Bala Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station

Site of Swift River Energy's proposed hydroelectric-generating station. Photo by Karen Longwell

A controversial hydroelectric generating plant has been proposed for the North Bala Falls in the Village of Bala. Residents are divided as to which option is preferred for the structure and whether the project should go ahead at all. Economic, esthetic and environmental impacts have all been cited as drawbacks to the Swift River Energy project that originated as part of the provincial government’s policy aimed at developing new clean, renewable, ‘green’ sources of power generation.

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Change of plans for Bala Falls BALA — Swift River Energy Limited has had enough. After months of trying to compromise with Muskoka Lakes council to build a less obtrusive hydro plant at the Bala Falls, the developer has decided it...

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