All Entries in the "Letters and Opinion" Category
An open letter recommending immediate moratorium on IWTs
January 2, 2012 The Honourable James Bradley Minister of the Environment 11th Floor, Ferguson Block 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto, Ontario M7A 2T5 Dear Mr. Bradley; As per the e-mail at the very end below, I understand you have the task of reviewing my recent letter (attached) recommending an immediate moratorium on Industrial Wind Turbines. […]
Letter strongly opposes Gilead wind facility proposal
January 3, 2012 Shannon McNeill, Senior Project Evaluator Ministry of the Environment Operations Division Environmental Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Avenue West Floor 12A Toronto Ontario M4L 1L5 Re: EBR Registry Number: 011-5239 , Ministry Reference Number:2718-8GWQJP Dear Ms. McNeill: I strongly oppose the proposal by Gilead Power to construct a Class 4 Wind Facility […]
Why bother voting in the County?
In Prince Edward County the 80.78% of voters who voted “yes” to the referendum question in the 2010 election are now wondering why they even bother to vote. Why should we bother voting in 2014? Eight of our sixteen councillors have provided the answer. By repeatedly refusing to follow the clear will of the voting […]
Adverse health effects produced by large industrial wind turbines confirmed
Here is a compelling study of adverse effect of low frequency noise / infrasound on human physiology by two acousticians, made more so given that they personally experienced a variety of ill effects within minutes of arriving at the test site and continuing throughout their stay. http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/news/2011/acousticians-confirm-wind-turbine-syndrome/ Hopefully, this is the evidence that will finally […]
Council would be better by half
The vast majority of municipal council election day voters wanted public consultation on council size and structure. The eight councillors opposing such consultation are causing our Prince Edward County Council to completely lose credibility with County voters and with the OMB. Both had believed our council when it said it was intending to seek public […]
Summary of Auditor General’s report on electricity sector
The Financial Post has published key observations from the report of the Auditor General on Ontario’s electricity sector (see http://tinyurl.com/c292jdn ). This is an executive summary of the A-G’s key observations. 1. Coal is being replaced mainly by refurbished nuclear and new natural gas plants. In addition, wind and solar nameplate capacity is projected to […]
Teens may still be playing the ‘choking game’
In December, most thoughts turn to Christmas and celebrating with family and friends. However, for several hundred people, December is a time to once again mourn the loss of Elijah Cole, who passed away December 11th, 2008, after playing the ‘Choking Game’ (Also known as Space Monkey, Choke the Monkey .. and sadly many others). […]
County group invites Tom Harpur to launch spiritual movement of renewal
We are approaching the frenzied season when, together with the madness, there are some hopes for a brighter year ahead. One of these is the coming of Tom Harpur to Picton next Spring. He will share his vision for “Re-Creating Christianity” at the Regent Theatre on Sunday, May 6th in the afternoon. A former Anglican […]
Public inquiry may alleviate distrust of CAS
The only way there will ever be a public inquiry into what is going on at the Children’s Aid Society of Prince Edward County is if the public demands it. The only way that will happen is if the public is made aware of the stories of Joe and Janet Holm and others. If Prince […]
Looking for memories of Camp Picton and Prince Edward Heights
Camp Picton and the Heights have a long and storied past in Prince Edward County. Unfortunately, many of the stories and history of this place are lost. We want to capture these memories and put them in print. We would love to chat with anyone who has any historical, factual, rumour or legend about life […]
