Public Information Period On the Des Cultures Wind Farm Project in Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel
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 portion of the territory of the Jardins-de-Napierville RCM, in the Montérégie administrative region. All project components (wind turbines, access roads, collector system and electrical substation) are located within the municipalities of Saint-Rémi and Saint-Michel.
This notice is published to inform the public that the project’s environmental impact study has been deemed to be admissible by the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC) and that the period for public information on the project will begin on June 18, 2019.
Any person, group or municipality may send a written request to the Minister to hold a public consultation or mediation during the public information period, with respect to the project. The request must be made no later than July 18, 2019.
BAPE PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION
The Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement will hold a public information session:
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Neptune Room of the Saint-Rémi Community Centre 25, rue Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Rémi
**Please note that the session will be held in French but that questions can be answered in English.
The project’s environmental impact study, including a summary, and the other documents concerning the project are available for consultation in the public register of projects subject to the environmental impact study and review procedure at the following Internet address: www.ree.environnement.gouv.qc.ca.
The project notice, the Minister’s directive respecting the carrying out of the environmental impact study and the impact assessment statement and its summary are also available for consultation:
| Saint-Rémi Municipal Library
25, rue Saint-Sauveur Saint-Rémi, Québec J0L 2L0 Telephone: 450 454-3993 Free Internet access |
Opening Hours:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Municipality of Saint-Michel
1700, rue Principale Saint-Michel, Québec J0L 2J0 Telephone: 450 454-4502 Free Internet access |
Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Municipality will be closed June 24 and July 1st. |
| Tewatohnhi’saktha
Kahnawà:ke’s Economic Development Commission 2 River Road, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 1110 Kahnawà:ke MohawkTerritory J0L 1B0 Representative: Marissa Leblanc Telephone: 450 638-4280 Free Internet access |
Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
and at the document centre of the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE):
| Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement
Édifice Lomer-Gouin 575, rue Jacques-Parizeau, Suite 2.10 Québec City, Québec G1R 6A6 |
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The office will be closed June 24 and July 1st. |
Further information may be obtained at 418 643-7447 or toll free at 1 800 463-4732 and on the BAPE’s website at www.bape.gouv.qc.ca.
This notice is published by Des Cultures Renewable Energy L.P. in accordance with section 11 of the Regulation respecting the environmental impact assessment and review of certain projects (CQLR, chapter Q-2, r. 23.1).
