Construction of Bolton substation and its supply line

Our public participation process

Pre‑consultation

During this initial phase, we meet with the host community. Generally, we consult the MRCs, municipalities, cities, organizations involved in environmental matters, such as the UPA, and certain local economic organizations. We present our study area and ask for comments and concerns from the host community in order to begin an analysis of the possible route variants.

Information sharing is critical at this stage as it allows us to study the host environment and develop the feasible route variants that will be presented to the public during the consultation phase.

Consultation and presentation of the project

During this stage, we once again consult the stakeholders in the host community and we meet with the public to do the following:

• Present the line routes under study
• Present the modifications to the project design (height of the towers, width of the right‑of‑way, etc.)
• To encourage cooperation with the host community, we speak to the landowners concerned about possible improvements and upcoming steps
• Collect comments, concerns and questions from organizations and the public regarding route variants and questions about the substation.

Announcement of selected solution

During this last phase of our public participation process, we present the results of our analysis following our environmental studies and our consultation activities.

During this step, we do the following:

• Present the selected route variant
• Hold discussions with concerned landowners and community organizations in order to ensure an optimal integration of the new line in the community
• Integrate the community’s opinions in our environmental assessment process in order to choose the type of tower that is best suited to the host community.