Media Advisory - Historic hydroelectric generating station opens to the public this weekend

OTTAWA, May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - Hydro Ottawa is providing a rare glimpse inside one of Canada's oldest operating run-of-the-river hydroelectric generating stations this weekend as part of Doors Open Ottawa.

Doors Open Ottawa is brought to the community by the City of Ottawa and gives visitors the chance to explore some of the city's most prestigious buildings and facilities, some of which are rarely accessible to the public.

Media are invited to an exclusive preview of this unique heritage site in the heart of the Capital:

WHAT:	Tour of Chaudière Falls Generating Station No. 2
WHEN :	Friday, May 31, 2013, 1:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Mill Street, Amelia Island. Take Booth Street north, turn right at the NCC Victoria Island sign just north of the War Museum and follow Hydro Ottawa signs.

Hydro Ottawa's Generating Station No. 2 was built in 1891 by industrialist E.H. Bronson and was originally owned and operated by the Ottawa Electric Company. In 2001, the station was completely rebuilt. All of the generators were rewound, the turbines were replaced, the channels and dam structures were rehabilitated and the station was completely automated. It is a heritage-designated building with all elements of the station preserved so the equipment looks as it did 100 years ago.

About Hydro Ottawa
Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. (Hydro Ottawa) owns and operates two subsidiary companies, Hydro Ottawa Limited and Energy Ottawa Inc.  Hydro Ottawa Limited is the third largest municipally owned electrical utility in Ontario serving more than 310,000 customers in the City of Ottawa and the Village of Casselman. Energy Ottawa Inc., Ottawa's largest producer of green power, generates renewable energy and provides commercial energy management services.

SOURCE: Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.

Claudia Lemieux
Manager, Public Affairs
Hydro Ottawa
613-738-5499 ext. 7684
[email protected]