Federal Buildings Heating and Cooling Plant Renovations | U/C - Page 6

J.OT13 · #**101** Posted **Aug 29, 2022, 12:50 PM**

Tunney's Heating Plant, from Pat on RailFans Discord.

OTownandDown · #**102** Posted **Aug 29, 2022, 3:30 PM**

Is that the old site of the reactor?

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Tunney's Heating Plant, from Pat on RailFans Discord.

J.OT13 · #**103** Posted **Aug 29, 2022, 3:49 PM**

Looks like it.

https://ottawarewind.com/2014/08/19/debunking-the-bunker-and-ottawas-nuclear-reactor/

I noticed the Remics bunker a few weeks ago and wondered what it was for. Turns out it's a pumping station bring water to Tunney's as part of the cooling system. It was built around the same time as the nuclear reactor, so some speculate a direct link.

Harley613 · #**104** Posted **Aug 29, 2022, 6:54 PM**

Today's progress on the Cliff Plant:

J.OT13 · #**105** Posted **Aug 29, 2022, 7:00 PM**

Anyone seen the progress on the National Printing Bureau Plant?

Harley613 · #**106** Posted **Sep 12, 2022, 10:37 PM**

Tunney's today:

Tesladom · #**107** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 6:39 PM**

Is this related to heating plant, like an auxiliary building for Tunney's?

Kelnoz · #**108** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 9:36 PM**

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Is this related to heating plant, like an auxiliary building for Tunney's?

It's connected into the same district heating system as the Cliff plant, if you go back into the pages on this thread you can see the plans of the pipes that connect the two.

J.OT13 · #**109** Posted **Sep 14, 2022, 2:13 AM**

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It's connected into the same district heating system as the Cliff plant, if you go back into the pages on this thread you can see the plans of the pipes that connect the two.

Yup. In addition to the Printing Bureau Plant in Hull and Confederation Heights (only one not getting re-built).

J.OT13 · #**110** Posted **Oct 7, 2022, 1:17 PM**

Gatineau Energy Centre presentation from NCC Board Meeting:

https://ncc-website-2.s3.amazonaws.com/d...0%93-ESAP-PASE-Gatineau-presentation.pdf

A few images:

Harley613 · #**111** Posted **Oct 11, 2022, 10:50 PM**

The Tunney's Pasture node is starting to take shape.

Harley613 · #**112** Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 7:11 PM**

Norman Bates · #**113** Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 11:52 PM**

Where’d that big honking smoke stack go to?

Admiral Nelson · #**114** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 5:50 AM**

These fall colours are very flattering to the city. Great shots.

OTownandDown · #**115** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 4:02 PM**

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Where’d that big honking smoke stack go to?

The frame for the first stack is just to the left of the crane. Super premo-fully galvanized frame.

The second stack looks like it'll go just to the right of the crane, based on the holes in the slab there.

Norman Bates · #**116** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 4:22 PM**

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The frame for the first stack is just to the left of the crane. Super premo-fully galvanized frame.

The second stack looks like it'll go just to the right of the crane, based on the holes in the slab there.

So the old smoke stack is gone?

J.OT13 · #**117** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 5:54 PM**

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So the old smoke stack is gone?

The large brick stack has been gone for a while. Here's a pic from March 2021 from Harley.

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Last night's progress:

Photo_6553630_DJI_30_jpg_4346104_0_2021317191220_photo_original by harley613, on Flickr

I think it was taken down after the explosion in 2009 when the plant was rebuilt.

https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/projects/cliff-street-boiler-plant

EDIT - looking at Google Streetview from Portage, it was removed sometime between June 2016 and June 2018.

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4203951,...wXA!2e0!5s20160601T000000!7i13312!8i6656

MoreTrains · #**118** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 6:01 PM**

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So the old smoke stack is gone?

Forever and ever according to the schematics.

Norman Bates · #**119** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 9:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

The large brick stack has been gone for a while. Here's a pic from March 2021 from Harley.

I think it was taken down after the explosion in 2009 when the plant was rebuilt.

https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/projects/cliff-street-boiler-plant

EDIT - looking at Google Streetview from Portage, it was removed sometime between June 2016 and June 2018.

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4203951,...wXA!2e0!5s20160601T000000!7i13312!8i6656

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Forever and ever according to the schematics.

Okay, thank you, Gents.

It was always a defining feature of my commute to Portage, 1987-2015. Especially on the coldest days of winter. When it would smoke (vapour) away.

Can’t believe that nobody put up a heritage tussle about it.

vtecyo · #**120** Posted **Oct 18, 2022, 1:06 AM**

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Okay, thank you, Gents.

It was always a defining feature of my commute to Portage, 1987-2015. Especially on the coldest days of winter. When it would smoke (vapour) away.

Can’t believe that nobody put up a heritage tussle about it.

The new design is replacing it with a tall chromed tower (maybe it's supposed to be a smokestack?)