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THE GAN ADI.AN NIAGARA
of F ort Erie in
POWER COMJ'ANY::: be:gan sel'vi.ng the people
1907�
just previous to this F.B. �athews clerk
of the villaBe posted
a
notice in the
·
for te-nders for the constru.ction o:e
was
rt E
P
Electric
Times asking
light system�
in "u.ly 1906 .• .L�rte:r that year tbe �anadian
a line of steel poles 18 miles throu.gh the
railroad
a.panned
cross.ings and
the
It
erecting
to J?ort Eriee.;.;here
river to
was
a
steel
in Aueust of
and Goderich,
for the
was
made
and
of steel
It
on.
n ot until
icipality of
to
come
place
�an
the north west
of
corrue;ated
a
and
had'... one
of
The
foof,
Qtteen
buiiding
and was 18
was
turned
3rdo, 1910 tbe the voters in the
their tO\m to
was
in
install
munÂ
...
electric lights.,
1927 that the Power comp
building which contained
new
9
corner
1907 the electric fluid
in the Community when they replaced
�he
cables which
l!rideeburg voted to allow the Canadian powe.r Cooi.p
into
It
su:ppo:rt the
village lighting systeme
brick with
.E'inally in Novo
was
to
1907 that the power company started
transformer station at
a
24ft..
towe,rs
steel bridges to guard the
transformer station in Buffalo
&t.
by
were
ihat
.
Power Comp.,
fields from
erected
Niagara :Palls
:
..
took
the
old
a
more
permiiment
building wlth
9�200 sq� ft. of floor space�
of the most luxurious show rooms in the
lHagara disÂ
trict ..
Information from the Times Review:
Oct.
16thc 1974G
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to a111y, ,ne clecl C()nclitio 1r of
11se or in tall�1t'i()!1Q
It is safe,·"jhygier1ic, �t11d gives
off no noxious gassesG ·Does
not hurt or dull fur11isl1ing·s
or ornan]ents iri the house or
gdo.ds in the storeo
·
For further inf orrr1ation w-rite
· The ·anadi
iagara Falls
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Louis McDermott Collection
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Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area.
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A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library.
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Canadian Niagara Power Company
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Louis McDermott Historical Collection
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Fort Erie
Louis Mcdermott Collection
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