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The project’s six wind turbines have been operational since the beginning of the year in Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel Saint-Rémi (Québec), June 27, 2022 – Kruger Energy and Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies today celebrated the dedication of the Des Cultures Wind Farm which comprises six wind turbines…

Wind turbines in Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel are starting to produce Saint-Rémi, Québec, February 1st, 2022 – Des Cultures Renewable Energy announces the commissioning of the Des Cultures Wind Farm in Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel. The 24- MW project, created through a partnership between Kruger Energy and…

Stemming from a partnership between Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies and Kruger Energy to build the Des Cultures Wind Farm, Des Cultures Renewable Energy is pleased to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. Together, we are not only building a wind farm, we are building a bridge between…

The construction of the Des Cultures Wind Farm resumed on April 12. The citizens were invited to a Virtual Public Meeting held on May 4th during which they learned about upcoming milestones. The entire team at Kruger Energy and Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies, partners in the…

Spring is here at last and the Des Cultures Wind Energy Project team is pleased to announce that construction of the Des Cultures Wind Farm will resume on April 12. Over the coming months, our teams will install the collector system and assemble the wind…

Construction work has advanced significantly at the future Des Cultures Wind Farm despite the pandemic. Our teams began work at the beginning of September with the construction of access roads, excavation, the installation of the piles and reinforcements as well as the pouring of the…

Kruger Energy and Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies (KSE) today announced the start of the construction of the Des Cultures Wind Farm, a 24-MW project representing investments of approximately $70M, scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2021 in the municipalities of Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel, in the Montérégie Region…

With the construction of the Des Cultures Wind Farm about to begin, the citizens of Saint-Michel and Saint-Rémi were invited to an open house event held on the evenings of August 18 and 19 at Kruger Energy’s office in Saint-Rémi.  During the two information sessions where social distancing measures were in place, participants learned more details about the project,…

The Des Cultures Wind Energy Project continues to progress following the announcement of a Québec government decree that authorizes the project. The decree can be viewed here (in French only). Construction of the wind farm will begin in just a few months. This August, public…

The Des Cultures Wind Farm Project has reached a significant milestone as no public hearing was requested following the public information session held in July 2019 by the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE). This means that the Des Cultures Wind Farm Project appears to…

The report on the public information period held by the Bureau des audiences publiques du Québec (BAPE) has been posted on the BAPE’s website. You can view the report at this address (French only):  https://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/fr/dossiers/parc-eolien-des-cultures-saint-remi-saint-michel/ A public information session was held in Saint-Rémi on Tuesday,…

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY AND REVIEW PROCEDURE The Des Cultures Wind Farm Project involves the construction of a wind farm comprising six wind turbines for a total installed capacity of 24 MW. The wind farm is located south of the St. Lawrence River and covers a…

On April 3rd, 2019, the Des Cultures Wind Farm Project team filed answers to questions received back in early March from the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC) in the context of the environmental impact assessment. The document has…

Another milestone has just been reached in the development of the Des Cultures Wind Farm Project, as experts in various ministries that are involved in analyzing the admissibility of our environmental impact assessment have submitted their questions and opinions. This is a normal and beneficial…

The documents of the environmental impact study for the Des Cultures Windfarm are now available on the website of the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC) in the Registry of environmental evaluations. These documents can be accessed at the…

Two public meetings were held in Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel on November 26 and 29, to present citizens with the results of the surveys conducted in preparation for the environmental impact assessments as well as the wind turbine layout, and gather participants’ feedback. Under the Des…

The first public information session in Kahnawà:ke on the Des Cultures Wind Farm Project was held on Thursday, November 15. Kahnawà:ke Sustainable Energies (KSE) and Kruger Energy would like to thank members of the community who took part in the event. Click here to view…