Comments on: Battle lines drawn in lake turbine issue, By Ellen van Wageningen, The Windsor StarMarch 12, 2010 http://lakeeriewindturbines.com/battle-lines-drawn-in-lake-turbine-issue-by-ellen-van-wageningen-the-windsor-starmarch-12-2010/ Citizens Against Lake Erie Wind Turbines Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:04:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve Fancsy http://lakeeriewindturbines.com/battle-lines-drawn-in-lake-turbine-issue-by-ellen-van-wageningen-the-windsor-starmarch-12-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Steve Fancsy Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:34:37 +0000 http://lakeeriewindturbines.com/?p=135#comment-59 Concerned Lake Erie Property Owner, We are concerned about our environment in Lake Erie. We have several extensive shoreline properties including a Winery on the Lake Erie shoreline all in Colchester area. Our Concerns: 1)Our customers at the winery located on Colchester point will wonder why we call ourselves Viewpointe Winery when potentially all they will see is "WIND TURBINES"!Who will compesate for lost tourism dollars due to the obstructed view of the ERIE ISLANDS which one of our strong tourist attraction reasons for people coming to Viewpointe? 2)How will potential construction initiatives not allow long covered toxic sediments containing past practise bad habits not become released and again cause further potential water quality issues? 3)What will be the impact on recreational fishing including no anchor zones,potential navigational hazards and loss of prime fishing habitat? 4)If we need WIND TURBINES in Lake Erie,why could they not be installed along the CANADA/US International boundary line in Lake Erie or adjacent to our shipping lanes possibly adding to NAVIGATIONAL AID(if properly outfitted with navigational aids) for freigther traffic? Concerned Lake Erie Property Owner,
We are concerned about our environment in Lake Erie.
We have several extensive shoreline properties including a Winery on the Lake Erie shoreline all in Colchester area.
Our Concerns:
1)Our customers at the winery located on Colchester point will wonder why we call ourselves Viewpointe Winery when potentially all they will see is “WIND TURBINES”!Who will compesate for lost tourism dollars due to the obstructed view of the ERIE ISLANDS which one of our strong tourist attraction reasons for people coming to Viewpointe?
2)How will potential construction initiatives not allow long covered toxic sediments containing past practise bad habits not become released and again cause further potential water quality issues?
3)What will be the impact on recreational fishing including no anchor zones,potential navigational hazards and loss of prime fishing habitat?
4)If we need WIND TURBINES in Lake Erie,why could they not be installed along the CANADA/US International boundary line in Lake Erie or adjacent to our shipping lanes possibly adding to NAVIGATIONAL AID(if properly outfitted with navigational aids) for freigther traffic?

]]> By: where-theres-smoke http://lakeeriewindturbines.com/battle-lines-drawn-in-lake-turbine-issue-by-ellen-van-wageningen-the-windsor-starmarch-12-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-56 where-theres-smoke Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:30:21 +0000 http://lakeeriewindturbines.com/?p=135#comment-56 How pathetic that the first of the "promised" new jobs as a result of this project goes to the United States!!! I guess when you need a really good spin doctor, you don't care about Canadian content. The bulk of the jobs this project will create will be in construction... ahem... would that be Liovas Construction? You know part of the Liovas Group of Companies... as in SouthPoint Wind. And temporary jobs at that. The reality is that for every new job created, hundreds of other jobs and businesses in tourism and fishing will be permanently lost. What a boost to our local economy! Keep on spinning that web Southpoint... How pathetic that the first of the “promised” new jobs as a result of this project goes to the United States!!! I guess when you need a really good spin doctor, you don’t care about Canadian content.

The bulk of the jobs this project will create will be in construction… ahem… would that be Liovas Construction? You know part of the Liovas Group of Companies… as in SouthPoint Wind. And temporary jobs at that. The reality is that for every new job created, hundreds of other jobs and businesses in tourism and fishing will be permanently lost. What a boost to our local economy!

Keep on spinning that web Southpoint…

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