“Pulling no punches”: citizens oppose use of prime agricultural land for wind turbines, and are concerned about inadequate setbacks for health and safety Photo: East Zorra-Tavistock February 9, 2024 A group of residents…
A letter sent in 2011 to then environment minister by the mayor of Amaranth requested action on negative impacts of wind turbines and a transformer, specifically greater setbacks. Nothing has been done. February…
New procurement announced, but difference from Green Energy Act is that municipalities now have final say in approvals of siting for projects, and can create bylaws for siting Turbines and transformer station at…
Internal government documents show environment ministry was unprepared to take action on resident complaints about wind turbine noise November 28, 2023 The Nation Rise wind power project was controversial even before it began.…
Proposals are popping up all over Ontario: what do you, and your community, need to ask? Battery storage facility-Shutterstock image November 10, 2023 As of today, Wind Concerns Ontario counts at least 30…
April 14, 2023 An academic paper delivered a few days ago at a conference in Sweden dealt with infrasound as produced by grid-scale wind turbines, and the negative consequences for health and the…
Residents living near noisy wind turbines are sleeping, feeling better since the machines have stopped May 27, 2022 The gigantic wind turbines at Ontario’s newest wind power project have been off for almost…
Some Ontario landowners may be approached to sign lease agreements to host wind turbines on their property. The cash is attractive but there are plenty of risks too. May 9, 2022 With the…
Ontario has made no changes to provincial regulations for wind turbine noise levels or setbacks since the Wynne Liberal rule. April 28, 2022 The Ontario government led by Premier Doug Ford seems to…
Supreme Court decision on wind farm noise emissions resonates in Ontario April 16, 2022 A Supreme Court in Australia has found in favour of residents who filed legal action against a local wind…
New setbacks needed for health, safety. Ontario wind turbine regulations unchanged from 2009 OTTAWA— Wind turbines built in Ontario to generate electricity from wind energy should have a setback of a minimum of…