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From: Jean and Bill Palmer
Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Subject: [windconcerns] Fwd: d'Entremonts and NextEra
Cc: Daniel d'Entremont
Many of you will know the story of Daniel d'Entremont and his family. They have what seems to be the unenviable record of being perhaps the first family in Canada forced to move from their home because a wind farm was built in their neighbourhood. In their case, there are 17 turbines in the Pubnico Point wind power development, with the closest turbines (Vestas V80 machines on 80 metre towers) located closer than 400 metres from their home. Friends from the Bruce who went to visit Daniel and his family with their trailer, described staying there as like being inside a washing machine at night.
Since 2006, Daniel's family has been out of their home, which he and his wife built themselves, and raised their family in. The wind power development was sold by the original developer to NextEra. You may recall that a few weeks back a NextEra representative spoke to Brockton Council saying that they had never had a complaint, about two weeks after meeting with Daniel. His government has taken no action to help him, even though they had inadequate standards to protect the family when they approved the wind farm originally.
Daniel is asking for our help, to forward letters to Mr. Robert Cushman of NextEra (from Florida) who is in charge of the Pubnico Point wind energy development in Nova Scotia. I plan to write him, and invite as many of you as feel called to do so to also write. It is time that there be some justice in this case. Being bought out of your family home that you developed and hoped to stay in is bad enough, as you loose your memories, but at least it would allow Daniel and his family to start rebuilding a future, hopefully distant from wind turbines.
Bill Palmer
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From: "Daniel d'Entremont"
Date: August 31, 2009 9:25:56 PM EDT (CA)
To: palmer.b@bmts.com
Subject: d'Entremonts and NextEra
Hi Bill,
Today I spoke with Robert Cushman from NextEra.He's in charge of the Pubnico Point windfarm as well as a number of others.He's the one who sent Winston Kutte,Nicole Geneauand Josie Hernandez to Pubnico.Last week he was travelling with Mitch Davidson who is the CEO of NextEra Energy Resources.I've been trying to speak with Mitch Davidson but Robert Cushman says "that's not going to happen".
Robert Cushman told me that they were sending more people to Pubnico to determine if our land and house would be useable for the company.They are suposed to send me a letter stating their intention to revisit our location.They may get down here in late september.He even mentionned speaking with our realtor.We've been waiting for a breakthrough for so long now it's difficult to put our hopes up.
We were thinking that perhaps if many people were to write,email or phone Robert Cushman,he might just want to get this over with as soon as possible.Would you and others contact Rob Cushman on our behalf imploring him to buy our property.Everyone should do it in their own unique style.
Robert Cushman
NextEra Energy Resources
700 Universe Blvd Mail Stop
FEJ/JB Juno Beach
Florida
33408
(561)304-5362
robert.cushman@nexteraenergy.com
In South West Nova Scotia we are having a problems in a number of lakes with a blue green algae growing.Many people are blaming it on the run off from nearby mink ranches.It makes these lakes unsafe for swimming and recreation.There is a new mink ranch being proposed near a spring fed lake which is crystal clear.There is a lot of opposition to this mink ranch.At one of the public meetings our realtor spoke up and said that "she had a property near a windfarm that was impossible to sell and this mink ranch would be another albatross".This was broadcast over the radio all day long.I even recorded it.She got her point across.It didn't do us any good but probably didn't do any harm either.
Thank You,
Daniel
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