FALCONBRIDGE WIND FARM PROJECT Site Considerations Information Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. July 2015 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction to Site Considerations Information 1 2.0 Site Considerations Information Mapping 3 Figure 1: Project Location Figure 2: Natural Features Figure 3: Property Boundaries Figure 4: Municipal and Geographic Township Boundaries 3.0 Site Considerations Information Background Information and Data Sources 8 Site Considerations Information – Falconbridge Wind Farm Project July 2015 1.0 Introduction to Site Considerations Information The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Ontario has asked proponents of renewable energy projects to submit applications (proposals) for energy contracts. In response to the IESO’s request for proposals (RFP) for phase one of the large renewable procurement (LRP I), Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada) is proposing a wind energy project, to be known as the Falconbridge Wind Farm project, which would be located in the City of Greater Sudbury (see Figure 1). The project is expected to be up to 150MW in size, include a transformer substation, low-voltage electrical collector lines, access roads, and a transmission line and construction laydown and work areas. The RFP I LRP requires that specific activities be undertaken prior to submitting a proposal to the IESO. These activities include public, municipal, Aboriginal and other stakeholder consultation and the presentation of Site Considerations mapping and Site Considerations Information (SCI). The SCI is specific to the LRP I RFP and the following features associated with, or located near to the project: • The proposed project Site boundary, and Connection Line and Connection Point; • To the extent available, the location of key features, such as access roads, internal driveways, equipment, etc.; • Local and regional administrative and political boundaries, as well as First Nation Lands; • Infrastructure such as highways, railways, airports, aerodromes and weather radars; • Property boundaries, for both private landowners and provincial Crown lands (in the form of crown land grid cells); • Natural heritage features such as water bodies, provincially significant areas of natural and scientific interest, provincially significant wetlands, and areas designated by Natural Heritage Information Centre as containing “Endangered” or “Threatened” species observation records; • Recreational lands such as national or provincial parks and provincial conservation reserves; • Lands designated under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2011, the Greenbelt Act, 2005, and the Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008; • Other existing wind farms and/or approved but un-built wind farms within 5km; and, • Recognized cultural heritage resources. Site Considerations Information – Falconbridge Wind Farm Project July 2015 This SCI report provides four maps produced to show the above listed features (where applicable) and two summary tables to assist you in understanding the content of the maps as well as the data sources used and research undertaken to produce the maps. Correspondence with the municipality and Ontario Heritage Trust with regard to cultural heritage is also provided. It must be stressed that the information presented in this report is provided in response to the requirements of the LRP I RFP and should be considered as preliminary; it will be further refined should the project receive a contract from the IESO. Site Considerations Information is not an Environmental Assessment. The Site Considerations information is based on secondary data sources (no field surveys are required for it) and is intended to inform the public and the IESO of the general project site characteristics. It is understood that this information will be considered by the IESO in the evaluation of the project bid submissions. Should the project be awarded a contract, a Renewable Energy Approval (REA) will be required from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) for the project to move ahead. The REA process requires extensive reporting (in the style of an Environmental Assessment) and numerous consultation activities. Significant data collection activities, including natural heritage field surveys, noise modeling and public, Aboriginal, municipal and other stakeholder consultation will be undertaken to assess potential negative environmental effects of the project, and to develop mitigation measures to reduce these effects. RES Canada is committed to identifying areas that could potentially be impacted and working with the local community to minimize these impacts. RES Canada welcomes any questions you may have on the mapping and information provided in this SCI report. Additional information on potential project layouts and visual impact assessment is provided in the information panels presented at the public community meeting on July 29, 2015 and which are available for download at www.falconbridgewind.com. Site Considerations Information – Falconbridge Wind Farm Project July 2015 2.0 Site Considerations Information Mapping – Falconbridge Wind Farm Project July 2015 