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$2,000,000 Conservation Dam nears completion

Date7/19/1940
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Original Toronto Star caption: $2,000,000 Conservation Dam nears completion. Gangs of men are working night and day on construction of the Shand dam on the Grand river near Fergus. Nearing completion, it will be Canada's largest conservation project. The dam is expected to cost more than $2,000,000, with the federal and Ontario governments sharing the outlay with the municipalities affected. The east wing wall of the huge dam, pictured here, has reached about two-thirds of [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108177F