Pam and Gary Nijenhuis
Submission to Health Canada Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study, 2012
"Health Studies Before Wind Turbines" - This is the saying on many signs around the province.
The government now knows that studies should be done, they've heard the stories of people who've had to leave their homes because of sickness, ringing in ears, dizziness etc....
In 2 years, the results will be here, to determine if wind turbines are the cause of all these complaints. It sounds good right?...WRONG, because 2 years = 2 late.
Too late for the many people who live close to proposed and already built wind turbines around the province. If the study shows wind turbines to be harmful to health...how many will be already built?
We live 550 m to a proposed wind turbine from the company WPD (Springwood wind farm). What if my husband and I and our 4 kids get sick? or what if this affects our farm animals? My daughter already has sensitive ears and has tubes in them..what if she experiences ringing in her ears? Who will help?
Is it going to be 2 years = 2 late = 2 bad for you? We hope not.
Please remember the word BEFORE in the saying "Health Studies Before Wind Turbines", because the lives of our family depend on it.
- Studies to date support the need for a moratorium to be implemented to halt any more wind turbine installations from proceeding until the adverse health issues have been studied and resolved
- We need all current problems mitigated so affected families can return to living in a healthy home environment before embarking on any health study
- We are concerned and ask why is there no representation of the international independent researchers that have spent years working directly on wind turbine illness and related issues to provide input and advice on the study design as part of the Health Canada panel?
- We are concerned and ask why is there no representation of adversely affected citizens on the panel to provide study design input regarding the issues and impacts related to the implementation of this new technology?
Thank you for reading,
Pam and Gary Nijenhuis
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Fergus, ON
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