Short Circuit the Industrial Power Plant!

A quiet day at the falls.

Welcome to the fight to “Save the Bala Falls”. Bala’s most valuable asset is threatened with destruction by a proposal to jam a hydroelectric generating plant into the middle of its natural beauty. The proposal calls for blasting a trench in the bedrock of Burgess Island 60 feet deep and 40 feet wide from Lake Muskoka to the Moon River. Burgess Island sits in between the Bala Falls and is presently occupied by the Burgess Stone Church and Purks Place Boat Livery.

This website mobilizes committed efforts to preserve our Cultural Heritage by building community support. The natural beauty and serene tranquillity of the Bala Falls is an easily accessible public resource enjoyed by thousands of visitors from near and far. This website strives to provide clear information, direction and focus for those who are totally opposed to any new industrial hydroelectric generating station in the middle of Bala so that YOU CAN take strong action to express your concerns about conservation.

Our goal is the sight of young peoples faces lighting up as they discover the natural wonder of the Bala Falls. Speaking of young people there is a Facebook site named “Save the Bala Falls in Muskoka” that is operated by local young people as a companion to this site with additional comment and photographs. It has over 1000 members and is definitely worth a look. Also be sure to read some of the articles you see listed on the right hand side of this page.

We need a constantly flowing 😉 cascade of letters, e-mails, faxes etc. to various politicians, the developer, cottager associations etc. outlining concerns related to the natural environment, Bala’s tourism economy, our heritage, pickerel spawning beds, public access to Lake Muskoka and the Moon River, safety concerns and more. Be sure to request a reply and follow up if you still have questions unanswered. Please carbon copy info@SaveTheBalaFalls.com if you will let us publish it on our website “Letters” page. When you do write , we strongly urge you to maintain a polite, non-aggressive and non-abusive tone.

The top ten persons to contact are:

Please visit other pages on our website to explore the issues and see examples of concerned citizen’s letters, newspaper articles, photographs and more.