1 10 11 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/c1a477a35714e9bd6130fabae49a9144.jpg c9bf4035d015f707f5ed22ebffe68084 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Map: Mid-Canada Development Corridor Description An account of the resource Map of Canada with the Development Corridor indicated: part of the concept development by ACRES Research and Planning Ltd circa 1968. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ACRES Research and Planning Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/0c60ae81b069f258149719d5ffd0bf41.pdf c5e3c6f5e785b1898211435e1e3afeb5 PDF Text Text MID-CANADA DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR CONFERENCE ****************************************** Lakehead University will be host to 150 leading governmental, industrial and university representatives August 18th to 22nd, 1969, to discuss the Mid~canada Development Corridor concept. Eleven universities across Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia have joined with the Government of Ontario to sponsor this major Canadian Conference to examine the advantages of establishing a nation wide policy and plan for the development of Canada's Mid-North. At the first session of the Conference at Lakehead University papers by outstanding authorities will be given on the problems and potential of the Mid-North under the following topic headings: Resources; Industrialization; Urbanization - human and environmental factors; Transportation and Communication; and Financial and Trade Implications. In the fall of 1969 Conference participants will visit carefully chosen places in the Corridor in order to familiarize themselves at first hand with the living, working and other conditions of the Mid-North. In August of 1970 the second session of the Conference will be held at another place in the Corridor. The intention of �222222222222222222 the second session will be to create recommendations and conclusions which will then be published and put forward to Federal and Provincial Governments and the people of Canada. The sponsors of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference believe that it will be one of the most important ever held to examine Canada's future. For Summer Brochure, prepared by D. W. Morgan. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference - Description for Summer 1969 Brochure Description An account of the resource A short description of the upcoming Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Morgan https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2bc6db61dadcfe1b1f12a15f5c9d5969.pdf c22c850ef63bb629a76f4cfbd3c232ef PDF Text Text REMARKS BY MR. K. C. A. DAWSON, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY RE: MID-CANADA REGION Over the past summer I have travelled across our country from Northern Newfoundland to the Yukon. During these travels I talked with many people in an attempt to ascertain their attitude and views about Canada's North. Knowing your continued interest in the north, I would like to take this opportunity to pass on to you my conclusions. This is not a formal paper just a series of thoughts and ideas stemming from my wide ranging travels in the past year. For thousands of years man in the north had adapted himself to nature, and not nature to himself. This changed with the arrival, in the seventeenth century, of people out of Europe. The land was scoured for fur bearing animals that had heretofor been used by family groups of Indians for clothing and meat. The exchange of furs for European goods, resulted in the complete distruction of the adaptive dependence on the natural environment of the indigenous peoples. Their way of life changed to one of dependence on the whims of alien peoples. The shifting of foreign markets, and the decline in the availability of furs, in large measure the result of over-harvesting, brought the vast fur trade organizatio to an end. Thus, by the middle of the ninteenth century the northern peoples, now without their basic food resources, and dependant on an alien technology, were left to fend for themselves. �- 2 - Since the arrival of the Euro-Canadian, development of the boreal forest shield region has been characterized by transient, extractive, commercial ventures. These ventures, based on the requirements of communities unrelated to the north, proceed with little consideration for the people living in the north. As a result, many people who have made their permanent home in the north, have developed over the years a sense of alienation from the south of Canada. From the period of exploration, resting on the then lucrative fur trade, to the quest for recovery of precious metal resources, to the present denudation of the forests by the pulp and paper industry, all major economic activities have been based on extraction of resources, are transient in nature, and are controlled by outsiders, for outsiders. We all know of ghost towns resulting from the termination of mining operations in the north. One only needs to fly over the north to see how Euro-Canadians have treated their own people, and the resources of the region. region continues. The dependency on forces outside the Under present utilization of our forests, I believe it is likely, albeit for sound economic reasons, that the pulp and paper industries may well move their operations south to areas of fast growing southern pine, once existing facilities have fulfilled their economic usefulness. And once again, we will witness the indifference of the rest of Canada to the well being of their compatriots, who choose to occupy the central heartland and hold it as Canadian territory. �- 3 This repetitive alienation of people living in the north is aggravated by factors other than economic. The growing multiplicity of regulations, usually designed for southern areas with high population density, is felt as an unwarranted, repressive and authoritarian intrusion into individual freedom of expression and action. The power of government offices to search "wherever their suspicions may chance to fall" is totally subversive of democracy. The burden of this action is expressed in the obvious indifference and lack of initiative manifested in many northern communities relative to other communities in Canada, for the people feel they have only colonial status. There is an obvious need for some form of regional government, answerable to the people in the north. Certainly, a new approach is required, for the land is not the private preserve of those from outside who may, from time to time, wish to harvest its resources. People living in the south of our country perpetuate a myth that Canada no longer has a frontier situation. erroneous. This is completely There are hundreds of square miles of territory surrounding the great inland waters of Hudson's and James Bay with less than one person per square mile. This kind of isolation, this indifference in experience and background, results in a people with entirely different outlooks on life. If Canada is to grow and prosper, the resources of the north must be developed, but I suggest it should be with the people of the north, not separate from them. I should record that there appears to be no problem of national identity in the north. From coast to coast, everyone I talked with, whether they were old settlers, indigenous peoples, or recent immigrants, �- 4 was first and foremost a Canadian, even where their very survival depended on foreign capital investment. There are, of course, regional variations, but in all regions our people view themselves clearly apart from the Americans. This, I believe, stands in marked contrast to many of our southern city populations. Another aspect of the problem of identification for the people of the north is communication. There are regions which by virtue of radio are informed as to what is happening, in their neighbouring communities, in their Provincial or Territorial Capitol, in Ottawa, and in the world. These people do not feel cut off and isolated. But there are other areas, such as northern Ontario, where such is not the case. People in the Lakehead have virtually no idea of what is going on in Sault Ste. Marie, their nearest neighbouring city, for there is no radio link. Commercial broadcasting, in the area, looks inward rather than outward. This does not aid in identification of Northern people with the rest of Canada, but reinforces the felt isolation. The same may be said for the prevailing newspaper media in the Lakehead. Furthermore, agencies such as the C.B.C. have completely abrogated their responsibility in Northern Ontario, for they have not even bothered to set up a station in the area. The situation is perpetuated by the existing power structure at the local level, with its 'old guard' family control, which, while it no doubt gives stability to the community, often performs like the Family Compact of old Upper Canada. The ultimate social actions which result from this kind of control are well-known. Another factor in this �- 5 process of alienation of the people of the north, is the prevailing absentee ownership of the extractive based industries; Management is transient, and transient management, regardless of how conscientious it might be, in terms of community involvement, is still - transient. With reference to the work force significant elements of this force are mobile, others are seasonal workers, while others are subject to dislocation in the face of the application of new