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End of an era not far off for Lakeview's Four Sisters
Power generating station slated for demolition
JOHN STEWART
May 29, 2006
The stacks of the Lakeview Generating Station, symbolic of a bygone industrial era, will soon be blasted into history.
"It's certainly the passing of an era," said Jayme Gaspar, executive director of Heritage Mississauga, on Friday. "Another part of our history is being taken down."
On June 12, contractors for Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will detonate several blasts to remove the stacks, known as the Four Sisters, from the landscape.
"They are a landmark, for sailors, for pilots and for the community," said Gaspar, adding she understands the stacks must be removed to make way for potential redevelopment.
"We are making sure the site is in a safe and secure condition," said John Earl, spokesman for OPG. "We're working toward a brown-fields situation where the property could be used again in an industrial process. Although we have no specific plans for it at this time, this property is still a valuable asset to the company and we believe it could be a prime site for electrical generation."
More than 100 people turned up Thursday afternoon for a public information forum hosted by OPG and Murray Demolition. Officials answered questions about the timing of the removal of the stacks, equipment and buildings set to come down over the next two years.
A couple of service buildings will remain because they could be valuable to future purchasers.
"It is unique even by Ontario Hydro standards," said Richard Collins, past president of the Mississauga South Historical Society. "It was the largest-scale development of its kind at the time."
Although the structures are anything but pretty, Collins said they are typical of their era.
"They might be ugly, but they're part of the neighbourhood," he said.
The Four Sisters are legendary landmarks for sailors. On a clear day they can be seen from Welland.
"They are marked as 'conspicuous' on navigation charts," said Collins. "You can see them from a long way away and take your bearings from them. People are going to miss it because Lakeview was unique."
The City of Mississauga will review designated land uses for the property as it updates the Lakeview District Plan.
End of an era not far off for Lakeview's Four Sisters
Power generating station slated for demolition
JOHN STEWART
May 29, 2006
The stacks of the Lakeview Generating Station, symbolic of a bygone industrial era, will soon be blasted into history.
"It's certainly the passing of an era," said Jayme Gaspar, executive director of Heritage Mississauga, on Friday. "Another part of our history is being taken down."
On June 12, contractors for Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will detonate several blasts to remove the stacks, known as the Four Sisters, from the landscape.
"They are a landmark, for sailors, for pilots and for the community," said Gaspar, adding she understands the stacks must be removed to make way for potential redevelopment.
"We are making sure the site is in a safe and secure condition," said John Earl, spokesman for OPG. "We're working toward a brown-fields situation where the property could be used again in an industrial process. Although we have no specific plans for it at this time, this property is still a valuable asset to the company and we believe it could be a prime site for electrical generation."
More than 100 people turned up Thursday afternoon for a public information forum hosted by OPG and Murray Demolition. Officials answered questions about the timing of the removal of the stacks, equipment and buildings set to come down over the next two years.
A couple of service buildings will remain because they could be valuable to future purchasers.
"It is unique even by Ontario Hydro standards," said Richard Collins, past president of the Mississauga South Historical Society. "It was the largest-scale development of its kind at the time."
Although the structures are anything but pretty, Collins said they are typical of their era.
"They might be ugly, but they're part of the neighbourhood," he said.
The Four Sisters are legendary landmarks for sailors. On a clear day they can be seen from Welland.
"They are marked as 'conspicuous' on navigation charts," said Collins. "You can see them from a long way away and take your bearings from them. People are going to miss it because Lakeview was unique."
The City of Mississauga will review designated land uses for the property as it updates the Lakeview District Plan.