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t? OntarioMinistry of the Environment

Application for Approval of aRenewable Energy Project

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Application Summary

r7l Project Nam e (Project identifier to be used as a reference in correspondence),_'l!_,South Branch Wind Farm

Project Description Summary(This summary shoofd reI!ecl 1he descript ion in the documents upon which consulta tion has been completed and jfit does not. the diffetWIC9 shotJid be htghlighted)

The South Branch Wind Farm is a Class 4 wind facility that will produce 30 MW of renewable energy. TheREA is seeking approval for 14 turbine locations and associated infrastructure. A final turbine model hasnot yet been selected , therefore this application proposes a generic turbine model with maximumdimensio ns and sound power levels.

The project is proposed within two Townships and two Counties. It is located in and around thecommunities at Brinston , Hulbert and Dixon's Corners.

Required Informa tion Completed (yes or no)

Project Name & Description Yes

Section 1: Ap plicant Information Yes

Section 2: Project Information Yes

Sect ion 3: Site Information Yes

Sectlon 4: Required Documents Yes

Appli ca tion Status : FORM COMPLETE. I Email Form II Print Completed Form I

Summary"

Type of Application Type of Renewable Energy Generation Facility

New Application Wind Class 4.Total Maximum Name Plate Capacity

30 MW

Tota l Expected Generation Capacity

30 MW

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Section 1: Applicant Information Fo!1TlID: ~71~

1.1 ADDlican t Information (Owne r of worksifaclfftvJApplicant Name (1eg.!fJ nome of individual or organization as eviden ced by legal documentS) IBusines s Identifi ca tion Numb",

South Branch Windfarm Inc. 806680 18 RTOOOl

Business Name (too name. Ilnder which the ,.ntity Is operating or baaing· tilS(J refermd /0 as trade name ) ~ same as Ap plicant Name

South Branch Windfarm Inc.

Applica nt Type: North Am erican Industry Classifi cation System (NA ICS) Corle

~ Corporation 0 Fed eral Government221119 Other Electric Powe r Gener ation

0 Individual 0 MuniGipa l Government.. ._ - -

0 Part nership 0 Provincial Govern ment

0 Sole Proprietor 0 Other (describe);

Business Activity Descri ption (a description of the business endeavour, this may include products sold, services provided or machinery/equipment used. erc.)

South Branch Windfarm Inc. is a corporation created for the development and operation of the SouthBranch Wind Farm.

I 1.2 Appli cant Phvs ical AddressCiv ic Add ress - Street information (includes street number, name, type and direction) IUnit Identifi er (i.e. apa"""'nl numb.,)

226 1/2 James Stree t North Unit A

Survey Address I Lot Con e. Part Reference Plan

(No! requi red if Street Inform ation is p rovided) I I IMunicipality JUnorganized Township CountyJDistriet Province/State Country IPo. tel Co de

Hamilton I IOntario ICanada L8R 2L3Telephone Number (includ e area COde & ext .) Fax Numbe r (irrcJude area code) IMob ile Number (include area code) E-ma il Ad dres s

(905)528-1 747 ext . 1(866)230-6516 Iinfo@prowind.ca

.3 ADDucant Mailina Address

Same as Applicant Physica l Address? 181 Yes 0 No (ff no, pleaseprovidesite address information below)

Civi c Address - Street information (CiviC numbering lJnd street in formation including street number, name. type and diroction) Unit Identifier (i.e. apa rtment number)

226 1/2 James Street North IUnit ADeli very Designator IDelivery loentltler I Po stal Station

Municipality {Unorga nized Township IPro vince/State ICou ntry IPosta l Cod e

Hamilton Ontario Canada L8R 2L3

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I. th e unders igned hereby declare th at. to the best of my knOWledge:

· The information contained herein is complete and accurate in every wa y and I am aware of the penalties against providing false information as pers.184(2) of the Environmental Protection Act.

· I understand tha t by submitti ng this form . I am guaranteeing the compreteness and accuracy of all the infonnation provided on th is form and inclu ded inthe draft reports . Failure to subm it the correct information will result in an incomplete appl ica tion being returned .

· The Project Techn ica l Information Contact ide ntified below is au tho rized to act on my behalf for the purpose of obtaining approval und er section 47.3 ofthe EPA for the Project identified herein .

Name of Signing Authority (please print) Tit le

Jeffrey Segal I Secretary, South Branch Windfarm Inc.

