Canadian Lawyer Magazine quotes Toronto and Calgary lawyer, Ella Plotkin and Peter Feldberg, in an article on loan to fun biggest Indigenous-led infrastructure project in Canada.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP has helped finalize the $1.34-billion loan that will fund the $1.9-billion Wataynikaneyap Power transmission project.
Ella Plotkin, partner and leader of the firm’s global infrastructure and projects group, said, “By the end of 2023, 16 remote communities that are currently powered by diesel generation stations will be connected to the Ontario power grid.” Plotkin co-led the legal team involved in the power transmission project.
“It was a privilege for our Firm to be a part of a project that will have such clear benefits for First Nations and the country,” added Fasken Managing Partner Peter Feldberg.
