The erection may be done some time this fall.
The Ontario government said that the two parties have been involved in “months of extraordinarily co-operative effort” toward an agreement that would involve billions of new investment, including in manufacturing facilities.
“Both Samsung C&T Corporation and the government of Ontario are pleased to confirm that efforts are progressing well toward the signing of a historic framework agreement,” the government said.
“While the contents of the proposed agreement remain commercially sensitive, both parties can confirm that Samsung, one of the world’s leading companies, proposes to establish a new renewable-energy business in Ontario.”
“We’re not interested in one or two per cent of the royalties; we want to have a play in the project,” Chief Bill Montour said.
Bill Montour said that Six Nations has a reputation in steel erection, a facility for steel fabrication, and could possibly do some of the electronics assembly and maintenance on the towers and turbines.
Ontario government said that further information would only be made available “once a framework agreement has been completed.”
