Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Wind farm developers grilled

Skeptical city councillors who once supported a wind farm on the Nor' Wester mountains have now completed grilling officials of the developer Horizon Wind. Due of heavy opposition and pressure from area residents, councillors were in turn showing concerns Monday night. Local project representative Steve Wright says it stands to put the city on the turbine manufacturing map, building parts for more than 200 potential turbines in the region. Meantime the company says all safety issues have been addressed and that there is no scientific evidence to support some of the concerns residents have brought up.