George Kydd was a prominent Canadian engineer.[1] He was known for playing key roles in large construction projects.[2] From 1916 to 1918 he worked on the Trent-Severn Canal. From 1924 to 1927 he worked on the Welland Canal. In 1927 he was transferred to Canada's Department of Railways and Canals, and was appointed the supervising engineer in charge of building the Port facilities and rail terminal, in Churchill, Manitoba.[3] Kydd supervised a construction force of over 1,500 workers.
When the port was opened for operations, in 1933, Kydd remained supervising engineer, and was appointed the port's first harbourmaster.
Decades later a tugboat operating in Churchill was named in honour of him.[1][4][5][6]
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"Ruswell / George Kydd". Russel Brothers. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
(Churchill, in 1930, was a scene of great activity. The Winnipeg contractor—Carter, Halls, Aldinger—was busy completing the construction of the 2.5 million bushel capacity grain elevator that was the port's greatest facility for its overseas trade. This involved a work force of about 1,500 men. George Kydd was in charge of construction at the port).
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Roberta M. Styran, Robert R. Taylor (2016). "This Colossal Project: Building the Welland Ship Canal, 1913-1932". McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 9780773548343. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
From Quebec came George Kydd, born in Montreal and another McGill graduate, who was engineer on Section 8, 1924-27. He had worked with Grant on the Trent as sectional engineer on the Couchiching Lock, 1916-18. In 1927 he was transferred to the Department of Railways and Canals to supervise the Fort Churchill Terminal of the Hudson's Bay Railway.
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Andrew Taylor (Spring 1993). "Manitoba History: Churchill Chapter, 1931". Winnipeg: Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
Immediately north of the elevator were the buildings accommodating the federal government's Department of Railways and Canals that supervised construction of the elevator and the docking facilities. George Kydd was in charge of construction at the port.
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"Section Three: Pilotage district of Churchill" (PDF). Government of Canada. 1933. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
By Order in Council P.C. 1250 dated June 28, 1933, (Ex. 1471(c) ), the port of Churchill was proclaimed a public harbour, its limits were defined, and Mr. George Kydd, Resident Engineer of the Department of Railways and Canals at Churchill, was appointed Harbour Master without remuneration.
- ^ Robert G. Allan, Peter Woodward. "Ship-Handling in the Port of ChurchillmThe "Bear" Essentials". Marine Technology. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
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Mark Fleming (1988). "Churchill: Polar Bear Capital of the World" (PDF). Hyperion Press. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
At least ships are in safe hands once they arrive at the Port of Churchill. The George Kidd and the larger H. M. Wilson are the 2 tugboats that assist the oceangoing vessels in docking.