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“MOE District provincial Officers have attended at several of the complainants residences and have confirmed that the noise emissions from the (wind project) are causing adverse effect to the complainants…Reasonable people do not leave their homes to sleep elsewhere for frivolous reasons…”

Obtained through a Freedom of Information Request from provincial government

W.A.I.T.  consists  of  Plympton-­‐Wyoming  residents  informing  the  public,  to  dispel  the  misinformation  about  Industrial  Wind  Turbines.      We  aim  to  preserve  and  promote  our  existing  rural  landscape  and  small  town  values,  free  of  danger  to  our  health,  economy,  and  free  from  division  amongst  our  residents.    We  provide  fact-­‐based  information  about  the  impact  of  Industrial  Wind  Turbines.    We  provide  this  information  to  the  public,  the  media  

and  to  all  levels  of  government  through  town  hall  meetings,  web  &  print  resources,  and  by  individual,  personal  contact  where  possible  

Important  Town  Hall  Event  

May  5th,  2014  

Camlachie  Community  Centre  

7  -­‐  9  p.m.  Real  Estate:  What  has  happened  to  real  estate  prices  in  other  industrial  wind  power  plant  projects?  What  can  you  expect  for  your  own  property?    My  property  is  not  near  a  turbine;  will  I  be  impacted  somehow?    

Speaker:    Ben  Lansink  AACI,  P.App,  MRICS  • Experienced  professional  real  estate  appraiser  and  consultant  • Conducted  case  studies  on  actual  real  estate  sales  transactions  on  properties  in  close  proximity  to  industrial  wind  

turbines    

Health:  What  is  known  about  industrial  wind  turbine  projects  and  their  impacts  on  health?  If  I  can’t  hear  it  (infrasound  and  low  frequency  noise),  can  it  hurt  me?  I  live  more  than  2  kms  away;  is  there  a  chance  I  will  be  adversely  affected?    

Speaker:    Carmen  Krogh  BSc  Pharm  • Published  author  in  peer-­‐reviewed  scientific  and  medical  journals  including  “Industrial  wind  turbines  and  adverse  

health  affects”  published  in  the  Canada  Journal  of  Rural  Medicine.    • Former  senior  executive  at  Health  Canada  • Special  Interests:  Industrial  Wind  Turbines  and  their  impacts  on  children  

 Charter  of  Rights  and  Freedoms  Challenge:  Precedent  setting  case  involving  industrial  wind  power  plant  projects  in  Ontario.  When  it  began,  where  it  is  headed  and  why  we  NEED  to  be  involved.  Evidence  from  recent  Tribunal  hearings.    

Speakers:  Julian  N.  Falconer  and  Asha  James  from  Falconers  LLP  Julian  N.  Falconer  • named  one  of  the  25  most  influential  lawyers  in  Canada    • selected  as  one  of  the  University  of  Toronto’s  100  most  notable  graduates  of  the  20th  century  • known  for  his  Human  Rights  advocacy  and  involvement  in  high  profile  cases  including  Ipperwash  Inquiry,  Maher  Arar,  

Ashley  Smith,  G20  -­‐  Adam  Nobody  and  the  “Free  Press  Four”    Asha  James  • represented  appellants  in  3  important  Environmental  Review  Tribunal  appeals  involving  the  Canadian  Charter  of  Rights  

and  Freedoms  and  industrial  wind  project  approvals  in  Ontario  in  past  8  months  revealing  important  evidence    

THE  TURBINES  ARE  COMING.  WHAT  CAN  YOU  DO?  THIS  IS  A  MUST  ATTEND  EVENT.    

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