As of August 19, 2016, 86 Ontario municipalities have passed a motion or resolution at Council, demanding the Wynne government and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) make municipal support a mandatory requirement…
The IESO asked for comments on its Large Renewable Procurement process. Looks like nobody is happy, least of all Ontario citizens and the municipalities that would be forced to have the power projects.…
No one is forced to have wind turbines on their land; communities shouldn’t be, either. Ontario Farmer, May 17, 2016 By Jane Wilson and Warren Howard Recently, a Mitchell, Ont. resident wrote to…
No way for citizens to express concern in current process, Ottawa councilor says CBC News, may 5, 2016 As the Ontario government prepares to open a second, more ambitious round of bidding on…
Some of the First Nations deemed to be in support of the Dutton Dunwich area wind power project by U.S. firm Invenergy are 1,000 km away—yet they are allowed to be in support…
“A slap in the face for rural Ontario” says Dutton-Dunwich Mayor London Free Press, March 16, 2016 By Debbie Van Brenk and John Miner A new process to select sites for renewable energy…
“We live in the Province of Toronto,” says Dutton-Dunwich Mayor. His community had a referendum, said NO, now has a contract for 57.5 megawatt wind ‘farm.’ London Free Press, March 10, 2016…
This is from the wind power industry’s own publication, North American Windpower NAW Staff, March 8, 2016 Fifty-one Ontario municipalities are endorsing a resolution recently passed by the Township of Wainfleet Council that…
Wind power not needed, produced out of phase with demand, says Wind Concerns Ontario president London Free Press, March 2, 2016 Contracts for 300 megawatts to be announced soon By John Miner Ontario will…
Kingston Whig-Standard, February 29, 2016 By Elliot Ferguson PLEVNA — North Frontenac Township is to appeal any large-scale wind energy project approved for the township. Township council agreed on Friday that an appeal…
February 29, 2016 Bon Echo Residents Against Turbines (BEARAT) has published the documents its lawyer received under a Freedom of Information request, pertaining to communication between wind power developers (the very litigious) NextEra…