WPD

Polley Faith acted for a multi-national renewable energy producer that held a provincial approval to build and operate an industrial wind farm to produce green energy in Ontario. Facing opposition from the local city council, WPD was denied the necessary permits to widen an access road necessary to develop the multi-million dollar project. Polley Faith brought a successful application for judicial review to the Divisional Court, which quashed the resolution passed by the city on the basis that it was passed in bad faith and that it frustrated the WPD’s provincial approvals. The city appealed, and Polley Faith successfully defended the decision at Ontario Court of Appeal. The Sumac Ridge Wind Farm has been producing renewable wind energy since 2017.