South Canoe Wind Project Needs To Clear Another Hurdle

A community group against a large Lunenburg County wind farm has filed an appeal with the province's regulatory board. "Friends of South Canoe Lake" are opposed to the construction of 34 wind turbines between Vaughan and New Russell. They claim the development will lower their property value and cause health issues. The appeal was filed Tuesday with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. The organization is appealing Chester council's decision to enter into a development agreement with the proponents of the $200 million dollar wind energy project. Councillors voted 6-1 on March 14 to approve the project after a pair of exhaustive public hearings. Minas Basin Pulp and Power, Oxford Frozen Foods and Nova Scotia Power are leading the project. If it moves ahead, it would generate enough power to heat 32,000 homes.