Who We Are

Swift River Energy Limited was established in 2004 with a mission to develop small, low-impact, run-of-the-river hydroelectric generating facilities. A team of individuals with decades of experience building and operating a wide array of facilities in complex and challenging environments leads the company.

Swift River Energy Limited's Board of Directors includes:

Anthony Zwig, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
Paul Fisher, Secretary & Vice Chairman
John Wildman, Vice Chairman
Frank Belerique, Vice President

Swift River's accomplishments include: having led the design and construction of more than 12 small power project and district energy systems across Ontario; supervising the successful expansion of one of Toronto’s premier fitness clubs; acting as senior in-house counsel to one of Canada’s major banks; and, conceiving and managing all aspects of the development of some of Toronto’s most recognized commercial buildings (Yonge Eglinton Centre, Atrium on Bay and One Financial Place). This team has variously gained a reputation for being able to build complex projects, in challenging environments, on time and on budget.To address the unique challenges our Bala Falls project may face, the project development team includes engineers with decades of experience managing the development of renewable energy projects as well as the collective expertise of Lakeland Power / Bracebridge Generation Ltd., who will have responsibility for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of our Bala Falls generating stations once it comes into service.

Project Team:

Karen McGhee, P.Eng., McGhee-Krizsan Engineering Limited, Project Management and Swift River spokesperson

Hatch Energy, Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Assessment

Lakeland Power / Bracebridge Generation Ltd., Operations and Maintenance

Heritage Assessments, Golder Associates Limited and the former Historica Research Limited