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WIND CONCERNS ONTARIO

Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO) is a coalition of community groups as well as individuals and families concerned about the impacts of industrial-scale or grid-scale wind power development on the environment, the economy, and human health.

WCO was founded in 2008 by residents of Tiny Township, Prince Edward County and Toronto in response to the Ontario government's plan to encourage wind power development throughout the province. As several wind power projects were already operating and there were reports of problems with noise pollution from the wind turbines, there were concerns about the need for safe setback distances from houses, and the effects on wildlife. WCO does not receive any funding from any industry or trade associations and operates solely on membership fees and donations.

A volunteer board of directors is representative of the province with members from Northern, Eastern and Western Ontario. The coalition represents more than 20 community groups including Save The Nation/Sauvons La Nation, Ottawa wind Concerns, Mothers Against Wind Turbines, Concerned Citizens of North Stormont, Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County, Dutton Dunwich Opposition to Wind Turbines and Wallaceburg Area Wind Concerns.



Current volunteer president is Jane Wilson of Ottawa, a retired Registered Nurse and healthcare writer/editor. Ms Wilson received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award for service to rural communities.

WCO has been featured in media interviews about the effects of wind turbines, including the Toronto Sun, Ontario Farmer, Farmers Forum, and the Ottawa Citizen, and on Bell-Media and other radio stations.

The coalition has been outspoken on the noise emissions from wind turbines, and publishes an annual report on the Incident reports held by the Ontario government. The last report was published in 2021 based on government Incident Reports in 2018.

Wind Concerns Ontario advocates for more protective regulations for wind turbine noise; the current regulations have not changed since 2009, with the introduction of Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act (repealed in 2019).

Wind Concerns Ontario may be contacted via contact@windconcernsontario.ca and PO Box 91047 RPO SIGNATURE CTR KANATA ON K2T 0A3