Author: Ray Love
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039105009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Georgian Bay Ship Canal was a river and lake canalization scheme designed to create a commercial waterway along the route of the voyageurs. It was the dream of Canadian businessmen and entrepreneurs for centuries. Originally a trade route for Indigenous peoples, it became Canada's first Trans-Canada Highway during the fur trade, greatly contributing to the economic development of the colonies of France and later Britain. In the early years of Canadian nationhood it was viewed as the shortest route to get prairie grain to world markets. The canal scheme was supported by no fewer than six Canadian Prime Ministers and for a century less two years was surveyed a dozen times. It was also hotly debated in the Canadian Senate and House of Commons. The scheme was supported by lobby groups in Northern and Eastern Ontario as well as the Montreal business elite. It was strongly criticized by citizen's groups in cities along the shores of the rival Welland-St. Lawrence route. The story told is why the scheme, despite its geographical advantages, failed to see the bucket of a steam shovel. It is a story of political intrigue, Northern Ontario versus the South and the role that federal government overspending played in its demise. It was also at the center of the battle between federal and provincial governments over control of the lucrative resource of hydro-electricity. The book contains many historic maps and photos of the route as well as modern images from this famous Canadian waterway.
The Georgian Bay Ship Canal
Author: Ray Love
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039105009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Georgian Bay Ship Canal was a river and lake canalization scheme designed to create a commercial waterway along the route of the voyageurs. It was the dream of Canadian businessmen and entrepreneurs for centuries. Originally a trade route for Indigenous peoples, it became Canada's first Trans-Canada Highway during the fur trade, greatly contributing to the economic development of the colonies of France and later Britain. In the early years of Canadian nationhood it was viewed as the shortest route to get prairie grain to world markets. The canal scheme was supported by no fewer than six Canadian Prime Ministers and for a century less two years was surveyed a dozen times. It was also hotly debated in the Canadian Senate and House of Commons. The scheme was supported by lobby groups in Northern and Eastern Ontario as well as the Montreal business elite. It was strongly criticized by citizen's groups in cities along the shores of the rival Welland-St. Lawrence route. The story told is why the scheme, despite its geographical advantages, failed to see the bucket of a steam shovel. It is a story of political intrigue, Northern Ontario versus the South and the role that federal government overspending played in its demise. It was also at the center of the battle between federal and provincial governments over control of the lucrative resource of hydro-electricity. The book contains many historic maps and photos of the route as well as modern images from this famous Canadian waterway.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039105009
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Georgian Bay Ship Canal was a river and lake canalization scheme designed to create a commercial waterway along the route of the voyageurs. It was the dream of Canadian businessmen and entrepreneurs for centuries. Originally a trade route for Indigenous peoples, it became Canada's first Trans-Canada Highway during the fur trade, greatly contributing to the economic development of the colonies of France and later Britain. In the early years of Canadian nationhood it was viewed as the shortest route to get prairie grain to world markets. The canal scheme was supported by no fewer than six Canadian Prime Ministers and for a century less two years was surveyed a dozen times. It was also hotly debated in the Canadian Senate and House of Commons. The scheme was supported by lobby groups in Northern and Eastern Ontario as well as the Montreal business elite. It was strongly criticized by citizen's groups in cities along the shores of the rival Welland-St. Lawrence route. The story told is why the scheme, despite its geographical advantages, failed to see the bucket of a steam shovel. It is a story of political intrigue, Northern Ontario versus the South and the role that federal government overspending played in its demise. It was also at the center of the battle between federal and provincial governments over control of the lucrative resource of hydro-electricity. The book contains many historic maps and photos of the route as well as modern images from this famous Canadian waterway.
Georgian Bay Ship Canal
Author: Canada. Dept. of Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay Ship Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay Ship Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
... Georgian Bay Ship Canal
Author: Canada. Department of Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay Ship Canal (Ont.)
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay Ship Canal (Ont.)
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Georgian Bay Ship Canal Survey
Author: Canada. Department of Public Works
Publisher: Ottawa
ISBN:
Category : Bench-marks
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher: Ottawa
ISBN:
Category : Bench-marks
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Interim Report, Georgian Bay Ship Canal
Author: Canada. Department of Public Works
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Georgian Bay Canal
Author: Roswell B. Mason
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The Georgian Bay
Author: James Cleland Hamilton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay (Ont. : Bay)
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgian Bay (Ont. : Bay)
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
History of the Great Lakes...
Author: J. B. Mansfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Rivers, Canals and Ports
Author: Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Bibliographical Contributions
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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