Shell Canada ordered CleareNET to refrain from using the roads until written permission had been obtained from the relevant landowners and lesees. The ClearNET response was to send crews in on the weekends when Shell crews were absent. The tower has been erected illegally. Obviously ClearNET is not sensitive to legality. ClearNET claimed to be unaware of any risk to birds.
Canadian regulations exclude environmental assessment of impact of most towers.
Local land use authorities are ill-informed and can take no responsibility for nationwide impacts. However Environment Minister David Anderson has taken an interest in the problem. I intend to push this fight nationwide and will welcome contacts. Any ideas on how to find relevant stats. The site is a particularly dangerou one on a ridge in the foothills.