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Presentation to District Council, November 16, 2009

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Nov 172009
 

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  • Third “near miss” incident due to summer operation of this dangerous generating station
  • Second “near miss” incident due to summer operation of this dangerous generating station
  • Inadequate public safety measures and non-compliance
  • Doug Ford, no longer “For The People”
  • Leaving a dangerous and ugly mess
  • Swift River Energy Ltd. still doesn’t understand the extreme and unaddressed risks they have created
  • A good Samaritan’s rescue could instead have been three drownings due to the generating station
  • Proponent’s big lie #12: run-of-river operation – NOT
  • Proponent’s big lie #11: increased risk of flooding Lake Muskoka
  • Way too dangerous
  • Home page, 2019
  • e-Newsletter, November 17, 2019
  • It’s unanimous, the Mayor and Councillors of the Township of Muskoka Lakes get it
  • Fail: proponent’s attempt at a safety plan would instead create more dangers
  • e-Newsletter, October 15, 2019
  • e-Newsletter, June 17, 2019
  • Oh, so now protecting the public from drowning is just “red tape and regulatory burden”
  • 2019 Muskoka spring flooding: This is why you don’t want a hydro-electric company controlling water levels
  • e-Newsletter, April 16, 2019, and Doug Ford video
  • See the deadly industrial facility for yourself
  • Court update, and the Township of Muskoka Lakes response
  • The proposed project would dump people into the water, and then drown them
  • Proponent and government both refuse to respond to the most extreme dangers
  • Press Release: Drown’n Doug Ford Doubles Down on Dangerous Bala Booby Trap
  • e-Newsletter, February 4, 2019
  • Stupid expensive and stupid dangerous, Doug Ford what are you doing?
  • Premier Doug Ford’s Twitter feed, generating his own fake news
  • e-Newsletter, January 24, 2019
  • Township of Muskoka Lakes asks province to not permit operation of proposed project
  • Proponent continues to break Township’s Noise Control by-law
  • Proponent’s current work after 9:00 pm is illegal
  • Ford government still has not addressed the problem of unnecessarily high electricity prices
  • If Ontario ever has an energy shortage, this proposed project would not solve it
  • e-Newsletter, October 26, 2018
  • The PCs are spending money, now must find ways to reduce spending
  • e-Newsletter, September 30, 2018
  • The PC government’s inexcusable situation
  • Why won’t Premier Ford save Ontarians $70,000,000
  • Premier Ford, don’t sell the Crown jewels to pay the private developers that bribed Kathleen Wynne
  • “A big hole in the ground” – not a problem
  • Guaranteed: Stopping the proposed project would be a net savings to Ontarians
  • Premier Ford: Unjustifiably breaking an election promise is a big problem
  • Transcript, Premier Doug Ford and Minister Greg Rickford, August 29, 2018
  • Premier Ford, you promised …
  • e-Newsletter, August 29, 2018
  • e-Newsletter, August 6, 2018
  • A disgusting relic that must be stopped
  • Tony Zwig: threatening to sue the government for $100M to get his way
  • Tony Zwig: paid access, lobbyists and secret deals
  • Zwig doesn’t win lawsuits, he just uses them for intimidation
  • The proponent is losing their desperate battle to keep their government communications secret
  • Mayor Don Furniss is blindly defending a private developer that does not understand public safety
  • e-Newsletter, July 14, 2018
  • MPP Norm Miller, it’s a No Brainer: stop the project, save $100,000,000
  • A graphic example of why this proposed project would be a waste of our $100,000,000
  • Premier Doug Ford: Saving Ontarians
  • Premier Doug Ford was right: “This project stinks of political interest and insider deals”
  • e-Newsletter, June 20, 2018
  • Dear Premier-designate Doug Ford …
  • e-Newsletter, June 15, 2018
  • Drownings: No worries, insurance will cover it
  • Editorial: How would they avoid drowning unsuspecting tourists
  • The proponent got to where they are today by lying
  • Holding the government to account
  • Just say that you’re building a generating station
  • e-Newsletter, April 9, 2018
  • The proponent’s construction financing and risk to the Township of Muskoka Lakes
  • The Ministry of the Environment has apparently decided to not protect the environment
  • e-Newsletter, March 18, 2018
  • e-Newsletter – March 4, 2018: Doug Ford’s committment
  • Full transcript of Doug Ford speaking in Bala, Ontario, February 27, 2018
  • But what about drowning unsuspecting tourists
  • Guest editorial: Proponent’s indignity to, and denigration of, Bala’s cultural heritage
  • The MNRF has allowed themselves to be put into an impossible situation by the proponent
  • Proponent’s big lie #10: economic impact
  • Proponent’s big lie #9: they could not remove their cofferdam on 24 hours notice
  • Bala is (was) for everyone
  • e-Newsletter – January 14, 2018
  • Murdered in 45 seconds
  • Our politicians are failing us because the bureaucrats are misleading them
  • Proponent’s big lie #8: their non-compliance risks flooding Lake Muskoka
  • e-Newsletter – December 16, 2017
  • The MOECC should be protecting the environment, not catering to an irresponsible developer
  • Proponent’s unacceptable environmental damage and risks continue, ECA should be revoked
  • The proponent’s environmental risks and non-compliance
  • Proponent dumping untreated water into the Precambrian Shield parking lot and Moon River
  • The proponent’s pumped water treatment system
  • The proponent’s continued and unacceptable environmental risks
  • Pumping PCBs and insecticides into the Moon River
  • e-Newsletter – November 5, 2017
  • Hazardous shipping containers
  • PCB danger downstream
  • SaveTheBalaFalls.com interviewed on Toronto radio station AM640
  • e-Newsletter – October 13, 2017
  • Proponent’s big lie #7: Deceitful renderings
  • Ontario Liberals: protecting their own politicians, and bullying the public
  • Recent happenings …
  • Now the proponent is lying to the MOECC
  • Proponent’s big lie #6: “they weren’t supposed to be swimming in there”
  • The proponent’s incorrect statements at their Construction Meeting

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  • Home page, 2019
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  • Status Update, August 2014
  • Status Update, May 2014
  • Status Update, April 2014
  • Status Update, October 2012
  • Status Update, July 2012
  • Status Update, April 2012
  • Status Update, June 2011
  • Status Update, April 2011
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