Construction activity on the 140-turbine wind farm in the Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township in southwestern Ontario is expected to begin later this year, with commercial operation anticipated in the first half of 2015.

Once in operation, the wind farm is expected to inject between C$5m ($4.86m) and C$6m in direct spending into the local economy each year of its operation, according to Capital Power.

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