Hydro Dams in Ontario

Many ask me the state of the Bala Hydro Dam project. Foolish people still swim there.

Winter

Summer

Some in Bala are fighting it bitterly. It has been discouraging people from buying property in this economically weak town.

Bala Falls dam was a working dam in the past.

Swift River tries to build plant

BALA - Swift River continues to work toward a hydroelectric plant despite public objections and roadblocks at every step.

Fall

The signage is somewhat worrisome, not unlike the "Back Off Government" signs of Lanark County.

There are many such projects in the province.


Almonte has a lovely spot, with a working dam. Progress in these times of tar sands and pipelines.

Waterfalls and dams in photos

I loved taking my canoe about the beaver ponds in Muskoka. This is my collection of waterfall photos from our Ontario travels.