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Suez Pit Moose Lake Blue Lake Pike Lake Lac St. Jean Wanapitei ! Bonanza Lake Spar Lake Lake Bugg Lake ! Hagarty Lake Pond Lake Little Bonanza Lake ! ! GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF Ashigami MUNICIPAL ROAD 80 Lake COTE BOULEVARD MACLENNAN GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP! OF GEOGRAPHIC HANMER GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF TOWNSHIP OF GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF ! CAPREOL Speckled Trout Creek SCADDING SCADDING Pot Hole Lake ! RADAR ROAD ! MACLENNAN ESKER Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. ! Newton's Pothole FOREST CONSERVATION Sudbury FALCONBRIDGE WIND FARM PROJECT 506393 E RESERVE ! Airport ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5163287 N ! ! ! ! ! (! ! ! ! ! Canadian National Railway ! ! ! GARSON FOREST ! ! PROJECT LOCATION ! ! ! ! ! CONSERVATION Fault Lake SKEAD ROAD FIGURE 1 ! ! ! RESERVE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Project Centroid ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 9.9 km GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF ! ! ( Connection Point ! ! FALCONBRIDGE Timmins Creek ! ! ! ! Connection Line (Option 1) Garson Lake! ! ! SKEAD! ROAD Jackson Lake North Lake ! ! ! Connection Line (Option 2) ! ! ! ! ! Existing/Idle Transmission Line (Option 2) ! ! ! Whitson Lake Canadian National Railway ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Existing 230 kV Transmission Line ! ! ! 513217 E ! ! ! ! ! ! GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF ! 5158546 N! Existing 115 kV Transmission Line McCrea Lake GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF Falcon Gold STREET ! ! ! ! GARSON ( Lake ! ! ! Railway GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF ! ! ! BLEZARD ! ! Project Site Boundary ! ! ! ! ! Boucher Leblanc Creek ! ! ! LONGYEAR DRIVELake 5 km from Project Site and Connection Line Options ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5.33 km ! ! Municipal Boundary ! ! Norway Lake ! ! ! ! ! ! 5.5 km Permanent Known Waterbody ! NOTRE DAME AVENUE ! ! ! Chaya Pond ! ! ! ! Airport ! ! ! ! ! Headquarters Lake ! ! ! ! Geographic Township ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! CITY! OF GREATER SUDBURY ! ! Conservation Reserve ! Wanapitei ! ! ! ! River ! ! ! ! ! Provincial Park ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MALEY DRIVE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! 518274 E ! Notes: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1) There are no First Nation Lands, national parks, or weather radars ! 5154005 N ! ! ! ! Canadian National Railway ! ! ! ! ! ! ! within the mapped area. ! ! ! CanadianPacific Railway ! ! ! ! ! ! Tank Creek ! ! ! ! ! 2) There are no constructed nor proposed but unconstructed ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Coniston Creek ! Renewable Generating Facilities that utilize On-Shore Wind as a ! ! ! HIGHWAY 17 ! ! ! Spring Creek ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Renewable Fuel and have received a Renewable Energy Approval within ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Emery Creek ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! the mapped area. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 518658 E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 3) The! ! project and/or connection line options are not located within or ! ! ! ! BARRY DOWNEROAD ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5151125 N ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! abutting an area! designated in the Niagara Escarpment, Oak Ridges ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ( ! ! ! ! Moraine, Greenbelt, or Lake Simcoe Watershed plans. ! ! 2ND AVENUE ! Veuve River ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! CN 4)There are no recognized heritage resources (including protected! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MUNICIPALITY OF MARKSTAY-WARREN ! properties and national historic sites) within or abutting the Project Site ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF ! ! GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF Ottawa Valley Railway or Connection Line options ! ! ! ! ! MCKIM ! ! NEELON ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1:100,000 ! ! Minnow GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF ! ! KINGSWAY ! GARSON CONISTON ROAD GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF ! ! Lake AWREY ! ! ! DRYDEN 0 0.5 1 2 km ! Canadian Pacific Railway ! ! ! ! HIGHWAY 17 ! ! ALLAN STREET ² ! BANCROFT DRIVE ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sudbury/Coniston ! Sudbury/Ramsey Lake MAP DRAWING INFORMATION: ! ! Airport DATA PROVIDED BY MNRF ! ! ! ! Airport Ramsey ! Base Obtained from Land Information Ontario, May 4th 2015. PARIS STREET ! ! Lake ! ! ! ! ! Timmins ! Bethel Thunder Bay ! MAP CREATED BY: GM ! Lake Doctor ! ! DAISY LAKE UPLANDS MAP CHECKED BY: DR ! Lake ! ! Creek MAP PROJECTION: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N ! PROVINCIAL PARK Superior ! ! ! (NATURE RESERVE CLASS) ! ! FILE PATH: ! ! ! ! Sudbury ^_ ! ! I:\GIS\15XXXX - RES Falconbridge\Mapping\Site Consideration\Figure 1 Project Location.mxd ! !