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4 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, June 2, 2010 WIND Continued from front projects in Clarington. Maps showing areas which may be affected by industrial wind turbines, provided by these companies, are vague and cover a large area of east Clarington. "There are 50 homes between our road, Henry Road, the 115, and the 7th and 8th Concession," said Greenwood. "If it [a wind farm] harms one person in that area is it worth it?" she asked. "Our home is on the Oak Ridges Moraine, what is it going to do to the wildlife when it is constantly blowing." The government needs to take the time to make sure they are placing wind turbines in areas that are not effecing human health, said Greenwood. Documented cases of negative health effects created by wind farms include sleep disturbance, headache, ringing in ears, dizziness, vertigo, nausea, visual blurring, fast heart rate irritability, according to Rutherford and Greenwood. According to Rutherford, there is very little awareness in the community that wind farms are coming. "We want to work together as a community to determine what our concerns are, and to address them together." Currently the prrocess chas been heavily weighted in favour of the energy provider, says Rutherford. "In this push to create green energy, the province has thrown caution to the wind, and is pushing ahead," she stated. CWC group along with similar wind coalitions wants to see a moratorium placed on any further wind farm developments until it can actually be proven they are going to produce green energy efficiently and will replace coal fired electricity. While other municipalities have passed resolutions regarding their position on wind farms, Clarington has not done so. Clarington's Agricultural Advisory Committee has yet not taken a position on wind farms. Clarington Wind Concerns is hosting their first public meeting on June 10, at 7 p.m. at the Orono Arena. A hot buy: Sam Wedlock (right) helps Terry West try on a winter coat in 30-degree heat at the Gathering Grannies yard sale in Newcastle, Saturday. The Grannies raised $6,002 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation in support of AIDS orphans in Africa. Donations always appreciated at the C l a r i ng t o n E a s t F o o d Bank 905-987-1418