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WG Vineyard Niagara Inc and WG Domaine Niagara Inc

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Proceeding
Winding-up (provincial)Business Corporations Act (Ontario), s. 207
Court
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
File
C-100/18
Filings held15
Last activity30 May 2022
On the record3,100 days
Secured debt$2.25M
OverviewSummary updated

WG Vineyard Niagara Inc. and WG Domaine Niagara Inc., owners of the Four Mile Creek and Progressive properties in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, are subject to insolvency proceedings before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice under court file C-100/18, commenced June 15, 2018 on the application of Weiwei Gao. MNP Ltd. serves as court-appointed liquidator under an Appointment Order dated March 27, 2018, which stayed the notice of power of sale issued March 8, 2018 by first mortgagee Sunnyways Investments Inc. That mortgage arose from an original loan of $2,250,000, of which $1,500,000 was advanced against the Four Mile Creek property and $750,000 against the Progressive property. The Appointment Order granted MNP a first-charge Liquidator's Charge over the properties and a Borrowings Charge securing principal not to exceed $500,000. Unsecured claims include $86,288 to WalterFedy for architectural design of a proposed winery facility, $20,022 to Woerthle Vineyard for 2015-season custom farming, and unpaid municipal property taxes of $13,249.19 and $13,087.06 as at May 17, 2018. Shareholder claims of $1,332,816 against WG Vineyard and $395,315 against WG Domaine, recorded in 2017 externally prepared financial statements, are disputed, with the liquidator's review postponed pending a sale of the properties.

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A claims procedure has been established — see the order for deadlines.

Per the Claims Procedure package - dated dated 30 May 2022.

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#Sale

The court granted an approval and vesting order for the sale to Jenkins Vineyards Niagara Inc. Closing terms, as extracted: Vesting occurs upon delivery of the Liquidator's Certificate confirming payment of the Purchase Price, satisfaction/waiver of closing conditions, and completion of the Transaction to the Liquidator's satisfaction. Sealed: Sale Agreement attached as confidential appendix to the Report.

Source: Approval Vesting Order of Justice Taylor

#Report

The officer filed report no. Second Report. The Liquidator continued overseeing the wind-down of the Companies' vineyard properties, closing the Progressive Property sale, managing the farm tenant's exit from the Four Mile Creek Property, and negotiating a sale (APS) of the Four Mile Creek Property to a new purchaser after conditions were waived.

Source: Second Report

#Filing

Application filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, commencing the proceedings against WG Vineyard Niagara Inc. and WG Domaine Niagara Inc. under file C-100/18.

Source: Motion Record

Parties

Debtor

WG Vineyard Niagara Inc and WG Domaine Niagara Inc

Liquidator

MNP

Bench and counselPer the orders and service lists on the record

Bench

JudgeCourtOn this docketCases on record
Justice GibsonOntario Superior Court of Justice2 orders, May 20222 cases on record
Justice TaylorOntario Superior Court of Justice2 orders, Jun 20183 cases on record

