Matching Articles"Industrial Development" (Total 15)

  • Electrifying the Island
    An article on electrifying the island of Newfoundland following confederation with Canada in 1949.
  • Electrifying Labrador
    Hamilton River was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hydro electric projects.
  • Forest Industries: 1970-2010
    Forest industries contribute much to the Newfoundland and Labrador economy.
  • Forest Industries
    The island of Newfoundland contains 15 million acres of forest, of which more than nine million acres are considered productive.
  • Land-Based Industries of the Early 1900s
    Government officials promoted various land-based industries during the first half of the 20th century.
  • Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries
    With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
  • Bay d'Espoir Hydro-Electric Project
    Information about the Bay d'Espoir Hydro-Electric project started by Premier Joseph Smallwood to create a province-wide power network.
  • The 1969 Contract: Churchill Falls
    A contract created in 1969 between the Smallwood government and Hydro-Quebec that sold the water rights of Churchill falls for a term of 40 years.
  • Electrification
    A look at the development of electricity in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2nd half of the 20th century.
  • ERCO and Long Harbour
    One of the industries which the Smallwood government managed to lure to the province with the promise of cheap power was the ERCO.
  • Goose Bay
    The Canadian airfield at Goose Bay, Labrador, impacted its surroundings dramatically during the Second World War.
  • Labrador West
    Large-scale and lucrative mining developments dominated Labrador West during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • Megaprojects
    Information about Megaprojects undertaken by the Smallwood government to further industrialize Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The "New Industries"
    German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
  • Company Towns: A look at Buchans and Grand Falls-Windsor
    The examination of two company towns, Buchans and Grand Falls-Windsor. Company towns are towns which were based exlusively upon one industry.

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