NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT Proposed Transmission Line Refurbishment between Des Joachims Transformer Station (TS) and Pembroke TS Hydro One has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to LEGEND refurbish approximately 90 kilometres of existing 115 kilovolt (kV) Refer to inset for expanded view )" Station or Junction Waterbody DES JOACHIMS TS, DS & JCT Transmission Line Provincial Parks transmission line (Circuit D6) and replace approximately 370 wood TEE LAKE JCT pole structures between Des Joachims Transformer Station (TS) and )" Idle Line to be Removed Work Type )" Line Re-conductoring Pembroke TS. This section of transmission line spans across the towns of 115 kV A Major Road B Wood Pole Structure Replacement Laurentian Hills, Deep River, Petawawa, and the Township of Laurentian D6 A,B,C Railway C OPGW (Optical Ground Wire) Installation Valley in the County of Renfrew. The transmission line is approaching Municipal Boundary D Conventional Shieldwire Replacement its end-of-life, is critical to serving customers in the region and is 0 5 10 DEEP RIVER DS 1:185,000 [ required to ensure a safe and reliable electricity supply in the future. )" km A,B,C Town of )" CHALK RIVER JCT The proposed work will include: Deep River 1. Replacing the aging electrical conductors, shield wire ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK PROVINCE OF (which protects the transmission line from lightning strikes) and D6 Town of QUÉBEC line hardware. Laurentian Hills 2. Replacing existing wood pole structures. Ottawa River 3. Removing a section of the transmission line near Tee Lake Junction HIGHWAY 17 PETAWAWA DS which is not energized. CRAIG DS & JCT Project Planning and Public Involvement A,B,D Town of )" PETAWAWA JCT This project is subject to the Class EA for Minor Transmission Facilities Petawawa )" (Hydro One, 2016), in accordance with the Ontario Environmental DES JOACHIMS DS MURPHY RD FOREST LEA JCT DES JOACHIMS TS ") City of ") Assessment Act. The Class EA is a streamlined process to ensure that ") A,B,C A,B,D A,C Pembroke transmission projects that have a predictable range of effects have DES JOACHIMS JCT A,B,C )" A,B,C feasible environmental mitigation and/ or protection measures B,C )" DORAN RD NPD #2 STR10 JCT") in place. The Class EA process contains screening provisions that BARON CANYON RD B,C may apply to this project. Subject to the outcome of the Class EA, D6 Township of )" Laurentian Valley construction may begin as early as September 2019 and be complete ") TEE LAKE JCT PEMBROKE TS A,B,C before the end of 2021. 1:25,000 The Class EA process provides opportunities for First Nations and Métis, public and stakeholder consultation. Your feedback is very March 27, 2019 For More Information Contact important to us and would be appreciated by April 5, 2019. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Melissa Fast Royal Canadian Legion Community Relations Community Information Centre Branch 517 Hydro One Networks Inc. To learn more about the project, we invite you to attend our 3583 Petawawa Blvd. T: 1-877-345-6799 upcoming Community Information Centre. Petawawa, Ontario E: [email protected].