"I am extremely proud of the achievements of our colleague Adam and his team," said Patrick Lemaire, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boralex. "Adam's leadership and commitment to do things right created an environment based on trust and respect within the communities where we work. It is to the quality of these relationships that we owe the success of our projects."

MONTREAL, April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Boralex Inc. ("Boralex" or the "Corporation") (TSX: BLX) is proud to announce that Adam Rosso, Director of Project Development in Ontario at Boralex, received the Matt Holder Community Connection Award at the 32nd Annual Awards of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), which took place last night in Gatineau.

"I am extremely proud of the achievements of our colleague Adam and his team," said Patrick Lemaire, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boralex. "Adam's leadership and commitment to do things right created an environment based on trust and respect within the communities where we work. It is to the quality of these relationships that we owe the success of our projects."

The Matt Holder Community Connection Award was established to recognize the efforts of a company or an individual that has developed meaningful relationships with the communities in which it develops, builds or operates projects. As a finalist alongside Kruger Energy Inc., Adam Rosso distinguished himself during the development of the Niagara Region Wind Farm by his ability to build strong, respectful relationships with local and First Nation partners.

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Boralex develops, builds and operates renewable energy power facilities in Canada, France and the United States. A leader in the Canadian market and France's largest independent producer of onshore wind power, the Corporation is recognized for its solid experience in optimizing its asset base in four power generation types — wind, hydroelectric, thermal and solar. Boralex ensures sustained growth by leveraging the expertise and diversification developed over the past 25 years. Boralex's shares and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols BLX and BLX.DB.A, respectively. More information is available at www.boralex.com, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.