Heartland Power Line is a Big Mistake
• December 23, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Landowners Council, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colleen Boddez, Court of Appeal, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Keith Wilson, Linda Osinchuk, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: public interest
One More Court Challenge Before Heartland Line is Completed
• December 19, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Court of Appeal, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, underground power lines
Tags: class-action lawsuits, Colchester School closing, public interest
Public Interest Overridden in Power Line Construction – Court of Appeal
• December 17, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Court of Appeal, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, SNC-Lavalin, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: public interest
No Need for School to Close if Heartland Line was Buried
• December 10, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Colchester Elementary School, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester School closing, Heartland Transmission Project, public interest, underground power lines
Bill 8 Attacks Property Rights and Weakens Public Interest
• November 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Action Surface Rights, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, ATCO Electric, Bill 50, Bill 8, EPCOR, Picture Butte to Etzikom Coulee Transmission Project
Tags: Action Surface Rights, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 8, Daryl Bennett, Picture Butte to Etzikom Coulee Transmission Project, public interest
AUC Rejects Landowner Request for Adjournment
• June 14, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Court of Appeal, Heartland Transmission Project, Joe Anglin, Socio-economic Impacts, Sturgeon County, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Bill 50, Heartland Transmission Project, Joe Anglin, Keith Wilson, power line socio-economic impacts, public interest, Sturgeon County, Western Alberta Transmission Line
AUC Power Line Hearing May Be Postponed
• June 12, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Court of Appeal, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Deregulation, Electricity: Export, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Rights, SNC-Lavalin, underground power lines, Visual Impacts, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, constitutional challenge, electricity deregulation, electricity export, environmental impact assessment, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, high electricity costs, power line environmental impacts, power line visual impacts, private property rights, public interest, SNC-Lavalin, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
AUC Hearing on Another Unnecessary Power Line
• June 11, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Aircraft Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 50, Corruption, Court of Appeal, Enmax, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Joe Anglin, Karen Shaw, Property Value Impacts, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Socio-economic Impacts, Sturgeon County, Visual Impacts, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Government, Alberta provincial election, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, AltaLink, Bill 50, ENMAX, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Joe Anglin, Karen Shaw, lawsuit against SNC-Lavalin, Making Money by Making Friends: SNC-Lavalin/AltaLink, negative power line impacts, power line agriculture impacts, power line aircraft impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line opposition, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line visual impacts, public interest, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, SNC-Lavalin, SNC-Lavalin bribe, SNC-Lavalin corruption probe, SNC-Lavalin fraud, SNC-Lavalin investors, SNC-Lavalin money-laundering, SNC-Lavalin scandal, Sturgeon County, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Challenges Mounting Against AUC Power Line Decision
• November 30, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Assoc Municipal Districts & Counties, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Court of Appeal, Don Rigney, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Tar Sands Upgrader, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Don Rigney, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Shaw, public interest, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines, Western Alberta Transmission Line
The More Heartland Decision Appeals, the Better
• November 29, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Socio-economic Impacts, Strathcona County, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Utilities Commission, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Colchester School closing, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, power line aesthetic impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, public interest, Strathcona County, underground power lines
RETA to Appeal AUC Heartland Line Decision
• November 28, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bruce Johnson, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Compensation, Court of Appeal, Dave Quest, Electricity Costs, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Gene Zwozdesky, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, Jeff Johnson, Naresh Bhardwaj, Peter Sandhu, Property Rights, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Socio-economic Impacts, Strathcona County, Tar Sands Upgrader, Ted Morton, Tony Vandermeer, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Court of Appeal, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 19, Bill 50, Bruce Johnson, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, Dave Quest, electricity cogeneration, electricity costs, environmental impact assessment, EPCOR, Gene Zwozdesky, Heartland Transmission Project, Iris Evans, Jeff Johnson, Naresh Bhardwaj, Peter Sandhu, power line aesthetic impacts, power line compensation, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, power line socio-economic impacts, power line visual impacts, property rights, public consultation, public interest, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, tar sands upgrader, Ted Morton, Tony Vandermeer, underground power lines
