SOLAR ENERGY NIGHTMARE FOR BLIND RIVER, ONTARIO

The answer involves an ambitious power utility, an Ottawa consultant who helped point the town toward its federal money before millions were paid to two companies he was involved with, and a puzzling trail of accounting that is ultimately trumped by more questions about failed oversight at every level of government.
This is the story of Blind River and its hopes for solar power and energy riches — dreams that turned into a financial nightmare.