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Cascade Hydro Plant License Renewal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57181
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of information about the Cascade power plant license renewal through Park Canada, includes reports and newspaper clippings. Also inlcuded is TransAlta. Energy Resources Conservation Board - 1987 Small Power Inquiry.
- Date Range
- 1987 - 1992
- Reference Code
- M592 / 2 - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M592 / V815
- Sous-Fonds
- M592
- Accession Number
- 8076
- Reference Code
- M592 / 2 - 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1987 - 1992
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of information about the Cascade power plant license renewal through Park Canada, includes reports and newspaper clippings. Also inlcuded is TransAlta. Energy Resources Conservation Board - 1987 Small Power Inquiry.
- Subject Access
- Calgary Power Ltd.
- TransAlta Utilites
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Environental Assessment for the Renewal of Cascade Power Facility
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- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an Environmental Assessment for the Renewal of the FInal Water Power License for the Cascade Power Facility and Operation. Prepared for TransAlta Utilities Coporation. Prepared by Dames and Moore, August 1992
- Date Range
- 1992
- Reference Code
- M592 / 4 - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M592 / V815
- Sous-Fonds
- M592
- Accession Number
- 8076
- Reference Code
- M592 / 4 - 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 4 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an Environmental Assessment for the Renewal of the FInal Water Power License for the Cascade Power Facility and Operation. Prepared for TransAlta Utilities Coporation. Prepared by Dames and Moore, August 1992
- Subject Access
- Calgary Power Ltd.
- TransAlta Utilites
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History of Cascade Power Plant
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- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of information about the Cascade power plant, includes records reharding the whole Lake Minnewanka area. Also included is a historical background on hydroelectric plants in the Calgary Power system.
- Date Range
- 1941 - 1992
- Reference Code
- M592 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M592 / V815
- Sous-Fonds
- M592
- Accession Number
- 8076
- Reference Code
- M592 / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1941 - 1992
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of information about the Cascade power plant, includes records reharding the whole Lake Minnewanka area. Also included is a historical background on hydroelectric plants in the Calgary Power system.
- Subject Access
- Calgary Power Ltd.
- TransAlta Utilites
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 maps/blueprints - Banff/Lake Louise route plan, 1961; Transmission Line, 1992; Lake Minnewanka - Bow River, 1992; blueprint map of Banff National Park area.
- Date Range
- 1961 - 1992
- Reference Code
- M592 / 7 - 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M592 / V815
- Sous-Fonds
- M592
- Accession Number
- 8076
- Reference Code
- M592 / 7 - 8
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1961 - 1992
- Physical Description
- 4 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 maps/blueprints - Banff/Lake Louise route plan, 1961; Transmission Line, 1992; Lake Minnewanka - Bow River, 1992; blueprint map of Banff National Park area.
- Subject Access
- Calgary Power Ltd.
- TransAlta Utilites
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Processing Status
- Processed
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McGuinness Family
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- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm) one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm) one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm) one envelope (H40 x W23 cm) Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness f…
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M460
- Series
- M460 / II : McGuinness Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M460
- Accession Number
- 2018.9000
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (16 pages ; 23 x 40 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of:
- one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm)
- one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm)
- one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm)
- one envelope (H40 x W23 cm)
- Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness family and their time in Belleville, Ontario; Robert's role as inspecting engineer in the Banff Springs expansion; Robert's artwork on the CPR postcard depicting the spiral tunnels; and the envelope that was used to gift the above items to the Whyte Museum
- Notes
- Oswald A. McGuinness is the younger brother of Father Robert McGuinness. Oswald was a surveyor and helped build the road from Invermere to Calgary, and he lived in Invermere
- The McGuinness family tree goes back to Oswald and Robert's great-grandparents, from Ireland to England and then to Ontario
- In the hand-written note, which is undated and the author is unknown although it is possible that it was written by Flora McGuinness when she gave it to Mark Nightingale, an association between Robert and the building of the Bow River Bridge is made
- Mark Nightingale also gifted 3 newspaper clippings located in M460 / I / B / 3-5
- M460 / II / 1 : created by the Canadian Pacific Railway
- M460 / II / 3 : created by Oswald A. McGuinness
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- McGuinness, Oswald A.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Banff
- Art
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Ontario
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Robert J. McGuinness fonds
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- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978. II. McGuinn…
- Date Range
- 1940-1950
- 1954
- 1955
- 1960
- 1977
- 1978
- 1980-1983
- Reference Code
- M460
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Plan
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 460
- Sous-Fonds
- M 460
- Accession Number
- 960
- 3707
- 2018.9000
- Reference Code
- M460
- Date Range
- 1940-1950
- 1954
- 1955
- 1960
- 1977
- 1978
- 1980-1983
- Physical Description
- 1.11 cm of textual records (34 pages : 29 x 42 cm or smaller) -- 9 architectural drawings : annotations ; 89 x 58 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Originally from ancient Iveagh, which is now County Down, Ireland, the McGuinness family eventually migrated to Liverpool at an unknown time. The McGuinness family were provision merchants in Liverpool, but found supplies limited so they emigrated to Canada. Born on June 20, 1886 in Liverpool, Father Robert James McGuinness moved to Belleville, Ontario, Canada with his family in 1890. He had 7 brothers and sisters, including Oswald A. McGuinness, who settled in Invermere, British Columbia. Robert attended St. Lawrence College in Ampleforth, Yorkshire, and completed his studies at St. Servan in Rhiems, France, qualifying as an engineer. He held a position with the federal government upon his return to Canada, however when World War I broke out Robert served in the 29th Battalion of CRTS building pontoons behind European battle lines. After returning to Canada, Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as an architectural engineer, which brought him west to Banff, Alberta. Robert was the resident architectural engineer overlooking the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel expansion in the 1920's. In the late 1920's, Robert traveled to Rome to enter the seminary and four years later he was ordained as a priest. After serving as priest in Calgary, Robert was appointed Catholic priest in Banff in 1936, where he lived and worked until his death in 1961. To fulfill a personal dream, Robert designed and supervised the construction of the new church building and grounds for St. Mary's Parish (St. Mary's of the Assumption) which was completed in 1951. During his years in Europe, Robert visited ancient churches and cathedrals which influenced the design of the church, primarily the Norman Chateau architectural style. Robert was also a talented artist. Some of his work can be seen in galleries in New York and in Banff. His work has been reproduced for Canadian Pacific Railway tourism material, including the Spiral Tunnels postcard included in this fonds. Robert died in Calgary on June 17, 1961, just shy of his 75th birthday, after being ill for a few months.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series:
- I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978.
