I witnessed this smoke and mirrors presentation to PEC by Queen’s Park and I thought it was a JOKE.
Not one question were answered without the phrase” it’s a learning process!!”My god the health,safety and well being of all Ontario is at stake and that’s the Best McQuinty and Company can come up with!! Oh !! Let’s push the GEA through the system(in 30 days) because “George ” wants us to and THEN we’ll fix all the health,safety issues that arise by stating, “it’s a learning process.” Sorry, we believed all the “Wind Industry provided data” as gospel. Forget the latest revelations from all over Europe that Turbines aren’t the answer.
I can hardly wait for the next election date to get rid of this Ontario Dictatorship.
My sympathy to Toronto if George runs and wins.

The Times is the most biased paper in the history of Journalism! Cut the crap Rick, what health concerns? Are people in just about every country in the world being deafened by Turbines. Is tourism up in the County because people have stopped going to Countries that have embarrassed change for the better. No they still visit Germany, Spain, France and the UK. And believe it or not they will still come when there are turbines built. I wouldn’t be surprised if tourism actually improves, the beaches will still be there, the wineries will still produce great wine and the farmers will have another way of using their land to produce something beneficial to the community.

Rick stop being “Chicken Little”. I dare you to put this comment in your paper unedited. Believe it or not other peoples opinions are just as important as yours.

With regards to the ‘dare’ from Mr Wood. Regardless of the view you have of the windmill issue and the health issues, or any issue for that matter, has Mr Wood lost sight of the fact that ‘he who owns the press’ has the right to express his opinion in said press. Those of us who do not own newspapers, let alone quality ones like the WT, must then select which press we wish to get the perspective from. Some like left, some right, some from independents and some from conglomerations, some local, some national and some international. Our choices. Those that own newspapers, on occasion make space available, in print and on-line, to those of us who do not own newspapers, to express a view or an opinion. However, those comments need to be accurate and add value to the other readership. That again lies with ‘he who owns the press’ and not he who dares, or even ‘double-dares’ – per Grade 6. I think too often we are reading the opinions, in the local papers of PEC, that are inconsistent with the perspective of the paper. So Mr Wood, perhaps if your opinion is so important, you can purchase or start a newspaper, and in a few years we will become loyal followers of your newspaper because I am sure you are prepared to dedicate yourself to the community and the support there of, not to mention the catalyst for healthy high-level debate, that the folks at the WT have offered over the last few years.

To Matthew Wood – Did you mean countries embarrassed BY change? or countries embarrassed TO change? Whatever you meant to say, it is you who should be embarrassed!

You think The Wellington Times is the most biased paper. You probably believe everything you see on TV or read on the internet. Can I hazard a guess that your favourite news channel is FOX or CNN?

No wonder you have swallowed the line about health concerns that are voiced by the Wind Turbine Companies and their provincial lackeys. You probably believed the big tobacco companies who told us there was no proof that smoking caused lung cancer. They had the research to “prove” cigarettes were safe because they paid for that research to reach those conclusions. Just like the chemical companies that make pesticides that cause breast cancer and then fund the large campaigns to “cure” cancer. They want the focus off of prevention because they know that their chemicals are to blame, And this way they can have huge ad campaigns telling us how they are good corporate citizens and then turn an even greater profit by making more chemicals/drugs used to treat cancer.

Do you also believe every commercial you see on TV and all their claims? Perhaps you could learn to express you opinion with facts to back your position. The only opinions that are worth hearing (or as important as others) are ones that have facts to back them up.

Your “crap” is due to the lack of putting the brain into gear before the brakes came off the mouth (or typing fingers).

Ha ha lena. You think your opinions have facts to back them up. Your off your rocker.

I’d be the last person to believe a chemical company or a tobacco company. My mother was a dedicated smoker and said that it would never kill her. I watched the woman I love die a painful death hopped up on Morphine. And I don’t think that the vanity of seeing a beautiful lawn justifies the poisoning of the environment.

Sister why are you pulling a splinter out of my eye when there is a rafter in yours.

My appoligies Lena the day I wrote the reply I wasn’t myself. Thank you for pointing out my spelling mistake. Yes it should have been embraced, it’s only Prince Edward County that doesn’t want to be part of a newer cleaner world. And it really isn’t the county it’s just the minority that isn’t in favour of it. Those people who have polluted their portion of Ontario and retired to a simpler life amongst the friendliest people in Canada. Lena why don’t you educate yourself and have a look at the site at the end of this comment. I could give you more if you were even remotely open minded.

The people here in the County are quietly humble but if they are reading this I urge them to step up and make their voices heard! Don’t let the part timers dictate what happens in our County. Go to the town hall meetings, talk to your friends, neighbors and family and even the tourist on the street. Tell them how you feel and what legacy you want to leave your children. Become a part of history you will be proud of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_effects_of_wind_power