Better options are available

I oppose the building of a Pumped Storage Project in Meaford for many reasons. The cost of an estimated 7 billion will be much higher as happens with all projects of this size. The increase in the price of fuel because of the war with further drive up prices Twice IESO turned down the proposal and this was ignored.

The fresh water from Georgian Bay and the Great Lakes is an essential long term resource and we must protect it . It is everyones responsibility . DND has tested the soil on the base in the past and found contaminents that will leach into the drinking water of wells and the Meaford water intake nearby. 

TCE has never done a project like this , how many things could go wrong. How safe is a reservoir above 300 homes? Where will the workers live during the build? Will women and children be exploited by a "man camp"

Will the transmission lines go under Georgian Bay or overland on the Niagara Escarpment , both option are harmful eoither to the  fish population or loss of habitat for wildlife. 

 The DND  property has been deemed unsuitable for critical National Defence infrastructure and in the 1970's residents of Meaford were told there were too many contaminents and unexploded ordnances on the site to be safe for use as a Park or returned to the over 100 families who were expropriated from this land in 1942. 

I am concerned about the air pollution during the long building phase . How many truck loads of materials will be travelling to and from the site with the dust and diesel fumes being breathed in by our children .

There are cheaper and less invasive ways to produce electricity. The damage done to the Niagara Escarpment and Georgian Bay as well as the cost to the tax payers should be reason enough to say no to this project .

Only TCE and their stockholders will gain from this project. 

The quality of life in our beautiful town will be forever harmed if this massive project is allowed to move forward. Please say no and restore the public faith that the residents and voters are being heard. 

All of the nearby councils on Georgian Bay have voted against this proposal. The residents of Meaford are overwhelmingly opposed. 

If the property was not owned by the federal government the proposal would never be happening in this location . Is the land being leased by TCE . Because the land was expropropriated i understand it can never be sold by the government.

Please say NO and look for less harmful alternatives.