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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 11 Jan 2008, p. 8

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at Hydro Ones head office and on its website: www.hydroonenetworks.com at the offices of municipalities and towns with addresses shown below; and on the Boards website at www.oeb.gov.on.ca. How to ParticipateIf you have previously been accepted as anintervenor in this proceeding, there is no need to respond to this Notice, and your status as anintervenor remains. For all other persons, you may participate in theAmended Leave to Construct proceeding in one of three ways: 1. You may send the Board a letter of comment.Your letter should include any request to make an oral presentation to the Board, and must be received by the Board no later than 15 aysfromthe date of publication of this notice or, if youhave been served this notice personally, no laterthan 15 daysfrom the date of service. 2. You may request observer status in order to receive documents issued by the Board in theproceeding. Your request must be made by letter received by the Board no later than 15 aysfromthe date of publication of this notice, or, if you havebeen served this notice personally, no later than 15daysfrom the date of service. 3. You may request intervenor status if you wish to participate actively in theproceeding. Your request must be made by letter of intervention received no laterthan 15 daysfrom the date of publication of this notice, or, if you have been servedthis notice personally, no later than 15 daysfrom the date of service. Your letter ofintervention must include a description of how you are, or may be, affected by theproceeding and if you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership. The Board may order costs in this proceeding. You must indicate inyour letter of intervention whether you expect to seek costs from the applicant andthe grounds for your eligibility for costs. You must provide a copy of your letter ofintervention to the Applicant. Need More Information?Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the BoardsWeb site at www.oeb.gov.on.ca or by calling our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727. How to Contact UsIn responding to this Notice please reference Board file number EB-2007-0050. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address, telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directedto the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received nolater than 4:45 p.m. on the required date. For your convenience, the Board accepts letters of comment by either post or e-mail. Our e-mail address is Boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Please in lude the application file reference number in the subject line of your e-mail. Letters of intervention must be sent to the Board by regular mail to the addressbelow. Please remember that you must send a copy of your request for interventionto the Applicant at the address listed below. IMPORTANT IF YOU DO NOT INFORM THE BOARD OF YOUR WISH TO PARTICIPATEIN THIS PROCEEDING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE OFAMENDED APPLICATION, THE BOARD MAYPROCEED WITHOUT YOURPARTICIPATION AND YOU WILLNOT BE ENTITLED TO ANYFURTHERNOTICE OF THE PROCEEDING. FURTHER, IF THE AMENDED APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO CONSTRUCTIS GRANTED, HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. MAYSUBSEQUENTLYAPPLYFOR THE RIGHT TO EXPROPRIATE IF NECESSARY. ApplicationHydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) has filed an amended application ( he Amended Leave to Construct Application) with the Ontario Energy Board (the Board) dated November 30, 2007 under section 92 of the Ontario Energy B ardAct, 1998,S.O. 1998, c.15, Schedule B (the Act). This ame ded application addresses certain changes to Hydro Ones original application filed with the Board on March 29, 2007. Hydro One is seeking an Order of the Board to construct appr ximately 180kilometres of double-circuit 500 Kilovolt (kV) electricity transmission li e adjacentto the existing transmission corridor (500 kV and/or 230 kV) extending from theBruce Power Facility in Kincardine Township to Hydr Ones Milton SwitchingStation in the town of Milton. Hydro One also proposes to make modifica ions at theMilton, Bruce Aand Bruce B transmission stations to accommodate the ewtransmission lines. Hydro One has submitted that the project is required to meet the increased need fortransmission capacity associated with the developme t of wind power in th Bruc area and the return to service of nuclear units at the Bruce Power Facility. Theproposed transmission project would require widening the xisting transmission corridor by approximately 53m to 61m (175 ft to 200 f ) to accommodate construction of a double-circuit 500 kV electricity transmission line. Hydro One propos s an in- service date of Fall 2011 for the new 500 kV transmission line and related facilities.The estimated cost of the transmission project is app oximately $635 milli n. Application AmendmentsHydro One is undertaking local route alternative studies in three areas along theproposed transmission project. The potential local route changes are being examined in response to comments received by Hydro One during its ongoing consultation activities. The original proposed route for the Bruce to Milton Transmission ReinforcementProject and the three areas for potential local route changes are shown on a map above in this Notice. The three potential local route changes under consideration arein the following areas: Brockton/ Hanover/ West Grey; Camp Creek; and Halton Hills.The purpose of this Notice is to ensure that all potentially directly affected property owners are informed and can participate in this proceeding before the Board. The Application File No. is EB-2007-0050. How to see Hydro Ones Amended Application Copies of the Amended Leave to Construct Application will be available for publicinspection: at the Boards offices; Ontario EB-2007-0050 NOTICE OF AMENDED APPLICATIONLEAVE TO CONSTRUCT ATRANSMISSION REINFORCEMENT PROJECT BETWEEN THE BRUCE POWER FACILITYAND MILTON SWITCHING STATION, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO (BRUCE TO MILTON TRANSMISSIONREINFORCEMENT PROJECT) Ontario Energy Board Commission de lergie de lOntario 8 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, January 11, 2008

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