Publicly owned electric companies put a strong focus on rural electrification and hydroelectric development.
But hydroelectric development was most active in Quebec.
Cascadero Falls is slated for hydroelectric development in connection with the power needs of the area's mines.
It is part of the second hydroelectric development on Vancouver Island.
The public companies focused on rural electrification and hydroelectric development.
First, hydroelectric development became more expensive when funding through interest-free loans for its development from International financial institutions was cut.
The Fort George settlement itself had been home to people forced to relocate by earlier hydroelectric development.
Zinc is extracted from nearby deposits and there are hydroelectric development to the north.
More interestingly from an engineering perspective, the river is well suited for hydroelectric development.
Drainage and hydroelectric development has in the past disturbed their braided river bed habitat.