(Bartley Kives/CBC)A plan to redevelop the 110-year-old James Avenue Pumping Station has cleared its first hurdle at city hall. The James Avenue Pumping Station contains massive machinery built in the U.K. at the dawn of the 20th Century. Read the Pumping Station presentation here:CBC is not responsible for 3rd party content ​The James Avenue Pumping Station was built in 1906 to draw water from the Red River and use it to fight fires in central Winnipeg. The lane closure is designed to provide room for the additions and make James Avenue more pedestrian-friendly.

Source: CBC News July 05, 2016 15:49 UTC