MVCA rejects camper’s request to keep self-installed solar panels

July 10, 2025 @ 9:00 amLocal News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Camper with solar panels attached on roof.
MVCA staff from Falls Reserve Conservation Area denied a seasonal camper’s request to keep his self-installed solar panels after a miscommunication with staff. Pictured here are the installed panels prior to removal. (MVCA Agenda file photo)

WROXETER – The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) denied a request from a seasonal camper at Falls Reserve Conservation Area (FRCA) to keep his self-installed 120-volt solar panels. Fred Schatz approached the MVCA board at its regular March meeting to request that he be allowed to keep his solar panels, citing a misunderstanding about the…

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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.