Commemorating the earliest Hydro Electric Generating Stations using the Falls. Constructed on what used to be Cedar Island, the Canadian Niagara Power Generating Station started generating power on January 1, 1905
The Ocean Terminals were constructed between 1912 and 1928, and have served the Port of Halifax ever since. For many years, these terminals were the point of disembarkation for thousands of European immigrants to Canada.
Constructed 1914-1917 as a major port facility on the Pacific Coast to protect Canada’s trade routes. Project used over 1M tons of rock, 10,000 granite blocks, 53 concrete caissons and over 1M c.y. of dredged fill.
DESCRIPTION: The Ottawa River Canals were “Canada’s First Public Work” and were built on the Ottawa River to facilitate boat traffic between Montreal and the Rideau Waterway. They were constructed under the supervision of Lt-Col. Henry Du Vernet and...
The Petty Harbour power station is one of the oldest in Canada and one of the few that went in service at the beginning of the 20th century and are still in operation today. A number of upgrades and renovations have been undertaken at the power plant since the...
Two steel-arch road bridges over the Don Valley and the Rosedale Ravine, one 500 m and the other 60 m.; designed by Thomas Taylor who made provision for a future rapid-transit line at the lower level; constructed under the supervision of R.C. Harris, Public Works...
Officially opened in 1939 by Queen Elizabeth as Canada’s first freeway complete with cloverleaf intersections, traffic circles, and continuous lighting.
This Toronto plant is ideally situated on the shore of Lake Ontario. The engineers’ in-house architect, Thomas C. Pomphrey, was responsible for the building design in the classical Beaux Arts style. The stunning interior finishes and the immaculate lawns...
The Red River Floodway is a 47 km (29 mi) flood control waterway which, during flood periods, takes part of the Red River’s flow around the city of Winnipeg to the east and discharges it back into the Red River below the dam at Lockport. It can carry floodwater...
Location of a suspension bridge (190 m span) designed by Edward W. Serrell and in use from 1853 to 1915 when it was replaced by the present highway bridge; and a cantilever-type railway bridge (372 m in span) designed by Job Abbott and constructed by P.S. Archibald,...
