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Project Calendar & Milestones

Date Description Status
May 8, 1991 Priority Date for Water Licence Application held by 6167047 Canada Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Power) under BC Water Act  
  Brascan Power Corporation purchases water rights interests on the Kokish River held by Western Pacific Powergen Corporation Completed
December 22, 2003 Brascan Power Corporation submits Application for Crown Land and Water Licence Application Amendment to BC Ministry of Environment, Water Stewardship Branch Completed
January 2004 Fisheries investigations commenced in Kokish River watershed Ongoing
October 26, 2006 Kwagis Power Limited Partnership created pursuant to the BC Partnership Act  
  Brascan Power Corporation renamed Brookfield Power Corporation  
Summer / Fall 2007 Additional environmental assessment studies commenced in Kokish River watershed Ongoing
November 19, 2007 Information session for ‘Namgis First Nation members held in Alert Bay Completed
November 20, 2007 Project Open House held in Port McNeill Completed
April 1, 2008 Brookfield Power Corporation renamed Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. Completed
April 22, 2008 Kwagis Power conducted two small group stakeholder meetings in Port McNeill Completed
June 19, 2008 Kwagis Power submitted the Project Description to the BC Environmental Assessment Office (BC EAO) and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Completed
July 11, 2008 BC Environmental Assessment Office issued Section 10 Order under the BC Environmental Assessment Act Completed
Summer 2008 to Spring 2009 Pre-Application Stage of Harmonized Federal/Provincial Environmental Assessment Process On Schedule
September 24, 2008 First meeting with BC EAO Technical Working Group with site tour  
October 23, 2008 Kwagis Power submitted the first draft of the Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment Certificate Application to the BC EAO  for review by the Technical Working Group Completed
November 26, 2008 Kwagis Power submitted response to BC Hydro’s 2008 Call for Clean Power Completed
November 27, 2008 Due to a reduction in nameplate capacity below the reviewable threshold, Kwagis Power requested that the Executive Director of the BC EAO designate the Project as reviewable under Section 7 of the BC Environmental Assessment Act Completed
December 3, 2008 Second meeting with BC EAO Technical Working Group  
December 4, 2008 Section 7 order issued by the BC EAO Completed
December 8, 2008 BC EAO reissued Section 10 order under the BC Environmental Assessment Act Completed
December 17, 2008 Section 11 order issued from the BC EAO Completed
January 5, 2009 Draft Terms of Reference made available for public review and comment Completed
January 14, 2009 Project Open House held in Alert Bay Completed
January 15, 2009 Project Open House held in Port McNeill Completed
January 29, 2009 Meeting with the Vancouver Island Whitewater Paddling Society and BC River Outfitter's Association Completed
April 9, 2009 Notice of Commencement for the federal environment assessment process posted on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website Completed
May 6, 2009 BC EAO issued Approved Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment Certificate Application  
Spring 2009 Targeted completion date for environmental assessment studies Subject to requirements of harmonized federal / provincial environmental assessment process
Summer 2010 Kwagis Power to submit the Environmental Assessment Certificate Application / Screening Level Assessment Report to the BC Environmental Assessment Office and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency  
Summer 2010 Kwagis Power to submit applications for concurrent Provincial approvals to the BC Environmental Assessment Office with the Environmental Assessment Certificate Application  
Summer 2010 to Spring 2011 Application Review Stage of Harmonized Federal / Provincial Environmental Assessment Process  
Spring 2011 Project decision of Minister of Environment and Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources  
Spring 2011 Project decision of Federal Responsible Authorities  
Summer 2011 Construction to commence  
Fall 2014 Project start-up, commissioning and commercial operation  

The above milestones are subject to change due to variance in timelines associated with the harmonized federal / provincial environmental assessment process.

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