HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-06-08, Page 3Wednesday, June 8, 2016 • Lucknow Sentinel 3
Submitted
A donation of war service
memorabilia to Lucknow Legion
Branch 309 was made at the general
meeting on May 31, 2015. John
McIntosh and Pam VanDyke, children
of Bob McIntosh, Past President of
Branch 309 presented the donation,
including Bob's Air Force jacket, hat,
medals and pay book. Also included
was a 1899 Bible which belonged to
a family member who lost their life
in France in WW1. The Bible was part
of the belongings returned to the
family. (Helm photo)
Lucknow Legion receives memorabilia donation
Lucknow Legion Branch 309
elected its new executive recently.
Back L -R: Jeff Taylor - Sgt at Arms,
Beth Hayes - Treasurer, Executive
members - Jeff Gammie, Patrick
Ritchie, Bob Cranston and Mary
Cranston, Dayle Taylor - Secretary,
and Paul Finlay - Service Officer.
Centre: Craig Crawford - Past
President. Front: Linda Sharpin -
1st Vice, Jack Hayes - President,
and Marilyn Scott - 2nd Vice.
Absent: Executive members - Luke
Cranston and Mike Whitcroft.
(Helm photo)
Ontario energy watchdog to hold government to its own wind turbine regulations
Denis Langlois
Sun Times staff
Ontario's environmental and
energy policy watchdog says she
will be keeping a close eye on how
well the province deals with wind
turbines that it finds exceed Ontar-
io's noise limits.
"There have been a lot of issues
where the government's response
has been ineffective and we're
looking to see it become more
effective and quicker," Environ-
mental Commissioner of Ontario
Dianne Saxe said in an interview
after her keynote address May 27,
2016 at the Lake Huron Centre for
Coastal Conservation's biennial
conference in Port Elgin.
Saxe, an environmental lawyer
who began her new role as the ECO
earlier this year, said the Ministry of
the Environment and Climate
Change recently released an
updated compliance protocol for
wind turbine noise and her office
will be monitoring how well the
government follows those
guidelines.
"We don't get to make anybody
do anything, but what we can do is
draw attention to issues and we can
obtain information," she said.
The Ontario Ombudsman's
office, she said, has been working
on the issue of compliance for sev-
eral years and is the appropriate
agency to deal with individual
complaints about government
conduct.
"I'11 be co-ordinating with the
ombudsman's office and commu-
nicating directly with the ministry
to make sure that they know we're
both watching to see that they do
follow the guidelines and enforce
the rules on noise from wind tur-
bines," she said.
The new compliance protocol,
which came into effect on May 1,
does not reduce the sound level
limits for wind facilities. It does,
however, lay out clearer and con-
sistent parameters for completing
noise impact assessments of tur-
bines after the ministry receives a
complaint.
One of the requirements, for
example, is that noise calculations
will only be recorded when the tur-
bine output is greater than 85 per
cent.
Saxe said both she and Ontario
Ombudsman Paul Dube have
expressed concerns several times
to the Ministry of the Environment
and Climate Change about the
issue of turbine noise compliance
and the government's handling of
complaints.
Last month, Huron -Bruce Pro-
gressive Conservative MPP Lisa
Thompson and a delegation from
her riding met with Saxe at her
office in Toronto.
"They wanted to share with the
environmental commissioner the
realities of wind farms being devel-
oped throughout Ontario and there
is a huge issue around noise
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compliance and the negative
impacts that that issue has on
neighbourhoods in which the tur-
bines are found," Thompson said in
an interview at the conference.
She said it is encouraging to
know that both Saxe and Dube are
aware of the concerns around
noise compliance and plan to
monitor the government's
response.
She said people should continue
to voice any concerns about tur-
bine noise.
"We're going to keep holding the
government's feet to the fire
because people deserve to have
this issue addressed," she said.
Opponents of wind turbines
have long said that noise from the
machines cause a variety of health
problems in people living nearby.
A Health Canada study in 2013,
however, found no evidence "to
support a link between exposure to
wind turbine noise and any of the
self-reported or measured health
endpoints examined."
During her 50 -minute address to
delegates at the Coastal Centre's "Is
the Coast Clear?" conference, Saxe
spoke about her role as environ-
mental commissioner which
includes serving as a watchdog
over Ontario's environmental,
energy and climate performance
and serving as a guardian of Ontar-
io's Environmental Bill of Rights.
She also provided some tips on
how to write effective comments
on proposed government
policies.
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