Malahide, Bayham welcome windmills

Both Malahide and Bayham councils, in separate meetings, voted Thursday, Aug. 6, to welcome additional windmills to the Erie Shores Wind Farm.

Capstone Power Development plans to add 20 to 30 new wind turbines to the existing 66 in the area.

Malahide councillors ignored dire warnings from resident Hank Wortelboer and two anti-wind power activists from the Niagara region who claimed low-frequency sound waves from turbines could harm the health of those who resided up to 10 kilometres away.

Malahide Mayor David Mennill said that he hadn’t heard a single complaint from residents near the windmills in the township during the last decade.