MAYORS CHEER REPEAL OF ONTARIO’S GREEN ENERGY ACT
The new Progressive Conservative government will repeal the Green Energy Act, which is good news to two mayors in Prescott-Russell, where there was strong community opposition to proposed solar and wind farm projects.
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