Kuujjuaraapik-Whapmagoostui Renewable Energy Corporation

wind energy powering the communities of the Whapmagoostui Cree Nation and the Nunavik community of Kuujjuaraapik

News and Project Updates

KWREC Wind Energy Status update 2024

Status

  • COMEX Authorization obtained on June 06, 2022.

  • Power Purchase Agreement with Hydro-Quebec obtained on July 26, 2023.

  • The Quebec Minister des Ressources naturelles et Forest issued on July 2023, a construction permit ( Permit #: 3031493) to build a class 5 temporary road of 2.1km to be able to access the turbine sites and finalize all civil engineering studies.

  • Monitoring and Consultation committee formed September 2023

  • Construction to begin next Summer 2024 – 2026

  • A training program will be proposed to form local assistants to support the wind energy technicians in their operation and maintenance activities of the wind park.  The first phase of the training will be open to 16 to 20 Crees and Inuit to assess their capacities in these tasks.  The second and third phases will seek to train two to four assistant technicians to work on the turbines.

  • A progress update was conducted at the General Assembly on August 2023 at the Whapmagoostui Gymnasium.

  • Letter of Request was submitted to the Environment Administrator on January 28, 2022, requesting for the right of superficies for the turbine lots that will require a community referendum. Letter to Chief and Council on June 14, 2023, and update on October 18, 2023.

  • Council Resolution # 2020-2021-12-09: Subject Public Consultation Process RE: Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuaraapik Hybrid Power Plant Project (WKHPPP) “is hereby mandated to assist KWREC in relaying all pertinent information to the WFN members in view to promote the acquisition of all permits and authorizations required for the project;”

  • Landholding Corporation support resolution of public consultation Resolution # 2020-63

  • November 28, 2023, Great Whale River Wind Park Certificate of Authorization Project update: Letter to Cree Nation Environment Administrator. 

 

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Contact KWREC:  

Whapmagoostui Office:
P.O. Box 579
Whapmagoostui, Québec
J0M 1G0

P: 819.929.3718

Montreal Office:
1889 Chemin du Village, Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, QC, J0T 2B0

P: 514.736.0555
F: 514.670.8119

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The purpose of this form is to have community feedback of any Quetions, Concerns, or Comments related to the Kuujjuaraapik Whapmagoostui Renewable Energy Corporation (KWREC) wind project.
Your input is vital to the success of the Great Whale Wind Energy Park and its Environmental impacts to the Cree and Inuit communitees and hunting grounds.

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