Slide 1: Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line Project
hydro~ one TO OUR VIRTUAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION CHATHAM TO LAKESHORE TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT
Slide 2: Today's Agenda
TODAY’S AGENDA • Project overview • Class Environmental Assessment process • Proposed route alternatives and route selection process • Key milestones and next steps • Live Q&A session 1
Slide 3: Key Organizations
KEY ORGANIZATIONS Building infrastructure to meet the energy needs of today and tomorrow involves a number of partners, including: Builds, owns, operates and maintains electricity transmission and distribution facilities across Ontario. Oversees planning to ensure electricity needs are met both now
Slide 4: How the System Works
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Slide 5: Project Overview
PROJECT OVERVIEW A safe and reliable electricity supply is essential to supporting economic growth, and as businesses and industry in southwestern Ontario continue to grow, so does the need for more electricity. To help meet this growth, Hydro One needs to build a new double circuit 230 kilovolt tra
Slide 6: What Is a Class Environmental Assessment?
WHAT IS A CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT? The Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Minor Transmission Facilities sets out a planning and decision-making process for projects with predictable environmental effects that can be mitigated. KEY COMPONENTS • Consultation with Indigenous communiti
Slide 7: How We Got Here
HOW WE GOT HERE A preliminary assessment was conducted to map feasible route alternatives for the new transmission line. This involved mapping out known environmental and technical features, and identifying opportunities to parallel existing linear infrastructure and utilize existing easements, wher
Slide 8: Routes We Are Studying
ROUTES WE ARE STUDYING To view our interactive map, please visit: www.arcg.is/1PKL1n 7
Slide 9: Evaluation of Routes
EVALUATION OF ROUTES To evaluate the route alternatives, we will: • Meet with First Nations communities, community members, elected officials, and interest groups through Community Information Centres and engagement opportunities to gather feedback; • Conduct background research and detailed environ
Slide 10: Example Evaluation Criteria
EXAMPLE EVALUATION EXAMPLE EVALUATION hydro~ one CRITERIA CRITERIA Natural Socio-Economic Environment Environment • Vegetation • Residences •Water bodies or aquatic habitat •Commercial operations • Terrestrial wildlife • Existing infrastructure • Natural hazards (roads, pipelines, transmission lines
Slide 11: Land Requirements
LAND REQUIREMENTS Hydro One Real Estate coordinators have acquired temporary access from some landowners to conduct field studies as part of the Class EA process. Upon the selection of the preferred route, a Hydro One Real Estate coordinator will work with directly impacted property owners that will
Slide 12: How to Get Involved
HOW TO GET INVOLVED Your feedback is important to us and we want to hear from you. You can provide us with your feedback by: Asking a question via our virtual community information session Submitting your comments to Community.Relations@HydroOne.com or 1-877-345-6799 Attending future Community Infor
Slide 13: Project Milestones
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Slide 14: Live Question Period
LIVE QUESTION PERIOD Panelists Daniel Levitan Sanjiv (Sonny) Karunakaran Vice President of Stakeholder Relations Director, Strategic Projects John Chadwick Sara Jane Souliere Manager, Environmental Services Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations Andrew Luis Rouselle Gratela Senior Real Estate Coordina