Gatineau Power Company Explained

Gatineau Power Company was an electricity generation and distribution company in Quebec, Canada.^{[1] [2]}

It was originally a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific and later of International Paper. Its operations included a streetcar company which served Hull, Quebec.

The company disappeared as a separate organization after it and other investor-owned electric companies were acquired by Hydro-Québec as part of the nationalization of electricity in Quebec in 1963.

See also

• History of Hydro-Québec

Sources

• Gatineau Power Company. Un quart de siècle de progrès et de service./ 1951? 16 p.; 29 cm.
• Gatineau Power Company. Trente-cinq ans de progrès et de service. 1961? 16 p.; 28 cm

External links

• History of Hydro-Québec

Notes and References

1. News: BIG GATINEAU PLANT WILL START TODAY; International Paper Subsidiary to Deliver Power to Ontario From Quebec Station. HUGE RESERVOIR IN RIVER Three Power Houses Will Have Total of 436,000 Horsepower -- Much Current Sold.. October 1, 1928. The New York Times. 2008-08-25.
2. News: Gatineau Power Installs Unit. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525042725/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/314212642.html?dids=314212642:314212642&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Feb+25,+1939&author=Special+to+The+Christian+Science+Monitor&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Gatineau+Power+Installs+Unit&pqatl=google. dead. May 25, 2011. Feb 25, 1939. The Christian Science Monitor. 14. 2008-08-25.