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Wind Turbines
Families plan to proceed with
turnbine Charter challenge
Denis Langlois
Owen Sound Sun Times
A group of southwestern Ontario
residents still hopes to proceed
with their constitutional challenge
of the province's approval process
for large-scale turbine projects
despite a demand from a trio of
wind -energy companies for
$340,000 in legal costs.
"If we are allowed (by the Ontario
Court of Appeal) to move forward, I
think the general consensus
amongst our group and the other
groups is to continue to push this
fight forward," said Kevin McKee,
president of Huron -Kinloss Against
Lakeside Turbines (HALT), which is
helping to fund the legal fight.
The residents, represented by
Toronto-based law firm Falconers
LLP, are seeking leave to appeal a
Dec. 29 decision by the Ontario
Divisional Court which ruled
against four families who live close
to proposed wind farms and have
serious concerns about the health
impacts of industrial turbines.
A decision on whether Ontario's
top court will hear the matter is
expected within the next few months.
K2 Wind Ontario, St. Columban
Energy LP and Armow Wind have
each filed submissions with Divi-
sional Court for order of costs in the
amounts of $201,649.10, $120,000
and $17,250.52, respectively.
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Wind Turbines
Families plan to proceed with
turnbine Charter challenge
Denis Langlois
Owen Sound Sun Times
A group of southwestern Ontario
residents still hopes to proceed
with their constitutional challenge
of the province's approval process
for large-scale turbine projects
despite a demand from a trio of
wind -energy companies for
$340,000 in legal costs.
"If we are allowed (by the Ontario
Court of Appeal) to move forward, I
think the general consensus
amongst our group and the other
groups is to continue to push this
fight forward," said Kevin McKee,
president of Huron -Kinloss Against
Lakeside Turbines (HALT), which is
helping to fund the legal fight.
The residents, represented by
Toronto-based law firm Falconers
LLP, are seeking leave to appeal a
Dec. 29 decision by the Ontario
Divisional Court which ruled
against four families who live close
to proposed wind farms and have
serious concerns about the health
impacts of industrial turbines.
A decision on whether Ontario's
top court will hear the matter is
expected within the next few months.
K2 Wind Ontario, St. Columban
Energy LP and Armow Wind have
each filed submissions with Divi-
sional Court for order of costs in the
amounts of $201,649.10, $120,000
and $17,250.52, respectively.
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