Counsel of record

PartyCounselFirst seenSource
CreditorProceedings commenced at KitchenerGoldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP27 Jun 2018Order · 27 Jun 2018
Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
stated amounts, drawn to scale · 2 named without a figure
#Priority classCreditorAmountSource
4SecuredSunnyways Investments Inc.First mortgage against each of the Properties; original loan $2,250,000 of which $1,500,000 advanced against Four Mile Creek Property and $750,000 against Progressive Property — Amount is original loan advance, not confirmed current outstanding balance; validity/enforceability of mortgage not yet opined on by Liquidator's counsel; notice of power of sale issued March 8, 2018, stayed by Appointment Order — debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc. and WG Domaine Niagara Inc. · as of 6 Nov 2015$2.25MFirst Report
4SecuredMNP Ltd. (Liquidator's Charge) · in 9 casesas of date of Appointment Order (March 27, 2018) — First charge on the Properties for fees and disbursements, priority over all security interests except those of arm's-length third parties as of date of Order; proposed amendment: first $100,000 ranks in priority to all security interests including related-party ones, amounts over $100,000 subordinate to unrelated valid security — Court-ordered administration charge, not a conventional creditor claim — debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc. and WG Domaine Niagara Inc.—First Report
4SecuredMNP Ltd. (Borrowings Charge) · in 9 casesas of date of Appointment Order (March 27, 2018) — Fixed and specific charge on the Properties securing borrowings, principal not to exceed $500,000, priority over most security interests but subordinate to unrelated third-party security and to the Liquidator's Charge — $500,000 is a borrowing limit/facility ceiling, not an outstanding balance; court-ordered administration charge — debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc. and WG Domaine Niagara Inc.—First Report
8UnsecuredShareholder (Estate of Zhendong Wang / related shareholder) - WG Vineyardas of 2017 externally prepared financial statements — Related party; validity and quantum of shareholder claim is in dispute; review by Liquidator postponed pending sale of Properties — debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc.$1.33MFirst Report
8UnsecuredShareholder (Estate of Zhendong Wang / related shareholder) - WG Domaineas of 2017 externally prepared financial statements — Related party; validity and quantum of shareholder claim is in dispute; review by Liquidator postponed pending sale of Properties — debtor: WG Domaine Niagara Inc.$395KFirst Report
8UnsecuredWalterFedyArchitectural design fees for proposed winery facility — debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc.$86.3KFirst Report
8UnsecuredWoerthle Vineyarddebtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc.$20KFirst Report
8Unsecured1340210 Ontario Ltd. (Farm Tenant)Disputed; Liquidator has not yet determined validity of claim or whether cost is to be borne by the Companies or the Farm Tenant — debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc.$16.7KFirst Report
8UnsecuredTown of Niagara-on-the-Lake (WG Vineyard - unpaid property taxes)Municipal property taxes; possible reduction pending review of Farm Property Tax Class Rate eligibility — debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc. · as of 17 May 2018$13.2KFirst Report
8UnsecuredTown of Niagara-on-the-Lake (WG Domaine - unpaid property taxes)Municipal property taxes; possible reduction pending review of Farm Property Tax Class Rate eligibility — debtor: WG Domaine Niagara Inc. · as of 17 May 2018$13.1KFirst Report
8UnsecuredKestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP (KRP) - WG Vineyarddebtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc.$4.29KFirst Report
8UnsecuredKestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP (KRP) - WG Domainedebtor: WG Domaine Niagara Inc.$1.13KFirst Report

“not stated” means the record names the claim without a figure; “—” means not in the extracted record.

Sale processAs stated in the filings

3 transactions · 1 closed · 1 proposed · 1 approved — Marketing Process for the Four Mile Creek Property culminated in an APS pending Court approvalSecond Report · 7 Feb 2019

PurchaserPriceStatusSource
1074127 Ontario Limitedthe Company's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") · real property · agreement 6 Jun 2018not statedCloseddate not statedSecond Report
Quinton Jeronimo Jenkins, Gordon Ernest Jenkins and Ruth Anne Jenkinsthe Four Mile Creek Property · real property · nominee/assignee: Jenkins Vineyards Niagara Inc. · agreement 31 Oct 2018not statedProposedSecond Report
Jenkins Vineyards Niagara Inc.the Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") · asset sale · agreement 31 Oct 2018not statedApproved14 Feb 2019Approval Vesting Order of Justice Taylor
AdvisorsRemax (listing broker); Colliers International Niagara Ltd. (liquidator)Second Report
Closing termsVesting occurs upon delivery of the Liquidator's Certificate confirming payment of the Purchase Price, satisfaction/waiver of closing conditions, and completion of the Transaction to the Liquidator's satisfaction.Approval Vesting Order of Justice Taylor
Sealed materialsSale Agreement attached as confidential appendix to the ReportApproval Vesting Order of Justice Taylor
RecoveriesAs declared or paid

Unsecured creditors: not yet estimated. Sunnyways Investment Inc. $750K – $1.5M.Motion Record · 25 May 2022

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
SecuredSunnyways Investment Inc.—$750K – $1.5MinterimFinalper the liquidatorMotion Record · 25 May 2022
UnsecuredWG Creditors (Shareholder Loans Claim)related party—not yet estimatedper the liquidatorMotion Record · 25 May 2022

Each row is one filing's statement, copied as it reads and never computed. "Estimated" is the officer's forecast; "Under the plan" is the plan's or proposal's own term; "Final" is a declared or paid distribution; a row with no chip states no footing. A range is the two numbers stated; "of proven claims" is the document's own denominator.

