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The owner of controversial floodlights in the historic Outer Battery neighbourhood of St.

After months of public pressure, the extremely bright — and extremely controversial — lights erected in the Outer Battery neighbourhood of St. John's have been flicked off. Property owner Colin Way has faced months of public scrutiny, reaching all the way to the provincial government, after he installed powerful floodlights around his property and left them running 24 hours a day. I know that it will be a huge relief to the whole community. Neighbours pleaded for help from the City of St.

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He owns Way's Haulage and Excavation, and has worked on many contracts with the city.

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Julian Cyr and state Rep. Sarah Peake, joined to mark the completion of the project with a ribbon-cutting and tour of the battery at the Provincetown Transfer Station on Race Point Road. It was a pivotal moment for the power company, as well as its customers. Eversource started planning the battery system in The battery is described by Eversource as "an innovative solution to provide backup power to more than 10, customers on the Outer Cape in the event of an outage. Hallstrom said the need for a backup power source has been a pressing one for the Outer Cape, where the redundancies present in other areas of the power grid are absent. It is an area, he said, "where the infrastructure is single-source from Provincetown to Wellfleet. The megawatt energy storage system is aimed at increasing the reliability of electric power in Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet and Eastham, according to Eversource. More: Eversource backup battery project nears completion as memory of blizzard outage lingers. There are devices all along circuit 96 constantly monitoring the line for interruptions, he said.

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There will be no punishment for a year-old man accused of trying to take down a floodlight that stirred controversy in St. John's earlier this year. James Drover had his charges of trespassing and mischief dropped in provincial court on Tuesday, as first reported by the St.

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I work as a carpenter and an artist — when I'm lucky enough — and as such, don't have resources for extended legal battles. NL Outer Battery man has history of defamation suits, once had a man charged after he 'looked up at him' One man being sued by Colin Way, who is at the centre of a simmering feud over bright lights in the St. Way's most recent filing are for defamation of character related to a pair of incidents in the metro St. Topping had access to his house through a path near Way's property at 45 Outer Battery Rd. The statement of claim says she told the group that Way was "dealing with his real property unlawfully," that he was parking illegally, that he swore at another resident, that "he doesn't like women," and that he's "not a good person. But the city balked, saying it couldn't do anything about the issue under current city legislation. After months of public pressure, the extremely bright — and extremely controversial — lights erected in the Outer Battery neighbourhood of St. Outer Battery man has history of defamation suits, once had a man charged after he 'looked up at him' CBC News Loaded. Despite being criminally charged with mischief in relation to the lights, Way is still not turning them off at night. The two men had a long-standing feud, with the other driver saying Way would "go off the head" every time they saw each other for several years. NL There's a darkness on the edge of town: Outer Battery lights are turned off — for now After months of public pressure it seems, at least for now, that the controversial, extremely bright lights erected in the Outer Battery neighbourhood of St. Just before the protest, Breen sent the group an email and suggested the province has the power to target an individual under the Environmental Protection Act.

Over the past week, we have received many questions on the Outer Battery light issue. Section has not been used in the City of St.

In a message to CBC News, Topping said he believes he'll win both cases, but the legal fees will set him back thousands. On July 31, , Topping said Way blocked access with his car while Topping was trying to bring construction materials down to his home. But the city balked, saying it couldn't do anything about the issue under current city legislation. Topping had access to his house through a path near Way's property at 45 Outer Battery Rd. John's has a running list of ongoing lawsuits, and local residents are concerned his penchant for suing people is keeping the city from stepping in. MHA says St. John's Act to allow council to enact a nuisance lighting bylaw, but Mayor Danny Breen said the act needs a complete overhaul rather than a single amendment. The statement of claim says she told the group that Way was "dealing with his real property unlawfully," that he was parking illegally, that he swore at another resident, that "he doesn't like women," and that he's "not a good person. But the lights are just one part of a larger problem, according to residents, some of whom have been detailing issues on social media. The provincial government said it would allow an amendment to the City of St.