Lobby group wants updated regulations governing wind turbines
OTTAWA – Wind turbines built in Ontario to generate electricity from wind energy should have a setback of a minimum of two kilometres Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO) says.
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OWC: Wind power OP amendment helps, not enough
OTTAWA – Ottawa’s newly passed Official Plan has a slight change related to industrial-scale wind turbines, but activist group Ottawa Wind Concerns (OWC) says the change does not go far enough.
Read moreLetter: OWC says make voice heard on rural wind power
Ottawa Wind Concerns chair Jane Wilson encourages all rural residents to have their voice heard of the issue of wind turbines at next week’s joint committee meeting.
Read moreOWC: New Official Plan needs rural attention to wind turbines
OPINION – Back in June when we talked about Ottawa’s plans to put large-scale wind power projects in the city’s rural areas, some councillors, including Eli El-Chantiry and Scott Moffatt were quick to deny the city had any such plans.
Read moreEmbrun rally to focus on rural wind turbines
EMBRUN – Rural landowners concerned about the possibility of wind turbines being built in rural Ottawa and the surrounding communities are hosting a rally July 27 featuring the Minister of Agriculture.
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Wind turbines in West Carleton?
WEST CARLETON – During a June 22 City of Ottawa rural community-focused new Official Plan town hall meeting, city staff reported the city would be looking in to the feasibility of wind-generated electrical power.
Read moreUpdate on windstorm and tornado response, Sept. 24
OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa would like to provide an update on the windstorm and tornado response and inform
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OWC blows through Kinburn
KINBURN – Ottawa Wind Concerns (OWC) chair Jane Wilson says last night’s (April 26) drop-in event in Kinburn started with a line-up and ended with more interested visitors than the sister event held in her home community of North Gower earlier last week.
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WC Online trivia week three winner a Day 1 subscriber
WEST CARLETON – Once again we made our trivia questions too easy this week (that’s the last time we will make that mistake), so once again this week’s winner was determined by draw.
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OWC’s Wilson talks WC BESS process
WEST CARLETON – When the Wilson family moved to the country they were looking forward to enjoying the peace and tranquility of a rural lifestyle.
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