Government of Canada announces interim license for new hydroelectric power station on Trent-Severn Waterway
April 2, 2008
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, March 21, 2008–On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister John Baird, Member of Parliament for Peterborough Dean Del Mastro is pleased to announce that the Government will issue an interim license to the Trent Rapids Power Corporation to begin construction of a new eight-megawatt hydroelectric power generating station along the Trent-Severn Waterway.
“After significant consultation with our community, and residents all along the Trent-Severn Waterway, I am pleased to announce this interim license for the Trent Rapids Power Corporation,” said Mr. Del Mastro. “This project strikes the right balance between our economy and environment. It will contribute to the generation of green energy while still keeping with the historic uses of this important cultural corridor which has supported hydropower for the past 99 years.”
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