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[2] In 1906, voters approved a $3.25 million expenditure for development of a hydroelectric plant at Pointe du Bois.

Increasing electrical demand from the city and the Manitoba Power Commission led to the installation of additional generating units at Pointe Du Bois, with a final capacity of 78 megawatts.

[3] In 1924 City Hydro constructed a two-unit coal-fired generating station at Amy Street, with a total capacity of 10 megawatts.

The Amy Street plant provided electric power and district heating steam until it closed in 1990.

During the Second World War, the city saved coal at the Amy Street plant by using surplus hydroelectric power to raise steam for district heating.

[2] The century-old Pointe du Bois plant has required significant investment to maintain its facilities.

One of the generating units at Pointe Du Bois, the first generating station built by CIty Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro).
Winnipeg Hydro Slave Falls generating station built 1948, seen from the tramway that was the only access to the site.
Dedication plaque at Slave Falls Generating Station.