‘Right is on our side’

First a report on the Ostrander Point decision from the independent paper closest to it, and then the strength being drawn from the decision by those on Amherst Island

‘Right is on our side’ | The [Wellington] Times: 

The Blanding’s Turtle has assumed an exalted place in Prince Edward County this morning. On Thursday the Environmental Review Tribunal that heard the appeal to the industrial wind project at Ostrander Point, ruled that the roads systems and construction would cause serious and irreversible harm to the Blanding’s Turtle and that the proposed mitigation plans were insufficient to protect the endangered species.
The decision nullifies the Ministry of Environment approval of the project. It and the developer, Gilead Power Corporation, have thirty days to appeal the decision. But according to those familiar with these quasi-judicial panels—any further appeal must be based on errors or omissions made by the tribunal."
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The Minister of Environment may overrule the panel—but that is seen as a unlikely option. Every nature group around the world would heap scorn upon a government that would reverse a decision to protect an endangered species. Just as problematic is the upheaval such second guessing of an appointed tribunal would cause in the administrative ranks of provincial policy.

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