The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-10-07, Page 1920 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, October 7, 2015
EPCOR UTILITIES INC.
NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION
PROPOSED NATURAL GAS PIPELINESTO SERVE SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY
The municipalities of Arran-Elderslie, Kincardine and Huron -Kinloss (the "Municipalities")
in Southern Bruce County,Ontario, and EPCOR Utilities Inc. ("EPCOR") invite the public to
attend information sessions to learn more about the proposed natural gas utility project.
EPCOR is proposing to build:
• A natural gas distribution network in the communities of Southern
Bruce County, with a total length of approximately 145 kilometres (km).
• A natural gas pipeline transmission segment from Wingham Meter
Station to Bruce Industrial Park by way of Ripley and Kincardine.
This will consist of approximately 75 km of Nominal Pipe Size (NPS)
8 -inch steel extra high pressure (XHP) pipeline.
• A natural gas pipeline transmission segment from Dornoch
Meter Station to Paisley by way of Chesley. This will consist of
approximately 35 km of NPS 4 -inch XHP pipeline.
A preliminary location and study area of the proposed distribution network
and natural gas transmission pipelines is identified on the map but is
subject to change dependant on consultation and route optimization.
As part of the planning process, EPCOR has retained Stantec Consulting
Ltd. ("Stantec") to undertake an environmental study of the construction
and operation of the natural gas pipelines (the "Environmental Study").
The Environmental Study will fulfill the requirements of the Ontario Energy Board's (OEB) "Environmental Guidelines
for the Location, Construction and Operation of Hydrocarbon Pipelines and Facilities in Ontario, Sixth Edition (2011) :'
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The current schedule provides for completing the report for the Environmental Study in the spring of 2016, after which
EPCOR will file an application for the proposed distribution network and natural gas transmission pipelines with the OEB.
Under Section 90 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, the OEB's review and approval is required before the project can
proceed. If approved, construction of the pipelines is currently expected to begin no earlier than Q1 2017
The Environmental Study process will include consultation and engagement with landowners, Aboriginal communities,
government agencies and other interested persons. Public consultation is an integral component of the Environmental
Study and related report. Three Information Sessions followed by a presentation are being held for the public to learn
more about EPCOR and the proposed project. The Information Sessions will be held as follows:
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Chesley Community Centre
129 4th Avenue South East,
Chesley, Ontario
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Presentation: 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 16th, 2015
Ripley -Huron Community Centre
Upstairs Auditoriuml7 Queen Street,
Ripley, Ontario
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Kincardine Municipal Administration Centre
Public Hall 1475 Concession 5, RR #5,
Kincardine, Ontario
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Presentation: 1:30 p.m.
Representatives from the Municipalities, EPCOR and Stantec will be available to explain the project and answer questions
regarding routing, design and scheduling. Input received will be used to confirm both the existing environmental conditions
and the preliminary preferred pipeline route and to develop site specific protection or mitigation measures for the project.
To learn more or for any additional questions or comments regarding the Environmental Study or the proposed project please
do not hesitate to contact the following:
Rooly Georgopoulos
Senior Project Manager
Stantec Consulting Limited
300-675 Cochrane Drive, West Tower,
Markham, ON L3R OB8
Phone: (905) 415-6367
Email: rooly.georgopoulos@stantec.com
Andrew Laycock
Specialist, Public Consultation
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Suite 2000 10423-101 St.,
Edmonton, ABT5H 0E8
Phone: (780) 412-3873
Email: alaycock@epcor.com
EPCOR
Submitted
Ripley's Taylor
Pollard recently
earned the title
of Western Fair
Rise 2 Fame
Youth Talent
Search champion.
Pollard, right, is
seen with fellow
Danceology
dancer Emily
Plumsteel, who
took the junior
title.
Danceology's Pollard,
Plumsteel take top
spots at Wester Fair
Rise to Fame
Ripley's Taylor Pollard
AI took top spot at the Rise 2
Fame youth talent search at
London's Western Fair, taking
$1,500 in cash, title and trophy.
Troy Patterson
Kincardine News
The Lucknow Danceology member,
Taylor Pollard, made three trips to Lon-
don during the September 11-20, 2015
event, where approximately 100 qualify
for quarterfinals in the Youth search
from the previous week. Pollard came
back for for semifinals on September 17,
where the field was reduced to 36.
"We got the email Friday night after all
the performances were completed that
Taylor had qualified for the top 12 finalists,"
her mother Mary Ellen Pollard said in an
e-mail. "She performed again and won!"
The three juniors who qualified were
Ava Stoneman, Ava McCutcheon and
Emily Plumsteel, all of Danceology.
Plumsteel took the title of Junior Rise
2 Fame Champion, a trophy and a cash
award of $250.
All four dancers qualified back in
June at the Clinton Fair. The Junior girls
qualified for a trio, and individually for
their solos, Pollard said.
In semifinals all three qualified to move
on with their solos. Ava McCutcheon per-
formed her solo "Little Bird'; Ava Stone-
man performed her Acro solo "Music Box
Dancer'; and Emily Plumsteel, the Junior
champion, won with her Acro routine
"Everybody wants to be a Cat:'
Out of 15 Junior finalists, three were
from Danceology in Lucknow.
Pollard will be asked to perform
throughout the year at events and will
be showcased at next year's final
performance.
Danceology studio director Jenna
Hart -Andrew choreographed both of
the winning routines.
Rise 2 Fame showcases young talent
in any genre. The dancers competed
against singers, bands, other dancers,
contortionists, and variety acts.
Videos of their performances are
available online at www.westernfairdis-
trict.com/western-fair/rise-2-fame