Fees and ratesAs stated in the filings

2 engagements · 1 firm — latest: Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP, 2 May 2019 – 19 Apr 2021Motion Record · 25 May 2022

FirmPeriodHoursFeesRatesSource
Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLPCounselperiod 2 of 22 May 2019 – 19 Apr 2021Sought——$479.52stated averageMotion Record · 25 May 2022
Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLPCounselperiod 2 of 2to 19 Apr 202131.5$3,531.25totalnot statedMotion Record · 25 May 2022
2 people — Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP, to 19 Apr 2021
NameTitleHoursRateFees
Katie ParentLaw Clerk7.4—$1,850.00
R. Brendan BissellCounsel24.1—$13,255.00
TOTAL—31.5—$15,105.00
Estate financialsReported figures — never derived

Cash on hand

$1.35M

As at 7 Feb 2019Second Report

Professional fees to date

$74.7K

As at 7 Feb 2019Second Report

Documents
15 filings
DateDocumentFile
Claims Procedure package - datedPDF
Claims Procedure Order dated
  • Presiding officer Justice M.R. Gibson
PDF
Motion Record Returnable on May 25, 2022
  • Fee schedule Engagements: Form: invoice_listing · Rows: · Money: · Period: End: 2021-04-19 · Kind: cumulative · Quote: Summary of Accounts of Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP (From May 2, 2019 to April 19, 2021) · Start: 2019-05-02 · Approval: Quote: I make this affidavit in support of a motion by the Liquidator for, among other things, approval of the fees and disbursements of GSNH as its counsel for the period from May 2, 2019 to April 19, 2021. · State: sought · Averages: — · Currency: · Invoices: Tax: 1620.74 · Date: 2019-05-02 · Fees: 11980 · Quote: 174123 | May 2, 2019 | May 25, 2019 | 25.60 | $11,980.00 | $647.25 | $1,620.74 | $14,247.99 · Total: 14247.99 · Period end: 2019-05-25 · Disbursements: 647.25; Tax: 406.25 · Date: 2021-08-17 · Fees: 3125 · Quote: 186785 | August 17, 2021 | April 19, 2021 | 5.9 | $3,125.00 | - | $406.25 | $3,531.25 · Total: 3531.25 · Period end: 2021-04-19 · Firm text: Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP · Firm quote: GOLDMAN SLOAN NASH & HABER LLP · Context quote: I make this affidavit in support of a motion by the Liquidator for, among other things, approval of the fees and disbursements of GSNH as its counsel for the period from May 2, 2019 to April 19, 2021.; Form: time_summary · Rows: R. Brendan Bissell; Katie Parent; Fees: 15105 · Hours: 31.5 · Quote: TOTAL | | 31.5 | $15,105.00 · Row kind: subtotal · Rate kind: standard · Name as stated: TOTAL · Money: Total: $3.53K · Quote: Total Amount: 3,531.25 · Approximate: false · Period: End: 2021-04-19 · Kind: invoice · Quote: 186785 | August 17, 2021 | April 19, 2021 | 5.9 | $3,125.00 | - | $406.25 | $3,531.25 · Approval: State: unstated · Averages: · Currency: · Invoices: · Firm text: Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP · Firm quote: GOLDMAN SLOAN NASH & HABER LLP · Hours total: Quote: TOTAL | | 31.5 | $15,105.00 · Value: 31.5 · Context quote: This is Exhibit "B" to the Affidavit of Joël Turgeon sworn before me this 25th day of March, 2022 · Context unverified: true
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per actual; per unstated; per unstated · Table missing:
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Order of Justice Gibson - Approving Third Report of Liquidator - dated
  • Presiding officer Justice Gibson
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Approval Vesting Order of Justice Taylor
  • Closing terms Vesting occurs upon delivery of the Liquidator's Certificate confirming payment of the Purchase Price, satisfaction/waiver of closing conditions, and completion of the Transaction to the Liquidator's satisfaction.
  • Order date 14 February 2019
  • Purchaser Jenkins Vineyards Niagara Inc. · the Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") · asset sale · approved