Telephone Number (including ere e code & ex ,~,ion) IFax Number (indud ing area code) E-m ail Addres s

(905)528-1747 ext. (866)203-6516 ' i I jsegal@prowind.caMobile Numbe r (including area code) ISig nature i'

Da te (ylm/d)

i , ~ ft~I 'J-, i ~(416)951 -7238 j \~ J i; . t, ' .

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[7i 1 4 Statement of Applicant

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Section 2: Project Information I=l:\tm 10:5271Q5

2.1 Application Typa

Type of Application:

IR! New Renewa ble Ene rg y Approval Where Applicable pro vide Existing Renewa ble Energy Appr ova l Number :

0 Am endment to Renew able Energy Ap prova l...

Appl icabon Init iated by:

IR! Proponent 0 Environmen tal Assessment 0 Prcvmciel Officer Order (attach copy) 0 Other (specity ):and Approvals Branch

Current Cernncatets) of Aporova t (pJee.se attach a sepamte list if more space is requir~

Certifica te of Approval Number IDate of Issue (yyyy/mmldd) ICe rtifi ca te of Approva l Number Date of Issue (ywylm rnlddj

Certificate of Approval Number IDate of Issue (yyyylmmldd) IOertlncate of Approv al Num ber Date of Issue (yyyy/mmldd)

Current Perm it(s ) to Take Water (pls ase atta ch a sep8rate list ff more space is required)

Permit Numbe r IDale o f Issue (yyyylmmldd) IPermil Number IDate of Issu e (yyy y/mm/dd)

Permit Number IDate of Issue (yyyylmm/dd) IPerm it Number IDate of Issue (yyyy/mmldd)

Project Schedule

Estimated da te fo r start o f construcuorsi nstallanon {yyyyhnmldd} IEstimated date for start of operation (yyyy/mmldd)

2013/06 /01 2014/01/01

2. Statement of Proiect Technical lnformaUon Contact

Is the Projec t Tech nica l Information Con tac t the same as the Ap pl icant (identif ied in Se ction 1)? 0 Yes IR! NoI, th e unders ig ned hereby declare that, to the bes t of my knowledge:

• The info rmati on contained herein and the info rmation submitted in support ot ttus appl ication (e lect ronica lly and in hard cop y) is complete and accu ratein every way and I am awa re of the penalties aga inst providing false information as per s.184(2) al tho Environmental Protection Act..

• I understand that by SUbmitting this form. I am guaranteeing tho completeness and accu ra cy of th is form and the d raft docu ments . Failure to submi t thecorrect information will resu lt in the application being returned as incomplete.

• That the inform at ion contain ed in the elect ronica lly submitted app lication form is the same as the information submitted in the hard copy subm ission .

• 1have used the most recent application form (as obtained from the 'pub ucanons" section of the Ministry of the En vironment webs ite atwww.ene .oov.on.ca or from the Environ menta l Assessment and Approva ts Bra nch at 1-80D-461-6290 ).

Name of Project Tecnnt cat Information Contact Company

Jeff rey Segal -. IProwind Canada Inc.Telephone Number (include area code & exl .) '" Fax Number (incfude area code) Mobile Nu mber (indude area code) IE·mall Address

(905)528-1747 , ext. •: :1(866)203-6516 1(416)951-7238 jsegal@prowind.caSigna ture (hard copy subrilt~sjon MUST-be ~gned) Date (yyyylmmldd)

/ 0 1.}" lott, AJ l I /l/O \~- , ., ~ i ' -~ I'Address Information : : r .Sam e as Applicant Mailing Address? \, -[8] ,Y es 0 No (If no, please provtae technical information contact address info rmation below)

Civic Address - Streel information (fMc nJnbering and street information including street number, name, type and diredion) Unit Iden ti fier (i.e. apattm ent (lumber)

226 112 James Street North IUnit ADelivery Des ignato r ID';IVery Identifie r (ostal Station

Municipality {Unorganized Townshi p IProvince 'State Country Posta l Code

Hamilton Ontario ICanada IL8R 2L3

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FOMTI ID : 52 7195

2.3 Other Approvals fo r Facilitv - Please attach a seoerete list if moro space is reQuired I Separate Ij~t attdched? o 'res 181 No

ue all other environmental approvals/permits appli ed for related to thi s project or rec eived in relation to this proje ct

Appmwl Num~r Approval e late Approva l Number ~~ate Approval Numbe r Approval Date,,;.w_ Id'

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Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Registration 1D (if applicable) Ontario Power Author ity (OPA) Reference Number (if applica ble)