technologies. Thus many do not make a lasting contribution to the long term development of northern communities. For the same reasons many young people leave the region, thus the north is its young people. losing its best resource - Those who do stay, frequently become a public charge as they age, for there are no alternative avenues of employment open to them, in a land with virtually no light secondary industry. Lack of opportunity has resulted in a poverty problem in many areas of the north, yet if it is to be developed competant people are needed and a program to induce young Canadians to come north and open up the frontier is required. The many indigenous people of the region have reaped the grievous suffering of a subjected people, under the dichotomy which prevails between the needs of people, and the goals of our economic system. Their expanding population largely the result of the introduction of limited health services, based on pre-natal and post-natal care combined with the introduction of game conservation measures, which limited food and cash resources, has resulted in a forced dependency on an alien overseer. This, combined with the introduction �- 6 - of a formal education program, has caused a severe and drastic dislocation in the way of life of these peoples. direction of conformity to an alien culture. A change in the The only justification for such action must rest in the 'right of conquest', a stand no longer palatable in todays world. The dominant society must recognize that it is engaged in an unco-ordinated program of forced acculturation. Only then might they be in a position to face up to the effects of their actions. In the meantime, for those many young people, who, as a direct result of actions taken to date, are no longer able to fit into their own society, yet do not have a place in the communal life of the dominant society, an answer must be found. One which will at least permit those who want to participate, an opportunity to do so. I would suggest that the people of Canada have within their power the means for providing a role for many of these young people. The numerous government departments that maintain sizable operations in the areas inhabited by Indian people could employ many of them. Whatever the cost in dislocation because of labour turn-over or expense incurred in on-the-job training, consideration should be given to such an approach. It is believed that if such a scheme were implemented, there would be, over the years, a gradual shifting to employment in the private sector of the economy. Returning to consideration of the development of the north as a region, it must be recognized that any development program has far reaching effects. What factors, for example, have been considered in respect to the on-going survey of water resources of the Albany River? �- 7 One cannot help but wonder if any consideration has been given to the resulting dislocation of the indigenous people, not to mention the utter distruction of plants and animals, and the concomrnitant disruption of the ecological balance. A minimum requirement would seen to be a complete summary of the resources of the area, before deciding on a program of inundation and diversion of the waters. Once again, it appears, the land will be exploited by outsiders, for the benefit of outsiders. In terms of research, any program set up to investigate the north should be centred in northern institutions, not in the south as often is the case today. For example, research with respect to an afforestation and reclamation of our soggy wastelands around Hundson's Bay could be undertaken by the universities now situated in the north. One only needs to look at the vast range of chemicals which the USSR is recovering from their peat bogs, to recognize the unrealized potential of the area. Conservation and pollution research must also be the subject of continuing study if we are to leave the land livable for future generations. Let us look at some possibilities for development of the north. There are areas now forested which are suitable for cattle grazing. Such a land utilization would not only provide a local food supply, supplanting the present situation which sees almost all basic food supplies imported, it would also provide a working situation for many people in a context with which they could identify. Further, a programme of co-operative ventures, to produce and market products would be �- highly desirable. 8 - Such enterprises would belong to the people, and • they would identify with the operations. This is very important, since a sense of identity cannot now be achieved with ownership and control resting, as it does, some place far removed from the north. Looking north to the Bay much of the land appears uninhabitable. But it could be put to use for grazing caribou, under the management of the native people, who live in large tracts of that area. This is the natural habitat of the caribou, an animal which can digest many plants not suitable to man, and convert them to edible meat. The caribou is a herd animal, and could be domesticated without major difficulty. The development of plant products in the north, by the people living there, is worthy of consideration. This would include the cultivation and harvesting of such products as blueberries, cranberries, mu shrooms, wild rice, and mosses. With some encouragement and assistance, such enterprises might be undertaken by many of the Indians living in the region. Much of the land surface of the north is comprised of beautifully coloured shield rock. Noting the stre.rg:h, durability and range of colours of this rock, one considers the possibility of crushing it for utilization as surface coating for curtain walling. Certainly there is a large and growing market for such building materials in the magolithic buildings of the southern metropoli. The d.eve,l opment of the off-shore mineral finds, now under exploration in Hudson's Bay, could be undertaken by going overland, through Ontario, rather than by water, as is now the case. The wealth apparently lies there, would certainly justify the building of an �- 9 overland route by the public sector which would open up corridors to r the Bay. The result would be of inestimable benefit to the people of the north, and to the country as a whole. In todays world, industry has a social responsibility. It is no longer acceptable to establish an extractive industry with a short life span. Once an industry goes into an area, regardless of the type, it attracts many other secondary service enterprises. means people, families communities. This Corporations in todays world have a responsibility for the communities they create. I have tried to state some of the problems that prevail in the central sh:eld region of Canada, and to c£fer some suggestions as to future direction of growth and development in the region. The aspect cE. 'people' has been emphasized, because it is fundamental. Under our present system of blended private and public sector financing of development, the people of Canada have a direct responsibility for ensuring the development of their mid northern territories but they must make a choice between haphazard and unplanned development and planned programmed development soundly based on both the human and natural resources of the country. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remarks by Mr. K.C.A. Dawson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Lakehead University, Re: Mid-Canada Region Description An account of the resource Text of a short speech given by K.C.A. Dawson to the Convening Board of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference, January 1969. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Dawson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/c649ea2707b38ca457b36919f79b8434.pdf ee65960ae8949532e64b5675fa41d8b8 PDF Text Text REPORT ON NORTHERN AREA STUDIES Lakehead University Prepared by The President's Committee on Northern Area Studies for The Grants Committee Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development November 1968 �ORGANIZATION A multi-discipline committee composed of faculty members concerned with the north was established by the President in 1965 to foster northern research and development at Lakehead University. The committee, established as a permanent body, with an appointed Director to provide continuity was considered to best serve the prevailing needs. Its aims were to channel the interests of faculty members in the direction of northern research, to stimulate the interest of students and others in northern research, to promote courses in northern studies and to assist in procurring funds for northern research. The Director was to assess the northern research resources at the University, liaise with government departments and universities working in Canada's north and exchange information with such bodies. In 1968 the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests base at Black Sturgeon Lake in the boreal forest was acquired. used as a subarctic research station. The facilities are to be A research and teaching program at the station is now being developed by the Northern Area Studies Committee. This fall under the auspices of the Arctic Institute of North America, Dr. M.C. Grooswald, of the Institute of Geography of the Academy of Science, U.S.S.R., visited Lakehead University. His discussions on northern research and developments in the U.S.S.R. added a further stimulus to the Committees activities. In the past sunnner, the Director travelled from L'anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland to Whitehorse in the Yukon, attending the Second National Northern Research Conference at the latter community as well as the Alaskan Science Conference. !he committee is at present constituted as follows: �- 2 W.G. Tamblyn, B.A.Sc., M.Com., L.L.D. President, Lakehead University D.R. Lindsay, B.A., M.S. Professor of Biology J.A. Talbot, M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geology H.North, B.Sc., D.C.Ae. Aasociate Professor of Mechanical Engineering W,T. Melnyk, M.A., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology and Chairman of the Department of Psychology J.S. Mathersill, B.Sc., S.Sc. Geo., Eng., Ph.D. ·- A~~f~~artt Ptof~~sot of d~ology f.G, baviest M,A, tecturet in Geogtaphy T. Northcott, M.Sc. Lecturer in Biology A. Bartholomew, B.Sc., M.Sc. Lecturer in Forestry K.C.A. Dawson, C.D., M.A. Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Director of Northern Area Studies Committee EXPENDITURES The support and encouragement provided by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has facilitated the procurement of funds from other sources. Individual grants totaling more than $50,000 have been received by faculty members undertaking northern research projects. These are accountable by the respective researcher and are not therefore detailed in this report. In addition, funds amounting to $30,000 per year for a period of three years have been provided by the Department ·of University Affairs to operate the research station. The initial timing of the receipt ef funds from the Grants Connnittee �- 3 of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development precluded uitlization of the grant in the sunnner of the year in which it was applied for, and this situation has prevailed in subsequent years. It is considered a satis- factory arrangement for it permits advance planning and early spring fielding of research parties. To date all funds received from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development have been allocated to the Albany River ecological project. A balance of funds remains this year, as field work in the past summer was curtailed. As originally envisaged, a four man party consisting of two zoology students, one botany student and one archaeology student was to be put in the field. Four students, of a type deemed suitable for a field party working in an inhospitable, isolated situation for an extended period of time were not located and the field party was reduced to two. STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND EXPENDITURE as at November 30, 1968 GRANT 1966-67 Albany River Project E~penditures Sunnnary 1967 $3,000.00 2,518.95 481.05 GRANT 1967-68 4,000.00 4,481.05 Albany River Project Expenditures Summary 1968 2,678.08 1,802.97 GRANT 1968-69 Funds allocated to Albany Project 3,500.00 $5,302.97 �- 4 RESEARCH PROGRAM Interest in northern research has expanded rapidly in the past year and with available funds the number of projects has more than doubled. Current research projects are as follows: 1. Phytogeographic and zoographic reconnaissance of the arctic water shed, Patricia Distri.ct, Ontario: this project directed by T. Northcott, of the Department of Biology, employed two undergraduate students full time during the sunnner. It has been supported by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Ontario Department of University Affairs with logistic support Provided by the Department of Lands and Forests. 2. Archaeological excavation of a stratified Woodland Period prehistoric village, Wabinosh Bay, Lake Nipigon, Ontario: this project directed by K.C.A. Dawson, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, engaged three students, two of whom are now undertaking post graduate studies. It has been supported by the National Museum of Canada with logistic support from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. 3. A study of wild rice growth patterns in Northern Ontario: this research is being undertaken by Dr. S. Zingel, of the School of Forestry, under the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. 4.5.6.7. ArcQaeological investigation of the fur trade period at the site of the North West Company Post on the Kaministiquia River, Thunder Bay District, Ontario; the first Hudson's Bay Company, 1673, post at Moose River, James Bay, Ontario; the Hudson's Bay Company post at �- 5 English Bay, Lake Nipigon, Ontario and an archaeological survey of the first road through northwestern Ontario in The Quetico Park area. These latter four projects are under the direction of K.C.A. Dawson, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Eight undergraduate students have been engaged in the work which is being supported by the Ontario Department of Tourism and Information. 8. A comparative study of social adaptation of Dutch, Greek and Slovak immigrants to a northern community in Ontario: this study is being conducted by P.D. Chimbos, of the Department of Sociology, under a Canada Council Grant. 9. An analysis of service centers and consumer behavior in northern communities of Ontario: this study is under the direction of I.G. Davies, of the Department 'of Geography. engaged in the basic collection of data. Students have been It is being supported by the Ontario Department of Economics and Development. 10. A study of teenage drinking behavior in northern Ontario, a ten comtnunity study: this project is being undertaken by Dr. A.A.D. Asimi, of the Department of Sociology, under support from the Ontario Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Research Foundation. Other research projects recently completed or in the process of completion are as follows: an ecological study of vascular plants on the north shore of Lake Superior by Professor D.R. Lindsay, of the Department of Biology; a socio-economic survey of the town of Kenora, District of Thunder Bay, by Dr. K.J. Charles, of the Department of Economics; an assessment ef the agricul- •..• . �• I I • - 6 tural potential of Northwestern Ontario, a pilot study of the Kaministiquia Valley by I.G. Davies, of the Department of Geography; a documentary study of Thunder Bay, 1821-1892, by Dr. E. Arthur, of the Department of History; and a study of long bars and troughs Batchawana shore, Lake Superior, by Dr. J.S. Mothersill, of the Department of Geology. In addition, Dr. J. Talbot, of the Department of Geology, worked with the Geological Survey of Canada on reconnaissance mapping of granites near Baker Lake, Northwest Territories~ The following articles dealing with northern research have recently appeared in Lakehead University Review: Arthur, M.E. "The Landing and the Plot", Vol. 1, No. 1. Davies, I.A. "Agriculture in the Northern Forest - The Case of Northwestern Ontario", Vol. No. 2. Lindsay, D.R. "Migration and Persistance of Certain Arctic-Alpine Plants in the Lake Superior Region, Ontario", Vol. 1, No. 2. Mothersill, J.S. "Grain Size Analysis of Longshore - Bars and Troughs, Batchawana Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario", Vol. 1, No. 2. The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development funds were used to support the phytogeographic and zoogeographic reconnaissance of the arctic water shed in Ontario. The project is being undertaken to provide basic quantitative data from this central region of Canada's boreal forest. To provide temporal depth to the study, the area is also being examined for evidence of prehistoric habitations from which bones and seeds may be recovered. under the supervision of K.C.A. Dawson. covered from Fort Hope to Washi Lake. This is This year the Albany River was Two senior undergraduates, Jim Dunsten and Garth Pentney undertook the actual field collection. The data collected in oply two seasons does not warrant a statement but it is of interest to note �.. " t • - 7 that the archaeological aspect of the project have recovered Middle Woodland ceramics. Students who were available for shorter periods were used in biological and prehistoric field reconnaissance at the recently acquired Black Sturgeon Lake research station. Here some of the basic problems of setting-up the telemetry system designed to monitor the movement of animals which is to be embodied in the Albany River survey are being worked out. Funds for this aspect of the work were provided by the National Research Council. Other projects, particularly those related to socio-economic studies and problems of living in the north, have employed undergraduate students and expectations are that a number of students will continue their interest in the north at the post graduate level. These projects are also contributing directly to the planning for development of the north. It is this multi- discipline approach that the connnittee believes to be essential for northern studies, and a first step toward interdisciplinary research. FUTURE PROSPECTS In an attempt to achieve an integrated understanding of indigenous peoples in the north, a number of research projects have been developed and are expected to be commenc~d in the coming year: one in association with the Youth and Recreation Branch of the Ontario Department of Education is to study attitudes towards education on northern reserves; one is a study of Indians in town under support from ~he Human Rights Connnission of Ontario; one would attempt to determine the common factors