Environmental work for the Brewster Wind Project, located northwest of Campbell River, is set to begin this year, as outlined in a letter from Capstone Infrastructure, a Toronto-based power producer, to the Strathcona Regional District.
The environmental planning will involve field surveys, though the company is awaiting further direction on the regulatory process from the provincial government, as mentioned by Chris Boulton, Capstone’s associate project manager, in the letter.
“British Columbia has robust environmental protections, and we expect the project will undergo a thorough provincial permitting process,” Boulton wrote in the January 31 letter. “In the meantime, we are committed to consulting with local communities and designing the project to minimize or avoid any significant adverse effects.”
Capstone is working with the Wei Wai Kum First Nation, which has signed a 30-year Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro. The project is expected to produce approximately 510,000 megawatt-hours of clean, renewable electricity annually—more than double the original proposal. This energy would be enough to power over 56,000 average homes.
The project’s website indicates that up to 275 workers will be required during peak construction, with the total capital investment projected to exceed $600 million.
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