That's a great article promoting clean renewable energy Art, thank you. The name change has always interested me as well, Haig is a very old family name in the township. Who felt the need to change it to Hagues Reach? Same goes for the former "Heely Falls".
Good article Art. I was on council when the PUC was sold. It was my idea to create the two funds. It was the rate payers within the old town of Campbellford that paid for the electricity not the rural area. The first grant of the old Town of Campbellford went to Booth St rehabilitation. The next year I was off council and it went to Rehabilitation of Petherick Rd. In Seymour. The amalgation had just taken place and I understood that some Seymour elected officials thought they had too much of their tax dollars going to the arena. One of the comments directed to me at the time was you don,t want to share. It would be good today if the municipal portion would go into the roads in Campbellford which has the worst roads of the two urban centres. One resident said at the time there was enought money to give each rate payer in Campbellford $5,000 dollars. The foundation has done a lot of good with this money.
Interesting article - thanks! I have been curious about the power stations since coming to this area, but my google searches haven't produced much accessible info.
This post makes me mourn for our loss of innocence. Fifty years ago if you started lurking around places like this with a camera, there was a 50-50 chance that someone would come out to chat with you and often invite you in for a look and some great shots. Now they assume you're some kind of amateur terrorist and come out to yell at you that you're on private property while you explain that no, this is a public road, the private property starts at that fence where those "no trespassing" signs are posted, duh. Even if they were friendly, insurance regulations mean you can't set foot in the place without three letters of authorization and half a dozen waivers.
That's a great article promoting clean renewable energy Art, thank you. The name change has always interested me as well, Haig is a very old family name in the township. Who felt the need to change it to Hagues Reach? Same goes for the former "Heely Falls".
Good article Art. I was on council when the PUC was sold. It was my idea to create the two funds. It was the rate payers within the old town of Campbellford that paid for the electricity not the rural area. The first grant of the old Town of Campbellford went to Booth St rehabilitation. The next year I was off council and it went to Rehabilitation of Petherick Rd. In Seymour. The amalgation had just taken place and I understood that some Seymour elected officials thought they had too much of their tax dollars going to the arena. One of the comments directed to me at the time was you don,t want to share. It would be good today if the municipal portion would go into the roads in Campbellford which has the worst roads of the two urban centres. One resident said at the time there was enought money to give each rate payer in Campbellford $5,000 dollars. The foundation has done a lot of good with this money.
Fascinating read, Art, and a Lot of research. Thanks!
Interesting article - thanks! I have been curious about the power stations since coming to this area, but my google searches haven't produced much accessible info.
This post makes me mourn for our loss of innocence. Fifty years ago if you started lurking around places like this with a camera, there was a 50-50 chance that someone would come out to chat with you and often invite you in for a look and some great shots. Now they assume you're some kind of amateur terrorist and come out to yell at you that you're on private property while you explain that no, this is a public road, the private property starts at that fence where those "no trespassing" signs are posted, duh. Even if they were friendly, insurance regulations mean you can't set foot in the place without three letters of authorization and half a dozen waivers.