June 13th - LETTER SENT BY EMAIL

i SENT THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE I KNOW, FEEL FREE TO COPY AND PASTE AND DO THE SAME! WE NEED TO GET COUNCIL TO HEAR US BEFORE MORE FAMILIES ARE FORCED TO MOVE!

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Hello,
I am writing to you because I believe that EVERYONE in Chatham Kent has the right to know what is happening to innocent families all around Chatham Kent, and Ontario.

At first when we found out that we were getting Wind Turbines installed next to our home, we were excited. We liked the thought of Green Energy, and potential job creation. I personally enjoy the way they look on the horizon, and, we thought perhaps we would benefit from them in some drop in our electicity prices as well. When we found out that some of our neighbors were able to recieve some money for having the wind turbines put on their property, we were happy for them. We called in only twice to ask questions about the turbines. We were assured that they were quiet and unobtrusive and that we would "barely even know they were there". It never occurred to us that there would be severe health effects to worry about. How could there be? Our government would never allow that...

Once the Wind turbines were up and running, we were shocked at how loud they are. My husband can not sleep at all when they are turning (it sounds like living at an airport where the plane never takes off), and I am unable to reach deep sleep. At first, we thought of it as just an annoyance, but then we put together several health problems we had been experiencing in our household - all of us, the children too - with the timing of the installation of the wind turbines. Now that I have found some sources of information, I can clearly see that the symptoms we have been having are the same or similar to other families all around the world.

I am shocked to find out about the number of people who have been forced to leave their homes, right here in Ontario! All of them with similar symptoms that developed only after the wind turbines were erected. Since no official, proper studies have been conducted, the wind energy owners state that there is "no proof" that this is the cause. I am reminded of other "safe" introductions to our society in history - nicotine, hormones for women, chemicals in baby bottles, pesticides......This is a case where it is very clear that many, many people are suffering from headaches, vomiting, dizziness, ear ringing, sleep deprivation, aches and tingling in extremities, lack of memory, rashes, irratibility, and more.... in a private survey, a large percentage of respondants indicated that they were suffering from one or more of the symptoms.

ALL THAT WE ASK IS THAT CHATHAM KENT COUNCIL REFUSE ANY FURTHER WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE EFFECTS OF THE CURRENT TURBINES CAN BE STUDIED AND SOLUTIONS FOUND FOR THE CURRENT ISSUES. PLEASE DO NOT PUT MORE FAMILIES AT RISK. COUNCIL WAS MADE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO...YEARS BEFORE THE WIND TURBINES WERE ERECTED 600 M FROM MY HOME. NOW, WE ARE DEALING EVERYDAY WITH HEALTH ISSUES AND FEAR FOR THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUNG CHILDREN.

PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE WWW.CKWAG.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SEND A LETTER TO COUNCIL ASKING THEM FOR DUE DILIGENCE IN TRACKING THE EFFECTS OF THE CURRENT WIND TURBINES BEFORE APPROVING MORE.

IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW LIVES WITHIN 5 KM OF A CURRENT OR POSSIBLE WIND TURBINE LOCATION (WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY ANY OPEN AREA IN CHATHAM KENT), I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING DOWNTOWN AT 6PM ON MONDAY JUNE 15TH TO EXPRESS YOUR CONCERNS TO COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT MY BLOG AT WWW.MYWINDDIARY.BLOGSPOT.COM TO READ MORE ABOUT MY FAMILIES ISSUES AND FIND LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION..

Nikki Horton and Family
Near Dealtown, Ontario