Preface
1: Introduction
2: Location, Borders, and Lakes
3: Geologic Structure and Landforms
4: Climate
5: Vegetation
6: Pre-historic and Early Historic Settlements
7: Survey Systems
8: Southern Hamlets, Villages, and Towns
9: Mennonite and Hutterite Settlements
10: First Nations Settlements
11: Northern Settlements
12: The Southern Cities
13: Mining and Oil Extraction
14: Agriculture
15: Industry / Manufacturing
16: Water Resources
17: Parks, Recreation, Sports
18: Transport and Communications: Past and Present
19: Legal Issues and Law Enforcement
GlossaryChapter 18: Transport and Communications: Past and Present
Introduction
By virtue of its coastline along
In the latter part of the 19th century and the early 20th century, numerous railway lines criss-crossed southern
Roads have to some extent replaced the railway lines. They have a general east/west alignment (the Trans-Canada Highway No. 1, The Yellowhead Route No. 16, PTH 2 and PTH 3) or north/south alignment (PTH 10 and PTH 5). The main sources of electricity are in the southeast and the north. Power lines carry electricity to most parts of the province. They can be seen on air photos especially where they cut through wooded land. Similarly the routes followed by oil and gas pipelines are identifiable because when they are buried the soil is disturbed to result in a different tone or colour than the surrounding land, a variation that is easily detected on air photos. The topography of southern
18.54: Airport at The Pas
The airport at The Pas is different from those shown previously (figures 18.45 to 18.53). In this area of central
Note also the sewage lagoon 9 located north of the airport.
Figure 18.54: Airport at The Pas
Figure 18.54
Vertical air photograph: MB92016-55 PR 287
Flight height: lens focal length: 152.031 mm
Scale: 1:12,000 (approx.)
Date: May, 1992
Location: Township 57; Range 25WI
Map sheets: 1:250,000 62F The Pas
1:50,000 62F/14 The Pas