Tales from the Archives – Episode 3 – Mennonite Heritage Archives

Klaas Brandt and the Shoal Lake Aqueduct

Klaas W. Brandt (1876-1954) in a photograph believed to be taken in the early 1950's. MHA 720-131.
The dredge designed and built by Klaas W. Brandt in use during the construction of the Shoal Lake Aqueduct. Photograph taken between 1915 and 1919. MHA 720-21.
The Carillon News of Steinbach, Manitoba, highlighted Klaas W. Brandt's work in this March 13, 1953 article. Download the article below.

Klaas W. Brandt was a teenage runaway who didn’t want to follow in the farming footsteps of his parents and family. Instead, he studied engineering and had a hand in building the 156 kilometre-long Shoal Lake aqueduct, a huge pipeline that continues to bring safe drinking water to Winnipeg over 100 years later.

Download the March 13, 1953 Carillon article here.

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Podcast Series: Tales from the Archives
Episode 3: Klaas Brandt and the Shoal Lake Aqueduct
Date: November 17, 2024
Host: Dan Dyck
Published by The Mennonite Heritage Archives

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