  • Sealed items Sale Agreement attached as confidential appendix to the Report
PDF
Supplemental Motion RecordPDF
Motion Record returnable
  • Applicant WEIWEI GAO
  • Appointee MNP Ltd.
  • Appointee role liquidator
  • Court SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE
  • + 1 more extracted fact
PDF
Second Report
  • Cash on hand $1.35M · Note: Figure represents receipts over disbursements (the "Excess Funds") per the Interim Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, which includes $230,000 received in respect of the Four Mile Creek Property. · As at: 2019-02-04
  • Closing confirmed Closed · date not stated · 1074127 Ontario Limited
  • Operational summary The Liquidator continued overseeing the wind-down of the Companies' vineyard properties, closing the Progressive Property sale, managing the farm tenant's exit from the Four Mile Creek Property, and negotiating a sale (APS) of the Four Mile Creek Property to a new purchaser after conditions were waived.
  • Professional fees $74.7K · Note: Amount inclusive of HST. GSNH (legal counsel) issued four invoices for the period June 11, 2018 to January 31, 2019 totalling $42,660.19, inclusive of HST. · Party: MNP Ltd. (Liquidator) · Period: June 13, 2018 to January 31, 2019
  • + 5 more extracted facts
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Approval and Vesting Order of Justice Taylor
  • Closing terms Vesting occurs upon delivery of the Liquidator's Certificate confirming payment of the Purchase Price and satisfaction/waiver of closing conditions.
  • Purchaser 1074127 Ontario Limited · the Company's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") · real property · approved
  • Sale outcome Sale approved — Transaction approved
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Endorsement of Justice Taylor
  • Presiding officer Justice Taylor
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Order of Justice Taylor
  • Counsel Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP
  • Presiding officer Justice Taylor
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First Report
  • Purchaser purchaser under the February 4th Offer, unnamed; Liquidator declined to conclude that offer · the Four Mile Creek Property · real property · not completed
  • Sale advisor Remax (listing broker); Colliers International Niagara Ltd. (listing broker)
  • Sale outcome Approval pending — Liquidator recommends approval of the APS for the Progressive Property and seeks approval of a listing process for the Four Mile Creek Property
  • Secured creditors $2.25M · Note: Amount is original loan advance, not confirmed current outstanding balance; validity/enforceability of mortgage not yet opined on by Liquidator's counsel; notice of power of sale issued March 8, 2018, stayed by Appointment Order · Page: 8 · As of: 2015-11-06 · Debtor: WG Vineyard Niagara Inc. and WG Domaine Niagara Inc. · Creditor: Sunnyways Investments Inc. · Security: First mortgage against each of the Properties; original loan $2,250,000 of which $1,500,000 advanced against Four Mile Creek Property and $750,000 against Progressive Property
  • + 1 more extracted fact
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Motion Record
  • Applicant WEIWEI GAO
  • Appointee MNP Ltd.
  • Appointee role Court-appointed liquidator
  • Commencement date 15 June 2018
  • + 3 more extracted facts
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Appointment OrderPDF
Endorsement
  • Presiding officer Justice James W. Sloan
PDF

Filing titles, dates, and extracted key facts are public.

CiteProceedings., “WG Vineyard Niagara Inc and WG Domaine Niagara Inc” (Winding-up (provincial)), Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/wg-vineyard-niagara-inc-and-wg-domaine-niagara-inc

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