The health effects from wind turbines will be discussed at an upcoming forum.
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is organizing two conferences — one on October 1st in Owen Sound and another at Walkerton’s Jubilee Hall on October 6th.
Medical Officer of Health Doctor Hazel Lynn says they will have Ray Copes — Head of the environmental division of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion — to speak at the conferences.
She says Copes held a similar position in British Columbia where he collected evidence on wind turbines and is a world-renown expert in that field.
She says Copes is a medical doctor with an environmental background in public health.
Doctor Lynn says they will also have someone from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure at the conference.
She says they will talk about the Certificates of Approval that are required before construction and the government’s Green Energy Act.
Doctor Lynn says the forum will be set up where they will be a panel of experts delivering the information on their topic.
She says it won’t be a debate — rather an information session for municipal officials and residents.
Doctor Lynn says the health unit has no position on the wind turbine debate.
She says some people are more sensitive to environmental impacts than others.
She says she is not in a position to say whether wind turbines cause health problems because there hasn’t been a lot of scientific evidence that can prove it.