Richard Hearn

Dr. Richard Lankaster Hearn, OC (18 May 1890 – 24 May 1987) was one of the key players in the establishment of Ontario’s energy system.

Richard Lankaster Hearn
Born(1890-05-18)May 18, 1890
Toronto, Ontario
DiedMay 24, 1987(1987-05-24) (aged 97)
Toronto, Ontario

History

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was among the group known as "Beck's bright boys". This group was responsible for the creation of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, the forerunner of Ontario Hydro and Ontario Power Generation.[1] Hearn was instrumental in Ontario's decision to move towards nuclear generating stations.[2] In 1973, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his services as an administrator and consulting engineer in the development of vast power projects".[3] Hearn was also responsible for the design and construction of many of Ontario's hydroelectric installations, including the first large hydroelectric project, the Queenston-Chippewa power development.

Legacy
The Hearn Generating Station

Hearn died in May 1987 at the age of 97. The Hearn Generating Station, a decommissioned coal-fired and later natural gas-fired power station, located on the Toronto waterfront is named after him.[1]

References
  1. Mike Filey (1 April 1998). Discover & Explore Toronto's Waterfront: A Walker's Jogger's Cyclist's Boater's Guide to Toronto's Lakeside Sites and History. Dundurn. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-1-4597-2085-5.
  2. D.G. Hurst (19 April 1997). Canada Enters the Nuclear Age: A Technical History of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited as Seen from Its Research Laboratories. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-0-7735-6653-8.
  3. Order of Canada citation



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