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NOTICE OF FINAL PUBLIC MEETING
To be held by Goshen Wind, Inc. regarding a
Proposal to Engage in a Renewable Energy Project
Project Name: Goshen Wind Energy Centre
Project Location: Bluewater and South Huron, Huron County, Ontario
Dated at the Municipality of Bluewater, South Huron and Huron County on December 12, 2012.
Goshen Wind, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy Canada, ULC, is planning to engage In a renewable energy project in respect of which the issuance
of a renewable energy approval is required. The proposal to engage in the project and the project itself Is subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection
Act (Act) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation). This notice must be distributed in accordance with section 15 of the Regulation prior to an applica-
tion being submitted and assessed for completeness by the Ministry of the Environment. The purpose of the meeting Is to provide residents an opportunity to
review and discuss the draft documentation related to the Project's Renewable Energy Approval application.
Public meetings will be held for the project on the following dates:
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
January 9, 2013
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
South Huron Recreation Centre
94 Victoria Street East, Exeter, ON
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
January 10, 2013
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Zurich Arena
15 East Street, Zurich ON
Please note that the meetings will be in an Open House format allowing attendees to visit any time during the event.
Project Description: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which this project is to be engaged in, is a Class 4 Wind Facility. If approved, this
facility would have a total maximum name plate capacity of 102 -megawatts (MW). Tho project location Is described in Figure 1.
Documents for Public Inspection:
The Draft Project Description Report titled "Project Description Report - Goshen Wind Energy Centre" describes the project as consisting of up to 62 GE 1.6 and
1 GE 1.56 MW turbines, step-up padmount transformers, a transformer substation, electrical collection and transmission systems, turbine access roads, an opera-
tions building, meteorological towers and construction staging areas.
Goshen Wind, Inc. has prepared the following draft supporting documents in order to comply with tho requirements of the Act and Regulation: Project Description
Report; Construction Plan Report; Design and Operations Report; Decommissioning Plan Report; Wind Turbine Specifications Report; Natural Heritage Assessment
Report; Water Assessment and Water Body Report; Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment Reports; Heritage Assessment Report; and Noise Study Report.
Written copies of these draft supporting documents have been available for public inspection since October 15, 2012 at www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com and at
the Bluewater, South Huron and Huron County Municipal Offices:
Municipality of Bluewater
14 Mill Avenue, Box 250
Zurich, Ontario NOM 2T0
Written copies will also be available at the public
open houses.
Comments received on or before January 14,
2013 will be included in our Public Consultation
report to the Ministry of the Environment. Should
ou wish to provide comments after this date,
they can be forwarded directly to the Ministry of
the Environment.
Project Contact and Information: To learn more
about the project proposal, public meetings, or to
communicate concerns please contact:
Derek Dudek, Community Relations Consultant
NextEra Energy Canada, ULC
390 Bay Street, Suite 1720
Toronto, ON M5H 2Y2
Phone: 1-877-257-7330
E-mail: Goshen.Wind@nexteraenergy.com
Website: www.NextEraEnergyCanada.com
Municipality of South Huron
322 Main Street South
Exeter, Ontario NOM 1 S6
Huron County
1 Courthouse Square
Goderich, Ontario N7A 1M2
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