>Grimsby teen earns one of five national equestrian bursaries, Pg. 6 >$150,000 damage in Slessor Apt. fire Pg. 5 > Escarpment crossing PIC next week Pg. 7 > Winter home improvement Pg. 13-15 Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 Vol. 4 Issue 32
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Mountainview closed
Mountainview Road at Greenlane in Beamsville is closed this week as part of the extensive construction program underway for the power transmission corridor connecting wind turbines and the power grid. It is expected to re-open next week. Williscraft - Photo
Up Front
Province turning deaf ear to noise concerns
NRP officers get SIU recognition
Wind turbine opponents say noise emmissions exceeding worst case predictions
Two Niagara Regional Police officers have been commended by the Ontario Special Investivgations Unit for their attempts to save a Vineland woman in July of last year. Const. Phil Sheldon, who received serious, permanent burns, and Const. Dale Culley responded to a domestic dispute call, which escalated into a fire. For full details on this story, check: newsnowniagara.com
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Among the many issues opponents of the province’s wind-turbine-generated energy program is concerned about, noise emissions exceeding prescribed acceptable standards and the lack of any guideline to deal with such situations is key. Because of that, West Lincoln’s Planning Committee had a full house Monday night in Smithville with West Lincoln Glanbrook Wind Action Group chair Mike Jankowski addressing the matter. “I continue to be surprised that
people in Ontario have abandoned their homes, in some cases permanently and others temporarily to seek relief from Industrial Wind Facility emissions, much of which are noise we can’t hear and that a year of my reports of observations and health issue have not been met with any meaningful investigation contact,” said Jankowski. Another presenter, Lois Johnson of Mothers Against Wind Turbines listed her concerns: • sound pressure levels, • her protests against Niagara Region Wind Farm using a lower noise level in their noise modelling
than several other projects with the Enercon E101, and; • how the MoE accepted modelling of one home where the worst case noise level was predicted to be 35.4 dB(A), yet, in a very small sample size measurement, was measured over 40. Jankowski noted it is not only the concern about noise levels but also with the fact there is no process for recourse when issues arise. “There is no prescriptive legislation in the Green Energy Act that provides a remedy if the Industrial Wind Facilities exceed noise levels
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