{"id":9705,"date":"2020-08-31T19:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/?p=9705"},"modified":"2020-08-31T19:42:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T19:42:44","slug":"construction-work-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/en\/construction-work-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Work Kick Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><strong>From left to right: Jean Roy<\/strong>, Senior Vice President and COO of Kruger Energy; <strong>Jean-Guy Hamelin<\/strong>, Mayor of Saint-Michel; <strong>Bud Morris<\/strong>, President of KSE; <strong>Sylvie Gagnon-Breton<\/strong>, Mayor of Saint-R\u00e9mi. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kruger Energy and Kahnaw\u00e0: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-R\u00e9mi and Saint-Michel, in the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie Region.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the occasion, a sunrise blessing ceremony in keeping with Mohawk tradition was held at the break of day in the presence of <strong>Ms. Sylvie Gagnon-Breton<\/strong>, Mayor of Saint-R\u00e9mi; <strong>Mr. Jean-Guy Hamelin<\/strong>, Mayor of Saint-Michel; <strong>Ms. Barbara McComber<\/strong>, Interim CEO of Tewatohnhi\u2019saktha, Kahnaw\u00e0:ke\u2019s Economic Development Commission; <strong>Mr. Bud Morris<\/strong>, President of KSE; and <strong>Mr. Jean Roy<\/strong>, Senior Vice President and COO of Kruger Energy; as well as other representatives from these organizations and the communities involved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>This project exemplifies the perseverance and fortitude of an entire community that was determined to succeed despite many obstacles over the years<\/em>,\u201d said <strong>Bud Morris<\/strong>, President of Kahnaw\u00e0:ke Sustainable Energies, which is an investing partner in the project. \u201c<em>This is a proud moment for all of us, and a testament to the power of working together to achieve sustainable development for the benefit of future generations<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We thrive on building new projects so we couldn\u2019t be more excited to begin construction of our fourth wind farm<\/em>,\u201d said <strong>Jean Roy<\/strong>, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kruger Energy which is in charge of construction and will be responsible for operating the Wind Farm. \u201c<em>On behalf of everyone at Kruger Energy, I would like to thank our partners at KSE, as well as the communities of Saint-R\u00e9mi and Saint-Michel who have once again welcomed us with open arms, thereby confirming the social acceptability of the project.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Comprising six wind turbines to be erected on private farmland, the Des Cultures Wind Farm will provide significant economic benefits to local businesses, municipalities and landowners. These benefits could reach up to $15M over twenty years, including direct contributions to the municipalities of Saint-R\u00e9mi and Saint-Michel ($3.6M), lease payments to the landowners ($3.3M) and increased economic activity for local businesses (estimated to reach $5M to $8M).<\/p>\n<p>In total, 60% of the project cost will be spent in Quebec, with at least 30% of the cost of the turbines spent in the Gasp\u00e9sie region. During the construction, which will be carried out over the next year, 40 to 50 jobs will be created.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-31_Commun.DesCultures_Travaux_EN.pdf\">Click here for the full press release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9717\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9717 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kruger_Projet-des-Cultures_108-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kruger_Projet-des-Cultures_108-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kruger_Projet-des-Cultures_108-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kruger_Projet-des-Cultures_108-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kruger_Projet-des-Cultures_108-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projeteoliendescultures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kruger_Projet-des-Cultures_108.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>From left to right<\/em><\/strong><em>: <strong>Lynn Jacobs<\/strong>, Kahnaw\u00e0:ke Consultant, KSE; <strong>Greg Horn<\/strong>, Chairman, KSE; <strong>Jean Roy<\/strong>, Senior Vice President and COO of Kruger Energy; <strong>St\u00e9phane Poirier<\/strong>, Consultant, KSE; <strong>Jean-Guy Hamelin<\/strong>, Mayor of Saint-Michel; <strong>Barbara McComber<\/strong>, President, Kahnaw\u00e0:ke Economic Development Commission; <strong>Bud Morris<\/strong>, President of KSE; <strong>Sylvie Gagnon-Breton<\/strong>, Mayor of Saint-R\u00e9mi. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kruger Energy and Kahnaw\u00e0: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-R\u00e9mi and Saint-Michel, in the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie Region&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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