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Huron- ()PP
looking for
two men after
tractor stolen
Huron OPP are looking for
two men after a tractor was
stolen from a London Road
residence in Brucefield on
May 14, between approxi-
mately 3 and 5 p.m.
Police say they've identified
a suspect vehicle and two per-
sons of interest involved in
the theft.
They are looking for a newer
model Dodge Dakota extended
cab truck.
Also, police are looking for
two men, one with dark short-
er hair, described as 50 years
old, approximately •5'9" and
• weighing 190 lbs., the second
with longer grey hair and bad
teeth, described as in his late
40s or early 50s, 6'2" and ap-
proximately 190 lbs.
The green and yellow. 2007
John Deere model 7730 farm
tractor was driven south-
bound on the London Road.
Anyone with related infor-
• mation is asked to call the
Huron OPP at 1-800-310-
1122 or Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-T.I.P.S. (8477).
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-Gerry Ryan addresses Huron East council along with other members of his delegation, including
Jeanne Melady, Jen Dixon and Rob Tetu as Mayor Joe Selll looks on. A group called Huron East
Against Turbines brought a petition with 140 names asking for a moratorium on two wind projects
planned for the St. Columban area.
Huron East uncertain whether -It can
declare moratorium on wind projects
Susan Hundertmurk
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While a few Huron East councillors were
ready to declare a moratorium on the two
wind projects in St. Columban after hearing
from close to 80 residents at last Tuesday's
council meeting, others said councilors
need more time and information.
, "Can you give us a couple of days? If we
need to call a special meeting, I'll do it in a
minute. But, -a kneejerk reaction could jeop-
ardize what we want to do in the future,"
Mayor Joe Seili told council.
Tuckersmith ' Conn.. Larry McGrath was
ready to vote for a moratorium after the
presentation.
"The environmental assessment is ready
to be passed and nobody knows it's going on.
don't like' the way it's been done," he said.
McKillop Coun. Bill Siemon supported
the idea, adding that the moratorium can
always be reversed later if need be.
Council chambers were standing room
•only Tuesday when St. Columban-area resi-
dents presented a petition with 140 names
asking for a moratorium on the two wind
projects proposed near St. Columban.
Speakers included Jeanne Melady, Rob
Tetu, Jen Dixon, Tracy Lamont, Carole -
Michelle Cronin, Dave Cronin, Gerry Ryan
and Jim Murray.
They provided council with information
presented at the open house held May 5 in
Brodhagen by CASA Engineering and Con-
struction on the five wind turbines with an
aggregate capacity of 10 megawatts in the
two proposed wind projects, repeating their
concerns about health and safety, land val-
ues and the cost effectiveness of wind --pow-
er.-
"There has been little information provid-
ed to the public about these wind projects,"
Melady told council. "Some of us didn't
know about it until last week. The major-
ity of us have had no opportunity to become
informed but it will affect everyone."
Melady told councilors that declaring a
moratorium on the projects would give the
community and council tme to do more
research on the wind projects and "ensure
that haste doesn't lead to harm."
She said community members have formed
a group called-Hnron East Against Turbines
and have joined Wind Concerns Ontario,
a coalition of 29 community organizations -
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HFA wants
further
study on
how
farming
affects
Lake Huron
Dan Schwab
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The president of the Hu-
ron County Federation of
Agriculture would like to
see a follow-up study done
on a recent report by Uni-
versity of Guelph research-
ers that found agricultural
wastes are the main source
of E. coli bacteria that con-
taminate a part oftake Hu-
ron.
Wayne Black said last
week he doesn't discredit
the study, but he says more
information needs to be col-
lected for a fair assessment
of the impact agricultural
wastes are making in the
lake.
"Can we use this study as
a stepping stone to find out
if there is something farm-
ers are doing that can be im-
proved?" Black says. "We'd
like to know how (bacteria
from farms) gets from A to
B."
Almost two-thirds of the
bacteria in the southeast-
ern Lake Huron study site
came from livestock waste,
said Prof. Jack Trevors of
Guelph's Department of En-
vironmental Biology.
This is the first report to
show how much bacterial
pollution comes from differ-
ent sources between Coder-
ich and Kincardine. Live-
stock accounted for between
59 and 62 per cent of E. coli
entering the lake.
-The rest came from wild-
life, human waste and un-
known sources. Human