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BSRA Spring General Meeting
Saturday June 2, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Coffee from 9:30 a.m.
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church Hall
Highway 21, North of St. Joseph’s at Church Lane
Unapproved Minutes of the Annual General Meeting August 27, 2011
Wind Turbines are Coming
Fifty turbines stretching from Crest Beach to the Dashwood Rd,
mainly between Hwy 21 and Blackbush Rd comprise the Grand Bend Wind
Farm. With construction beginning next spring, it is expected to be
operational by the fall 2013. Go to
northlandpower.ca to view the site map.
The Bluewater Project (Zurich Wind Farm) has about 40 turbines
stretching from Mill Rd to Hensall Rd, mostly near Bronson Rd.
Construction will begin in the spring of 2013. The second public
meeting will be held June 14th (4-7pm) in the Stanley Township
Complex on Mill Rd. Go to
nexteraenergycanada.ca for the site map.
Eighty Ontario municipalities, representing 2,000,000 citizens,
have called for a moratorium on turbines until proper health and
environmental studies are conducted. The government's response was a
clause in the spring 2012 budget which cuts the time (and expense)
for companies to get approvals (and shortens the environmental
process). Good for big business; bad for the environment.
Of note in Europe:
Holland has abandoned its renewable energy targets by slashing
its subsidies. Germany, which has the most wind turbines in the
world, has actually had an increase in CO2 gasses. Denmark, which
has tens of thousands of turbines, has the world's highest
electricity costs at 40c/kwh.
In Australia – two different areas – the government has expanded
the setbacks to 2km and given its residents who reside inside the
zone the power to delay or stop development of turbine farms.
Finally, a one billion dollar lawsuit by South Point Wind Company
against the Ontario government due to the current moratorium on
offshore turbine installations causes one to wonder whether offshore
installations are the next phase of wind energy.
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BSRA invites direct
communication with any resident along the shoreline.
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Keep abreast of the most recent
issues facing our unique lifestyle.
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Your BSRA board members attend
every council meeting.
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Past
e-Bulletins
list. The current bulletin -
September 2011.
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We aim to send
out 8 e-Bulletins annually.
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2011 Water Quality
BSRA Summary of Results
ABCA Report
to BSRA
Water Quality Sampling tables
Keep Up to Date on the South Bluewater Waste Water Collection
System
BSRA recommends that affected residents consult Bluewater's
Frequently Asked Questions (updated
March 24, 2011). And the
April 27 meeting presentation.
Bluewater's Water Rates Increased July 1
Shoreline rates will increase from 14% (average metered) to 18%
(unmetered) on July 1, 2011.
Rates will increase again in 2012 and 2013.
Bluewater has posted the details on its web site and distributed a
notice with the free weekly newspaper flyers. >>>>
Details
2009 Water Quality Report
“There is a lot going on but
nothing is happening” (nor will it in the immediate
future).
The Bluewater Shoreline
Residents’ Association (BSRA) and
its
member associations have been working on solutions to
the
surface water quality issue in Bluewater and Huron
County
since 1996, over 13 years. Annually BSRA has reported on activities and
outcomes. Occasionally BSRA has produced a more in-depth report, usually
in response to significant findings or events. The last of
these in-depth reports was in 2006,
the
year of a major manure spill in Bluewater. In view of a number of events
that took place in 2009, BSRA is presenting this expanded water quality
report.
BSRA now believes that
sufficient data has accumulated to allow us to draw conclusions about
factors that prevent the development of actions plans to address this
issue. Report>>>>
Local
Taxation
BSRA presented its views to Bluewater Council
November 16, 2009 to a packed house of shoreline residents. An
attentive council supported further review by a vote of 9 of 10.
BSRA Insurance Program Review
BSRA is pleased to present a list of frequently asked
questions about your BSRA Group Member Policy through Westlake-McHugh
and some information on insuring your cottage/home. The following links
are provided for your information. BSRA does not endorse any individual
insurance company or provider.
BSRA Group Policy - Questions and Answers
Insuring your Cottage/Second Residence
Information
For information contact
Ken
Colquhoun, Westlake-McHugh at 519-236-4391
Determining the issues that are most important to
BSRA members was the focus of BSRA’s General and Annual Meetings in
2008. Clearly, property assessment and taxes are
the dominant concerns for our shoreline residents
and our members want BSRA:
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to increase the shoreline voting rate in
municipal elections above the current 40% participation rate, and
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to press the provincial government to change the
assessment system
More information....
As the Bluewater Municipal
Council develops a policy to control and regulate ATV’s on municipal
property, the Council should consider not only the issue of allowing
ATV’s to travel on municipal roads but also the issue of allowing
ATV’s to travel on municipal property and the beaches in
Bluewater.
RECOMMENDATION: that the
Municipality of Bluewater adopt a By-Law that prohibits the use of ATV’s
on its municipal properties and on the beaches in Bluewater.
Click here for the presentation.
We hope that you find the layout easy to navigate and that the priorities and
issues that we are following are presented clearly. Your comments
are always welcome. Some the links on the menu are not
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