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CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTS Third Series/Troisi`eme s´erie Recueil de jurisprudence canadienne en droit de l’environnement VOLUME 76 (Cited 76 C.E.L.R. (3d)) EDITORS/REDACTEURS´ Rick Lindgren, B.A., LL.B. COUNSEL, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION TORONTO, ONTARIO Paul Muldoon, B.A., LL.B., M.A., LL.M. VICE-CHAIR, ONTARIO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW TRIBUNAL TORONTO, ONTARIO Marcia A. Valiante, B.A., B.SC., LL.B., LL.M. FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR WINDSOR, ONTARIO Ramani Nadarajah, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. COUNSEL, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION TORONTO, ONTARIO 130 Spadina Ave. Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2L4 Founded in 1970, CIELAP is an independent, non-profit research and educational organization incorporated under the laws of Ontario and registered with Revenue Can- ada as a charitable institute. 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E.19, as amended, with respect to Renewable Energy Approval Number 7681-8UAKR7 issued by the Director, Ministry of the Environment, on December 20, 2012 to Ostrander Point GP Inc., as a general partner for and on behalf of Ostrander Point Wind Energy LP, under section 47 of the Environmental Protection Act, regarding the construction, installation, operation, use and retiring of a 9 wind turbine generator, Class 4 wind facility with a total name plate capacity of 22.5 megawatts located within South Marysburgh, Prince Edward County In the Matter of a hearing held over 40 hearing days in March, April, May and June 2013 at the Sophiasburgh Town Hall, Demorestville, Ontario, and at 655 Bay Street, Toronto Ontario with access by telephone conference call Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal Docket: 13-002/13-003 Robert V.