New Regulation under the…

New Regulation under the Planning Act
-Problems with turbines need to be addressed by aggressive enforcement of existing approvals and regulations by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
-Stop orders should be issued against all turbines generating adverse effects for residents. -Acknowledgement of sub-sound or infrasound effects must be considered.
-Night time noise needs to have a hard limit – no "averaging" over time or flexibility based on wind speed should be taken into consideration, especially for night-time noise.
-As is done in many European countries, noise should be measured in Leq, rather than dBA, to better reflect the nature of the noise produced.
- When a revised noise guideline is introduced at the International Electrotechnical Committee, and passed by the Canadian Standards Association after input from thousands of stakeholders both internationally and nationally, it should be enforced immediately - remove "Option" of using revised guidelines when a problem is identified and a revision passed.
(In the case of recently approved projects, the revised Wind Turbine Noise Guidelines must reflect the most current Canadian and International standards – IEC/CSA 61400-11, 2013 rather than allowing the option to use the outdated 2008 Wind Turbine noise guidelines, to protect human health & the environment.)
-Municipal by-laws should apply to any replacement of turbine components. Elsewhere, changes to regulations must be enforced immediately, especially where health and safety are a concern.