The first power plant in Estevan
was located where Foley Motors on 4th St once stood
It was owned and operated
by a Mr. Collison and a
Mr. William Henry Skinner, born Feb 1871 in Ontario
shown as an electrician in 1911 Census living in Estevan
with a wife, 2 sons, and 2 daughters.
There is a George Collison and his family
in the area in 1906 census, so probably is him
He was born in Ontario as well, age 44 in 1906.

First Public Owned Power Plant
in the area was the Old Power Plant at 814 6th Street
built around 1911 (one source says 1910)
It was built by the town of Estevan.
it had a capacity of 300 kw
It later became a brewery after the station below was built.
NO PICTURE

In 1927 another plant was built
at the junction of Long Creek
and the Souris River.
It had the capacity of 850 kw
today the building is the City water treatment plant.
In 1928 this plant was bought by Dominion Electric Power
It was shut down when the plant pictured below was built,
by Dominion Electric Power in 1930.
It opened at 2750 kw (one source says 2000 kw)
In 1946 the Saskatchewan Government bought the plant,
and it was operated under the SPC as the years went on.
in 1956 the output was 72,750 kw
Not sure what it was when it was shut down.

Old Estevan Generating Station

When Dominion Electric owned and operated it

When Saskatchewan government owned and operated it.
Old Estevan Generating Station
built in 1930
It was Located south
of the present day
Estevan Garbage Dump,
in the Valley
Photo above taken 1978

Estevan Generating Station in the Valley
demolished early 2000


Gesell family swimming in the cooling pond of the power plant
Sunday Aug 16, 1930