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Assiniboia, Sask. residents call for windmill project postponement during COVID-19 pandemic

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A 50-turbine windmill project outside of Assiniboia, Sask., is generating concerns for residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Potentia Renewables Inc.’s Golden South Wind Energy Facility broke ground in August 2019. But due to the threat of coronavirus transmission, dozens want the project postponed. “If it’s delayed for a couple of months, yes, it’s going to hurt someone financially, but it doesn’t hurt anybody’s health or risk anybody’s life,” said Dwayne Woolhouse, an organic farmer near Assiniboia.

Woolhouse, who lives five miles from one of the windmill sites, said his biggest concern is out-of-province and out-of-area workers bringing the virus into the community.

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