History of Chippawa
…began renaming places to reflect the British governance. Chippawa Creek became the Welland River and Fort Chippawa was renamed Fort Welland. In 1794, William Canby and John McGill built a…
The Great Gorge Trip
…E.B. Osler of Toronto and R.B. Angus to build and operate the “Niagara Falls Park & River Railroad Company”. This railway ran from Queenston to Chippawa and the contract allowed…
Niagara Tunnel Project Members
…and private clients with multi-disciplined expertise and comprehensive capabilities in planning, environmental assessments, studies and analysis, design, procurement, construction engineering and inspection, project, program and construction management, and facility maintenance…
Niagara Falls in the 1800’s
…for the Humane Society to resuscitate.” My advice to all those who visit the Falls, and have no particular penchant for the “Wasser Cur,” is to avoid the adventure personally,…
The Burning Springs
…to determine a fair compensation for Sutherland Macklem when the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park Commission took over the lands. It was reported that Macklem had been charging tourists to…
John Augustus Roebling
…was required to connect the New York Central and Great Western Railway across the Niagara River Gorge. A company had been formed several years before for that purpose, and had…
The Tug and the Scow
…untangled. Hill returned to the roof of the Toronto Power House. With Charles Possert and Thomas Darrington, both riggers from the Toronto Power Company working the lines, Hill was able…
Niagara River Water Diversion Treaty
…Not to include the amount of water used and necessary for domestic/sanitary purposes and for the canals for navigation purposes. In order to preserve the scenic beauty of the Falls,…
Illumination of the Falls
…Niagara Falls Illumination Board was formed. The board had an initial budget of $28,000 to ensure the management, operation and maintenance of the illumination lights. The power to supply the…
A Chronological History of the Niagara Tunnel Project
…miners, construction workers and engineers. Doctor Williams’s role is to keep up to date on the tunnelling project and to be a public ambassador for it. According to traditions associated…