Miniota Signals Progress With Mercury Lighting And Power Upgrades
Miniota Manitoba with about 250 residents is highlighted for its progressive stance on electrification. The town added four mercury vapour street lights and benefited from a 66 000 volt upgrade linking Virden Brandon and nearby towns, plus a new Miniota substation. Residents are praised for foresight and safety gains from improved electrical service.
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Miniota
Manitoba
Commission
Haven
Virden
Roblin
Quarter Century of Hydro for Miniota
In October 1930 Miniota welcomed hydro power as the Manitoba Power Commission extended service to the community. The move placed Miniota among early towns on the commission's system, with only about forty centres previously served. Arrow River and Crandall had just received service the month before. The Manitoba Power Commission, barely ten years old, was emerging from early challenges as it expanded.
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Miniota
Hydro
Manitoba
Manitoba Power Commission
Minsota
Arrow River
Crandall
Virden
Winnipeg River
Tom Jasper
Hamiota
Maurice Currie
Commission
Miniota Finds Life Brightened by Provincial Hydro Power
The Manitoba Hydro story notes a peak in construction during the 1930s with 325 miles of transmission lines and a Portage la Prairie to Brandon steel tower link. Bulk power sales shifted in 1931 to direct residential delivery, expanding the network from 56 to 496 communities by today.
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Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Miniota
Commission
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