Category Archives: Location

Elmira Independent on Todd Cowan

Posted on 12 September 2013 by Bob Jonkman

The Elmira Independent had a couple of articles last week about Woolwich mayor Todd Cowan’s comments on Bio-En and the provincial government. First, the report on the Council meeting: Woolwich mayor critical of provincial handling of Elmira biogas project Woolwich … Continue reading →

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Gas-fired Electrical Plants Can Be Moved, Why Not Bio-Gas Plants?

Posted on 11 July 2012 by Bob Jonkman

The Toronto Sun reports that the Ontario Government is spending $180 million of our tax dollars to relocate a 300 MegaWatt gas-fired electrical plant originally planned to be built in Mississauga. Earlier the Ontario Government scrapped plans to build a … Continue reading →

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BFCC Public Meeting covered in the Observer

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Bob Jonkman

Group rallies against biogas plant – More than two years into the battle, a group of Elmira residents has no intention of letting up on its opposition to a proposed biogas plant. Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on 1 May 2012 by DrDan

You’ll hear about this in the paper, but I wanted to let you all know that at the Council meeting tonight the Council voted unanimously to have a presence at the upcoming appeal hearing on May 8th. They will be … Continue reading →

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Alternate location for biowaste plant?

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Bob Jonkman

In answer to “Coach”, who asks “why then would they want to place this Bio gas plant here?”, in Breslau. When I first heard about an alternate location for the Bio-En biowaste plant I thought it would be re-located much … Continue reading →

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Comments from the Protest

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Bob Jonkman

After the Stop The Stink protest rally on 16 April 2012 a book was circulated to the observers attending the Council meeting. Here are their comments: This Bio Energy Project Sounds Great However it needs to be located properly! L.G. … Continue reading →

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We need your help for the environment

Posted on 15 April 2012 by Michael Purves-Smith

Hello everyone; If you can be with us to add your presence to this moment of protest, it would be very useful. We have been persuaded in the past to take a rather passive approach and it has taken us … Continue reading →

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