The Loyalist Township Council has long expressed concerns over its lack of input to renewable energy projects, particularly the wind energy project on Amherst Island. Recently the Council passed a motion as related in the Kingston Whig: “The motion, passed at Monday evening’s council meeting, requests that Premier Kathleen Wynne and either Energy Minister Bob [...]
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The next Loyalist Township Council meeting is this coming Monday, April 8, 2013. It promises to be interesting. There are 6 items, roughly half the council’s agenda, devoted to some aspect of the project on Amherst Island. The agenda can be found here, along with links to all of the following. AI Stone Fences. The [...]
As part of the approval process for any Ontario wind project the local government can fill out a Municipal Consultation Form. This form can contain the areas that are of local concern. Unfortunately, while the Province provides for this consultation it is then up to the Province (and only the Province) to see that these [...]
Amherst Island is part of Loyalist Township, the bulk of which is on the mainland. In order to sweeten the pot a little for those who won’t have to live with the turbines on Amherst, Algonquin secretly offered the Council $375,000 annually. While we don’t know the details of the offer, no doubt Algonquin wants [...]
September 2, 2008. Loyalist Council conducted a special meeting to pass the new 5-year plan. The council did so, but before doing so it inserted the following language to section 5.11.3.3. Commercial-Scale Wind-Energy Generating Systems shall be separated from urban land uses (except Industrial), the Hamlet and Shoreline Residential designations on Schedule A and residential [...]
July 2008. Amherst Island is part of Loyalist Township, and the township is in the midst of re-doing its 5-year plan. A major part of that plan now concerns wind turbines. The Township staff updated the plan (creating the first draft) and during June held a series of meetings to get public comment. Out of [...]
