Hydro One to complete forestry maintenance in Bluewater

The Municipality has received notice that Hydro One will be completing forestry maintenance in Bluewater this fall/winter. Affected properties should or should have received a notice from Hydro One.

The following information is provided by Hydro One regarding the work:

"Hydro One performs routine maintenance to ensure the safety and reliability of our [Hydro One] power lines. This work is essential to prevent unnecessary service interruptions, allow easy and safe access for our crews to perform emergency repairs on the power lines and to keep the right-of-way safe for public use.

The work on the right-of-way in your community [Bluewater] will include the removal of incompatible vegetation, including brush (vegetation less than four inches in diameter) and dead, diseased or hazardous trees. Vegetation that requires removal will be marked with orange paint/tape and the vegetation that requires trimming will be marked with yellow paint/tape. If trees are removed from your property, all wood will be left on-site. In areas where there is a higher density of brush, mechanical equipment may be used.

If you have any questions regarding the planned work, please contact Heather Greenfield at
519-378-8109 or by email at heather.greenfield@hydroone.com or our Forestry Department at 1-888-797-4023 or by emailing Forestry.FBC@HydroOne.com. If you are a tenant, we ask that you forward this letter to the property owner."