South Kent Wind Project breaks ground, see photos
Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced they broke ground on the South Kent Wind project in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. The 270 megawatt (MW) wind power project will use Ontario-made wind turbine blades and towers to generate clean, renewable energy equal to the…
South Kent Wind Project set to break ground
Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) will officially break ground and start construction of the South Kent Wind project in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. The project is creating local and regional jobs and investment with over 1,000 Ontario workers to be involved in project manufacturing,…
Entegrus encouraging people to take part in Earth Hour
Entegrus is once again encouraging customers to participate in Earth Hour 2013 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2013 by switching off their non-essential lights for one hour. Entegrus will turn off as many non-essential lights at its facilities as possible, recognizing some are required for…
Earth Hour takes place this Saturday
Every year, people, businesses and governments around the world unite to support Earth Hour, an environmental event in which people turn off their non-essential lights for one hour to support urgent action on climate change. This year, Earth Hour is occurring on: Saturday, March 23 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.…
Wallaceburg high school handed ‘green’ award
Wallaceburg District Secondary School has been recognized as an eco-school, as the Bluewater Sustainability Initiative handed them the inaugural Educator Award. Principal Rob Lee says the school did various ‘green’ and eco-friendly projects throughout the year, including revamping the outdoor courtyard at the school. Lee says they have done a…
Windsor solar panel project getting supplies from Wallaceburg
Ontario’s newest rooftop solar installation is bringing more clean electricity online. The rooftop solar project at Jamieson Laboratories’ manufacturing plant in Windsor is set to complete a project this fall, with a total of 4,500 solar panels. Once completed, the project will generate 1.3 megawatts of clean electricity — enough…
South Kent Wind project update from Pattern Energy
Submitted by Pattern Energy South Kent Wind LP is pleased to announce that the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) issued the Renewable Energy Approval (REA) for the South Kent Wind project on June 15, 2012. The 270 MW project will create approximately 300 jobs during construction and approximately 20 permanent…
Hearings set for South Kent Wind Energy project
The first of two hearing by the Environmental Review Tribunal is set to begin in August for the South Kent Wind Energy project. Two seperate groups are opposed to the project, and the hearings will be held at the Civic Centre in Chatham on, August 10. The joint venture between…
MP Shipley, MPP McNaughton want wind turbine moratorium
Today, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex PC MPP Monte McNaughton joined with Lambton-Kent-Middlesex CPC MP Bev Shipley in calling for a moratorium on continued industrial wind turbine development. McNaughton and PC Leader Tim Hudak have long called for a halt to further turbine development and were bolstered by the recent announcement of a Health…
MP Shipley calls for moratorium on wind development
MP Bev Shipley sent a letter to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty requesting a moratorium on the development of further wind turbine projects in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex. MP Shipley is asking for an immediate halt pending completion of the Health Canada research study that will explore the relationship between wind turbine noise and…
Clean Air Day across Chatham-Kent and all of Canada
It’s Clean Air Day today across the country, as the 41st Annual Canadian Environment Week is being held until Saturday. Clean Air Day raises awareness and encourages action on clean air and climate change issues. Canadians can show their commitment by participating in activities that contribute to cleaner air, healthier…
Chatham-Kent preparing for Earth Hour 2012
Earth Hour 2012 is this coming Saturday, March 31 from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Chatham-Kent residents are being invited to join people around the world to turn off their lights for an hour to take a stand against climate change. Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope is urging residents and businesses…
Ontario wind turbines, green energy discussed in Blenheim
Submitted by the Office of Rick Nicholls Over 200 people packed Deer Run Golf Course in Blenheim to participate in a public forum hosted by Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Rick Nicholls. The event, open to the public, was convened with the purpose of discussing the contentious issue of Industrial Wind Turbine development…
Townhall meeting in Blenheim on wind turbines, green energy
Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Rick Nicholls will be holding a non-partisan townhall event to discuss the presence of Industrial Wind Turbines and Green Energy in the riding. The event is open to the public. WHO: MPP Rick Nicholls and guest speakers. DATE: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 TIME: 7 pm to 9 pm…
MPP Nicholls ‘furious’ after wind moratorium halted
Submitted by the office of MPP Rick Nicholls Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Rick Nicholls said he was “furious” following the defeat of MPP Lisa Thompson’s motion to issue a moratorium on industrial wind turbines. “Once again, we are very disappointed at the Liberal’s and NDP’s shocking disregard for the cost these turbines…
OFA calls for wind turbine moratorium
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is causing a buzz across the province, after they issued a statement and stance on wind turbine development. Here is the complete statement issued by the OFA: Escalating concerns about industrial wind turbines have prompted the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) to urge the province…
Pattern Energy expands agreement for wind turbine supply
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) and Samsung Renewable Energy (Samsung) announced the completion of an expanded agreement with Siemens to supply turbines for four wind energy projects totaling 870 megawatts (MW). Up to 600 jobs will be created from CS Wind’s tower and Siemens’ blade factories in Windsor and Tillsonburg,…
WAMBO is going ‘green’
Only three more days until the 23rd annual WAMBO celebration in Wallaceburg, and this year the event will be going green! The Wallaceburg Advisory Team for a Cleaner Habitat group is sponsoring the initiative, and will be supplying garbage and recycling bins, and locating them throughout the event. Kris Lee,…
Friends of Wind Ontario preparing for Chatham event
The Friends of Wind Ontario group is busy preparing for a local event, here are the details: Friends of Wind Ontario will speak about wind energy based on the facts with the goal to help Ontario communities understand the social, environmental and economic benefits Thursday Aug. 18, 2011, 7-9pm, Chatham…
Wind turbines planned for Wallaceburg
Wallaceburg may be seeing some new wind turbines in the near future. With an October election aroond the corner, the Ontario Liberal Party have pushed ahead 25 wind and solar projects for Southwestern Ontario. The projects announced earlier this week will produce electricity to power a city the size of…
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