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  • Subject: Electric power
The Indians are angry because no one consulted them before plans were made for the area
The Indians are angry because no one consulted them before plans were made for the area
5/17/1972
Power Projects: Quebec natives are trying to stop hydro stations like this one on La Grande River from being built in Great Whale project, indicated on map
Power Projects: Quebec natives are trying to stop hydro stations like this one on La Grande River from being built in Great Whale project, indicated on map
3/1/1991
Environmental cause: Quebec Crees, like this trapper near the site of the Great Whale hydro project, have won the support of many American environmentalists
Environmental cause: Quebec Crees, like this trapper near the site of the Great Whale hydro project, have won the support of many American environmentalists
9/11/1991
The guilty one! Blown-off top of transformer (rear) at Leaside hydro station that caused last night's blackout is inspected today by Ontario Hydro worker Darrell Fontaine
The guilty one! Blown-off top of transformer (rear) at Leaside hydro station that caused last night's blackout is inspected today by Ontario Hydro worker Darrell Fontaine
4/26/1990
Blackout: Drivers and pedestrians made their way slowly and carefully along Front street wednesday night after a blackout plunged large areas of Toronto into darkness
Blackout: Drivers and pedestrians made their way slowly and carefully along Front street wednesday night after a blackout plunged large areas of Toronto into darkness
4/29/1990
The shocks, Man does pretty well at supplying himself from nature
The shocks, Man does pretty well at supplying himself from nature
1/10/1966
Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion
Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion
4/25/1990
Explosion aftermath: Tom Griffiths, Ontario Hydro's Toronto district manager, stands to the right of the transformer that exploded
Explosion aftermath: Tom Griffiths, Ontario Hydro's Toronto district manager, stands to the right of the transformer that exploded
4/25/1990
Four Sentinels: Boats nestle along the Port Credit waterfront against a backdrop of smokestacks at Mississauga's Lakeview Thermal Generating Station
Four Sentinels: Boats nestle along the Port Credit waterfront against a backdrop of smokestacks at Mississauga's Lakeview Thermal Generating Station
8/7/1992
Pile of Power: A vehicle climbs over a mountain of coal, 31 metres high (100 feet) at the station, where an ambitious project will extend its lifespan
Pile of Power: A vehicle climbs over a mountain of coal, 31 metres high (100 feet) at the station, where an ambitious project will extend its lifespan
5/28/1992
Bird's Eyeview of the project. It will feed Port Arthur and Fort William. Its 240-foot steel surge tank reduces water-hammer pressures and will provid(...)
Bird's Eyeview of the project. It will feed Port Arthur and Fort William. Its 240-foot steel surge tank reduces water-hammer pressures and will provid(...)
10/20/1948
Getting together at seven Islands for historic first shipment of Ungava iron ore to U
Getting together at seven Islands for historic first shipment of Ungava iron ore to U
8/3/1954
For power-hungry alberta, What may have been the largest piece of machinery ever unloaded in Toronto harbor came off the Manchester Faith on Saturday
For power-hungry alberta, What may have been the largest piece of machinery ever unloaded in Toronto harbor came off the Manchester Faith on Saturday
5/3/1969
Awesome little giant that plunged half a continent into darkness last Tuesday was a relay device similar to this one
Awesome little giant that plunged half a continent into darkness last Tuesday was a relay device similar to this one
1/1/1965
Everything was backwards when Roy Teal, system supervisor at the Ontario Hydro control centre at Richview substation near Malton, examined instruments(...)
Everything was backwards when Roy Teal, system supervisor at the Ontario Hydro control centre at Richview substation near Malton, examined instruments(...)
11/10/1965
When the lights went on after last night's power failure pedestrians found streetcars lined up
When the lights went on after last night's power failure pedestrians found streetcars lined up
11/10/1965
The water carriers: The power failure that blacked out North York for up to 25 hours during the weekend also left some apartment dwellers high and dry
The water carriers: The power failure that blacked out North York for up to 25 hours during the weekend also left some apartment dwellers high and dry
7/17/1977
Helping hand
Helping hand
4/25/1990
Happy glow: A bright spot in the blackout for Melissa Malster was the birth of her son, not named yet, at Mount Sinai Hospital after labor in the dark
Happy glow: A bright spot in the blackout for Melissa Malster was the birth of her son, not named yet, at Mount Sinai Hospital after labor in the dark
4/27/1990
Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses
Headed home: TTC passengers jammed special shuttle buses when thousands of would-be subway riders were left stranded on street corners to wait up to an hour for buses
4/25/1990
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