{"id":8261,"date":"2017-08-09T21:40:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/?p=8261"},"modified":"2017-08-09T21:41:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T01:41:07","slug":"e-newsletter-august-2-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethebalafalls.com\/?p=8261","title":{"rendered":"e-Newsletter \u2013 August 2, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The current status<\/strong>
\n As has been the case for more than a year, the proponent to build a proposed hydro-electric generating station at the Bala falls still does not have the approvals they need from the; Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and District Municipality of Muskoka.<\/p>\n

We continue to be very concerned that the proponent has not addressed serious issues of; risk to public safety, risk to public infrastructure, and risk to private property.<\/p>\n

We continue to work on detailing and communicating these issues to the decision-makers.
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\u201cPaperwork\u201d<\/strong>
\n We are always happy to see the local media report on the proposed project, but were surprised to read the headline “Paperwork delays Bala Falls hydro project construction<\/a>“, posted July 30, 2017 at MuskokaRegion.com.<\/p>\n

That is like saying that the only reason a 5-year-old can’t drive a car is because they don’t have the paperwork.<\/p>\n

The fact is, the proponent has been working for more than 12 years and still doesn’t have the approvals they need because they have not met the well-justified conditions required of them.
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Our e-Newsletter system<\/strong>
\n As we have found that our e-Newsletter system has not been reliably sending e-mails to some subscribers, we have changed to a new system. And concerning our e-Newsletters …<\/p>\n