A Toronto-based power corporation says it’s halting its proposal for a battery storage facility in an eastern Ontario township after facing intense local pushback — including someone uttering a death threat during an open house.
The mayor of the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, meanwhile, says that while the Ontario Provincial Police were called to the meeting — and he regrets how it went down — Baseload Power Corp. ultimately failed to gain traction because it did not consult widely or early enough.
“Don’t leave it until the last minute,” said Mayor Brant Burrow of how the company handled its pitch.
In recent weeks, several Ontario communities have been asked to lend their support to
