This hydroelectric generating station at Grand Rapids was constructed between 1960 and 1968 by Manitoba Hydro.
Grand Rapids Generating Station (July 2017)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Grand Rapids Generating Station (July 2021)
Source: George Penner
Grand Rapids Generating Station (October 2023)
Source: Glen Toews
Monument for the Grand Rapids Tramway at the Grand Rapids Generating Station (October 2023)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N53.16074, W99.28591
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Manitoba Power Commission / Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board / Winnipeg Hydro / Manitoba Hydro
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grand Rapids Fish Hatchery (McKay Avenue, Grand Rapids)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grand Rapids Tramway (McKay Avenue, Grand Rapids)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Chemawawin (Cedar Lake, Northern Manitoba)
Labour Conflict During Construction of the Kelsey and Grand Rapids Hydroelectric Generating Stations by Doug Smith
Manitoba History, Number 85, Fall 2017
We thank George Penner and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 October 2023
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