A controversial wind turbine project on the peak of North Vancouver's Grouse Mountain has been given the green light.
North Vancouver District council voted Monday 4-3 in favor to issue a permit to Grouse Resorts to build a 65 metre-high single wind turbine.
The tower will be visible from much of the North Shore and several parts of the Lower Mainland.
The resort hopes to have the turbine up and running in time for the 2010 Winter Games - to demonstrate the green-energy initiative.
When completed, the 21-storey structure will provide 20 per cent of the electricity demand for the resort - enough to power 400 homes.
Since its initial conception three years ago, citizens and North Shore councillors alike have worried about the impact of the development - and the aesthetics of installing a huge windmill in the middle of a mountain skyline.
Others, including Councillor Janice Harris, are concerned about noise and environment pollution.
The turbine, which will be next to the Heaven's Sake ski run, is slated for completion in November 2009.
