{"id":6763,"date":"2015-06-30T14:24:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T18:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/?p=6763"},"modified":"2015-06-30T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T18:24:13","slug":"e-newsletter-june-27-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/?p=6763","title":{"rendered":"e-Newsletter \u2013 June 27, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an update on the proposed hydro-electric generating station at the\u00a0Bala falls.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Our next FUNdraiser \u2013 Saturday\u00a0July 4, 2015<br \/> <\/strong>Come out to support the\u00a0Bala falls, on Saturday July 4, 2015 anytime from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, in and around Margaret Burgess Park in Bala. Learn more about what is happening, and get your T-shirts, buttons, posters, postcards, lawn signs and car decals. All proceeds go to our Legal\u00a0Challenge Fund. A flyer is <a href=\"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/FUNdraiser20150704.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<br \/> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Big news \u2013 charitable donation tax receipts<br \/> <\/strong>And now in addition to the support of the Muskoka Lakes Association, Moon\u00a0River Property Owners Association, and the Wahta Mohawks First\u00a0Nation, we now have increased support from the Architectural\u00a0Conservancy of Ontario.\u00a0You can now receive a charitable donation tax recepit for donations to SaveTheBalaFalls.com. Donations will be applied to our Legal\u00a0Challenge Fund.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Depending on your tax situation, this reduces your after-tax cost of donating by 30% to 40%.<\/li>\n<li>Donations can be made on-line, and you immediately get your official tax receipt.<\/li>\n<li>Details are <a href=\"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/?page_id=21\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, or just go to <a href=\"http:\/\/SaveTheBalaFalls.com\" target=\"_blank\">SaveTheBalaFalls.com<\/a>, where there&#8217;s a <strong>Click to Donate<\/strong> icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current status<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>As for the last ten years, the proponent still <strong>does not have all approvals needed to proceed<\/strong>.<br \/> \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In fact, the proponent has made environmentally-significant changes to their previously approved plans and this appears to invalidate some of the approvals they do have. Either the proponent should be required to provide environmental assessment of their <u>current<\/u> plans, or this confirms the environmental assessment process has been a farce all along.<br \/> \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Instead, <strong>the proponent has decided to provide nonsense, false and deceptive statements<\/strong>, and has made unsubstantiated claims in areas outside of their competence.\n<p> We continue to pursue this, more detail is <a href=\"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/?p=6739\">posted here<\/a>.<br \/> \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Moon River Property Owners Association&#8217;s Canada\u00a0Day birthday party\u00a0\u2013 you&#8217;re invited<\/strong><br \/> Also on Saturday July 4, 2015, the Moon River Property Owners Association invites you to their 5<sup>th<\/sup> annual Canada Day Birthday\u00a0Party in\u00a0Margaret\u00a0Burgess Park.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Come at 8:30 pm for free cake, ice cream, and music, and to watch the fireworks across the\u00a0Moon\u00a0River.<\/li>\n<li>Bring a non-perishable food donation for the\u00a0West Muskoka Food Bank.<\/li>\n<li>A flyer with additional details <a href=\"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CanadaDayPoster2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">is here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep in Touch<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask your friends and family to sign themselves up to receive these e-Newsletters, the link is at the top-right at <a href=\"http:\/\/SaveTheBalaFalls.com\" target=\"_blank\">SaveTheBalaFalls.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow us on\u00a0Twitter, at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaveBalaFalls\" target=\"_blank\">@SaveBalaFalls<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow us on\u00a0Facebook, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaveTheBalaFalls\" target=\"_blank\">Save the Bala Falls<\/a><\/li>\n<li>E-mail us at <a href=\"mailto:info@SaveTheBalaFalls.com?subject=%5BBala%5D\">info@SaveTheBalaFalls.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>SaveTheBalaFalls.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an update on the proposed hydro-electric generating station at the\u00a0Bala falls. Our next FUNdraiser \u2013 Saturday\u00a0July 4, 2015 Come out to support the\u00a0Bala falls, on Saturday July 4, 2015 anytime from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, in and around Margaret Burgess Park in Bala. 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