Waterfront property owners are large stakeholders in the funding, provision and use of services in rural Ontario. This may include policing, waste disposal, water treatment, municipal roadways, electricity and telecommunications.
Different levels of government play different roles. Learn more about who does what here.
Water has been used as a source of electricity in Ontario for over a century. To learn more about water power view the three part video series, found below, produced by the Ontario Waterpower Association in collaboration with the Waterpower Working Group (WPWG).

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October 2009 Landmark OMB decision on dissolving the municipal ward system; Kearney, Ontario