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the acton free press wednesday may 31 1967 3 hydro employees dorson fnzzell superintendent doug mason herb ritchie and ken hodgson have a well equipped workshop to use as a base for operatii staff photo main and reception office of the new hydro buildmq presents a well lighted and spacious interior to customers in keeping with the decor of the building staff photo official opening of new hydro building saturday chairman of ontario hydro to speak administration service building simple efficient managers office like the rest of the new building presents a quiet haven for confer ences away from the clatter of machines in the main office staff photo the new hydro building combines a number of the la test architectural and struc tural developments for funct ional simplicity particular at tention has been given to both the present and future needs of an expanding system it pro- level in the general office vides office and service facil the board room provides uies under one roof for effect- ample space for commission ive operation and control meetings with a table for the the office provides 2 100 square feet of electrically heated accommodation with individual heat controls in each office a maior feature of the office is a machine room which restricts the noise press representatives the service section of the building provides 3460 square feet of space on three levels it contains a meter shop and stores department as well as the superintendents office storage space is provided ar ound the sides of the garage so that trucks mav be loaded more easily the four bays in the service area provide housing for commission vehicles and space for working on heavy equip ment heat is provided electri cally by forced aid heaters that can be controlled in each work area the building is basically ce ment block construction with brick facing on the front and sides lighting is provided fey recessed fluorescent lights supplemented by automatical ly controlled outside flood lights architecture was by donald e skinner architect port credit construction was car ried out by whitney construc tion ltd brampton acton hydro electric commission extends an invitation to the general public to attend the official opening j of the m new commission building 43 alice street acton saturday june 3 at 345 pm displays to be seen coffee served e g tyier chairman 1867 u 1967 1867 u 1987 hydro empioyee newt hurst looks over his accounts in the new building newt reads meters for the commission staff photo pmc hydro chairmen puc and hdro chairmen since 1928 e j hassard 1928 e t thetford 1934 l g king1927 1929 1935 b g arnold 1936 r j kerr 1930 1931 1932 1933 1937 1938 1939 cm hansen 1940 1941 1943 1946 1947 1948 1949 mac symon 1942 i r macarthur 1944 1945 1950 1951 1952 1953 dr frank oakes 1954 1955 1956 j j tewart 1957 1958 1959 eg tyler sr 1960 1963 966- t machine room in the new hydro building through to the general office g w beatty 1961 1962 s soundproof which restrict noise seeping staff photo