in those persons of Indian ancestry who become members of the middle class in Canada and another would attempt to standardize for the Indian population non-verbal tests for use in reserves �' • ,I- - 8 schools. These projects are being developed by members of the Depart~ents of Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology. The undergraduate student body in recognition of the University's position in the subarctic boreal forest and the human phenomena of living in the north have established their own northern studies committee and out of this has come a request for an insitute devoted to the study and education of Indians in the north. While this is only in the embryonic stage, it does hold promise. The Department of History and Geography under Treasury Department, Regional Development Branch funding anticipates expansion of their research with respect to service centers and communications in the north and the Department of Geology in association with Inland Waterways expects to commence a detailed study of the Lake Superior shore line east of the Lakehead. The Committee is also working with the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Foundatiqn which is planning a series of seminars embracing business, academic and government personnel concerned with the mid-north. The first of these is to be held at Lakehead University next summer. With the increasing number of ~esearch projects being undertaken at the University and the growing awareness in Canada, of the norths potential, the Committee looks forward to a growing realization of its aim. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Report on Northern Area Studies, Lakehead University Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource A report on Northern Area Studies at Lakehead University; prepared by the President's Committee on Northern Area Studies; for the Grants Committee of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. November, 1968. Included in the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/52d76b20e73a45083332856d3a72819c.pdf 9abd1a30b0ffbb57c1a6932b065d4c1c PDF Text Text CAMPUS PLAN DIRECTIONAL GUIDE Lakeh.eacl Unive:rst-ty �, .. .,.------ ... ____ _ , ....................... ,,, - (,( 1 I I I I GUIDE ~•-~o••o 1140 - •ao • .,.,o,r~ A,A4.tlC"'11,., ~......_m::mm=a.a~ -.. .__-- LAKE HEAD r• t::•Nr,-. NIVERSITV CAMPUS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18 . Office of Deon of Arts Office of President Office of Assistant to President Office of Deon of Science Office of Director of University Schools Registrors Office Director of Physical Plont Room 1029 - Lecture Theatre Room 1069 - Lecture Theatre Office of Deon of Students Faculty Lounge Boord Room Student Offices (Main Floor) Residence Dining Room Office of Deportment of Athletics Office of Comptroller Office of Director of Information (5th floor) Office of Director of Finance (5th floor) Bonk of Montreal is located on the main floor of the Un i vers i ty Centre Building. (Regular Banking Hours) 1967• 68 PLEASE NOTE Lecture roorn 1069 now 103t.. Information and Finance offices at1 4th floor library. �PORT ARTHUR - FORT ~ILLIAM STREET MAP TO LAKEHEAD UNIVE SITY CAMPUS PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY, PORT ARTHUR, O N T A - ¾ 'S,~ ,~. fwzpo ,..,,,/ / ,./" ,,,.....~, ~ - J. \{ ~ \. 6tY~~ SUP E R I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Campus Plan & Directional Guide, 1967-1968 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource Map of the Lakehead University campus, and of its location in Port Arthur and Fort William. 1967-1968. This map kept as part of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/185f495f33e87a669b8f995245a0e8c5.pdf 0352a76de465cf2a15760c4660bda492 PDF Text Text •Mid-Canada. . Development Corridor Conference Mid-Canada Developm~nt Corridor Conference FIRST SESSION LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY AUGUST 18-22, 1969 -,( ) J �A CONCEPT IN ACTION "Purpose of the Conference ... to examine the advantages of establishing a nation-wide policy and plan for the development of Canada's Mid-North." PATRONS Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency The Right Honourable Roland Michener, C.C., C.D., Governor General of Canada. Rt, Hon. LestN B Ptw~on, PC ., C>.iU , MA., l I .l ) . Hon. LesllP Frost, P.C., Q.C., l.L.D., D.Cl. ADVISORV COUNCIL Mr. C. P. Baker President, Foundation Company of <;:anada Limited Mr. E. C. Bovey President, Northern and Central Gas Corporation Ltd. Mr. N. R. Crump Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Pacific Railway Mr. Walter Currie President, Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada Mr. H. M. Griffith President, The St~el Company of C.tnad~ I imih•d Mr. C. I . Hatrn1~ton PresidPnt, Tht• ~, )ydl 1rw;t Company Mt , ArhCllli tfAt, th~lffltilll . 8,mk ul M,u1trt1,t/ f>r, N H t(ppvtl tt,,.h1tlP11# ~Pt'.-"\ 11 M1t,111t,i t ,1H1,,, I i1t1llt1i I llrlu 'I w t lf\lt h.-• Hfh·t,.1 I l/1t11 l1tt ,,,., ''" fH IH~flfl4'$!1 ,it Mr. Uon~ld Md, L)nnald 1 N,.,,,. ,-\tlll.lflt ,. Prtt'iident, Canddian Labour Congn~~~ Mr.N J. MacMillan Chairman and President Canadian National Railways The Honourable Keiller Mackay, D.S.0., V.D., Q.C., Ll..D., D.C.L. Chairman Bramalea Consolidated Developments Limited Mr. A. Powis President, Noranda Mines Limited Mr.Yves Pratte Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Air Canada CONVENING BOARD Professor J. Jameson Bond, University of Alberta Dr. R. M. Bone, University bf Saskatchewan Dr. J. D. Chapman, University of British Columbia Mr. Yves Dube, Laval University Dr. J. C. Gilson, Univ~rsity of Manitoba Mr. Christian de Laet, Secretary-General Canadian Council of Resource Ministers Mr. Ian Macdonald, Deputy Minister Department of Treasury and Economics Covernment of Ontario Mr. David Morg,rn, Lakehead Univer~1ty Prof es!,or Peter Young, Memorial Univ~rsity of Newfoundlanrl Proff.>e1c.or Nnrm,111 l'~.n"nn, lJnivN"ity of Cw")lf)h M1 lamt'~ Kdnl',.1y, Depctrtment of lrMie and DPvPlopmflnt ( ;ovPrnment of Ontario Mr lii(it h:11d f<pl1111N, q { ·, Chnirmtln , Mid ( '1itc.ida Drvdt1p1,1tmt Co,ndor CfmiernrH t-! I >r W 4i l '111111,111 I h•pnr1m,1 nt ol frt~,tc.;ury ,rnd I, , ,11, 11111, .1 , ,11\IPt 1\lnttlH rif ( ll'lli:irli• ~ \ , I t 11111~-(t' l•l'ttfllVi•lll1"41hH , , .. " , " , " , 11 , , 1•, '" " , 11 , u o\ ti~, 11 It-• , 1i " , "r ii lllltltli• , ., 1HH IA I H\lb.lllill l'1utt:J~M,1 l tiillld1d WM~haw, U111vtH~lly ut Montreal Dr. W. Y. Watson, Laurentian University Professor F. T. M. White, McGill University Mr. W. S. Ziegler, National Northern Development Conference �MONDAY, AUGUST 18th 9:00AM 12:00 NOON Registration Opens Place: Residence One (see map) (Registration continues throughout Conference) Exhibition Pavilion opens Place: Centennial Building Courtyard 5:30- Cocktails 7:1S PM Place: Senior Lounge University Centre Bu ilding Second Floor 7:30 PM Opening Banquet Place: Great Hall University Centre Building Chairman: Dr. William Tamblyn President, Lakehead University Speaker: Richard Rohmer, Q.C. Chairman, Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference Topic: Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference 10:00 PM (10:30 PM Conference Task Force Committees Meet (Meeting rooms to be announced) Bar service is available, Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) �TUESDAY, AUGUST 19th 7:00AM 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:15 AM 12:45 PM 2:30PM 4:15 PM 6:00 PM 6:45 PM 8:45 PM 10:30 PM Wake-up call Breakfast Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building Speaker: Dr. W. G. Schneider Presiden·t, National Research Council Topic: Research for Northern Development Panel Sessions GROUP A GROUP B Place : Main Bldg. Amphitheatre Univ. Centre Bldg. Theatre Topic: Resources (Human & Natural) Industrialization Discussion Groups #1 - Room 124 east #5 - Room 126.2 #2- Room 124 west #6 - Room 128 #3- Room 126 #7 - Room 128.1 #4- Room 126.1 #8 - Room 128.2 Note: Group division~ assigned on arrival luncheon Place: Great Hall, UnivPrsity Centre Building Remarks: His Excellency the Right Honourable Roland Michener, C.C., C.D. Governor Genera/ of Canada Panel Sessions GROUP A GROUP B Place: Main Bldg. Amphitheatre Univ. Centre Bldg. Theatre Topic: Industrialization Resources (Human & Natural) Discussion Groups #1 - Room 124 east #5 - Room 126.2 #6 - Room 128 #2 - Room 124 west #7 - Room 128.1 #3-Room 126 #8 - Room 128.2 #4- Room 126.1 Cocktails Place: Senior lounge, University Centre Building Banquet Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building Speaker: Dr. 0. M. Solandt, Chairman Canadian Sciencf' Coun cil Topic: The Role of Technology in the Development of Canada's Mid-North Plenary - panel discussion Place: UnivNsity Centre Building Theatre Topic: Environmental & Ecological factors Bar ~ervice i!