Around sixty activists from the Always Master at Home collective gathered on Wednesday morning in Trois-Rivières to once again denounce TES Canada’s Projet Mauricie.
They add a well-known face to their side. That of the actress from the region, Isabelle Blais. She owns a chalet in Shawinigan and was herself concerned about having a wind turbine in her landscape, near her home. Now, she finds it important to take part in this issue which, according to her, has become an argument.
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In their new offensive, the group that opposes TES Canada’s wind turbines is undoing the company’s latest information one by one. They denounce what they call a “misinformation campaign” which they say attempts to minimize opposition to the project.
Among other things, the spokesperson, Carole Neill, explained that TES Canada reports that wind turbines would only be installed 60% on agricultural land. On the other hand, the Union of Agricultural Producers responds by saying that 93% of the infrastructure would be located on arable land. Several examples like this were put forward during the meeting this morning.
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What is a house worth without drinking water? This is what citizens of Saint-Narcisse are asking themselves. They fear their water source would be in danger if a wind turbine were installed near their house. According to them, the wind turbine can be installed 30 meters from their well. They are worried about their water table.
Moreover, the spouse of a farmer is stressed, ill, and has not slept since he learned that a wind turbine could be installed near his house.
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The company responds that it wants to “respect the strictest standards during construction and operation to ensure the protection of surface and underground water intakes. Each wind turbine location will be carefully studied as part of our impact study and will be examined before the BAPE, always with the aim of protecting water supply sources.
The more than 4,100 signatories who oppose the TES Canada project nevertheless remain hopeful.
