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W ENERGY: Alnwick / Haldimand halts turbine farms m lownship *‘ | topay f ' | ‘ I nx**4 13 mpeay: § : p FROM PAGE1 "This is a violatifin of our Two finaE:ubl;lcice:ztti s | . | m | high aquifer" and headwater (S)aa(l:cnla{ijdn;:gsl\t/!to Pff-’swerfi’e the _ will be held by Clean Breege | of Baltimore Creek. sentatioi stat:smme’ the preâ€" and Zero Ernislsion People on | As it relates to the Oak _ Locally, "250 l . the wind projects. The first | ds sls C . y, "250 local residents _ will be April 18 in the Alnwi | : f ges Moraine, the Alliance‘s . may end up living insid t , e Alnwick | § presentation cited regulati P g inside a Clvl_c Centre in Roseneath, * | * ob the Ouh id l{,’flu anons . governmentâ€"declared health â€" dealing with the Graftonâ€"area | = I C t Conservation «etaoriamien | aniemeqneys Siadeotenis Poleet ‘he other wll be May states that industrial aeveoys | weliperclor ck on the 1 at the Grafton Municipal j 5 9 g of the people, the Centre, d i WI n ro ec s $§[I€13thl: rll)ut permitted and environment and the aesâ€" treton preuahgsa"lv,n"lr‘!hthel?en}; Tok flms th?;g il;ongr:morgtra- lthenc beauty of Northumberâ€" â€" start at 7 p mp oS rgs _ ere an alterâ€" land Cou foomt VALERIE MAcDONALD :Hg;ffe;f;attfi; said in a _ nativelocation, Ridges warie e tos Doi manalagas. f Nosthumbediand Nodey "I see a rapid shift in public f ; GRAFTON â€" With a packed _ opinion," he added. * council chambers backing People generally have supâ€" > T?%Allial.jnce fgr tlixe Protection _ ported green energy but as . of Northumberland Hills‘s _ health issues related to indusâ€" fnsd presentation against two trial wind turbines are W CELEBRATING COMMUNITY; Event celebrates Aboriginal culture | _ / indust.riglfwind turbine farms â€" brought to light there has f/'c:’fl,' 1p4 aMBERLINp OoDRAY MARsL1 3 near Grafton and Centreton . been a turnaround, he said. Ald | ” imi FI i 0 F | I' on the Oak Ridges Moraine, Among the health concerns eer e mUSICIanS are Onourlng Ul’ aml IeS Alnwick/Haldimand Townâ€" _ Bonebakker outlined in the ; ship councillors concurred presentation to Alnwick / CECILIA NASMITH Drum, Guest Drum and Invited _ ture. during last week‘s meeting. Haldimand councilliors was Northumberland Today Drum for a number of such The event takes place at the aglrgegfiglié‘zgin;?;nriicz;tli]g;: Llllt?'a?lrélvl\rsz'l:qte{;fcms%llfilc?})ef ; events in the Ontario Region. Alderville Community Centre, from theâ€"eroup that would . mm Ts yto ere ALDERVILLE â€" Honouring Their CD of original work . with doors opening at 10 a.m. hale furthger w?nd develan: & ,‘g h? h { Our Families is a community called A Long Red Road, and a grand entry at noon. i ents uintiPhentt; andvsafep e :‘; lucirez:i“t}onl?e celebration on March 23 that is _ released June 24, 2011, won the _ Brunch will be served, and the oshes‘ are _ ade uatelty | mE{a Te ured designed to reinforce family Aboriginal People‘s Choice day will end with a giveâ€"away addressed through stgdy ang Enaecemient ¢ sueggth and unity through lh_e Award in 2012. and feast at 4 p.m. regulation and will forward PM csulstions in inspirational dances and trad!â€" Honouring Our Families day, The entire event is free, but â€" e fesolution about a mota: .. M degtermining ti_onal songs of the Smoke Trail which is coâ€"ordinated by the _ as space is limited and organizâ€" torium to all the municipaliâ€" | Iheiseibackot Singers. Northumberland Child ers would appreciate specific ties in the Oak Ridges Moraine fvind turbines For 30 years, this Alderville â€" Development Centre and fund~ _ numbers for planning purposes area, as well as to the governâ€" from Teal First Nation group has comâ€" ed _ by _ the County _ of â€"â€" preâ€"registration is requested. ment ministries involved in Ray Benns dences, yet: posed songs that carry their traâ€" Northumberland, will offer You can reserve your spot by Green Energy Act approvals, some produce ditional messages and become _ Alderville First Nation commuâ€" calling Jan at Alderville First plus a few other ministries. 90dB at low frequencies of one .. w_ell l_mown for performing and _ nity men_lbers of all ages the _ Nation Daycare (905â€"352â€"1065). "Council passed the resoluâ€" _ to five Hz which have resulted + winning a number of awards . opportunity to spend the day lisâ€" _ ;. nasmith@sunmedia.ca tion as presented," said _ in health complaints so seriâ€" along the powâ€"wow circuit. They _ tening to the group perform and k 4 Deputy Mayor Ray Benns who _ ous some people have abanâ€" have been honoured as Host â€" learning about Aboriginal culâ€" _ fwitter.com/NT_crasmith . chaired the meeting. doned their homes. (The curâ€" In part, it stated: "To place _ rent Green Energy Act requireâ€" s & an immediate moratorium on _ ments are that sound volume approvals of industrial wind _ must be less than 40 dB at 550 ; & ® farms until such time as low _ metres from the nearest turâ€" frequency noise and infraâ€" bine.) & sound from industrial wind Bonebakker also outlined * turbines is reviewed and mitiâ€" possible future costs taxpayâ€" f gated through the REA ers would be left paying . s approval process and based including emergency on conclusive and indepenâ€" _ response to structure fires, . dent clinical health studies _ plus decommission and rehaâ€" that eliminate the potential of _ bilitating the land after the 20â€" ' s ; adverse impacts to health, _ year energyâ€"production conâ€" 7 3 + _ safety and well being of the . tracts expire. ; public." With relation to the § , Mayor Dalton Mcdonaldâ€" Graftonâ€"area proposal by f previously declared he had a Clean Breeze and the Zero , _ conflict of interest due to the Emissions People, it was § fact that he rents land near pointed out that proposed & _ one of the wind projects and _ Tower #2 is surrounded by lives close to the other end of _ wetlands and that the site is â€" +â€" the project. The remaining the location of rare species five councillors supported the. like Canada warblers and an â€" * resolution and Benns, as amphibian breeding habitat, f chair, did not vote. creating the "potential risk for , 6 "I have to stay neutral," he ongoing negative environâ€" i m s said. mental effects." _ With the mayor‘s conflict of And as it relates to Centreâ€" s * , interest, Benns said he anticiâ€" ton, the group‘s concerns pated chairing more meetings range from part being a â€" 5 m"the future.A provincially designated signifâ€" : The key issue here is the. icant wetland, turtle wintering , _ Well being of people, the aesâ€" _ area and bat maternity colony, 7 thetic beauty of the Moraine . to containing a "vulnerable : y . and Northumberland County," Alliance presenter see TURBINES | Page 2 4 € <€ / f / ; a f Fam & a g â€" (3)