> available, Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) �WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th 7:00 AM Wake-up call 7:30 AM BrPakfast Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building Speaker: Mr. David A. W. Ju_dd, Scott Polar Rf'~earch Institute, Cambridge, England Former Admini~trator of Yukon Territory Topic : Administration & Northern Dev~lopment 9:30 AM Plenary - - panel disrni..s1on Place: University Centre Building Theatre Topic: Urbanization (Human & Environmental Factors) 11:15 AM 12:45 PM Discussion Groups #1 - Room ·124 east #2 - Room 124 we~t #3-Room 126 #4 - Room 126.1 #5 #6#7#8 - Room Room Room Room 126.2 128 128.1 128.2 Luncheon Speaker: Mr. Walter Currie Pre.sident, Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada 2:30 PM Buses leave for Lambert Island 3:30 PM Reception at the Lambert Island home of Mr. R. J. Prettie Preside,:,t, Northern Wood Preservers Limited 6:00 PM Buses return to Lakehead University 8:00 PM Buffet Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building 9:30 PM Conference Task Force Committees Meet (10:30 PM Bar service is available, Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) �'HURSOAY, AUGUST 21st ., 7:30AM 8:00AM 9:30AM 11:15 AM 12:45 PM 2:30 PM 4:15 PM 6:00 PM 6:45 PM 8:45 PM (10:30 PM Wake-up call Breakfast Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building Panel Sessions GROUP A GROUP B Place: Main Bldg. Amphitheatre Univ. Centre Bldg. Theatre Topic: Transportation Communications Discussion Groups #1 -- Room 124 east #5 - Room 126.2 #2 - - Room 124 west #6 - - Room 128 #3 ·- Room 126 #7 -- Room 128.1 #4 - Room 126.1 #8 - Room 128.2 luncheon Place: Great Hall, Uni.ver~1ty Centre Building Speaker: Mr. John Fisher Centennial Commissioner for Canada, 1967; Special Consultant for International Affairs to President of Abitibi Paper Company Limited Topic: Canada - Development Country Panel Sessions GROUP B GROUP A Place: Main Bldg. Amphitheatre Univ. Centre Bldg. Theatre Topic: Communications Transportation Discussion Groups #1 - Room 124 east #5 - Room 126.2 #2 - Room 124 west #6- Room 128 #7- Room 128.1 #3-Room 126 #4- Room 126.1 #8 - Room 128.2 Cocktails Place: Senior lounge, Uhiversity Centre Building Banquet Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building Speaker: Honourable Duff Roblin, P.C. Executive Vice-President, Canadian Pacific Investments Topic: Human Factors Plenary - panel discussion Place: University Centre Building Theatre Topic: Financing and Trade Implications Bar service is available, Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) i l -l j i t. �FRIDAY, AUGUST 22nd 6:30AM • Wake-up call 7:00 AM Breakfast Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building Speaker: Dr. John Conway York University Topic: Political Planning 9:00AM Conference Task Force Committees 10:30AM Summation of First Session of Conference Conference Programme Development 11:45 AM Luncheon Place: Great Hall, University Centre Building 1:00 PM Depart for Airport 1:30- Air Display 2:30 PM Participants: Canadian Air Force Ontario Dept. of Lands & Forests . - demonstration water bombing by six different types of aircraft . - JATO-assisted Hercules Aircraft take-off demonstratio~ -- para-drop of personnel and equipment ·(search and rescue demonstration) - helicopter fire-fighting demonstration Flights leave for Toronto at 2:50 p.m. and 6:05 p.m. and for Winnipeg at 5 :00 p.m. 3:005:00 PM Selected films available Place: Room 122, Centennial Bu·ilding �KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ORATEURS PRINCIPAUX RESOURCE PERSONNEL EXPERTS RESOURCES PANEL TRIBUNE SUR LES RESSOURCES Dr. W. G. Schneider, President, National Research Council. His Excellency the Right Honourable Roland Michener, C.C.,C.D., Governor General of Canada. Dr. 0. M. Solandt, Chairman, Science Council of Canada. Mr. David A. W. Judd, Scott Polar Research Institute. Mr. Walter Currie, President, Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada Mr. John Fisher, Centennial Commissioner for Canada 1967, Special Consultant on International Affairs to Abitibi Paper Company Limited. Honourable Duff Roblin, P.C. Executive Vice-President, Canadian Pacific Investments Limited. Dr. John Conway, York University . Mr. Richard Hill, Manager, lnuvik Rf'search Laboratories. Mr. Robert Campbell. Campbell's Limited, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Mr. Leo Cameron, Community Health Worker, Department of National Health and Welfare. Mr. Harold Cardinal, President, Indian Association of Alberta. Mr. Hector Blake, P.Eng., Quebec Northshore and Labrador Railway. Dr. E. W. Robinson, Frontier College. Mr. Jack Moar, Executive Director, Community Planning Association, Alberta Division. Mr. P. W. Kaeser, Mayor, Town of Fort Smith. Mr. Alan Innes-Taylor, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Mr. E. King, President, Alberta Northwest Chamber of Mines and Oils and Resources. Mr. Isaac Beaulieu, Secretary Treasurer, Manitoba Indian Brotherhood. Mr. Jim Sinclair, Vice-President, Metis Association of Saskatchewan Mr. Jon Hopkins, Resource Development Officer, Western James Bay. Mr. Victor Allan, Driver, CFS lnuvik. Yukon Territory Professor K. C. A. Dawson, Director of Northern Area Studies Lakehead University Mr. Alexander Phillips, Northwestern Ontario Development Association M. Come Carbonneau, President, Soci~te Quebecoise d'Exploration Miniere. Mr. Murray Watts, . . Pn~,c;ident, Baffin/and Iron Mines Limited. Mr. Edward Pinay, Community Health Worker. Dr. L. I. Barber, Vice-President, University of Saskatchewan. \ IN0USTRIALIZATION PANEL TRIBUNE SUR L'INDUSTRIALISATION Mr. Allan Moffat~, Vice-President, Reid, Crowther and Partners. Dr. Geo. Jacobsen, President, The Tower Company (1961) Limited. Mr. J. Morris, Executive Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congress._ Mr. Gilbert Proulx, Consultant for Special Projects, Aluminum Company of Canada Limited. I �ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL FACTORS PANEL TRIBUNE SUR L'INCIDENCE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE L'ECOLOGIE Professor Wm. FulJer, Department of Zoology, University of Alberta. Dr. N. L. l(issick Department of Forestry, University of New Brunswick. Dr. R. I. Wolfe, Associate Professor in Geography, York University. Dr. D. Chant, Chairman, Department of Zoology, University of Toronto. Mr. B. G. Thom, • Director, Sub-Arctic Research, McGill University. Dr. G. Carrothers, Dean, Department of Environmental Studies, York University. URBANIZATION PANEL TRIBUNE SUR L'URBANISATION Rev. John E. Page, S.J., Director, Interdisciplinary Research, University of Manitoba. Brig. J. D. Christian, President, Cassiar Asbestos Corporation. Mr. G. C. Hamilton, Commissioner of Operations and Development, City of Calgary. Honourable Mr. Justice Wm. G. Morrow, Judge of Territorial Court, Northwest Territories. TRANSPORTATION PANEL TRIBUNE SUR LES TRANSPORTS Mr. A. V. Mauro, Q.C., Executive \lice-President, Great Northern Capital Corporation Ltd. Mr. E. P. Stephenson, Vice-President, Canadian National Railways. Mr. Wm. Gilchrist, President, Eldorado Nuclear Limited. Mr. W.R. Harris, Vice-President, Pacific Western Airlines. COMMUNICATIONS PANEL TRIBUNE SUR LES COMMUNICATIONS Mr. M. N. Davies, Vice-President, Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Mr. Geo. Davidson, President, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Mr. Sidney T. Fisher, Vice-President, Radio Engineering Products Limited. Brig. R. S. Malone, President, F. P. Publications. FINANCING AND TRADE IMPLICATIONS PANEL TRIBUNE SUR LES QUESTIONS QUI TOUCHENT AUX FINANCEMENT ET AU COMMERCE Mr. Ian Macdonald, Deputy Treasurer, Department of Treasury and Economics, Government of Ontario. Dr. David W. Slater, Dean of c·raduate School. Queen's Univ~rsity. Dr. E. P. Neufeld, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Economy, University of Toronto ll l l. �Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference , I I;, Conterente sur la rnise en valeur du corridor n1~dian du Canada PREMIERE SEANCE A L'UNIVERSITE LAKEHEAD DU ~18 AU 22 AOUT 1969 r· ,. . �UNE IDEE EN MARCHE "Cette conference se propose notamment ... d'etudier les c1vantages qu'assurait !'elaboration a l'echelle nationale d'une pofitique et d'un plan de developpement du territoire canadien median." PATRONAGE Sous le haut patronage de Son Excellence le tres honorable Roland Michener, C.C., C.D., Gouverneur g~neral du Canada. Le tres honorable Lester B. Pearson, C.P., O.B.E., M.A., LL.D. L'honorable Leslie Frost, C.P., C.R., LLD., D.C.l. LE COMITE CONSULTATIF M. C. P. Baker President, Foundation Company of Canada Limited M. E. C. Bovey Prl:-sident, Northern and Centr_al Gas Corporation l.lmitf:'d M. N. R. (rump Prt!sidenr et Directt:!ur gl>nhal Canadien Pacifique M. Walter Currie President, Association i ndienne-e5quimaude du Canada M. H. M. Griffith President, The Steel Company of Canadd Limited M. C. F. Harrington Prl>sident, The Royal Trust Company M. Arnold Hart President, Banque de Montreal Dr, N. B. Keevil President, Keevil Mining Group Limited Brig. H. W. Love Directeur Executif The Arctic Institute of North America M. Donald MacDonald President, Canadian Labour Congre~s M. N. J. MacMillan Pre5ident. Canadien National l'Honorable Keiller Mackay, O.S.O., V.D., Q.C., LLD., D.C.L. President, Bramalea Consolidated Developments Limited M.A. Powis Prf'sid~nt. Noranc-fct Minec. l 1111ited M . Yve'- Pr.1th• ,,,,-,.,;drnt ,,, I >iH•( tP111 ,:rnf'•,,1/. A11 < ,rn,1d~1 .., LE CONSEIL DE CONVOQUAT.ION Le ProfessPur I. la meson Bondi Univer~ite de I' Alberta Dr. R. M. Bone, Universite de la Saskatchewan Qr. J. D. Chapm,rn, Universite de la Colomhie-Britdnnique M. Yws Duh(', Uniwrsite Laval Dr. J.C. C,il1,on, Un,vfl'rsite dP Mc1nitobii M. Christian Dt->Laet, Secretai re general Le Conseil Ccrnadien des ministres des ressources M. H. Ian Macdonald, sous-ministre, ministere des Affaires economiques et conseil du tresor de l'Oritario M. David Morgan, Universite Lakehead Le Professeur Peter Young, Universite Memorial de Terre-Neuve Le