Statue of Sir Adam Beck at University Avenue, an early 20th-century Canadian politician and a stalwart of Hydroelectric power. He proclaimed that hydropower "should be as free as air", helped appropriate Niagara Falls hydroelectric station of Sir Henry Pallet of Casa Loma and contributed massively to his downfall.
On the other hand, his work for the promotion of publicly owned hydro-electric stations, the establishment of Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and development of transmission lines earned him a knighthood in 1914.
On the other hand, his work for the promotion of publicly owned hydro-electric stations, the establishment of Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and development of transmission lines earned him a knighthood in 1914.
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