F-000658-WIN-130-601 FIT-FT3B1IC

2.4 Type of Ren ewable Eneray Generation Facility (se/ect a/1 that aDp/v)

Wi nd Fac ilitv Biofuel l Biooas I Other Anaerobic Dioestion Facilirv Thermal Treatment Facanv Sola r Photo VOlta ic Facilitv

0 Class 2 0 Biofuel 0 Class 1 0 Class 1 0 Class 3

0 Class 3 0 Biogas 0 Oass 2 0 Class 2

IZI Class 4 0 Other 0 Cla ss 3 0 Class 3

0 Class 5 If other, Please describe :

o 2.5 Generation of ElectricitvTotal Maximum Name Plate Capacity

30Days and Hours of Operation

Total Expected Generation Capacity

MW (1 "'w= 1000 kW 11 kW =0.001 MW) I30 MW (1 MW '" 1000 kW / 1 kW =0.00 1 MW)

356 days/year, 24 hours/day

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Section 3: Site Information FOfftl 10 : 5?71 9~

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3.1 Prolect Locati on - ttha sitelfocalion wnero Draieet wilf be /ocat~cn

Same as Applicant Physical Address? 0 Ves I2Sl No (If no, please provid e site address information below)

Civic Address. Street inronnation (includ es :street numbP.r. name. type and din:ction) IUnit Identifier (i.e, aportmen' numbe~

10093 Sandy Creek RoadLot Cone. Part Reference PlanSurve y Addr ess IS1/2 of E 1/2 of Lt. 37 16 .~ . .

IDeed 49312(Lega f descrip tion of tlllJsite)

Municipality I Unmgan;zod Township ICounty/District Postal Code

Gco . Twp. of Mati lda, Township 01South Dundas United counties of stormont, dundas and gelngarry IKOE 1CONon Addres s Info rmation (where the project spans many loca tions or a large rura l area, sp ecify how the project area relates to the address pro vided)

Above address is identified as P4 in Appendix A. Additional property details are listed in Appendix A.

Geo Reference (southwest comer 01property)

Map Datum/ z ona IAccuracy Estimate IGeoReferen cing Metllod IUTM Easting lfTM North ing

NAD83 18 45 em +/- AreMap 464594.292 14973506.2 76

3.2 MuniciDal or local authority Information ~ (List afl municipal or board authori ties where the orotoa is located!

local Municipality I UnOl'ganized Township (IncJudfl each Single Tier or Lower Tier in which lhe projecllocation k> situated , Attach a separate list if more space is necessary)

Name of Municipality IAddress Phone

Town ship of South Dundas 4296 Counly Hd. 31, PO Box 160, Willi<lmsburg. ON, KOC 2HO 1(613)535-2675Clerk's Name IClerk's PhonelFax E-Mail Address

Brenda Brunt (613)535-2673 Ibbrunt @southdundas.caIs the projectlocaton situated in one or more Upper Tier Municipa lity? (i.e•• coun ty, rogional or district municipality.)

I2Sl Yes 0 NoUst aDUpper Tier MunK;ipalities that the projecIlocatkJn is situate<i in Attach a separate list if more spa ce is neressaty

Name of Municipahty IAddress Phone

United Counues of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 26 Pitt St., S u ite 323. Cornwa li , ON K6L 3P21 (613)932-1515 200Clerk's Name IClerk's PhonelFax E-Mai l Address

Helen Thomson (613)932-1515 Ihthomson@sdgeounties.caIs the proj ect location situated in a Local Roads Area? 0 Yes I2Sl NoUs, a" Loca l Roads AIC'8SthaI the proj&ct location is situated in . Attach a separate Jist if fflOffl space is necesse ry

Name of local roads board IAddr ess IPhone

Secretary-treasurers Name ISecretary -treasurer's Phone/Fax IE-Mail Address

Is the project tocetion m a Local Service Board area? 0 vee I2Sl NoList all Local SelVice Boa rd areas the project loc ation is situated in. Attach a separat e list if more space is necessary

Name of Local Service Board IAddress IPhone

Secretary's Name Secretary's Phone/Fax IE-Mail Address

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i 3.3 Site Information - (information about the site/loc ation whe re pro /eet will be located)

Site Name MOE District Office

South Branch Wind Farm ~reaOffice

Is in any portion of the Proiect locaaon on federally owned land or a reserve ?

0 Yes 181 No.- .

Is in any portion of the Project location on Crown Lan d?

0 Yes 181 No

Is the Project locati on that Is the subject of this application owned by the Applicant?

