Many different activities need to be undertaken during the development phase of the project - a selection of key milestones are presented below:
July 2006
Desk based site selection and identification started
August 2006
Initial consultation with the with stakeholders
December 2006
Avian surveys started
June 2007
Installed temporary anemometry mast
June 2007
Avian surveys completed
August 2007
Presentation made to the Town of Kingsville
September 2007
Issued Notice of Commencement of Environmental Screening
September 2007
First Public Information Session held
March 2008
Completion of Stage 1 Archaeology Report
April 2008
Submission of draft EIS/ESR for review
June 2008
Second Public Information Session held
September 2008
Bat surveys completed
Winter 2009
Issued Notice of Completion
Winter 2009
Submission of Final EIS/ESR
Municipal Planning : 27th Apr 2009
Notice of Completion of Environmental Screening : 26th Mar 2009
The Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Screening Report (EIS/ESR) has been finalized and submitted to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE). A Notice of Completion was issues on March 26th, 2009.
Second Public Information Session : 17th Jun 2008
A second public information session was held for the Arner Green Wind Farm on June 17th, 2008 at the Cottam United Church in Cottam. The purpose of this information session was to provide an update and results from the environmental studies undertaken since the commencement of environmental screening.
For more details on the second public information session, please go to the Community section.
First Public Information Session : 20th Sep 2007
As part of the Notice of Commencement of the Environmental Screening process, the first public meeting was held at the Cottam United Church, in Cottam, on September 20th, 2007, between 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm. The meeting served as an opportunity for the community to learn about wind energy and the proposed project, as well as an opportunity for us to engage the community in the development process. There was a pretty good attendance; in total, we had 46 people sign in upon arrival.
For more details on the information provided at the information session, please see the Community section.
Notice of Commencement of Environmental Screening : 5th Sep 2007
Following the early project development and evolution, a Notice of Commencement of Environmental Screening for the proposed project was published in September, 2007. The Notice of Commencement was published in two local newspapers; the Essex Free Press, and the Kingsville Reporter. Notices were also distributed to approximately 2500 homes in and around the project area, as well as to all the relevant agencies and municipalities.
Wind Monitoring Mast : 7th Jun 2007
A wind monitoring mast (also often called an anemometry mast) was installed on June 7, 2007. The tower is 60 metres in height, and is installed with anemometers and wind vanes at several heights to measure the wind speed and wind direction, respectively. The data measured will help us to determine the wind resource at the site.
The tower is situated in an agricultural field on land of one of our participating landowners, off Road 9 West.
