Hydro One is partnering with First Nations and Métis communities, environmental stewardship groups and other community organizations so that community values are incorporated at each step in this mitigation process. Our Biodiversity Initiative will develop and support a number of stewardship and biodiversity opportunities such as replating grasslands, removal of invasive species, and restoring forests in the communities affected by the Bruce to Milton Project. These groups will receive funding to facilitate locally-designed biodiversity projects located on public lands within the four watersheds the Bruce to Milton project crosses. This will help to ensure environmental sustainability and provide an opportunity to create a more valuable habitat, leaving it a better place for future generations to enjoy.

Bruce to Milton Transmission Reinforcement Project

The Bruce to Milton transmission line is one of several projects that Hydro One is undertaking to meet Ontario’s electricity needs for the 21st century. The Bruce to Milton Project will provide transmission capability to reliably and safely deliver an additional 3,000 megawatts (MW) of energy from clean and renewable sources.

Constructing the line involves removing over 280 hectares of woodlot. As part of the Biodiversity Initiative Hydro One will:

• Work with seven partners on 22 different biodiversity projects in areas affected by the Bruce to Milton project to ensure environmental continuity
• Invest more than $2 million into the Bruce to Milton Biodiversity Initiative  
• Create and enhance 310 hectares of natural habitat in the four watersheds the Bruce to Milton Transmission Reinforcement Project traverses and an additonal 70 ha on Saugeen Ojibway Nations Reserve

 See a list of our Bruce to Milton Biodiversity projects.