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until 1 pm, February 18th, 2011.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
(ACW) Township Council chambers
were filled beyond capacity as
interested members of the
community sat in every chair and
stood on every inch of floor space to
hear Glen Hubbers, business
development manger for Capital
Power Corporation outline the plan
for the second phase of the
Kingsbridge Wind Project (KII).
This will be the second attempt for
the KII project as the original
attempt ran into problems with
contracts and leases. That attempt
was terminated in 2008, and leases
the company had signed became
null.
Many of these changes were due
to the Green Energy Act (GEA),
which, with ongoing changes, has
made approval for the process “a
moving target” according to
Hubbers.
An exact plan for the project
wasn’t provided at the meeting as
Capital Power didn’t wish to have
information in the public that could
be incomplete or unverified.
“We don’t want to publish a map
and then have it be incorrect,”
Hubbers stated. “We’ve had
discussions with all the landowners
that we’re interested in having leases
with, but the information hasn’t
been made public yet.”
He stated the Ministry off Natural
Rsources and the Ministry of the
Environment have very specific
requirements for obtaining approval
for a project like KII.
“We don’t want to release a layout
that we would have to change,” he
said. “When the layout goes to the
public, we want to know that every
plot we’ve indicated is buildable.”
Hubbers outlined Capital Power’s
Renewable Energy Application
(REA) in his presentation, following
from the application for the current
plan to the final REA submission to
the Ministry of the Environment
(MOE).
The original application to the FIT
program was filed in November of
2009, and notice of the project was
posted in February, 2010.
The first open house for the KII
had approximately 200 people in
attendance.
From March through to October,
environmental field studies were
conducted, and from September to
November, the landowner layout
reviews were held.
A draft proposal for turbine
placement and a draft natural
heritage report were created in the
last quarter of 2010.
Before the end of January, Capital
Power hopes to have the proposed
turbine layout published, and, in
February, they hope to have the
natural heritage report to the
Ministry of Natural Resources and
create a draft REA.
New open houses for the KII
project will be held in March and
May, and the final REA will be
submitted to the Ministry of the
Environment in June.
Hubbers addressed both council,
and the assembled audience,
regarding ACW’s recently
implemented wind turbine policy, a
document that outlines what council
would like to see from wind
generation developers, but does not
force any requirements, as the GEA
stipulates the only requirements that
developers must follow.
“Capital Power has noted the
establishment of a wind turbine
development policy in ACW to
guide an agreement with
developers,” Hubbers said in his
presentation, adding that the
company will work with council on
as many of the requests as possible.
Some problems are arising from
the document, however, according to
Hubbers.
The policy calls for buried
gathering system (buried lines),
which Hubbers said is possible, but
isn’t an-all-or-nothing option.
“I’m not saying we can’t bury the
lines to a certain extent, but there are
specific cases where we would
discuss it,” he said. “Burying things,
as we go up a road, can have a
significantly larger environmental
footprint, and could be problematic
from a future building point of
view.”
Hubbers said that he wouldn’t
state 100 per cent one way or
another for burying the lines, but
there are significant portions that
could be buried.
The policy also calls for lighting
on the turbines, but Hubbers said
that while Capital Power would be
more than happy to discuss it, they
could not make any commitments.
“We’re happy to talk about it,” he
said. “But ACW, and the councillors,
should know we don’t control the
placement of lighting. Where the
lighting goes is dictated by
Transport Canada.”
Hubbers said he would love to
attempt to make the lights work, but
they are for planes, not for
individuals on the ground.
The Community Development
Contribution – a donation that is
strongly suggested through ACW’s
wind turbine development policy, is
something that Capital Power will
be more than happy to talk about,
according to Hubbers, as they are
already involved in many
community groups.
Hubbers outlined approximately
two dozen groups, including local
arenas, sports teams and 4-H groups
as well as community groups like
Lions and the Knights of Columbus
that they have contributed to since
the Kingsbridge project first started.
One concern that Hubbers had is
the 1,000 metre setbacks from
dwellings or settlements or roads
outlined in the policy.
Capital Power’s plan is based on
the GEA’s required 550 metre
setback for non-participating homes.
This means that a turbine must be
placed at least 550 metres away
from the home of any neighbour of
the leased land.
“Originally we had 18,550 acres
over 167 parcels from 110
landowners in ACW that can be
used,” Hubbers stated, adding that
he knew some locations wouldn’t
work.
“Once we determined our REA
compliance, we only had 93 parcels
Capital Power
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By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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meeting.
Alice Marks presided over the
business. The minutes of the
November meeting were read and
approved. Correspondence included
a thank you from the Huether
family for the lunch following
their mother’s funeral and a
thank you from Anna Cunningham
for the poinsettia she received
at Christmas. Leona Armstrong
gave the Guild treasurer’s report
and the WMS treasurer’s
report.
Leona Armstrong volunteered to
fill the position of Sunshine
secretary. It was moved by Cathrine
Campbell, seconded by Jeanne
Bewley that a donation be given to
the board of managers of
$3,000. It was decided to purchase a
50-cup coffee perc. It was decided
to have the Springtime Supper on
April 10. It was moved by
Leona Armstrong, seconded
by Alice Marks that the price be
$13.
Marg Work and Leona Armstrong
will be in charge of the devotions
for the February meeting. Alice
Marks then passed the position of
president to Cathrine Campbell.
Alice Marks moved to adjourn
the meeting and lunch was served
by Mary Douma and Leona
Armstrong.
Guild sets
date, price
for annual
Springtime
Supper