Would you drink this? Arsenic, lead and mercury among substances found in North Kent well water September 7, 2023 It’s been years since wind turbine construction in North Kent, Ontario began, and several…
People aren’t the only creatures in North Kent forced to drink water containing black grit — animals are, too. Now, people are raising funds to test the water to find out exactly what…
Silence tells Ontario government North Kent well water problems after wind turbine construction have gone away: they haven’t November 22, 2022 Geologist Keith Benn, who was one member of an expert panel created…
“Our water is now contaminated with shale particles and heavy metals,” North Kent resident tells the IESO. October 25, 2022 The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has posted a list of Qualified Applicants…
Member of Ontario expert review panel says well water study was a start, but we need more August 29, 2022 A scientist and former geology professor who sat on an expert review panel…
Contaminants of concern identified by expert panel; more well water samples needed to confirm health risk April 6, 2022 With two months to go before the 2022 Ontario provincial election, the government released…
It is one year since Monte McNaughton MPP announced that the health ministry would conduct an “expert panel review” on whether wind turbines were the cause of gritty discoloured water in North Kent.…
January 17, 2022 As dozens of families in North Kent, Ontario wait for a Ministry of Health report on why their water is black and gritty–and has been for years since a wind…
As long as old regulations for wind turbine noise and setbacks remain unchanged in Ontario, anger is not going anywhere September 1, 2021 Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is reported to have said…
In 2018, MPP Monte McNaughton presented a bottle of brown well water to Chris Ballard, environment minister in the Wynne government, asking that something be done. Nothing was.On July 19, MPP Monte McNaughton…
Courage undiminished in community resolute to protect the environment and health January 6, 2018 Although the people of North Stormont, just south of Ottawa, introduced many new concerns about wind turbine construction and…