The West Lincoln Glanbrook Wind Action Group utilized weather balloons and cookware in raising local awareness
“I came out here for the peace and quiet. I can see all kinds of wildlife from my backyard — deer, coyotes, all kinds. And now I am going to see these big towers.”The man was able to better visualize just how tall those turbines will be thanks to a public awareness campaign launched Saturday by the West Lincoln Glanbrook Wind Action Group, a citizen’s group which opposes wind energy.This past Saturday, the group raised several weather balloons to the height of the proposed wind turbines, to provide a sense of scale for the size of the storeys-high towers. The wind turbines to be installed across the municipality will be as tall as 145 metres. WLWAG is calling the campaign “Look Up, Wake Up.”“We raised the balloons to help people visualize just how tall these turbines are going to be,” said Cam Pritchard, spokesperson for the group. “A lot of people can’t envision how tall 145 feet is. There were a lot of people on the border line, who weren’t sure if they were for or against the turbines, and when they saw the balloons, it really hit home for them.”
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