OTTAWA ABANDONS WIND PROJECT AFTER 15 YEARS

The harsh conditions and extreme isolation of Sable Island have forced Ottawa to abandon a wind project on the iconic crescent-shaped sandbar, more than 15 years after it launched the initiative. Parks Canada said wind turbines do not meet the needs of the wind-swept Nova Scotia island. “The wind turbines were part of a … project to reduce Sable Island’s dependence on fossil fuels, and were chosen based on the renewable energy technology that existed at that time,” the department said in an email statement.