Heartland Line – Most Contentious Issue in Years
• November 17, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, Proximity, Western Alberta Transmission Line
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Eastern Alberta Transmission Line, Heartland Transmission Project, public interest, Western Alberta Transmission Line
AUC Heartland Power Line Decision – Fallout
• November 15, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Chris Fulmer, Colchester Elementary School, Compensation, Edmonton (City of), Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Elk Island Public Schools, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Public Consultation, Safety Impacts, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Thomas Lukaszuk, underground power lines, World Bank
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, City of Edmonton, Coal-fired electricity, Colchester Elementary School, Colchester School closing, electricity cogeneration, Elk Island Public Schools, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, natural gas-fired electricity, power line agriculture impacts, power line compensation, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, public consultation, public interest, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, SNC-Lavalin, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Thomas Lukaszuk, underground power lines
Power Line Meeting: Fate of Colchester Elementary School
• November 14, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Colchester Elementary School, Corona Effect, Electromagnetic Fields, EPCOR, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alison Redford, Alison Redford political interference, AltaLink, Colchester Elementary School, Colchester School closing, corona effect, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, power line electromagnetic fields, power line health impacts, power line safety impacts, public interest, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County
Premier Must Consider Heartland Facts
• October 14, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Agricultural Impacts, Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Environmental Impacts, EPCOR, Garnett Genuis, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, Livestock Impacts, Property Value Impacts, Proximity, Safety Impacts, Strathcona County, Tar Sands Upgrader, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Government, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta Wildrose Party, Alison Redford, AltaLink, Bill 50, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, Coal-fired electricity, electricity cogeneration, EPCOR, Garnett Genuis, Heartland Transmission Project, John Kristensen, negative power line impacts, power line aesthetic impacts, power line agriculture impacts, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line livestock impacts, power line property value impacts, power line safety impacts, public interest, Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines
RETA Submits Heartland Reply Argument
• July 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, EPCOR, Heartland Transmission Project, public interest, underground power lines
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 24
• May 17, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aesthetic Impacts, Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Government, Alberta Industrial Heartland Assoc, Alberta Utilities Commission, bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Development Impacts, Don Rigney, Edmonton (City of), Electricity: Co-generation, Electricity: Coal-fired, Electricity: Gas-fired, Electromagnetic Fields, Environmental Impacts, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Leibovici, Parkland County, Property Value Impacts, Public Opinion Survey, Rod Shaigec, Spruce Grove (City of), Sturgeon County, Tar Sands Upgrader, underground power lines
Tags: Alberta Electric System Operator, Alberta Energy, Alberta Government, Alberta Industrial Heartland Association, Alberta Utilities Commission, Alberta's Industrial Heartland, Angus Reid Poll, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, City of Edmonton, Coal-fired electricity, Don Rigney, Edmonton Greenbelt, electricity cogeneration, Heartland Transmission Project, Karen Leibovici, natural gas-fired electricity, Parkland County, power line development impacts, power line electromagnetic fields, power line environmental impacts, power line health impacts, power line property value impacts, power line visual impacts, public interest, public opinion survey, Restricted Development Area, Rod Shaigec, Spruce Grove, Sturgeon County, tar sands upgrader, underground power lines, Wagner Natural Area
AUC Heartland Hearing – Day 11
• April 27, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Alberta P.C. Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, Bill 50, Electromagnetic Fields, Health Canada, Health Impacts, Heartland Transmission Project, Homeowners Against Lines Overhead, Leigh Clarke, Public Consultation, SNC-Lavalin, Western Alberta Transmission Line, World Health Organization
Tags: Alberta PC Party, Alberta Utilities Commission, AltaLink, AUC Heartland hearing proceedings, Bill 50, Health Canada, Heartland Transmission Project, Homeowners Against Lines Overhead, Leigh Clarke, power line electromagnetic fields, power line health impacts, public consultation, public interest, SNC-Lavalin, Western Alberta Transmission Line, World Health Organization
Strathcona Responds to Residents
• February 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in bury power lines, Burying High Voltage Lines, Proximity, Strathcona County, underground power lines
Tags: Bury high voltage lines, bury power lines, public interest, Sherwood Park Greenbelt, Strathcona County, underground power lines
