The newest edition to the Flume House is a six foot diameter penstock pipe that delivered water from Sullivan’s Pond in the elevated timber flume to the turbine located in the below ground chamber of the Flume House, a total vertical drop of 47 feet.
Do you know the names of these Shubenacadie Canal Navvies?
As we have pointed out previously the term “Navvie” was usually associated with the title “Navigator” which referred to a person working on a project associated with transportation or navigation. Thus the Navvies working on the Shubenacadie Canal were the men who dug the channels and cleared the rock from the sections of the Canal which had to be opened up to allow water to flow. As has been mentioned before one of the main areas where the Navvies were employed was the section between Lakes Micmac and Charles known as the “Deep Cut”. Four of these Navvies were: P. Corigan, John Costly, Michael Dee and James Carey. If you know anyone with one of these names we would like to be able to check with them on the chance there may a connection with one of the Canal workers.
-Bernie Hart
This is the "Deep Cut" as you would see in Shubie Park. It was created with the use of drills, picks and gun powder.
Let there be lights
Lights are going on the tree today as we prepare for the December 10th Annual Shubie Tree Lighting. Hope to see you there!
Students get a close up view of the Flume House
Dartmouth High School students had a chance to visit the Flume House in the Canal Greenway Park in Dartmouth. The students, under the guidance of teacher Maurice (Terry) Sampson, are putting together a time capsule to be installed by them in the Flume House in the Spring of 2017. An installation ceremony will be part of a grand celebration for the official opening of the Canal Greenway Park to help commemorate the “CANADA 150” year long event. Students displayed great enthusiasm developing ideals for items to be included in the time capsule. During their visit the students viewed the 600 mm deep opening for the time capsule left in a granite stone wall inside the Flume House. Safety Gear was not required because no contractors were working on site and the students were not allowed inside the Flume house.
-Doug Brownrigg
Did you know that the Dartmouth Inclined Plane was still in operation 150 years ago during Canada’s Date of Birth (1867).
Bill MacIntyre, SCC Chair and Sam Austin, Councillor District 5 (far left) with the students.
Three persons on the left are Bernie Hart, SCC Resident Historian, teacher Maurice Sampson and HRM Councillor Sam Austin, District 5.