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Power plants don't belong in neighbourhoods!

A Single Mission

Our Mission is to oppose, and where possible prevent, the building of any power generation plant in, or close to any residential neighbourhood in our catchment area.

A Clear Strategy

Use facts, not emotion. Relentless pursuit of the facts will speak louder than impassioned pleas.
Base our opposition on technical, environmental and public health grounds. Personal interests of property values are easily dismissed in favour of the “general good” of public power, and they have failed in the past. Public health and the environment cannot be so easily dismissed, and no politician can afford to ignore them.
Attack all proposals on as many factual/technical fronts as possible. The law requires proponents to respond to legitimate public concerns. We can tie the proponent’s resources up and delay the project. As with Sithe, we may be able to do this to the point that it becomes too expensive for them to proceed.
Reach out to other affected communities. There is strength in numbers. This is not just about Applewood. Other people are affected too, and they need to know about it. Their support is needed.
Speak with one voice. We need a clear, simple “Meta-message” that the media can easily understand and repeat. (See below) As well, we need to be consistent in what we say. Therefore, we will limit the number of media contacts on our team.
Have a single point of contact to coordinate political advocacy and pressure. Politicians are people too; they will be much more favourable to our cause if they don’t have dozens of people harassing them constantly on points they have already answered for others.
Break the work down. Organize by functions so that each area has a clear mandate, and we don’t duplicate our effort or trip over each other.

A Simple Message

“We know the Province needs power. That’s not the issue. The issue is power plants in neighbourhoods. This is not about ‘my backyard’... these are industrial plants, and they don’t belong in anybody’s backyard. We’re baffled as to why any responsible company would even propose such a thing. And we’re mystified as to why our elected representatives haven’t put a stop to it.”

Strategy Team