During the mid-1960s, American entrepreneur John Shaheen arranged with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Joseph Smallwood to construct an oil refinery at Come By Chance.

One of the industries which the Smallwood government managed to lure to the province with the promise of cheap power was the ERCO.

Large-scale and lucrative mining developments dominated Labrador West during the 1950s and 1960s.

Information about Megaprojects undertaken by the Smallwood government to further industrialize Newfoundland and Labrador.