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A public meeting with Eastern Power Ltd., the company that's building it, is slated for this Thursday, and opponents are vowing to turn out in force even though the meeting room planned for it is limited to 50 people.
"Even if it's the evening before the long weekend," leader Greg Rohn says, "we'll have a lot of people there."
Citizens for Clean Air Calls for Action in Ontario Legislature This Week
May 31, 2011 – Oakville, ON – C4CA today called on the Ontario Government to hold Third Reading of Bill 8, The Separation Distances for Natural Gas Power Plants Act, 2010, this week. The Private Members Bill, which prohibits the construction of a natural gas power plant within 1,500 metres of land zoned residential or for a school, day nursery or health care facility, was introduced by Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn and passed second reading in April of 2010 with support from all parties.
"Safety risks related to natural gas fired power plants can be mitigated but never eliminated," says C4CA Board Chair, Frank Clegg. "Accidents happen and can be catastrophic, as was the case last year in Middletown, CT when a natural gas power plant exploded killing six people and blowing out windows three kilometres away. The best way to ensure the community is protected is through buffer zones. Bill 8 will expire at the end of this week. We're calling on all Parties to support Bill 8, see it through and get it passed before the end of the week."