The legal wrangling over industrial wind turbines coming to Prince Edward County has grown in scope.
The residents’ group CCSAGE Naturally Green (County Coalition for Safe and Appropriate Green Energy) has filed a Notice of Constitutional Question with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court.
CCSAGE is challenging the validity of the province’s Green Energy Act, Environmental Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, Ontario Energy Board Act, the Planning Act, and Electricity Act.
At issue is the not yet built White Pines wind farm by WPD near the hamlet of Milford in the county.
Named in the Notice of Constitutional Question are the Director of the Environmental Protection Act, the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ontario Energy Board.
A hearing date has not been set, but Prince Edward County’s Committee of the Whole will look at a motion to support the organizations efforts on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Prince Edward County council will deal with wind farm issues at a special meeting Tuesday, October 31, and another citizens’ group, APPEC (Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County) has a Superior Court hearing trying to stop turbines in mid-November.
You can click here to read the CCSAGE application for judicial review, or click here to read the notice, which are filed under item 6.6 on the Committee of the Whole agenda.
