Amidst a world-wide pandemic and strict restrictions on people and movement, Swift River Energy Limited and the Township of Muskoka Lakes are putting aside their differences and settling out of court on a noise by law complaint.
The issue was first raised in December 2018 by the Township. Swift River was hoping to wrap up lake bed excavations before Christmas so everyone can enjoy a quiet holiday. It believed it had the right to do so because of a by-law exemption.
"This is a small but important victory for tax payers. Instead of clogging up the justice system and consuming valuable municipal time and resources, we're building good will, saving money that would have been spent on lawyers and giving it to a local charity," says Nhung Nguyen VP of Development at Swift River.
Due to the COVID lockdown, charities are experiencing a devastating shortfall on revenues and in dire need of support.
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More than 200 major charities in Canada have formed an emergency coalition to call upon the Canadian government to establish a stabilization fund amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The coalition is warning of an impending and irreparable collapse of Canada’s non-profit sector.
A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that, during COVID lockdown, daily emissions declined around 17% between January and early April when compared to 2019 levels. Small run of river hydro like the Bala Generating Station have minimal impacts on the environment.
The Bala GS began operations in January 2020. It supplies enough clean green electricity to power 2000 homes in Muskoka.
