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Article: Wind turbines causing trouble in rural areas
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- July 18, 2007
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By Bill Redekop
ST. JOSEPH -- Opposition is growing to giant wind turbines as the novelty of being paid for wind wears off.
In St. Joseph, south of Winnipeg, a concerned citizens group is protesting a proposal by Bowark Energy Ltd. of Calgary to install 63 wind turbines across a 13-kilometre stretch of arable land.
In Elie, just west of Winnipeg, some residents are demanding a study on long-term costs of a wind turbine proposal by Sequoia Energy.
Applications for the next wave of wind turbines in Manitoba closed Tuesday. The province and Manitoba Hydro will approve three of about 30 proposals submitted.
Complaints about wind power ...