen, March 11, 2016 The Ontario government has betrayed rural municipalities by approving new wind farms in places that have explicitly voted against them, mayors say — including just east of Ottawa. “Since we…
From Farmers Forum, August 4, 2015 Community opposition to industrial-scale wind power mounting Excerpt from “Eastern Limits” by Tom Van Dusen I’m not sure what it is about North Stormont Township but…
To subscribers of Ontario Farmer, please take note: in the opinion column by Tom Van Dusen on a wind power information meeting held recently in Finch, Ontario, Wind Concerns Ontario president Jane Wilson…
Tom Collins, Farmers Forum, October 2014 Scaremongers say it will cost millions Brinston–While some critics of wind turbines howl that the cost of the eventual teardown of a turbine is astronomical, the actual…
We have been following the South Branch wind power generation project for some time, as it is the first 3-MW turbine project to begin operation in Ontario—to be followed many others. Here is…
The wind “farm” or, as we prefer it, wind power generation project, in Brinston Ontario, is the first wind power plant to have 3-megawatt turbines operating … but not for long. Many of…