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Council makes exception to Health Canada publishes findings from
zoning by-law requirement wind turbine noise and health study
Tara Ostner
The Clinton News Record
The Ministry of Transportation, Bell
Canada and Epps Products have no con-
cems with reducing a minimum dis-
tance separation requirement in order to
allow for the construction of a new
chicken bam and manure storage facility
at a farm property in Central Huron. This
fact was presented to council by Huron
County Planner, Monica Walker -Bolton,
at the November 3 Central Huron coun-
cil meeting.
Owner of the farm property, Jake
Rylaarsdam, was present at the meeting
and addressed council by stating that he
chose the location of the barn and stor-
age facility for several specific reasons. He
also emphasized that the Ministry of
Transportation, Bell Canada and Epps
Products are all in agreement with the
proposed reduction. He concluded by
stating that he hopes that council votes in
favor of the zoning by-law amendment
Councillor Alison Lobb then asked
about other possible uses that the land in
question might have in the future.
Walker -Bolton responded by explain-
ing how certain buildings, such as,
churches might be interested as they
sometimes seek more remote properties
on the outskirts of town.
Mayor Jim Ginn then weighed in by
stating that just because something
might happen down the road is not a
good enough justification to forbid the
reduction. He also said that the appli-
cant, Rylaarsdam, "provided good rea-
sons" for the reduction.
Ginn then concluded the discussion
by stating that he was looking for a rec-
ommendation that the reduction in
the minimum distance separation
requirement be approved and, in the
end, council granted the approval.
Ontario to ban smoking
on patios, playgrounds
QMI Agency
Ontario will ban smoking on bar
and restaurant patios, playgrounds
and public sports fields as of Jan. 1,
Associate Health Minister Dipika
Damerla announced Friday.
The sale of tobacco on college
and university campuses will also
be outlawed, she said.
The Ontario government is com-
mitted to having the lowest
smoking rates in the country,
Damerla said.
"Today is another step in that
direction," she said.
Damerla said she did not expect
that banning smoking on bars and
patios would have a negative
impact on the businesses.
The changes will be in effect
when the Toronto region plays host
to tourists from around the world
for the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Results contribute
to global
understanding of
the impacts of wind
turbine noise on health
and well-being
On November 6 Health Canada
published findings from the Wind Tur-
bine Noise and Health Study.
Launched in 2012, in collaboration
with Statistics Canada, this study
explored the relationship between
exposure to wind turbine noise and
the health effects reported by, and
measured in, people living near wind
turbines.
In the effort of being more open and
transparent, the findings are available
on Health Canada's website: http://
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/noise-
bntit/turbine-eoliennes/summary-
resume-eng.php.
The findings provide a more com-
plete overall assessment of the poten-
tial impacts that exposure to wind tur-
bines may have on health and
well-being.
No evidence was found to support a
link between exposure to wind turbine
noise and any of the self-reported or
measured health endpoints
examined.
However, the study did demonstrate
a relationship between increasing lev-
els of wind turbine noise and
annoyance towards several features
(including noise, vibration, shadow
flicker, and the aircraft warning lights
on top of the turbines) associated with
wind turbines.
It is important to note that the find-
ings from this study do not provide
definitive answers on their own and
must be considered in the context of a
broader evidence base.
Health Canada has consulted the
Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study
Expert Committee on these findings.
Detailed analysis and results will be
shared with Canadians and the inter-
national (scientific) community over
the next several months with updates
provided on the Health Canada
website.
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(a message from Jennifer Miltenburg)
Terrorism is defined as "the use of
violent acts to frighten people in an
area as a way of trying to achieve a
political goal".
The deliberate destruction at the
K2 Wind project is not a prank, or
simply vandalism, or something to be
dismissed because 'it serves them right,
they don't belong here'. It is a serious
threat to our Canadian ideals, ethics and moral code. It must not be tolerated.
Regardless of our personal political opinions about wind energy, we can all
agree that we want our community to remain peaceful and safe, a home for
people of principles and integrity.
So let's all display a symbol of what's really important to us - the Canadian
flag. We can leave the arguing about wind energy to the lawyers, restore peace
to our community, and show a united stance against violence.
Martin Luther King Jr. said " Our lives begin to end the day we become silent
about things that matter". This matters. Be silent no longer.
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