Introduction

Hello and welcome to my first blog.

Here, in Prince Edward County, an appeal hearing before the Environmental Review Tribunal has begun. The purpose of the appeal is to prevent the installation of 9 wind turbines in the southern regions of PEC by wind energy developer Gilead Power (gileadpower.com).

I am not going to go into an in-depth history of this project. The purpose of this blog is to provide an account of events for people who wish to follow the developments of the hearing, but cannot commit to the time necessary to attend the meetings.

I am a supporter of the proposed wind energy project and other renewable energy developments in PEC. I have been an active member of the County Sustainability Group here in the County in the past and have recently been retained to work part time as Community Liaison Representative for wpd Canada (another wind energy developer active in the County). It is my intention to provide an unbiased account of the hearing without editorializing or adding weight to either side of the debate. I feel that for information to be of use then it must be as accurate as possible without adding personal opinion to the record.

I am not a professional reporter. There will be errors and omissions in my reporting, so please seek corroboration from an authoritative source before making decisions based on the information that I provide.

Jason.