4 Sisters Demolition

Tomorrow morning, a local sailing landmark will be destroyed. Known by sailors as the “4 sisters”, the smoke stacks of the now defunct Lakeview Generating Station will be demolished. We will have a first hand view of the destruction as our dock is the first one on the warm water outlet of Lakeview. The “sisters” have been used for navigation on the lake for many years as they were visible from many miles away. In fact, except for the CN Tower they were often the first thing you could see coming across the lake. They were visible (on clear days) from Niagara and even when they were out of site you could see the smudge of smoke they put out. They were also well lit at night which made night sailing so much easier. But, for environmental reasons – down they must come.