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Amidst controversy surrounding
transmission lines associated with
one of its wind projects,
representatives from NextEra
Energy assured Huron East Council
that they planned on working to save
several mature trees by re-routing
the line.
At Huron East Council’s May 21
meeting, Nicole Geneau and Dr.
Chris Olsen from NextEra Energy,
aimed to set the record straight on
the line’s path and adverse health
effects associated with transmission
lines and hoped to put some of
council’s worries at ease.
Council had backed the concerns
of Jim and Janet Papple, who were
upset that several mature trees were
going to have to be cut down in order
to make room for the transmission
line in front of their property.
With council now on board,
Geneau penned a letter to council
assuring that NextEra Energy has
done all it can to work with the
Papples to alleviate their concerns.
Olsen assured councillors that the
electricity people are exposed to
from transmission lines is far lower
than regular household items such as
a microwave oven or a hair dryer.
Some councillors, however,
remained unconvinced.
Geneau told councillors that while
she couldn’t be 100 per cent sure,
she was 98 per cent sure that a deal
between Hydro One and NextEra
Energy was on the verge of being
completed. The deal would mean
that Hydro One could bury its power
lines on the side of the street
opposite the Papples’ home,
meaning that NextEra could move
their lines to that side of the street.
This would save many of the
Papples’ trees, Geneau said. She
didn’t, however, guarantee that all
the trees on the property could be
saved.
Geneau said that the company
does not anticipate any health issues
as a result of the project, but if there
are concerns, there is a dictated
process in place, which was part of
the project receiving its Renewable
Energy Approval (REA).
“It sets out what we have to do,”
Geneau told councillors of the REA
process.
Olsen told councillors that during
his time in a consultation role with
NextEra, he has never seen any
adverse health effects as a result of
transmission lines.
The project is currently being
appealed by an anti-wind turbine
group out of Middlesex County,
Geneau said.
The Papples were in attendance,
but Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan told them that he would
not allow them to speak or to ask
further questions. As a rule, those in
the gallery are not given the
opportunity for a dialogue with those
appearing as a delegation.
Singing for the Lord
The 16th annual Barn Dance Jamboree weekend wrapped
up on Sunday with the Gospel show, which featured Betty
Beer on guitar and vocals for one of the show’s
performances. (Jim Brown photo)
Transmission lineconcerns addressed
by wind company
Controlled chaos
As part of the Emergency Services Training Centre’s flare ignition training, firefighters were at
a Marnoch Line site last week shooting flares at a controlled propane leak to get the technique
down for finding the source of the gas leak. Nelson Johnson, right, of Firemaster in Red Deer,
Alberta, told firefighters that in this rare case, starting a fire with a flare gun was the right thing
to do, as Kent Readman, left, demonstrated. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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