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Hiring Begins as K2 Wind Power Project Moves Forward, Creating Jobs and Investment in Ontario
1,000 Ontario jobs and over $5 million injected into local economy each year GODE...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n1,000 Ontario jobs and over $5 million injected into local economy each year\n\n\nGODERICH, Ontario, Feb. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - The K2 Wind Power Project (K2 Wind) has begun hiring workers for the construction of one of Ontario's most promising renewable energy projects following a ruling by the Environmental Review Tribunal, which dismissed the appeal of K2's Renewable Energy Approval.\nThe 270 megawatt (MW) K2 wind power project will use 140 Ontario-made wind turbines. Over 1,000 workers from across southwestern Ontario will be involved in the manufacturing and assembly of the wind turbines, site construction and operations. K2 Wind held an employment and supplier recruiting event in Goderich on February 12. Over 270 people attended the event, which was designed to engage workers and companies in the area and region. Expressions of interest in available positions can be emailed to [email protected]. \nUpon completion, the K2 wind power project will generate clean, renewable energy equal to the needs of approximately 100,000 Ontario homes each year. Once in operation, K2 Wind is expected to inject between $5 and $6 million in direct spending into the local economy each year of its operation. K2 Wind is being developed jointly by Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung), Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) and Capital Power LP (Capital Power). \n\"We conduct a great deal of preparation for our projects, working with the community to build the best project possible – and we're pleased the tribunal agreed with that position,\" said Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Development. \"As the construction process begins, we're looking to hire for hundreds of jobs at the K2 Wind project, which will use 140 Ontario-made wind towers and turbine blades manufactured in Tillsonburg and Windsor, respectively. We look forward to being good neighbors for the long-term and making meaningful contributions to community-based initiatives and local families.\"\n\"Samsung is thankful to be working with the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh on the construction of this important project,\" said Ki-Jung Kim, Executive Vice President, Samsung C & T Corporation. \"We are proud to produce hundreds of megawatts of clean energy, create thousands of high-skilled jobs and provide millions of dollars in community investment, all of whic...