Pinawa was built in 1963 to accommodate employees of the Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment.
Pinawa means 'quiet, calm waters'. 'Whiteshell' was the first choice for a name.
In 1967 there were 1500 residents in Pinawa.
The town is a Local Government District. The first Resident Administrator - Ed Lundman.
First Mayor - Howard Gilmour
Before the shopping mall was constructed, the Bank of Montreal was located in a trailer where the Pinawa Club parking lot now sits. The post office was in a rowhouse on McGregor, and the Hudson's Bay grocery/dry goods store was in a garage on Athlone Crescent.
High school students attended classes in Lac du Bonnet while the school was being built.
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Pinawa was built in 1963 to accommodate employees of the Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment.
Pinawa means 'quiet, calm waters'. 'Whiteshell' was the first choice for a name.
F.W. (Fred) Gilbert first site manager
The plantsite was constructed in 1963.
The majority of employees transferred from Chalk River or Deep River, Ontario.
WR-1 was built by Canadian General Electric for $14.5 million. It reached criticality 1 Nov 1965, and full power one month later
The reactor was shut down May 17, 1985.
In 1967 there were 567 employees at WNRE.
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