The final arguments have been made. One lawyer against three. Not a fair fight but, then, that is the way it has been since that wintry day in March when hearings began in an appeal of the Ministry of Ontario’s approval of an industrial wind turbine project at Ostrander Point.
There have been times since then, that Eric Gillespie, the advocate for two County-based appellants, has had to fend off as many as eight opponents arrayed against him. Lawyers Sylvia Davis and Sarah Kromkamp have represented Ontario’s Ministry of Environment against these two County groups throughout the hearing. Meanwhile the developer, Gilead Power Corporation, has employed as many as six attorneys from the Bay Street firm of McCarthy Tetrault, swapping out teams of lawyers for each appeal—Doug Hamilton leading the team against the appeal to protect the natural habitat at Ostrander Point, and Darrel Cruz, arguing against claims the proposed project will harm human health.
The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists (PECFN) have led the fight to protect the threatened and vulnerable species of animals and birds that are at risk of being erased from the rugged bit of Crown Land at Ostrander Point.
The Alliance for the Protection of Prince Edward County (APPEC) took up the challenge to stop the development in a bid to protect human health.
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