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The ruins of an old hydro electric dam are situated just north of Dundas and a park is located by the river. Constructed from 1902 to 1910, Erindale Light and Power
Company power dam flooded the area located near the entrance of Erindale Park at Dundas Street creating a man made 125 acres Lake
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in 1922 but continued to supply power to the local area. The power station dam was drained in 1941, with the dam was blown up and area used as landfill dump from 1961 to 1965. The last reminder of the power station, power house, was demolished in 1977 as the current park was being developed.
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During the 17th and 18th centuries, French trappers named the river on which
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By 1830 the Crown was selling the land in 100- to 200-acre (0.40–0.81 km) lots and streets were named after prominent people who settled there. Old
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