December 16, 2020
Purple glow from a cannabis greenhouse, as seen looking northwest from Pain Court. Photo credit: Laura Regnier.
Municipal officials are trying to prevent greenhouse light from becoming a nuisance in Chatham-Kent.
Councillor Melissa Harrigan has asked administration to prepare a report on the subject of light emissions, including a summary of engagement with greenhouse operators, members of the public, and neighbouring communities.
The report is also expected to provide recommendations with options to proactively address any potential light nuisance from greenhouses in Chatham-Kent.
South Kent Councillor Trevor Thompson said he has had conversations with constituents about the colourful skies in Chatham-Kent.
Author of the article: Tom Morrison
Publishing date: Dec 15, 2020  â¢Â December 15, 2020  â¢Â 1 minute read  â¢Â Luc Arbour, a Grade 7 student at Ãcole Ste-Catherine in Pain Court , is shown among a green screen with an iPad and Christmas cards featuring photos he took himself. Arbour photographed his peers and had them choose a background, then turned the photos into Christmas cards they could show their parents. In all, he produced about 160 cards. (Handout/Postmedia Network)
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A Grade 7 student at Ãcole Ste-Catherine in Pain Court has turned his lens on his fellow students to give them each a special item to take home to their families this holiday season.
Author of the article: Tom Morrison
Publishing date: Dec 15, 2020  â¢Â December 15, 2020  â¢Â 1 minute read  â¢Â Luc Arbour, a Grade 7 student at Ãcole Ste-Catherine in Pain Court , is shown among a green screen with an iPad and Christmas cards featuring photos he took himself. Arbour photographed his peers and had them choose a background, then turned the photos into Christmas cards they could show their parents. In all, he produced about 160 cards. (Handout/Postmedia Network)
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A Grade 7 student at Ãcole Ste-Catherine in Pain Court has turned his lens on his fellow students to give them each a special item to take home to their families this holiday season.
December 14, 2020
Purple glow from a cannabis greenhouse, looking northwest from Pain Court. Photo credit: Laura Regnier.
In the past couple of years, the dark night sky in Essex County has been transformed into bright pink and purple colours due to greenhouse operators.
Light nuisance has also become an issue in Chatham-Kent, and Mayor Darrin Canniff says it’s something the municipality needs to get ahead of.
“We need to take control of that as they’re built we need to ensure they’re protecting the public interest as well, lighting, smell, those things,” Canniff says. “If you go to surrounding areas, that’s an issue. We need to make sure we enact some rules and regulations for future developments of greenhouses that’s going to work with the community.”