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13 Jan

Portage Power brings 39 megawatts of clean, renewable power to Ontario

by Portage Power
in Blog, Featured, Generating History, Hydroelectricity, National Capital Region
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Acquired by Hydro Ottawa in 2012 and 2016, two hydroelectric stations on the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River at Chaudière Falls have gone through extensive refurbishments, and...

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02 Dec

Generating history: Chaudière Falls expansion

by Portage Power
in Blog, Generating History, Hydroelectricity, National Capital Region
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Our vision of the Chaudière Falls expansion project was three-fold: produce clean, renewable energy in an environmentally responsible way; be an open public space to be enjoyed by...

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20 Jun

Generating history: the industrious past of Chaudière Falls

by Portage Power
in Blog, Generating History, Hydroelectricity, National Capital Region
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One of the men at the forefront of the lumber boom in Ottawa was John Rudolphus Booth, Canadian lumber king and railroad baron. Booth was at times referred...

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Great Fire of Ottawa-Hull, April 26, 1900. Photo credit: William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada.
20 Mar

Generating history: the Chaudière Island great fire

by Portage Power
in Blog, Generating History, Hydroelectricity, National Capital Region
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One of the men at the forefront of the lumber boom in Ottawa was John Rudolphus Booth, Canadian lumber king and railroad baron. Booth was at times referred...

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03 Feb

Turn-of-the-century tech at Chaudière still “rings” true

by Portage Power
in Blog, Generating History, Hydroelectricity, National Capital Region
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The Ring Dam at Chaudière Falls is an essential part of the hydroelectric operations there – and has been for over 100 years. Built between 1907 and 1909,...

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