Sherway Power Plant (Will affect Etobicoke Air Quality)

There's a 280MW gas power plant under construction in Mississauga which will affect Toronto's air quality. The closest homes, are located about 100 meters from the power plant site. Not the greatest location for a power plant. As you know, much of Etobicoke is directly upwind from the power plant. Our Wards air quality isn't the greatest, so I urge all of you to voice your concerns to the politicians. There will be a rally against the plant in September.

Petition against the Power Plant: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Stop-the-Queensway-Power-Plant

Plant Chronology: http://www.miranet.ca/docs/Greenfield_South_chronology_July_2011.PDF

CHIP Canada Site: http://www.chipcanada.org

2005 Letter from Toronto's Medical Officer of Health opposing the project: http://www.toronto.ca/health/hphe/pdf/greenfieldProject.pdf

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/StopTheSherwayPowerPlant

A concerned Alderwood Resident,

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Permalink Reply by Tom Carnwell on November 24, 2011 at 3:14pm

That $ billion would have gone a long way to convert the old Lakeview generating station over to natural gas! Most governments have the reverse Midas touch - everything they touch turns to crap.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Chomik on February 5, 2012 at 2:49pm

The now-stopped natural gas power plant would have directly impacted local air quality - unlike the old Lakeview Generating Station which didn't due to its operating parameters.

Lakeview GS could have been upgraded to accept partial biomass feed that would have reduced air emissions down to the level of natural gas (or less) - at a considerably lower cost than the penalties that taxpayers will fork out for the cancellation of the Mississauga power plant.

But what the hell - it's only taxpayers money and government couldn't care less about how much is wasted (particularly when it buys votes in an election).

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Permalink Reply by Tom Carnwell on February 5, 2012 at 7:12pm

Hear, Hear!

Governments in general can't seem to understand from where all their "income" is derived.