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The Huron Expositor, 1985-11-06, Page 16A16 -- THE HURON EXPOSITOR, NOVEMBER 6, 1985 laraculr Ontario IN THE MATTER OF the Consolidated Hearings Act, 1981, (5.0. 1981, c. 20); AND IN THE MATTER OF the Environmental Assessment Act, (R.S.O. 1980, c. 140); AND IN THE MATTER OF Sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Expropriations Act, (R.S.O. 1980, c. 148); AND IN THE MATTER OF the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act (R.S.O. 1980, c. 316); AND IN THE MATTER OF the Parkway Belt Planning and Development Act, (R.S.O. 1980, c. 368); AND IN THE MATTER OF an undertaking of Ontario Hydro consisting of the acquisition of property rights for, and the design, construction, operation and maintenance of overhead alternating current transmission lines, and related station, communication and control facilities, located within a geographic area (identified on the study area map included in this notice): Between the Bruce Nuclear Power Development, near Kincardine and the Essa Transformer Station, near Barrie; Between the Bruce Nuclear Power Development and a new trans- former station to be built in the London area; and Between the new transformer station in the London area and the Nanticoke Generating Station, on Lake Erie. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENCEMENT OF MAIN HEARING ONTARIO HYDRO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM EXPANSION PROGRAM THE JOINT BOARD IS CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF, AND IF APPROVED, THE LOCATION OF ONTARIO HYDRO'S PROPOSED TRANSMISSION FACILITIES BETWEEN: THE BRUCE NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT, NEAR KINCARDINE, AND THE ESSA TRANSFORMER STATION, NEAR BARRIE; THE BRUCE NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT AND A NEW TRANSFORMER STATION TO BE BUILT IN THE LONDON AREA: AND THE NEW TRANSFORMER STATION IN THE LONDON AREA AND THE NANTICOKE GENERATING STATION, ON LAKE ERIE. AND TAKE NOTICE THAT IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND AT THE HEARING, THE JOINT BOARD MAY PROCEED WITH THE HEARING IN YOUR ABSENCE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE IN THE PROCEEDINGS. AND TAKE NOTICE THAT YOUR LAND MAY BE EXPROPRIATED FOR ANY FACILITIES WHICH MAY BE APPROVED. Ontario Hydro is proposing a major expansion of its bulk electricity transmission system. This would involve constructing new transmis- sion lines, a new LOII.iOn area transformer station and related facilities. The recommended location and alternative locations are shown on the map in this notice. Study Area Map The shaded area on this map shows the approximate study area. Lake Huron Port Elgin Bruc NPD Kincardine Goderich Bayfield Ailsa Cra Strathroy Chatsworth anover Walkerton Wingham Clinton Exeter London Site N 401 Georgian Bay Colli r gw1 od Essa TS Iliston me Guelph M • Kitchener • e 401 n TS iddleport TS Nantic • e ittfiont3u%St, Thoveta Port Dover Lake Erie Site N Recommended Site for the new London area Transformer Station Legend A GS Generating Station ■ TS Transformer Station NPD Nuclear Power Development Study Area Recommended Route Acceptable Alternative Routes THE JOINT BOARD MAY CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL THE RECOMMENDED LOCATION OR ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS OR ANY OTHER LOCATION WITHIN THE STUDY AREA. THE DECISION RESULTING FROM THIS HEARING WILL DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF ANY TRANSMISSION LINES, THE NEW LONDON AREA TRANSFORMER STATION, AND OTHER FACILITIES WHICH MAY BE APPROVED. AND YOUR LAND MAY BE EXPROPRIATED FOR THESE FACILITIES AS A RESULT OF THE JOINT BOARD'S DECISION. TIME AND PLACE OF THE MAIN HEARING Please note the rescheduled date The main hearing will commence: AT: Guelph Holiday Inn, 601 Scottsdale Road, Intersection of Highway 6 north and Stone Road, Guelph, Ontario ON: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1985 AT: 10:30 a.m. at which time the Joint Board will deal with any outstanding preliminary and procedural matters and immediately thereafter will commence to hear the evidence of Ontario Hydro. The Joint Board will also be scheduling hearings for the convenience of the public at Markdale, Clinton, London and Simcoe. Dates and times will be announced ata future date and a newspaper notice will be published. Ontario Hydro's evidence on transmission routes and transformer station locations will be given at the respective local hearings. All other Ontario Hydro'evidence will be given in Guelph. If you wish to make a submission at one of these locations, please clip • out and send in the coupon in this notice to: Yvonne Fernandes Hearings Registrar Office of Consolidated Hearings 1 St. Clair Avenue West 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4V 1K7 If you send in the coupon, you will be mailed further notice of the local hearings. r HEARING REGISTRATION FORM To assist the Joint Board in making the public participation at this hearing as convenientaspossible, please indicate: 1. Do you wish to make a submission to the Board? YES ❑ NO ❑ IF YES, have you already indicated to the Board your intent to do so? YES ❑ NO ❑ 2. How much time do you estimate you would need to make your submission? minutes 3. Please indicate where you wish to make your submission. Guelph ❑ London 0 Markdale 0 Simcoe ❑ Clinton ❑ 4. I do not wish to make a submission, but would like to obtain a copy of the Joint Board's final decision. 0 Name: Address: Telephone (Day) (Evening) Hearing No. CH -85-03 Yvonne Fernandes Hearings Registrar Office of Consolidated Hearings 1 St. Clair Avenue West 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario Dated at Guelph M4V 1K7 this 17th day of October, 1985 (416) 965-2531