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Showing posts with label Lake Huron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lake Huron. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Wind Farms
Image via WikipediaTuesday, August 24, 2010TURBINES: Cottagers are concerned about damage to lakeshore, tourism
By JONATHAN SHER, The London Free Press
Last Updated: August 20, 2010 7:37am
Ontario’s Natural Resources Ministry is considering constraints on offshore wind farms but it’s not clear the limits will appease a wave of protest from those living along Lake Huron.
The ministry published a draft policy this week that, if adopted, might exclude from development areas in the lake where there are:
* boating lanes
* core commercial fishing
* sensitive ecology
* important recreational uses
* cultural heritage
* natural-gas activity
There also may be limits on development in inland lakes and other water bodies.
The proposed limits drew a quick and co-ordinated response from Southwestern Ontario MPPs who’ve been criticized by constituents for doing little to create safeguards against land-based and offshore wind turbines.
Carol Mitchell of Huron-Bruce and Pat Hoy of Chatham-Kent-Essex both issued releases saying, “These tough new regulations would make sure our drinking water and the sensitive Lake Huron environment are protected.”
They were joined by a third Liberal MPP, Bruce Crozier of Essex, who wrote, “This is yet another clear sign that the government has listened to the residents of my riding and I encourage the public to continue (making) their views known by commenting on this proposal.”
His claim might anger residents in Huron County, who say their pleas have long fallen on deaf ears.
The head of a citizens’ group called Huron-Kinloss Against Lakeside Turbines (HALT) could barely contain her anger when asked about how the Liberal government had responded to complaints and fears over turbines that can be placed as close as 550 metres from farm homes.
“Dammit. People matter, too — we are getting sick out here,” said Cheryl Murray.
Still, she said, she was relieved the Natural Resources Ministry had proposed some limitations on offshore turbines. She encouraged residents and cottagers to e-mail and phone the ministry to make sure it follows through with tough rules.
“They need to submit comments,” she said.
Those who want to make comments must do so by Oct. 4 by phoning the ministry at (705) 755-1499 or by going online to www.ebr.gov.on.ca, typing in the registration number of 011-0907 and clicking on the submit button.
Meanwhile, a Tuesday deadline for public comments is approaching for a proposal by the Environment Ministry to forbid wind-farm development within 5 kilometres of shore.
Mitchell, who is also Ontario’s agriculture minister, has asked the Environment Ministry to extend that deadline. Many residents just learned of the proposal in the last week or two.
Three companies whose identities the Ontario government hasn’t disclosed have applied to build 12 wind farms in Lake Huron, one as close to shore as 50 metres, the hoped-for development and uncertainty fueling anger among cottagers and residents who fear turbines.
E-mail jonathan.sher@sunmedia.ca, or follow jsherLFPRESS on Twitter.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Caution
Image by catecuerden via Flickr THE CANADIAN PRESS
SAUBLE BEACH, Ont. —
Provincial police are urging people to use caution on waterways after three people died in Lake Huron this week.
The latest was a Mississauga man who died last night while swimming in rough waters at Sauble Beach.
An exchange student from France drowned Monday off the Kincardine shoreline, and a 10-year-old boy from Bosnia died Wednesday after a canoeing mishap on Georgian Bay.
Const. Dave Meyer says it's a disturbing trend and some caution can help prevent similar tragedies.
He says weak swimmers shouldn't venture out to a point in the lake where they can't touch bottom or beyond their ability to get back to shore.
He says people need to respect the conditions and realize that even though playing in the lake can be fun, it can also be very dangerous.
SAUBLE BEACH, Ont. —
Provincial police are urging people to use caution on waterways after three people died in Lake Huron this week.
The latest was a Mississauga man who died last night while swimming in rough waters at Sauble Beach.
An exchange student from France drowned Monday off the Kincardine shoreline, and a 10-year-old boy from Bosnia died Wednesday after a canoeing mishap on Georgian Bay.
Const. Dave Meyer says it's a disturbing trend and some caution can help prevent similar tragedies.
He says weak swimmers shouldn't venture out to a point in the lake where they can't touch bottom or beyond their ability to get back to shore.
He says people need to respect the conditions and realize that even though playing in the lake can be fun, it can also be very dangerous.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/police-urge-caution-after-3-die-in-lake-huron-this-week/article1679837/
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Bluewater, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Image via WikipediaBluewater, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBluewater, Ontario
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coordinates: 43°26′35″N 81°34′05″W / 43.442949°N 81.567993°W
Bluewater's population as of the 2006 Canadian census was 7120.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Bluewater's western boundary is Lake Huron. Its northern boundary is the Bayfield River between Lake Huron and Clinton. Highway 4 is the eastern boundary, while Huron Road 83 and the Exeter urban boundary (in South Huron) form the southern boundary.Bluewater includes the communities of Bayfield, Blake, Brucefield, Dashwood, Hensall, Kippen, St. Joseph, Sarepta, Vanastra, Varna and Zurich.
[edit] Notable persons
- Cal O'Reilly - Professional hockey player, Nashville Predators, National Hockey League, brother to Ryan from Varna[2]
- Ryan O'Reilly- Professional hockey player, Colorado Avalanche, National Hockey League, brother to Cal from Varna[3]
- Babe Siebert- Professional hockey player,
Kippen, OntarioKippen, Ontario is a hamlet on highway 4, it is near Brucefield, Ontario.
Varna, OntarioVarna is a hamlet off of highway 8. Varna is in between Bayfield, Ontario and Clinton, Ontario. Varna has a few houses.
Brucefield, OntarioBrucefield is a small hamlet on highway 4, it is near train tracks (GEXR) (Goderich, Exeter Railway)
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Brothers Cal and Ryan O'Reilly get set for NHL season in Nashville, Denver". Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario. http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1735817. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Brothers Cal and Ryan O'Reilly get set for NHL season in Nashville, Denver". Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario. http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1735817. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
[edit] External links
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