Professeu r Norman Pearson, Universite de Guelph M. J. W. Ramsay, ministere du Commerce et du Developpement de !'Ontario M. Richard Rohmer, C.R., President, Conference sur la mise en valeur du corridor median du Canada Dr. R. S. Thoman, ministere des Affaires economiques et Conseil du tresor de !'Ontario M . E. F. Tonge,D irecteur Executif, CPAC (Ontario Division) Le Professeur Leonard Warshaw, Universite de Montreal Dr. W. Y. Watson, Universite Laurentienne Le Professeur F. T. M. White, Universite McGill M. W. S. Ziegler, National Northern Development Conference I . �LUNDI, 18 AOUT g H. Ouverture du bureau d'inscription Emplacement·: Residence One (veuillez consulter la carte) (Les inscriptions se feront pendant toute -la duree de la conference) 12 H. Ouverture du pavilion d'exposition Emplacement: Centennial Building Courtyard 17 H.30 - Cocktails 19 H.15 Emplacement: Senior Lounge, University Centre Building, 2e etage 19 H.30 Banquet inaugural Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building President: Le Dr William Tamblyn • President, Lakehead University Orateur: M. Richard Rohmer, C.R., President Conference sur la mise en valeur du corridor median du Canada . Su jet: La Conference sur ta· mise en valeur du corridor median du Canada 22 H. Reunion des comites d'etude de la conference . (les salles de reunions seront indiquees ulterieurement) (22 H.30 I e bar sera ouvert - Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) �MARDI, 19 AOUT i 7H. 7 H.30 9 H.30 11 H.15 12 H.4S 14.H.30 16 H.1S 18 H. 18 H.45 20 H.45 (12 H.30 Reveil Petit dejeuner Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building Orateur: Le Dr W. G. Schneider President, Conseil national de rec~erches Sujet: Recherche pour la mise en valeur du Nord Tribunes GROUPE A GROUPE B Emplacement: Main Bldg. Univ. Centre Building Theatre Amphitheatre Sujet: Ressources (humaines et naturelles) Industrialisation Groupes de discussion #1 - Room 124 east #5 - Room 126.2 #2 - Room 124 west #6 - Room 128 #3- Room 126 #7- Room 128.1 #4 - Room 126.1 #8 - Room 128.2 Remarque: les participants seront assignes a un groupe a l'arrivee DPjeuner Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building Remarques: Son Excellence Le Tres Honorable Roland Michener, C.C., C.D. Gouverneur general du Canada Tribunes GROUPE B GROUPE A Univ. Centre Bldg. Theatre Emplacement: Main Bldg. Amphitheatre Ressources (humaines et Su jet: Industrialisation naturelles) Groupes de discussion #5 - Room 126.2 #1 - Room 124 east #6-Room 128 #2 - Room 124 west #7 - Room 128.1 #3-Room 126 # 8 - Room 128.2 #4- Room 126.1 Cocktails Emplacement: Senior Lounge, University Centre Building Banquet Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building Orr1teur : Le Dr 0 . M . Sol,rnrlt . f>r(•i,idPnt ron-.r,i/ c .11,.uJ,r•t) d,·, I,( /('l11 , ... Suft41 . Le r61e d" l.i technolosle d•n, la mhie en \'alcur du Nord du Canada Seance pleniere du soir - tribune Emplacement: University Centre Building Theatre Sujet: L'incidence de I'<3nvironnemf'nt et rl<" l'frolog1(:' I" l11.r ~~rn 01N1>rf M~iu f /nor I ounu,• . R•·,id,,,,, ,. o,wJ 1i t l ·l i l �MERCRED_I, 20 AOUT 7H. Reveil 7 H.30 Petit deJeuner . Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building Orateur: M. David A. W. judd, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, Angleterre Ancien administrateur du Territoire du Yukon Sujet: Administration et mise eri valeur du Nord 9H.30 Tribunes Emplacement: University Centre Building Theatre Su jet: Urbanisation (l'incidence de l'environnement et de l'ecologie)) 11 H.15 Groupes de discussion #1 - Room 124 east #2 - Room 124 west #3-Room 126 #4- Room 126.1 #5 #6~ #7#8 - Room 126.2 Room 128 Room 128.1 Room 128.2 12 H.45 Dejeuner Orateur: M. Walter Currie President, Association indienne-esquimaude du Canada 14 H.30 Les autobus partent pour Lambert Island 15 l-i.30 Reception au domicile de M. R. I. Prett1e President, Northern Wood Preservers Limited .18 H. Retour des autobus 20H. Buffet Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building 21 H.30 Reunion des comites d'etude de la conference (22 H.30 Le Jdr sera ouvert -- Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) a Lakehead University �JEUDI, 21 AOUT 7 H.30 8 H. Reveil Petit dejeuner Emplacem_ent: Great Hall, University Centre Building 9 H.30 Tribunes GROUPE A 11 H.15 12 H.45 14 H.30 16 H.15 18 H. 18 H.45 20 H.45 (22 H.30 Emplacement: Main Bldg. Amphitheatre Sujet: Transport Groupes de dlscus!tion # 'I - Room 124 east #2 - Room 124 west #3-Room 126 #4 - Roc,m 126. 1 D~jeuner GROUPE B Univ. Centre Bldg. Theatre Communications #5 - lfoom #6-Room #7 -- Room ,# fi - Room 126.2 128 128.1 128.2 Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building Orateur: M. John Fisher Commissaire du Centenaire pour le Canada, 1967: Conseil/er extraordinaire sur /es affaires internationa/es au President d' Abitibi Paper Company Limited Sujet: le Canada, pays amettre en valeur Tribunes GROUPE A GROUPE B Emplacement: Main Bldg. Univ. Centre Building Theatre Amphitheatre Transport Su jet: Communications GrlH1pes de discussion #5 - Room 126.2 #1 - Room 124 east #2 - Room 124 west #6-Room 128 #7- Room 128.1 #3-Room 126 ·#4- Room 126.1 #8 - Room 128.2 Cocktails Emplacement: Senior Lounge, University Centre Building Banquet Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building Orateur: L'Honorable Duff Roblin, C.P. Vice-president executif - Canadian Pacific Investments Suiet: Les facteurs humains Seance pleniere: Tribune Emplacement: University Centre Building Theatre Sujet: Co~sequences financieres et commerciales Le bar sera ouvert - Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) ,· ' l l j �VENDREDI, 22 AOUT 6 H.30 Reveil 7H. Petit dejeuner Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building Orateur: Dr. John Conway York University Sujet: Organisation politique et questions 9 H.30 Reunion des comites d'etude de la conference 10 H.30 Derniere reunion pleniere Recapitulation 11 H.45 Dejeuner Emplacement: Great Hall, University Centre Building 13H. Depart pour l'aeroport 13 H.30 - Demonstration aerienne 14 t-i.30 Participants: Aviation du Canada Ontario Department of Lands & Forests - Demonstration de bombardement d'eau par six differents types d'appareiis - Demonstration de decollage par un avion Hercule a decollage par reaction - Parachutage de personnel et d'equipement (demonstration de battue et sauvetage) - Demonstration de lutte contre l'incendie par helicoptere Les vols pour Toronto sont a14h.50 et 18h.50 et pour Winnipeg a.17h. 15 H.- Films selectionnes 17 H. Emplacement: Room 122, Centennial Building (20 H.30 Le bar sera ouvert - Main Floor Lounge, Residence One) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference: Lakehead University, August 18-22, 1969. Programme. Description An account of the resource Programme for the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference held at Lakehead University, August 18-22, 1969. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English French Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/926b0e4d94d071f38d936a00d2938d44.pdf 612610506f03848c384ef4ff6172dccd PDF Text Text RICHARD ROHMER, Q.C. 74 SANDRINGHAM DRIVE!: BOROUGH OF NORTH YORK (TORONTO 12) The Canada North Development Corridor is a new and, hopefully, dramatic concept for the opening-up of Canada over the next fifty to one hundr•ed years, In formulating the concept I drew upon old successes in Canadian experience during the trans-Continental push of the CPR in the 18SO's and the massive growth which has occurred along the western routes pioneered by that railway. It is a concept which recognizes that in our Centennial Year Canada has the men and the technology-the ability to envision, to conceive and to create a plan for the long-t<:!rm. opening of Canada North--and the wealth and resources to execute such a plan. Most important, Canadians today have. the courage, imagination, farsightedness and belief in their own future to accept such a concept as a National Policy, perhaps the national policy of our second century. This excellen-t, comprehensive, preliminary study by Acres Research and Planning Limited clearly demonstrates that such a concept is viable; that a Canada North Development Corridor could, in fact, be created in stages over the next fifty to one hundred years. The Development Corridor, as it is envisioned, is a belt that traverses Canada through the mid-north and northern regions, with a railway as its spine. Within this belt will grow new towns, new industries, new highways, enlarged ocean ports, new agricultural areas and a new transportation grid for the whole of Canada. The Acres study shatters many misconceptions which Canadians have long held and which have seriously shaded our national image to the rest of the world. Climatic conditions provide an excellent illustration of one most inaccurate element in the popular idea of Canada North. Far from being a frigid, wind-swept, barren wasteland that permits only semi-permanent life, the fact is that the effective boundary of Southern climate extends far up the MacKenzie River Valley. There are, in fact, two or three months of frost-free days and during the long summer days growth is practically uninterrupted. Alnost the entire area within the Canada North n~u~1nnm~nT ~n~~irlo~ ha~ ~lim~Te whi~h is accentable to �RICHARD ROHMER, Q.C. 74 SANDRINGHAM DRIVE BOROUGH OF NORTH YORK (TORONTO 12) ~ THE CANADA }wJ-~it DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR