Chippewas of Georgina Island

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Chippewas of Georgina Island

• Island Wind

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Chippewas of Georgina IslandFirst Nations

• Chief William McCue
• Band membership - 629
• Lands include Georgina Island, Snake Island and
  Fox Island
• Georgina Island is 4.5 km long and 3.2 km wide
  with an area of 3,499 acres
• 2 km off the eastern shore of Lake Simcoe within
  the GTA

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Georgina Island Community

• School/Daycare
• Library
• Fire Hall
• Nature Trails
• Church
• Police/Health Centre
• Water Treatment Plant
• Community Hall/Radio Station

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Chippewas of Georgina IslandHistory

• Among original inhabitants of what is now Ontario
• Allies to European settlers since mid 1600s

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Collaborative Activities

• 2002
• Community consultation
• Band Council Resolution
• Trillium funding application

• 2003
• Trillium funding denied
• Windfall goes ahead with pre-feasibility study

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Preliminary Wind Resource Assessment

• Collected and analysed data from available
  sources within the region.
• Closest reference point indicates 4.5 m/s at 10m
  6.1 m/s at 80 m
• Comparred with statistical-dynamical downscaling
  method6.9 m/s at 80m

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Wind Atlas View
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Wind Rose and Histogram
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Island Wind First Nations Economic Development
Project

• 10 MW farm
• 16 Million investment
• 4 to 7 turbines
• Electricity for 3300 homes
• 5510 tonnes annual ghg emission reduction

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Island Wind Phase IINAC Funded Feasibility Study

• Community consultation
• Site investigation
• Resource assessment
• Detailed costing

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Island WindNext Steps

• Feasibility study results Go / No Go
• Depends on price of electricity
• Province has laid groundwork with Bill 100
• Provincial liberal party endorses OSEAs
  renewable energy tariff system
• Will the government?