Re: Wind Turbines

Lawrence Flynn | Jun 18, 2015

Dear Mr. Mayor

Thank you for hosting the recent special council meeting in Harlowe, I was able to attend and wished to comment on the NextEra presentation of their Northpoint I and Northpoint II projects.

Let me preface my comments by saying that I believe the movement to clean, renewable, energy development will prove to be the most significant action by mankind in this century, I hope I am right. I supported the “yes” side in a local plebiscite for offshore wind turbines on Lake Ontario within a kilometre of my permanent residence in Scarborough.

I have seen and lived near “wind farms” in Italy, France, Germany, Alberta and south-western Ontario. These facilities had one very important common factor, they were all in open terrain, fields, pasture, etc. The NextEra representatives did not discuss the environmental effects of clearing swaths of Canadian Shield to accommodate the construction and ongoing operation of turbines in either of the two projects that will effect North Frontenac.

The danger to the incredibly diverse environment of North Frontenac is too great; for this reason I fully support your and council's action on this matter. Invite those who accuse North Frontenac of NIMBYISM to come and see what you have acted to protect. Even ardent supporters of renewable energy projects, like myself, will understand.