Residents in the Sussex area are being invited to an information session about a proposed wind turbine project.
According to Kings Regional Service Commission staff, Halifax-based company Natural Forces will hold an information session on July 7 about its Paqt’smawei Sipu Wind project, including project plans and time for public questions.
The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the All Seasons Inn in Sussex.
The Paqt’smawei Sipu Wind Project is being developed in partnership among Natural Forces, the Mi’gmaq United Investment Network, an economic development corporation, and the Indigenous community Indian Island First Nations.
The project is proposed for the Kings Rural District, approximately 12 kilometres southeast of Springdale, and it will be built on a combination of private and Crown land.
According to the project’s website, the full development is expected to include about 42 wind turbine sites approved through the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process.
Construction will take place in phases, beginning with 15 turbines capable of generating approximately 105 megawatts of power. Future expansions could incorporate the remaining approved turbine sites, pending the necessary permits and approvals.
Phase one, according to the company, is estimated to supply enough electricity to power 22,000 New Brunswick homes annually.
Natural Forces submitted the EIA documents in September 2025. The project is still pending approvals, and preconstruction activities are proposed to begin as early as the fall of 2026.
Local newschaser group Sussex Area Updates reported that the company will also discuss its proposed Salmon River Wind Project during the session.
The Salmon River Wind Project is proposed for provincial Crown land approximately nine kilometres southwest of Hammondvale. The project is being developed by Natural Forces in partnership with Wolastoqey Resource Development Inc., the economic development corporation of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick.
According to the development’s website, it proposes approximately 34 wind turbines, providing an estimated 203 megawatts of power, enough electricity to power an estimated 43,000 New Brunswick homes annually.
Acadia Broadcasting contacted both the Kings Regional Service Commission and Natural Forces for confirmation of these details but did not receive a response.
