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October 15, 2012
Today in Canadian construction history
Today is Oct. 15 and on this date in Canadian construction history:
In 1851, Lady Elgin, wife of the governor general of Ontario, turned the first sod of the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Union Railroad.
In 1932, the Winnipeg Auditorium, the city’s main concert hall until 1968, was opened by Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. The building was remodeled in 1975 to house the Provincial Archives and Library.
In 1953, the Trans-Mountain oil pipeline was completed between Edmonton and Vancouver.
In 1957, a $31 million, 24-kilometre throughway bisecting Ottawa was dedicated by Queen Elizabeth as the Queensway.
News from © Canadian Press Enterprises Inc., 2012
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