From failed appeals before a powerless quasi-judicial tribunal, to unanswered letters to government and a rigged consultation process, authors of a new paper demonstrate that legally, the fix was in via Ontario’s biased…
December 31, 2020 A number of papers were published in 2020 that help to move knowledge about the environmental impact of wind turbine noise emissions forward, and point to the need for regulatory…
March10, 2019 The Ontario government under Premier Doug Ford is beginning to “wear” the repercussions from decisions on development by the Environmental Review Tribunal, says a writer with Ontario Farmer. In his “Eastern…
(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…
Expensive legal action will cost taxpayers more for unnecessary power project, community group says OTTAWA July 3, 2018— The citizens’ group opposing the 100-megawatt “Nation Rise” wind power project asked Premier Doug Ford and his…
Rick Conroy, editor of the independent Wellington Times news paper in Prince Edward County, has had a front-row seat to at least three, probably four, wind power projects in The County. All have…
Judge says OMB offers limited justice—is the same true for the ERT? Recently, lawyer and retired Ontario judge Peter Howden published a book on the Ontario Municipal Board, titled, The Ontario Municipal Board:…
February 6, 2017 Last week, the wind power communications machinery was touting the virtues of the Gunn’s Hill wind power project which they claim is Ontario’s first real “community” wind power project, half-owned…
November 1, 2016 Comments filed on Renewable Energy Approval process “The litany of failures is astounding,” says president of community group coalition Wind Concerns Ontario filed comments with Ontario’s EBR yesterday, with recommendations…
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…
Independent newspaper publisher Rick Conroy of The Times reviews the decisions by the Environmental Review Tribunal to uphold the approval of the wind power project on little Amherst Island. The facts when laid…