The Canada North Development Corridor is a new and, hopefully, dramatic concept for the opening-up of Canada over the next fifty to one hundr•ed years, In formulating the concept I drew upon old successes in Canadian experience during the trans-Continental push of the CPR in the 18S0's and the massive growth which has occurred along the western routes pioneered by that railway. It is a concept which recognizes that in our Centennial Year Ca~ada has the men and the technology-the ability to envision, to conceive and to create a plan for the long-term opening of Canada North--and the wealth and resources to execute such a plan. Most important, Canadians today have. the courage, imagination, fa~sightedness and belief in their own future to accept such a concept as a National Policy, perhaps the national policy of our second century. This excellen-t, comprehensive, preliminary study by Acres Research and Planning Limited clearly demonstrates that such a concept is viable; that a Canada North Development Corridor could, in fact, be created in stages over the next fifty to one hundred years. The Development Corridor, as it is envisioned, is a belt that traverses Canada through the mid-north and northern regions, with a railway as its spine. Within this belt will grow new towns, new industries, new highways, enlarged ocean ports, new agricultural areas and a new transportation grid for the whole of Canada. The Acres study shatters many misconceptions which Canadians have long held and which have seriously shaded our national image to the rest of the world. Climatic conditions provide an excellent illustration of one most inaccurate element in the popular idea of Canada North. Far from being a frigid, wind-swept, barren wasteland that permits only semi-permanent life, the fact is that the effective boundary of Southern climate extends far up the MacKenzie River Valley. There are, in fact, two or three months of frost-free days and during the long summer days growth is practically uninterrupted. Almost the entire area within the Canada North n.Qu.Qo1nnm~n-t- rn-r-Pirlny, h.:1~ <"lim.:1t-2 which is accentable to �residents of Canada South. This factor, when combined with the advanced methods of town and community planning and construction makes the "assault" of man on Canada North one which cannot help but be successful. It is therefore an assault which Canadians are obliged to make, in their own interests and in the interests of their own futµre. The promise of Canada over the next 100 years is growth, opportunity and prosperity. The results of the recent Kennedy Round more firmly than ever point Canada in the direction of being among the world's great manufacturing nations, a producer of finished goods, Canada North mu$t be opened up, not only to provide new living regions for our people, new extraction from our natural resources but--aswell--new opportunities to build .industries wnich will manufacture finished products for shipment to all the world. The creation of the Canada North Development Corridor is seen as a wholly Canadian undertaking, financed and owned by individual Canadians, by wholly Canadian corporations and by the Governments of Canada. It is seen as a great enterprise in which people--from all over the world--will participate, sharing in the opening of Canada North as a mainstream of Canada's future. The Acres Research group has made an absolutely essential contribution in establishing the validity of the planning, opening and settlement of Canada North, whether in the form of the Canada North Development Corridor as I have proposed it or in a form similar to this concept. To the Acres organization, who accepted the concept of the Canada North Development Corridor as a challenge which should be proved or disproved• I express my gratitude. That their research has substantiated and confirmed the concept, is indeed gratifying. If there is to be a next step, it is the commissioning of a thorough research program based upon the Canada North Development Corridor concept, or a proposal similar to it. Such a research program would require a budget of between two and three million dollars which, ideally, should be provided by the Federal Government. The alternative would be a cost-sharing program with the Provincial Governments involved, in the same way that the recently commissioned Churchill study is to be cost-shared by the Federal and Manitoba Governments. If the Federal Government should fail to take the initiative, then the Provincial Governments involved should consider providing the detailed research on their own. �-3- It is hoped that the concept of the Canada North Development Corridor, together with this excellent preliminary research document by the Acres organiz~tion, will make.a dramatic, meaningful and realistic contribution to the growth and opportunity which Canadians believe will be created in Canada North in the next one hundred years. It is also hoped that th~ Canada North Development Corridor will find a g~eat measure of acceptance and support among the people of Canada and among all our political parties. R.H.R. York North 11 Juiy 1967. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Mid Canada Development Corridor Description An account of the resource 1967 proposal by Richard Rohmer for the then Canada North Development Corridor, renamed Mid Canada Development Corridor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard Rohmer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/eeb14c355731f26127452835d41c5092.pdf 9646c7e1f793504e526ac58f2a3d0207 PDF Text Text (An adrres~ del 1 vered to the North ',,,es tern Ontario Development Council, Port Arthur, Nov. ?h, 1968) Stretch1n~ across this country from Newfounnland to northern Brttish Columbia lies the corridor to Canad9 1 s f,Jt,_1re. In a ~reat arc spreading in a broad band eaRt Rnd west from Hudson Bay 11~the vast p0t.ent1 Hl of n~tnrgl rp~rnurces of this coun t ry. Although ~ome attempt i~ bP 4 nv made to d~velop these resources, tR st111, 1.n ---iost cnReg, q reap and run policy \1/hich whut is ~~venn~ the develop~ent of northern Canada. r ic- qu ~ re c ts so""!~ f nrm of 1 nte -··rated scheme "-nich w1 11 tie the ef t'-1c1Pnt development of ttorthern Ca.nRd a 1 7to one v st net~erk of accomplishment. Such a ~To-r~WADA DEVELOP~ENT CORRTDOR The 0r1a1na1 concept of ~uc~ a corr1rlor be ~an in tli.e m1nd of R'ch'~r ri Rn~mer, ~ 1.'oronto lRwver. Mr. RohniPr h:~s ~ad con~i derable exper1_ence in land use ; nd l P 1 J. Dl ann1 n er, R-rd 1 n tr qnsnort ~. t 1 on. Se c·irmi ng to l i 11k ex~ :J tl ni:-, suu1~ lines from the s nuth, the of ~ link bP.tFoen nPw tnwn~. nnd c~t1es, the 1(ien of �- 2 - t-.•V;-, Bc '1P-mP ~ · the i den of permanent urbani z .n tion o.f the mt d-north. c u~ed in ,Tul Yt7 1967 a Stur:-1.v- book, A '9Ubl 1 cat ion which al re 9 d y run 1 n t o 1. t s th 1 rd print 1 n~. It i s by f r ,:me of the b Pst P-raphic 1.nventori es of CRnad.s 1 s n ~tent1~1. se~ v1 r· -.., Out of this r Ase~rch, by a process of t~1; r, is by laylnFJ: one set of cond1 tlons (we9ther, resources, etc.) 0ver Another, and by i:1 v-:htc~- '1Pon1P- "nfr.rht live, the ""orr1.dor ar~ , emer ~ed. T~ e cn 1 T1dor is b1rP 0 l A strtp of lRnd in t~e +>0rA~t frrrn Lnbrc. d nr and Newfoundland, eurving ~ne br ~nc~ extAnrt1n~ nnrt~ un t~e MecKenz t e river, t 11 • rd trirouf"'h northern Br1 ti sh Colu "1bie to the .Pec- 11'1 c C0'3St. Acres co~mis~1oned Kennedy Horizons Limited, '}er 8 rd Kenne: ·- y an cl hi s wi f e , T . I/ • p e r s on a 11 i t, y , �- J - we mu~t n .' )t lenve this mR~1 ficent land to Catn. t: "/ :i? ortnn qtely, \.:e r1s CAnad1ans have no reason - ,,/_,;td. 4--.l,.~ _.._.Jd _ f...c. ,. __ . I. -P . ~ J ;;.n, th1 s ~ountry to Catn. ence :=md the c r o .9 We h a ve the compet- b" l t t ~r 1 n C :mndA to devnlop the .·d d-nnrth as a nlnc~ of Austelned dev~lopment which v:111 be At tr; u--:~,... -• ,.·~. ac tt v" to the 1 00 rri1111 on pef1ple that \..hat 1,: ,· to '~P.reful ~crutj m ·1 t do 1 s to sub."- ect tht s scheme For thts porpone a foun ct ation n y . h r ~ been for~ed with L~~ehead Un1vers1ty, the Univ- er~i ty nf 'J,1.elph, and LP..iJre nt1. Rn Unt Vt."?rf·d ty Hcting ~ /-t•{...- DR the folJ"1di nf? Aponsnr~. .i... ~va 1 Un~ v erst t y ,•:em0r1 e.l r i n d U n i v ~ r f d . ,/) 1-:nd. /. ,_ ., I •..A-· -, Tnvi tat1 onsA h~ve been ~- f. • ' , I ./.' ...-'-· , _,_ of Nei- found- t y I f .. ) I' O l- 1 r r ,:.,_~ .. ~ .. t nlm1 for 11rb::m1 z Pt1 on, i ~dustr1 nl izn.t:l rm, nnd n: en- .,. ,., 1 J ' �- 4 is l' ound to bf- both fe Fi sAble and pr'""tcttcable, then Act1 ~ n to be del1vered to feoeral and nrovlnctal •.,.overn ---: entsf i --., dus tr1 Rl t0 r-~-, 9.nctal,JD1ti com-ne-rcial, and sec tors of the nat, onal col'l'lP11.nuty and to The i nve~ti o-~t.1 on of the ~~heme will be i_n three parts. ···n An~1.1st ? O to ?2, 1069 there will be an in-tt1Rl conference at LakeheRd Unive-rsity to 1 nt rod11ce and 01.ttl 1 rle the • 1n the C 1u1 ¢....t. nroblems which f~ce us , .• • ~ , /1 e. ••velopment of' -th1e p•1t:...:g:£_ d · N ,_,ere llu; 0ou:tl--r;:py • .lhe L{ Env-t. ron11ent ron st1tut1onRl and Jurisd1ct1onal matters 1 ~ume.n end Econo11'li c ?rctors. ·1 he l<ey a ape rs 1 n each Rec l 1. m will be nrep ::.red ~nd ~1ven by em11inent Gan8d1 A.ns, spec1 al1 :::ts 1.n t i-1eir Inves~.nent l'iel ·.: ~. Duff t{rJbl1.n, of ,.' ~nJJ.diun ~qc-fflc butustxias -1 b~ ::> s 1 , . : i } "i. bP- d" v1 , ·1 p•--l -t :itn s A v e n , ... r 0 1 1 '' G· i t ,-i R ' ; c 0 ' ! 