Decew Falls Generating Station — well hidden from view, this power station in Thorold, Ontario, built in 1898 (using Nikola Tesla’s concept of polyphase currents) is fed from Lake Gibson, which is a man-made reservoir via four exposed penstocks taking water from the Welland Canal. Still active today! Fly with me!

— Your Personal Engineer


Eric Chiasson is a civil engineer by training and a construction manager by trade. Having built many infrastructure projects throughout Canada and the United States over the past 25 years, he has become a subject matter expert in infrastructure and construction. Eric is driven by his curiosity to learn more about how things are built and how they work, encouraging others to join the ranks of those who design and build the infrastructure that makes living in our cities possible.

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