December 10, 2014 · 0 Comments
Mayor of Shelburne Ken Bennington (right,) with Grant Peterson of Melancthon (left,) lights up a 10 foot fluorescent light bulb in his hand with no other power source other than stray voltage from over head wind turbine transmission lines installed by Dufferin Wind Power Inc. alongside the County owned rail corridor on the southern border of Shelburne, December 9th. One of the hundreds of newly installed transmission poles, running through Dufferin County, and now undergoing an environmental tribunal hearing, can be seen behind them. A crowd, called by Green Party candidate Karren Wallace to the site Tuesday night, gathered to witness the disturbing revelation. Bystanders asked the Mayor questions about the process guiding the safety of the lines. The Mayor, who said he will be following up on the situation, called the citizen disclosure of the voltage risks “just one more disappointment from the Dufferin Wind Power corporation.”
Photos by Marni Walsh
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