The war of words continues between local water activists and the municipality. 
Water Wells First staged an impromptu news conference and information picket out front of the Civic Centre on Wednesday, calling on the mayor to do more to help protect local wells from potential contamination, allegedly caused by construction of nearby wind turbines.
The group’s spokesman, Kevin Jakubec says it’s time for the municipality to step up.
“Despite saying they support us, we have not yet seen one penny saying that they provide or have an interest in protecting the water,” Jakubec says. “Will Mayor Hope now provide funding to put in a seismic pit sensor that can monitor the vibrations of North Kent Wind 1?”
That type of sensor could cost tens of thousands of dollars, but Jakubec says Water Wells First and its supporters have already put as much as $100,000 into their own research.
Mayor Randy Hope issued a written statement rather than making an appearance, and says that despite repeated requests from the municipality, Water Wells First has yet to provide any scientific evidence which links water quality to wind farm development.