0 Yes 181 No !If no, please attach the owner's name, address and a signvd letter gra nring co nsent for thq ins talla tion and operatioo Of the fac~

Is the Applican t the operating authori ty of the facility that is the subject of this application?

(gJ Yes 0 No If no, pl ease attach the ope rating authority name, address lind phone number

Is the Project location in the area of the Niagara Escarp ment Plan?

0 Yes (gJ No

Is the Project location in the area subject to the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan?

0 Yes ~ No

Is the Project locat ion in the Protected Coun tryside as shown in Schedule 1 to the Greenbelt Belt Plan?

0 Yes ~ No

Is the Project locati on in the Lake Simcoe Waters hed as defined in the l ake Simcoe Protection Act. 2006?

0 Yes 181 No

Is the Project location in the Centra l Pickeri ng Developm ent Planning Area as shown in Schedule 1 to the Central Picker ing Development Plan?

0 Yes ~ No

Has an Archaeolog ical Repo rt (s. 22) been prepared as pa rt of the comp lete submission?

jgJ Yes 0 No

Has a Heritage Report (5.23) been prepared as part of the comple te submi ssion?

~ Yes 0 No

Has an Environmental Impact Study Report (5.38. s. 41 or s. 43) beenprepared as part of the com plete submission?

(gJ Yes 0 No

Has a Water body Report (5.39. s. 40, s.44 s. 45) been prepared as part of the complete submission?

jgJ Yes 0 No

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Section 4: Required Documents - Table 1 of the Regulation Form 10: 16S99J 1

Mandatory Attachment Atlached Reference Confid~e;tial·f'Yea Proof of Legal Name of Appli cant 181 Ves 0 No Attached as Appendix D 0Yes A map that iden tifies the project location. 181 'res 0 No Attached as Appendix E 0

Name , Address and Phone Number of the 0 Ves 181 No 0Ooerattoo Au thorityName, Address and consent of land fsite owner

181 Yes 0Yes for the installation/construction and operationof No Attached as Appendix C IZIthe facirrtv

Vas Project Description Report 181 vee 0 No Included in submission as Report 1 0

Yes Design and Operation s Report 181 Yes o No Included in submiss ion as Report 6 0

YGS Dec ommissioning Plan Report I8l Ye s 0 No Included in submission as Report 7 0

\'3'5 Constructi on Plan Report 181 Yes o No Included in SUbmission as Report 5 0

Yes Consultation Report 181 Ves 0 No Incl ud ed in submiss ion as Report 9 0

Deve lopment Permit under the Niagara 0 Yes 181 No 0Escarpment Plan ning and Developme nt Act

Y3~A cop y of th is app licat ion has been sent to the I8l Yes 0 No 0local district office{s)

Other Information Submitted in Support of the Application for a Renewable Energy Project

TJr.e Reference COrlfid~tJal*(,N atu ra l H e rita g e Assessment Report Included in submi ss ion as Report 3 0Wa ter Ass essment Report Included in submiss ion as Repo rt 2 0A rc ha eolog ical and Heritage Resources Assessment Report Inc luded in submission as Report 4 0Abutting Propert y Assessment Report Inctuded in submission as Report 8 0A d d itiona l informat io n for S. 3 . 1 - P roperty Loc ation Attache d as Appendix A 0Additiona l in fo rm a tio n fo r S. 3.2 - Municipality Info rma tio n Attached as Append ix B 0

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Are you attaching an add itional list of ettacnments? tf there is not en ouqh space to list all of the atta chments included in th is

00 Ves 181 Noapplication package, please indude an add itional listing of theseattachments.

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o 4 1 Support ing Information Checklist - TMs ;s a !;sf ofal! supporting information to this application and is sUbject to the FOfPPA and EBR

"Please note: the release of information co ntained in appl ication for ms and documentation submitted in support of applications for approva l is subject to theprovisions of the Freedwn of Information an a Protection of Privacy Act. This Act de fines wh at may and may not be disclosed to the public. and is used toassess all requests for information contained in the documentson file with an app lication for approval, The information submitted with an application forapproval may also be subject to the Environ mental Bill of Rights. In those situations, the appl icati on and the associated non-confidenlial supportingdocume ntation Is made avai lable for review by members of the public. The app licants should ther efore identi fy all documents or port ions of documents asnoted above which are to be consi dered con fidentia l and must provide detailed evidence in support of this claim. This evidence will be one of the factors theministry would cons ide r when making a dec ision regarding disclosure of specific documents on file .

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