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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-07-08, Page 10Page 10 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 8, 2009 BlackHorse ladies enjoy a round of golf on July 1 On an unsea- sonable July 1, 11 ladies enjoyed a round of golf at the BlackHorse golf club. Low scores went to Chris Evan and Barb Helm. Lorraine Arnold and Helen Haldenby got •more exercise out of their round. Many ladies played their pin round as well. Novelty prizes went to Eleanor Roppel, Terri Minnie, Sally Parks, Rosalie Zettler and Pauline Pegg. 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BY SUSAN HUNDERTMARK Expositor Staff The Huron C o.0 m y Federation of Agriculture will be visiting munic- ipalities through- out Huron County asking them to follow Huron East's lead by passing interim control bylaws on commercial wind energy projects within their bor- ders. HCFA directors discussed the cur- rent debate around - wind tur- bine develop- ments at . their June meeting and passed two reso- lutions. eso- lutions. One was to request lower, tier municipalities in Huron to enact a moratorium on commercial wind energy projects pending results of an epidemiologi- cal study conduct- ed into the health impacts of the specific infra- structure on resi- dents living near such develop- ments. The other was to support an epi- demiological study conducted into the health , impacts of the 1I11; IIYBRID1S IiL1tfl Come on in ... Take a look ... Test drive it ... Learn about this new technology • Lucknow • 519-5284813 • Kincardine 519496-3436 specific intra - structure of wind energy projects on residents living near such devel- opments. HCFA president Wayne Black says he'll be attending council meetings throughout Huron County to talk to councillors about their thoughts about wind proj- ects. He says asking municipalities to enact ' a moratori- um is basically asking for an interim control bylaw, similar to the one Huron East recently passed. ._� Huron East didn't influence us to pass the resolu- tion but weare asking other municipalities to do the same' thing Huron East did," he says. Black, who lives about seven kilometres from the EPCOR wind project in Kingsbridge, says that while he has •' brushed off argu- ments against wind turbines in t the past as "a lott of NIMBYism near wind tur- bines have him more concerned. "People who are legitimately coin- plaining live withinone kilo- metre of the tur- bines. Outside that area, I haven't heard any legiti- mate complaints," he says. Black says that with members who support and have signed leas- es for wind tur- bines and others who would 'never agree to a wind. turbine lease, the. HCFA has to be balanced about the issue. He says that while he's been getting emails from Huron East Against Turbines (HEAT), a group of St. Columban. residents who have been expressing con- cerns on- ce _ s about two wind projects planned for the St. Columban area, he hasn't had any direct contact with members. "The St. Columban situa- ion was the straw hat broke the camel's back. If and fear monger- t ing," he says recent . ' health g problems being experienced by farmers who live here were no wind turbines oing up .in Huron County, this wouldn't be: such a big deal with the • Huron federa- tion," he says. "We need better regulations to protect farm fami- lies," says Black. He • says the farmer who pre- sented the resolu- tion said he didn't want his children asking him in the future why he did- n't do something to influence the situation when he had the chance. 'It's ' ,not today when we'll see the immediate health farms 24 : hours day who are most affected.. "The guys who work off -fa aren't affected as much. The guy who's there 24-7 - it gets to him," he says. Black says that while the HFCA is not ready to approach the issue on a provin- cial level, the O nt a r i o Federation of Agriculture at their June board meeting, also sup- ported a call from the Bruce Federation "urg- ing County Federations, where they see it necessary, to seek a moratorium on wind energy proj- ects with local governments pending results of an epidemiologi- cal study conduct- ed into the health impacts of the specific infra- structure on resi- dents living near• 'such develop- ments." In March, the Huron Federation sent a resolution ' to OFA regarding. the ' study -{ of potential health impacts of turbine developments. s "The follow-up review of litera- ture done by OFA, a as well as meeting with concerned members in Huron East, along rrn with the request from Bruce Federation, resulted in our board supporting these two current motions," adds Black in a press release about the resolutions. As well, Black says the HFCA is planning to: make. a submission to the province as Green Energy Act regulations are determined. 10-15 years when serious: problems could crop up,' says Black. He adds` that from the , corn - plaints received byHFLA the � it's �. farmers who live_ and : work: on their Submitted photo Members of the Lucknow Community Christian Reformed Churthrs youth group spent a day a few weeks ago serving our community. Here, Sid Burgsma, Christine Burgsrna, Meghan Brink, and Fran Spaling polished, planted, and painted their way around town.