Kincardine affirms itself as “not willing” to host wind farms

Kincardine affirms itself as “not willing” to host wind farms | The Kincardine Independent:

Kincardine council has made it clear that the Municipality will not be a willing host community to industrial wind turbine projects.

Council passed a motion stating exactly that at its meeting last Wednesday. The motion cites Grey Bruce Health Unit Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hazel Lynn and Dr. Ian Arra’s recent study which found that industrial wind turbines “have a definite human annoyance on residents living around and near these structures.” The motion also made mention of the fact that the Municipality has acknowledged that some citizens are suffering side effects attributed to the proximity of turbines to where they live and work.

Kincardine passed another motion recently stating that it would not support the construction of industrial turbines that are not in compliance with the Municipality’s wind policy. Last week’s motion was prompted in part by Premier Kathleen Wynne’s reported desire to focus on locating industrial wind turbine developments in willing host communities.

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