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B e a v e r Digging In At Camden Lake LOYALIST TOWNSHIP in Brief Thursday, April May 3, 2012
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Council clarifies its wind position
Napanee OPP and the OSPCA are investigating the death of a dog found chained and submerged in a quarry. See Page 2
A local fashion designer will display her work with a show in Newburgh this Saturday. See Page 8
Mayor underlines neutral stance after recent report By Adam Prudhomme BEAVER STAFF WRITER
The L&A 4H club is hoping to raise a lot of money with a topnotch auction this Sunday. See Page 13 The Napanee and District Rod and Gun Club reports that it’s enjoying a jump in popularity and an increase in new membership in 2012. Page 17
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J.J. O’Neill Catholic School intermediate students Wyatt Graham (left) and Daniel Berry dig a hole in order to plant one of 800 saplings at the Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area near Moscow on Monday. This represented the 21st straight year the school has participated in a tree planting event. For more, see story Page 12. Eastern Ontario’s Space Heating & Solar Energy Specialists
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Loyalist Township Mayor Bill Lowry issued an open letter to Windlectric on Tuesday, hoping to clear the air for both the company and residents. In the letter, Lowry states that council is open to “discuss a community benefit agreement with representatives” from the company that is hoping to install 33 wind turbines on Amherst Island. According to the letter, the fact that council is open to a meeting by no way means council supports the project. “That’s why we stipulated in the press release, very specifically that the discussion that we hope to have with them won’t be construed as an expression of council,” said Lowry in a telephone interview yesterday. Some members of the public were upset earlier this week after a media report suggested the company was willing to pay council $7.5 million a year for the life of the feed-in tariff contract with the Ontario Power Authority, which would run from 2014 to 2034. Lowry said those numbers were “ludicrous.” “I will not divulge any dollar and cents that they
have proposed or they’re going to propose or anything else,” said Lowry. “They stirred up quite a bee’s nest (with Monday’s media report).” According to a press release issued by Loyalist Township later on Tuesday, the proposed amount being discussed in the agreement is a maximum of approximately $375,000 per year for 20 years. That money would be put back into Loyalist Township for any projects councils deem suitable at the time. Many residents of the island have been clear from the outset that they are opposed to wind turbines, raising concerns regarding health, environmental damages and lowered property values. Lowry says council has not stated whether they are for or against the project and won’t for some time. He wants to have an ongoing dialogue with residents before they make their final decision which they’d present to the province. Ultimately, it may not matter what Loyalist decides. “The Green Energy Act does not allow us to make the decision (on whether or not the project would be approved),” said Lowry.
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