Meet Our Neighbours, Part II: Electricity and Regeneration at Power Glen

Located at the base of the Niagara Escarpment on Twelve Mile Creek, the existence of this little community was inextricably tied to its surrounding landscape. Harnessing the power of the water that fell from the ridge of the escarpment and weaved its way along the creek was inevitable. Yet, what came after the mills that first initiated this tiny village was both revolutionary and unprecedented: hydroelectric power generation.