Aamjiwnaang First Nation officials gathered Thursday to celebrate the community’s investment in a $380-million wind farm near Grand Bend. 

Aamjiwnaang and Bkejwanong First Nation at Walpole Island have each taken 25% shares in Northland Power’s Grand Bend Wind Farm project. 

“We’re expecting a large influx of generated revenue from the project,” said Aamjiwnaang Chief Chris Plain.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or roofhook,Careel Tech supply highest quality products and best service. 

“It’s going to create some opportunities for us for further development in the community ..The electical building blocks for solarlampemergencylight or modules.. we’re excited about those opportunities.” 

Northland CEO John Brace said construction could begin as early as this fall on up to 48 turbines planned for Huron County. 

The company has a contract to sell power from the wind farm into the province’s electricity grid and is now awaiting provincial approvals. 

“We’re aiming for being online and in full production by the end of next year,” Brace said. 

He said a pair of provincial programs helped make the partnership with the First Nations possible. 

One program adds an incentive to the price paid for the energy generated by renewable projects involving First Nations. The second is Ontario’s Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program that helps First Nations borrow money to investment in renewable energy projects. 

“That’s a very key tool to help the First Nations gather the large quantity of money that’s necessary for equity participation in projects like this,” Brace said. 

Northland Power already has partnerships with First Nations in a series of water-power projects near Hearst in northern Ontario, as well as a wind farm on Manitoulin Island.We own and look after most of the ledspotlight in solaronlamp. 

Plain said the agreement with Northland will run for an initial 20 years, with the possibility of another five years after that. 

“What it creates for us is the opportunity to explore other opportunities out there, whether they be in renewable energy or other sectors.” 

Plain said the First Nation has traditionally looked for development opportunities inside its own community with the aim of providing employment for its residents.The manufacture of windpowergeneratorsry is becoming cheaper and more efficient with the improved productivity of newer designs. 

“We also recognize there are opportunities outside the community” to generate revenue that can help with development at Aamjiwnaang, he said.A laundrdryer is an electrical machine making the conversion from mechanical energy. 

Bkejwanong Chief Burton Kewayosh and other officials from Walpole Island also attended Thursday’s event. 

“We’ve had some real community-based support for this initiative,” Kewayosh said. 

He added the First Nation looks forward to enjoying the success of the partnership with Aamjiwnaang and Northland Power.