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20160226. A reflection of two generations of power plants in Toronto’s Port Lands.

20160226. A reflection of two generations of power plants in theOn the left is the Portland Energy Centr, a natural gas powered power plant that opened in 2008 and on the right is the Hearn Generating Station, a decommissioned coal-fired plant that opened in 1951 and closed in 1983.

20140118. The abandoned open pit mine in Marmora, Ontario is so vast and deep that it is classified as a lake.

20140118. The abandoned open pit mine in Marmora is so vast andIn the two years since my last visit, the water level in the open pit has filled in noticeably (probably at 400 ft deep now). All the ore processing equipment, tanks and ancient excavator have been removed. The hole covers 85 acres, is 1700 feet long, 1100 feet wide and 600 feet deep.