Just got home from a meeting at the Wentworth Fire Hall where there was a presentation, to about 40 people, about the Higgins Mountain project. The presentation was the same as what was recently given to the Folly Lake Residents Association (or similar named group) by one of the long time seasonal residents. He made a very good job of presenting the project, process, pros and cons in as balanced a manner as one could expect.
It would seem the folk of Wentworth/Westchester/Folly Lake are not of such fulsome praise of this project as we have been led to believe.
Again, the cry is all for wind power, but the one of the main concerns is of "siting". The turbines for this project are not neatly tucked away out of sight as we have been told, but march along the top of the ridge and sometimes quite close to Highway 4.
Modeling of shadow flicker for Ski Wentworth present a (potentially dangerous) degree of flicker.
The local people asked many intelligent questions. There was a rep from CBCL who answered many questions. MLAs Murray Scott and Karen Casey were there, as was Councilor Kathy Redmond, a councilor from Colchester County, reps from CREDA and other local Associations (for once I didn't have my note book with me - sorry). No media.
I came home to an e-mail claiming we should hear from NSPI tomorrow.
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Hi, just wondering if you heard from NSPI, did they make a decision? I like to see the turbines put in Higgins but not so close to Hwy4.
No news yet, David.
As soon as NSPI makes their announcement, there will be a report here!!
I agree, there are some turbines too close to the highway. Seems like there is plenty of room for them further into the interior of the Cobequids.
Will this blog take a stance on the thousand or so drill holes that Stealth Ventures will punch in the ground around Springhill, if their 1st project proves to be economical? Sucking coal-bed methane out of the ground to be used as a fossil fuel is much worse than any wind turbine could ever be. Yet since you can't hear it and jobs will be created and I even heard one folk say that property values wil increase; all this most likley adds up to support from Lisa Betts and her cronies. Who have become far and few as of late I might add. The hyprocrisy of all of this is maddening!
OK Desmond... if you must comment please don't hide behind the anonymous handle.
Hi Lisa,
We're having another information meeting at Wentworth. It's Sunday, Nov. 25 at 10am. Wanted to extend the invite.
Leslie Wilson, Ski Wentworth
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