- II. McGuinness Family, 1953-1977, 1 cm (private records, including handwritten notes, a memoir, and a postcard).
- Notes
- . IYounger brother Oswald was a surveyor who built the road from Invermere to Calgary
- There is some indication that Robert had a role in the construction of the Bow River Bridge or the collection of the stones used for the bridge, but this is unconfirmed
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- Subject Access
- Architecture
- Art
- Banff
- Buildings
- Churches
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Family and personal life
- Professional and Personal Life
- Religions
- St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Ontario
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- 08.3 / Si 3m / Pam
- 08.3 / B22 stm / Pam
- 08.3 / Sa 2 / Pam
- Creator
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Biographical Source Notes
- Based on contents of the fonds
- https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/o/g/Laurie-Goggin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0444.html
- "St. Mary's of the Assumption" pamphlet printed by the Crag and Canyon in Banff (08.3/Sa 2/Pam)
- http://www.stmarysparishbanff.ca/history/
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing photographs of different hydroelcrtic dams in Canada. Includes the Waterton Dam, Belly River Hydro Power, and Old Man Dam. Also included are photographs of Alberta Renewable energy - wind turbine and solar energy powering a pump and motor.
- Date Range
- 1991 - 1992
- Reference Code
- M592 / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M592 / V815
- Sous-Fonds
- M592
- Accession Number
- 8076
- Reference Code
- M592 / 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1991 - 1992
- Physical Description
- 1 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing photographs of different hydroelcrtic dams in Canada. Includes the Waterton Dam, Belly River Hydro Power, and Old Man Dam. Also included are photographs of Alberta Renewable energy - wind turbine and solar energy powering a pump and motor.
- Subject Access
- Calgary Power Ltd.
- TransAlta Utilites
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Waterton National Park
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Processing Status
- Processed
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TransAlta Utilities fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57178
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records from TransAlta Utilities (formerly Calgary Power), 1939 - 1992, ca. 13 cm.: 1 binder: Summary - Environmental Assessment for the Renewal of Final Water Power Licence for the Cascade Power Facility and Operation, August 1992 ; 3 cm. of text - TransAlta. Energy Resources Conservation Board - …
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1992
- Reference Code
- M592 / V815
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- TransAlta Utilities fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M592 / V815
- Sous-Fonds
- M592 / V815
- Accession Number
- 8076
- Reference Code
- M592 / V815
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1939 - 1992
- Physical Description
- 28 cm textual records
- 29 photographs : b&w and col.
- History / Biographical
- Calgary Power Company was founded by banker W. Max Aitken in 1903. Aitken, who later became Lord Beaverbrook, reorganized a number of utilities as a subsidiary of his Royal Securities Company. He was joined in this venture by his friend and mentor R. B. Bennett, who served as Canadian Prime Minister from 1930 until 1935.Calgary Power Company was founded by banker W. Max Aitken in 1903. Aitken, who later became Lord Beaverbrook, reorganized a number of utilities as a subsidiary of his Royal Securities Company. He was joined in this venture by his friend and mentor R. B. Bennett, who served as Canadian Prime Minister from 1930 until 1935. Calgary Power changed its name to TransAlta Utilities in 1981. With a service area that had outgrown Calgary decades earlier, the company's new name reflected its province-wide operation. By 1985, TransAlta provided 81 percent of the province's electricity needs. TransAlta Utilities Corporation is the largest investor-owned electric utility in Canada. TransAlta supplies electric energy to over 630,000 customers, which amounts to approximately 70 percent of Alberta's electricity consumption.
- Scope & Content
- Records from TransAlta Utilities (formerly Calgary Power), 1939 - 1992, ca. 13 cm.: 1 binder: Summary - Environmental Assessment for the Renewal of Final Water Power Licence for the Cascade Power Facility and Operation, August 1992 ; 3 cm. of text - TransAlta. Energy Resources Conservation Board - 1987 Small Power Inquiry ; 1992 - Cascade licence renewal - includes 1992, .5 cm. - includes newsclippings, handwritten notes - draft renewal license ; Cascade project license renewal; 1) scrapbook - photos with captions, 20 photos, 1992; 2) miscellaneous tour photographs, 1991-1992, 29 photos, includes Waterton Dam, Belly River, Oldman Dam; 3) 4 maps/blueprints - Banff/Lake Louise route plan, 1961; Transmission Line, 1992; Lake Minnewanka - Bow River, 1992; blueprint map of Banff National Park area ; History of Cascade - reports: 1944 audit of construction of Minnewanka storage & power development; history - letters from Canadian government, 1939-1949.
- Subject Access
- Calgary Power Ltd.
- TransAlta Utilites
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/74/TRANSALTA-UTILITIES-CORPORATION.html
- Processing Status
- Processed
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