Chester Municipal Council has deferred making a decision on
whether or not to support the proposed South Canoe Wind Project. The second of two public hearings was held last night in
Chester Basin with about 100 people attending. The five-hour session heard from residents of communities
stretching between Vaughn and New Russell where 34 turbines would be
constructed. Residents say the turbines would be too close to their
homes. Minas Basin Pulp and Power, Oxford Frozen Foods and Nova
Scotia Power are leading the project. Its lauded as being capable of generating enough power to
heat 32,000 homes and inject $660,000 a year in tax revenue
into the municipality. There's no word on when council might further consider the
project.
