32 | Big Deals
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Shaban, Rick H.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6262
rshaban@blg.com
Mr. Shaban's practice
includes infrastructural
renewal, contracts
and dispute resolution.
Represents clients in
all aspects of project
delivery, including
project agreements,
negotiations, RFQ/
RFP/Tendering,
insurance and surety-
related matters.
Seviour, Colm
St. Roch
Stewart McKelvey
(709) 722-4270
cseviour@
stewartmckelvey.com
Mr. Seviour has
extensive natural
resources experience.
He has acted as
counsel to mining, oil
& gas, forestry and
hydroelectric projects
in relation to permitting,
environmental and
fi nancing matters. He
litigates commercial
and regulatory matters.
Shell, Michael L.
Miller Thomson LLP
(905) 415-6709
mshell@
millerthomson.com
Mr. Shell, a senior
commercial litigation
partner, specializes
in representing and
assisting owners,
contractors and
suppliers in the
construction industry
involved in construction
lien claims and
contract, performance
and design disputes.
Sibay, Godyne N.L.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(416) 601-7748
gsibay@mccarthy.ca
Ms. Sibay is on
the fi rm's Board
of Partners. Her
practice focuses
on infrastructure,
AFP/PPP, project
development and real
estate with over 30
major government,
hospital, transportation,
university and athletic
facility infrastructure
projects.
Shouldice, Robert R.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(604) 640-4145
rshouldice@blg.com
Mr. Shouldice's
domestic and cross-
border corporate
and commercial law
practice embraces
public and private
infrastructure projects,
M&A, energy and
transportation-sector
transactions and
projects, and corporate
reorganizations and
governance matters.
Sides, Tom A.
Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7138
tom.sides@
dentons.com
Mr. Sides focuses
on technology and
infrastructure projects:
gasifi cation plants in
the energy, forestry
and power industries,
Alberta's P3 SuperNet
telecommunications
project, and
energy companies:
construction and
engineering
services projects.
countant Janette Pantry. In-house counsel Bill Johnson
(Kiewit), Colin Sam, Charles Todd and Brian Swartz (Ae-
con); Philippe Archambault, Emmanuel Boisselet and Isa-
belle Balestra (Keolis) also supported GrandLinq GP and/
or the key subcontractors. The operation and maintenance
provider's external counsel was Tobor Emakpor of Osler,
Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
CIBC World Markets Inc. as underwriter of the long
term bonds and Alberta Treasury Branches as the con-
struction period lender were represented by Fasken Mar-
tineau DuMoulin LLP with a team including Brian Kel-
sall, Ella Plotkin, Sean Stevens, Marc Lef ler, Sean Morley
and Louise Kennedy.
RAINY RIVER FIRST NATIONS
COMPLETES FINANCING
FOR 25 MW-SOLAR PROJECT
Closing date: May 9, 2014
Rainy River First Nations Solar Limited Partnership
(through three special-purpose subsidiaries) and a group of
life insurance companies comprising The Manufacturers
Life Insurance Company and Sun Life Assurance Company
of Canada closed a $132.5-million non-recourse construc-
tion and term project financing for the Rainy River First
Nations solar project located near Fort Frances, Ontario.
The 25-MW project, which is expected to reach commer-
cial operation in the spring of 2015, is majority-owned by
the Rainy River First Nations. The other investors include
Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure and Terrma Capi-
tal Corp., as financial and operating partners, and certain
principals of Cedarvale Energy Inc. Electricity generated by
this project will be sold under three separate 20-year Feed-in
Tariff contracts with the Ontario Power Authority, each of
which includes an Aboriginal Price Adder as a result of the
participation by the Rainy River First Nations.
The Rainy River First Nations and certain minority in-
vestors were represented by Gowling Laf leur Henderson
LLP with a team including Thomas Timmins (project
lead), Christopher Alam and Ava Kim (project finance);
Robert Blackstein and Neeta Sahadev (corporate/commer-
cial and project development); Graham Darling (real estate),
Ian Richler (environmental and permitting) and William
Jackman (contracting matters).
Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure and Terrma
Capital Corp. were represented by Torys LLP with a team
including Philip Symmonds, Jackie Taitz and Addie Buhr
(corporate/commercial and project finance).
The lenders were represented by Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP with a team including Nicholas Wil-
liams, Anthony Spadaro and Jennifer Prieto (banking and
project finance); Sarah Powell (energy and environmental),
Gabriella Lombardi and Jason Stapley (real estate).
BOREALIS INFRASTRUCTURE
EXPANDS INTEREST IN BRUCE POWER
Closing date: March 27, 2014
BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust (Borealis), an af-
filiate of Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc. – the
infrastructure investment arm of the Ontario Municipal
Employees Retirement System – closed the $450-million
acquisition of the direct and indirect interest of Cameco
Corporation in Bruce Power L.P., the lessee and operator of
