All Entries in the "Letters and Opinion" Category
National Park at Ostrander Point a great idea
Re: Ostrander Point National Park Dear Mr. Kramp: Thank you for sending me a copy of your June 6th letter to Hon. Peter Kent, P.C., M.P., Minister of the Environment. Your suggestion that Ostrander Point could become a National Park makes great sense to me. It would be a desperately-needed move to protect endangered species […]
Rural calm all but gone at East Lake
An open letter to Mayor Mertens, ex-Mayor Finnegan and the other Councillors who voted for the Summer Village condo development (the “237”). I hope you will come to East Lake and experience the results of your vote. Roaring hammering noise from stone smashing, gravel crushing, and huge earth moving equipment has been raging for seven […]
IS MOE changing REA rules on the fly?
Doris Dumais Director – Approvals Program Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch Ontario Ministry of Environment Dear Ms. Dumais: Your letter of June 5, 2011 acknowledged my continuing concern that the public has not yet been either informed or consulted about project plans for the routing of either the power transmission lines or the component transportation, […]
This is Ecocide
Here’s the thing. You see yourself as basically a good person who would like to make the world a better place. But after Copenhagen you also feel that you’re losing ground in a globalized world where corporate interests reign supreme, your voice is marginalized, and the environment continues to be trashed with impunity. Welcome to […]
Ostrander Point comments due Thursday
If you’re planning to comment on the Ostrander Point industrial wind turbines, this Thursday (June 9th) is the final day for your voice to be heard on two crucial points: 1. That Gilead Power has, as part of the proposed Ostrander Point development, been granted a permit to “kill, harass and harm” two endangered species, […]
So-called ‘green’ project unacceptable
I am a secondary school teacher, raised in Belleville, now living near Stirling, Ontario. I am contacting you about the Ostrander Point Wind Project proposed to be built by Gilead Power. My parents and I enjoy frequent trips to Prince Edward County with my two children, sometimes to the south shore (see attached photo taken […]
We cannot disregard the eco-systems that help us survive
I am not opposed to wind energy, but I feel that the Ostrander Point Wind Project is proposed to be built in the wrong location. We can’t afford to harm the endangered species in this area and I think we need to look at healthier energy options that don’t damage the few precious animals we […]
Less than 100 hours to petition ‘kill, harm and harass’ permit
There are less than 100 hours before the June 9th deadline to comment on the Government of Ontario’s plan to kill, harm and harass the Blanding’s Turtle and Whip-poor-will bird at Ostrander Point. This is an unconscionable plan and not something we can allow to happen without the government hearing a lot of outcry from […]
June 9 deadline to comment on Gilead Wind Project plans
The Ostrander Point Wind Project is an example of a renewable energy project located in the wrong place and we need to act now! The deadline for public comment is June 9th. Gilead Power plans to build a wind power project in Prince Edward County along the shores of Lake Ontario. If approved, the permit […]
A ‘hole’ lot of reason for concern
A picture is worth a thousand words. Is this what the people of Prince Edward County want to happen all over their County? Remember this is a picture of the hole for just one turbine. Massive destruction of our land. Multiply this by the number of turbines that might be placed in the County. What […]
