People on the Port au Port peninsula are gathering this week to discuss concerns regarding the World Energy GH2 hydrogen project proposed for the area.
The meeting set for Tuesday evening was organized by the Environmental Transparency Committee, a group formed by residents in July to stop the hydrogen windmill project from being built in their area.
Marilyn Rowe of Sheaves Cove Service District and committee administrator says they formed the group out of concern for the environment and the size of the project.
She says MHA Tony Wakeham will be there to answer questions. Rowe says she invited members of World Energy GH2 to attend the meeting but was told that no stakeholders would be in attendance.
Polling stations and door-to-door surveys were set up in eight communities to get the opinions of residents. The full results will be revealed on Tuesday, however, Rowe says the results so far indicate that the majority of residents oppose the project.
Rowe says they held a vote at the community centre in Sheaves Cove and invited residents to come out and express their concerns. Currently, 83 per cent of residents on the peninsula voted against the project.