Amherst Island, north-eastern shore of Lake OntarioThe Top Ten Endangered Places List is released annually to bring national attention to sites at risk due to neglect, lack of funding, inappropriate development and weak legislation. From unique 19th-century landmarks to simple vernacular housing, stone railway stations to Modernist airports, heritage districts to single buildings, the list has become a powerful tool in the fight to make landmarks, not landfill.
Image from Ontario Wind Resistance
HCF uses three primary criteria to determine the 10 final sites for inclusion on the list:
• Significance of the site
• Urgency of the threat
• Community support for its preservation
Why it’s endangered
Algonquin Power/Windlectric is proposing the development of an industrial wind turbine power installation that will be spread across the island comprising 36 wind turbines of 51-storeys with a 2-acre blade sweep area. The project includes a number of individual access roads, a cement plant, a transformer substation, and a network of overhead power lines.
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