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Centre Takes Position on Off-shore Wind Turbines |
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The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation has prepared a formal
position statement on Off-shore Wind Turbines. At it's meeting in June,
the Centre's Board of Directors passed a position statement calling for
extensive multi-disciplinary research, as well as public consultations
on the potential for offshore wind projects, to occur before any
proposals are considered.
"We recognize and support the need for renewable energy in Ontario. We also recognize that the Great Lakes represent one of the nation’s greatest natural heritage assets, in terms of water and biodiversity," noted Matt Pearson, Chair of the Coastal Centre. "The bed of the lake is Crown Land and is therefore a public resource shared by the people of Ontario. The people of Ontario expect proper stewardship of public natural heritage assets, including Great Lakes beaches and the lakebed," he added. In addition to altering the lake bottom during construction, affecting aquatic species, the Centre is also concerned about alteration onshore , as cables and other infrastructure are brought onshore to connect to the grid. The Centre's position statement also identifies potential damage during operation from wind, waves and ice, as well as post operation dismantling concerns.
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"Both the federal and provincial governments should be funding third-party, peer reviewed studies to help close some of the knowledge gaps surrounding offshore wind development in the Great Lakes. They also need to bring First Nation peoples to the table, so that they are in at the front-end of the discussions," said Pearson. The full statement is available online at www.lakehuron.ca . The Lake Huron Coastal Centre is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and wise stewardship of Lake Huron's coastal ecosystems.
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