Massive Niagara Hydro-Electric Project Approved
January 26, 1900
Jan 26, 1900 to Dec 26, 1900 - The Niagara Parks Commission approved a plan to build a massive hydro-electric generating station on the Canadian side of the Niagara River.
Chaindrillers at work on the Hydro Electric Canal between Niagara Falls and Queenston, [Ont. Credit: John Boyd / Library and Archives Canada /MIKAN 3317992*
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Photo: Adam Beck Sir Adam Beck (1857-1925), who worked to realize Ontario's electric-power capacity as the Chairman of the public enterprise that became Ontario Hydro, the largest public power authority in the world. ID #20157 Canadian Heritage Gallery*
