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By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation As Quebec aggressively scales up its wind energy infrastructure, aiming to add 10,000 megawatts of new capacity by 2035, the Cree Development Corporation (CDC) is launching consultations with land users to identify potential priority areas for future turbines. There are currently no wind energy projects in Eeyou Istchee. Any project would require Cree leadership, community involvement and land-user participation. Through CDC\u2019s early-engagement approach, community members are engaged before the design of any potential project. \u201cWe\u2019re just getting started, focusing more on the social acceptability,\u201d explained CDC\u2019s Clarke Shecapio. \u201cWe want to meet with land users to see if they\u2019re open to having these wind turbines on their trapline. If they\u2019re not, that discussion will end, but we\u2019ll continue with those who… <\/p>\n

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By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation As Quebec aggressively scales up its wind energy infrastructure, aiming to add 10,000 megawatts of new capacity by 2035, the Cree Development Corporation (CDC) is launching consultations with land users to identify potential priority areas for future turbines. There are currently no wind energy projects in Eeyou Istchee. Any project would require Cree leadership, community involvement and land-user participation. Through CDC\u2019s early-engagement approach, community members are engaged before the design of any potential project. \u201cWe\u2019re just getting started, focusing more on the social acceptability,\u201d explained CDC\u2019s Clarke Shecapio. \u201cWe want to meet with land users to see if they\u2019re open to having these wind turbines on their trapline. If they\u2019re not, that discussion will end, but we\u2019ll continue with those who... <\/p>\n

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