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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by Omniwatt Inc. regarding a Proposal to Engage in a Renewable Energy Project

Project Name: Beaverton West Project
Location: Brock Township, Concession 4, Lot 13 West Side (south of Beaverton)
Dated at Beaverton, the 20th day of May, 2010


Omniwatt Inc. 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 application being submitted and assessed for completeness by the Ministry of the Environment.

Meeting Location:
DATE: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
TIME: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
PLACE: Beaverton Community Centre
176 Main St., Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0

Project Description:
Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which the project is to be engaged in, will be a ground mounted solar photovoltaic facility, classified under the Regulation as a Class 3 solar facility. If approved, this facility would have a total maximum name plate capacity of 9.9 MW. The project location is described in the attached maps.

Documents for Public Inspection: The facility will be comprised of approximately 45,000 polycrystalline solar panels, and ten DC-to-AC inverters / transformer housings. The panels will be arranged in a fixed, south-facing orientation and mounted upon stable, above ground racking systems. Interconnection of all on-site electrical components will be accomplished by way of underground cables.

A written copy of the Draft Project Description Report is being made available for public inspection at:
The offices of the Township of Brock
1 Cameron St. East
Cannington, ON L0E 1E0

Or, on-line at www.omniwatt.com

To learn more about the project proposal or to communicate concerns, please contact:
Omniwatt Inc.
Attn: Brett Berman, Executive Director
First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 192, 100 King St. West
Toronto, ON M5X 1A6
brett.berman@omniwatt.com

 


Detailed project description
is available for download: