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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-01-28, Page 1010 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentine Blair and Jessica Morrison of Whitefield Farms were the guest speakers at the Annual Meeting of the Lucknow Agricultural Society at Lucknow Presbyterian Church on January 20, 2015. K2 Wind Power Project Community Liaison Committee Wednesday, February 4, 2015 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. Benmiller Community Hall, 37252 Londesborough Road Open to the General Public for Viewing About the CLC A Community Liaison Committee ("CLC") has been established as a forum to exchange ideas, share information and provide regular updates regarding construction, installation, use, operation, maintenance and retirement of the K2 Wind Power Project ("the Project"). The 270 megawatt wind Project received its Renewable Energy Approval in July 2013. Stantec Consulting Ltd. will coordinate the CLC meeting. All meeting materials (minutes, presentations, reports, etc.) will be made available for public review on the Project website at www.K2Wind.ca. The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Project website at least one week in advance. The CLC meeting is open to the general public for observation. For more information on the CLC please contact: Herb Shields, CLC Facilitator Stantec Consulting Email: herb.shields@stantec.com. Phone: 226-979-3071 For questions or requests for additional information not pertaining to the CLC, please contact the K2 Wind Power Project Team at: E-mail: K2Wind@capitalpower.com Telephone: 519-441-1067 WING \TA0-I About the Project • K2 Wind Ontario is a partnership between Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung), Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) and Capital Power LP (Capital Power). • Commercial operation is expected to commence in mid -2015. • Hundreds of construction jobs have been created during the 18 month construction period. • 18 to 24 permanent full-time employees will be hired for operations. There will be $6 - $7 million in direct spending into the local economy annually. • The Project will generate clean, renewable energy equal to the needs of —100,000 Ontario homes each year. • K2 Wind and the Township of ACW have signed a Community Benefits Fund Agreement that will deliver an annual payment of approximately $700,000 to the ACW over the life of the Project. • More information about the Project is available at www.K2wind.ca M orrisons Speak at Annual Meeting Lucknow Agricultural Society Valerie Gillies Editor, Lucknow Sentinel The Lucknow Agricultural Society held their Annual Meeting at the Lucknow Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Ann Pritchard played the piano while people arrived and through the roast beef dinner that was catered by the Presbyterian Church ladies. The theme for the 2015 Lucknow Fall Fair will be Country Bumpkins, Harvest Pumpkins. Homecraft President Andrea Feeley expressed the need for new Directors and helpers as it takes a lot of people to put on a fall fair. New help is always welcome. The President's Report held many points. It is hoped that the Ambassador Contest will be brought back for the 2015 fall fair. The wings and beer that were offered for the first time on the Friday even- ing in 2014 was successful. Thank you acknowledge- ment was given to individu- als and clubs who helped out throughout the year and specifically at the fall fair. The Little Mudder was more successful than expected. It was acknowledged that the Directors of the 2014 Luc - know Fall Fair can be proud of what they have done. The Treasurer reported that 2014 has been a suc- cessful year for the Lucknow Agricultural Society. There was less cost than for the 2013 Fair, which had been the 150th in which more events and activities had been presented. Even so, the sponsorship for the 2014 year was equivalent to what it was in 2013 when the 150th expenses were incurred. The Society is thinking of replacing the poultry barns and will be planning fundraising for this project. The Treasurer would like to point out that the Agricultural Society has a good bar ream and urges people to think of them if they are planning an event as this is an income source for the Society. Elections were held fol- lowing the guest speakers, Blair and Jessica Morrison of Whitefield Farms which is just outside of Lucknow. The Morrisons gave a slide pres- entation about their unique organic farm and their straw bale home. Whitefield farm is a Com- mmunity Shared Agricul- tural (CSA) model. It is built around a partnership between the members and the farmers in that the mem- bers share the risks when they purchase shares. White- field has a shared garden and the premise is that on share feeds one person. Each member would buy enough shares to equal the number needed to feed their house- hold. Usually this would entail the member receiving produce over 18 weeks dur- ing the growing season, although this is dependent on the length of the growing season as determined by weather. Members can add on other items to their SAUGEEN MOBILITY and REGIONAL TRANSIT SPECIALIZED PUBLIC TRANSIT MENTALLY & PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED RESIDENTS NON -EMERGENCY MEDICAL, SOCIAL & EMPLOYMENT LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE 519-881-2504 ma 1-866-981-29U Please visit us at saugeenmobility.ca regular shares from the farm such as eggs, meat and gour- met vegetables. Vegetables are delivered on the same day that they are picked. Whitefield currently has approximately 4 acres of gar- den, which gives them a goal of 200 shares. Jessica indi- cated that the size of the gar- den is not constrained by land availability, but by the availability of labour. The Morrisons hire 2-3 seasonal interns who apply as a learn- ing opportunity, as well as bringing in some local labourers. There are no synthetic chemicals used on the farm other than those that are approved as organic. Pasture crops are grown on the farm, the field work is done with draft horses. Environmental health is placed at a higher priority than profit. Other than fibre optic service for tel- ephone and internet, White- field farm is off the grid. Eve- rything is powered by a mix of solar and wind energy. The home was con- structed in 2012 with straw bales, which required a lot of specialized techniques and materials to build and finish. The Morrisons gave a very thorough account of how it was done and the materials that were used as the straw needs to continue to have air and humidity circulate through even after construc- tion to prevent the straw from rotting. You can learn more about Whitefield farm by dropping in for a tour as they do host school tours and farm tours. You can also visit their web- site at www.whitefieldfarm. com. PASS TIME IN LINE. READ THE NEWSPAPER.