Public Consultation
* Direct mailings and responses
* Town Council presentations; meetings with local Councils and planners
* Newspaper coverage
* Newsletters
* Individual meetings with stakeholders
* Project website updates (www.gosfieldcomberwind.com)
* Correspondence through email (comments@gosfieldcomberwind.com)
* Public information session (November 2003)
* Public open house (November 2004)
* Bus Tour to an operating wind farm (April 2005)
* Public open house (December 2006)
* Local representatives ensuring face-to-face communication with landowners
* Landowner social event (March 2007)
* Public open house (September 2007)
* Public open house (July 2009)
* Public open house (September 2009)
* Opened community office (February 2010)
* Ground breaking for Gosfield Wind Project (April 2010)
* Landowner social event (June 2010)
* Commissioned Gosfield Wind Farm (October 2010)
* Groundbreaking Comber Wind Project (October 2010)
Environmental Studies
Completed 3 years of environmental studies, including:
* Baseline environmental data collection
* Initial bat monitoring; additional bat monitoring late summer/early fall 2007
* Bird monitoring; breeding bird surveys (June 2007)
* Watercourse crossing assessment late summer/early fall
* Noise monitoring and assessment studies
Wind Resource Assessment
Extensive wind monitoring program initiated in 2000, including:
* Use of Ontario's first wind map (2000)
* 3 meteorological towers erected throughout the project area
* Use of pioneering SODAR wind testing technology
Transmission Connection
* Electrical interconnection assessments
Municipal Planning
* Lakeshore Council Public Meeting and approval of wind policies (June 2007)
* Kingsville Public Meeting (November 2007)
* County of Essex Public Meeting (September & December 2007)