Deachman: Dunrobin solar energy project must offer more direct benefits | Unpublished
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Author: Bruce Deachman
Publication Date: September 9, 2025 - 04:00

Deachman: Dunrobin solar energy project must offer more direct benefits

September 9, 2025
Are sunny days coming to Dunrobin? Westbridge Renewable Energy Corp. hopes so. The Calgary-based company plans to build a 400-acre, 150-megawatt solar farm near Dunrobin and Vances Side roads. By its footprint — roughly five-and-a-half times the size of LeBreton Flats — it would be one of the largest solar farms in Ontario. Read More


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