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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 13PET BLESSING:Pepito and Carmel-ita with owners John Hurst and Beverly Davison-Hurst attended the Blessing of the Ani-mals service on Sunday morning at St Johns Wind turbines - a hazzard Anglican Church in Rockwood. Reverend Hollis Hiscock blessed the pets individually.or environmental boon Denise Paulsen phototo energy generation?One millionth tree By Denise PaulsenCharter of Rights and health and quality of life Freedoms.by-laws can control the planted in WellingtonStorm clouds are At the moment, our possibility of sprawling looming on the horizon hands are tied, Mayor wind energy farms de-Wellington Green Leg-Tracey Ryan, supervisor planted with trees during according to environ-Chris White said follow-velopment. Noise and acy started in 2004 with of conservation servi-an earlier reforestation mental lawyer Peter ing receipt of Pickfields shadow flickers the the simple idea of planting ces at the GRCA. The project in the 1940s.Pickfield who alerted letter. We are not sure sun passing behind a tur-150,000 trees in Welling-County council showed Green Legacy has school Guelph/Eramosa Town-how to proceed in the bine blade and casting a ton County that year to tremendous foresight programs that fit with the ship Council to serious eventuality that any wind shadow are considered help celebrate the Coun-in developing this pro-provincial curriculum for emerging potential health farms are approved in the public nuisances. Wood-tys 150th anniversary.gram.students, but goes beyond and nuisance issues, al-Township, he said. We lands and wildlife damage The anniversary is long Wellington County has this to include nature legedly caused by green have no skin in this (wind are also alleged threats. gone, but Green Legacy 17 per cent forest cover, walks and other activities. wind turbine projects in Pickfield detailed continues to grow and which is about average A total of 6,000 students Wellington County. Chan-how Council can chal-Scientific evidence plant trees to become what for the Grand River water-assisted Green Legacy this ges in 2009 to provincial lenge windmill farm does not demonstrate the County believes is the shed. It is heading towards year. People need to learn windmill farm legislation applications using ap-any causal link largest municipal tree 30 per cent forest cover, why trees are important stripped local municipal-peals, existing zoning between wind turbine planting program in North which is recommended by first - so they learn that ities of the ability to say by-laws, and lobbying America. On October 3, Environment Canada for a trees provide shade, help no to wind powered upper levels of govern-noise and adverse it celebrated the plant-healthy watershed. Each clean the air and water, energy, however they ment. Regulatory powers health effects.ing of its one millionth year Green Legacy plants keep soil on the land and still have authority over are also available under -Dr. Arlene King tree. Green Legacy also 1,000 more trees than the help mitigate the challenge alternate sources of ener-the Forestry, Ontario Ontario Chief Medical received a 2010 Grand initial 150,000 and the of climate change. In fact gy including solar.Heritage and Clean Water Officer of HealthRiver Watershed Award, tally was up to 156,000 there are many ways that Ontarios Chief Medic-Acts.given by the Grand River this spring.trees boost the environ-al Officer of Health, Dr. Wind power the Conservation Authority The County has oper-ment, biodiversity and the Arlene King, is not con-turbine) game, White provinces fastest grow-to organizations and indi-ated a tree nursery at economy. Research even vinced about the potential continued, adding the ing renewable source of viduals that have made an Little Tract County For-shows that a visit to a for-hazards, going on record Township isnt a particu-energy increased to outstanding contribution est in Puslinch Township est can boost a persons in May saying ... scien-larly windy area.1,100-megawatts of gen-to conservation through just east of Cambridge immune system. tific evidence does not Wellington County erated power last year, environmental work.since 2006. This former All the trees are free. demonstrate any causal currently has six wind up from 15-megawatts in The Green Legacy farm now has four green-Landowners can attend link between wind turbine turbine projects in the 2003, and interest in the program is making a houses, a large walk-in workshops and are also noise and adverse health development or approval popular power source is difference by not only cooler and trees are also referred to Conservation effects. The province is phase, including Maple-on the rise. With no wind-planting more than grown outside. The trees Services of the GRCA and being sued by three Bruce ton/Woolwich, Mapleton/farm application before 150,000 trees annually, are a variety of native spe-other conservation author-County communities (Ar-North Wellington, and it, Township Council but also by engaging the cies and include seedlings ities if they need advice on ran-Elderslie) who claim Centre Wellington/East received the Garrod hearts and minds of thou-as well as saplings. Inter-where and how to plant provincial wind turbine Garafraxa. 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