Residents of the tiny community of Anse-Bleue are renewing their attempts to stop a Fredericton company from building a wind farm near their homes. They say a representative of Naveco Power is again meeting with landowners in the area whose properties would be crossed by transmission lines carrying the renewable power to the NB Power grid. Last fall Naveco's CEO told CBC News that he was looking elsewhere for a site because of the local opposition to the five proposed wind turbines. A report commissioned by the company argues that tree foliage, the grey colour of the wind turbines and cloud cover would make them less visible from the site. Residents worry about "shadow flicker," a flashing effect created by sunlight and shadow from the wind turbines inside their homes.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2021 09:56 UTC