1 :1 i_ dPr each �- soeoole fam1liar with t ~e north and its problems. For the t h ree months fnl1"'i,:1.r.~ thts c0nference these ~r"' 11ps w111 t ·avel on f'1 ~ld tr1 ps into var1 ous parts 1 of the north tn P-A1 n f1 r~·t bf.md tnformation on the that abo 1.1t 1 /3 of trie tot .q l membership will also v · s1t arPas 1.n Scandinavia and Russia where similar 9roblems ex-t st, and. where some solutions "1ave been ~o ' low1n~ the flelc t~ips, sometime in the e arly na1:·t 0f' the nAw yeqr, a fin8tt conferAnce will ?-.. r ~ , •'- tM-.tA--i:;_ - • of ..1..w--"' t..A,- :.t..-.,A. & - - 1 - ~ '1 +--'_),...Aw,A-.A..-l - t. r ..,_... be "le 1 d ;1 at whi.ch rennrts w111 be pr f),ented by the · c DJ- •cl.,.__ sevA .r al roups. These will be discu~1sed. Pro'il the ' 0.,.,. J. report~ discussion v!~ 11 be n-r,v1nced e final T~1~ w111 all tqke a ~reAt deal of money but 1t ~111 bA money well spent if some final plen, .-i-i:lnd it "1 n y not by the Ml d-C anca. C•·)rr1 dor Scheme, can be evolved -which v:ill po1.nt tl-i e way to a f:-r.:u:,1t 1ul c~~ r1ud- r~-'({ development of Mi-J 9mtm!d.. 'I he r:1one y for these 1 co~ferenres is comin~ from the ~eder f l and ~rovtnc 1 Hl r.rovern -r· ent s tn pe.rt, and r.i.l so, /t r1 l r:tr r:e oHrt rr0'11 C an9d'l a.n 0"' neri 1.ndus try. AltliouG'h the need fnr ror~-t~n c- .s=tp1tal to ., �... - 6 Tt 1s arAt~fvln~ to know that CanadtRn tndustry has r1sen to the c 'n ~llenf7.e and 1s cnntr1but1ng handso"le- The tnthus1asm for the pro!ect bAs been At1nn. morP- tran w~ expected. ~r. ~or~an has had the prl v1.lef:_"e of -neet1 n~ ;. 1th some of the Captains of ~andlan industry to introduce the idea to them. t•t"~b,-:-,~•-- · p tn ... ~e r-~-"'•-e~~,- will consist of 50 3-overnemtn T'-11 fl ~, ,,1..,,. .._.vc:I.- 75 b~umst:~ Industry 25 Uni verei ty f · ../~.:._. ,.. !I •ft..,,A-J,,..,___,A.A,,- ;r ~ ,1/,t number of se :~t1 1 s a mi. nhnu'.'n and m~ y be qdded ton~ we nrncPed. r ,. . t 1 nrr -,c-nbers. The~e ~tll be the part1c1- 'rhere un0 nnbtedly w111 be some ✓• ,1 ..... ,·, qn ,-r r mnnt Bor 11 ~tP ning rartlct oat-l nn .l1.1' both the ~onferences. -t c.. of ""p ,. (_( (..- . .._ _,f..Jv~ c.,{,..I... If a u ·")~'i tlvc ~ - whatever its form emer~es from thP-~~ eenffeeeBeea sessions, the con_.,,t-/4· ,'.,.,.-"l..__... ,. ..... ..,1..,M. C . t~ fe!'P-nce 'llust convince the r,·over-n~s that the pal nn - ~ctt,"1 /4_;:.:..,1:CV"' ~...K should 9&-- enfl~Ji.e.rl at ..t~~ ✓v . . ~ 1_s noss1 ble that A A @ti.Pl1.es:t Gt ;/h " - , / ~ - - / . :natnH:d:::r, :t::hfre. mnster plan cnuJ.d t Hke at least five and tPn million doll~r~. • Tf tt is to pe t,yrial / a__. - - It c.., (', ,·. ·,. ' �,. - 7 ment of C RnadA' s uni ve r" s1 ties and bn~iness com-rnun1 ty. At dtfferent t1mes 1ft th ■ ,awt in the history of this country, some magntflcent scheme has transcended petty reginnal differences, has lifted us from the fear of foreign domination, has bound us together as a n~tion. To me, we are at a time in rmr 111 story when Rome transcending purpose must "Pip us or 1,10 ~ ~ti.tJertrate as a nation. I believe thnt the 11l1'~•xa:k~KAXll1 development of M~d-Canad2 ~orth is ~ust such A scheme. Mtd- Canactn North 1s destined to play an evPr increasing role in this country~s ~rowth to a self-sustaining nrit-t on. Let us - ·· °'-"{.,../ ~~ Leeve Tt Not To Cain � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Mid-Canada Development Corridor, an address delivered to the North Western Ontario Development Council, Port Arthur, Nov. 28, 1968. Description An account of the resource Text of a speech, possibly given by W.Y. Watson of Laurentian University, on the topic of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-11-28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/175ac571c7feab5539229a4e10ca7838.pdf a58242c5a99c18ecf8d0a15e26d3016c PDF Text Text January 30, 1969 BACKGROUND TO THE MID-CANADA DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR CONFERENCE A two-part national conference to examine the need for the creation of an economic development, land and resources use plan for the urbanization, industrialization, populating and general development of Mid-Canada will be convened during 1969 and 1970 under the sponsorship of the following universities - Alberta, British Columbia, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian, Laval, Manitoba, McGill, Memorial, Montreal, Saskatchewan. The Government of Ontario is one of the original sponsors. The Conference is under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency The Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor-General of Canada. c.c., C.D., The Conference is also honoured to have as Patrons the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson, P.C., O.B.E., M.A., LL.D. and the Honourable Leslie Frost, P.C., Q.C., LL.D., D.C.L. The membership of the Convening Board of the Conference is made up of the following persons: Professor J. Jameson Bond, University of Alberta7 Professor Robert Bone, university of Saskatchewan; Professor J. D. Chapman, University of British Columbia; Professor Yves Dube, Laval Universityi Professor J. c. Gilson, University of Manitoba7 Mr. Christian de Laet, Secretary-General, Canadian Council of Resource Ministers7 Mr. Ian Macdonald, Deputy Treasurer, Province of Ontarioi Mr. David Morgan, Lakehead University7 Professor E. R. W. Neale, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Professor Norman Pearson, University of Guelph; Mr. James Ramsay, Department of Trade and Development, Province of Ontarior Mr. Richard Rehmer, Q.C.; Mr. Norman Simpsoni Professor W. Y. Watson, Laurentian University; �- 2 - Professor F. T .. M,. White, McGill University. The function of the Convening Board is to determine the objectives, the format and all general policy for the creation and administration and conduct of the Conference. The objects of the conference have been defined by the convening Board to be: "To examine the practicability of a continuing long range economic development and land use plan for the urbanization, industrialization populating and general development of Mid-Canada; and to this end to use the concept of a Mid-Canada Development Corridor as a focal point. And if such a long range economic development and land use plan is found to be both feasible and practicable, then to formulate recommendations and suggested course of action to be delivered to the Federal and Provincial Governments, to financial, commercial and industrial sectors of the National Community and to Canadian Universities." The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Concept includes plans for new cities, harbours, railways, industries, roads to be built over the next 20 to 100 years to receive part of the 100 million population growth expected in Canada by 2067. The Concept envisages a coast-to-coast development corridor from two to five hundred miles in width running from Newfoundland through Labrador, northern Quebec, south of James Bay, then northwest �- 3 - across the unopened Ontario clay belt, through Northern Manitoba with a spur into Churchill, Saskatchewan and Alberta where the Corridor splits into three parts, one going into the Northwest Territories up the Mackenzie River Valley to the Arctic Ocean at Inuvik and Tuktoyatuk, another into the Yukon Territory and the third into the Prince Rupert sector of British Columbia. While the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Concept will be used as a focal and starting point for the conference, it may well be that the Conference will find that, in principle, a completely different approach to a Plan for the Mid-North should be taken. Thus the Conference is in no way bound or committed to the Development Corridor Concept. Should the recommendations and suggested courses of action as formulated by the Conference support the creation of a Mid-Canada Development Plan it is intended that the Federal, Provincial (exclusive of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) and Territorial Governments should prepare a Plan in co-operation with the Universities of Canada and Canadian controlled private enterprise. The Convening Board invited Richard Rohmer,Q.C. to be the Chairman of the conference, and President of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Foundation, Inc., a non-profit corporation controlled by three of the sponsoring Universities. Professor Norman Pearson, Chairman of Th&Centre For Resource Development, University of Guelph is Secretary of the Foundation. Mr. Adam H. Zimmerman,C.A., Vice-President and Comptroller of Noranda Mines Limited is Treasurer. The officers of the Foundation serve without �- 4 remuneration. The function of the Foundation is to provide the corporate structure through which the Conference funds will be raised and all staff and administrative expenses will be met. The Foundation has been qualified for income tax exemptions, and all payments and donations to it will be deductible. The Conference will be held in two separate sessions. The first will be August 20th, 21st and 22nd of 1969 and the second in August of 1970. Field trips through the Corridor and to Siberia and Northern Scandina~ will be taken in the period between Sessions. The First Session of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference will be held at Lakehead University. Field trips through the Corridor will occur during the months of September, October and November of this year and will be of approximately ten days duration. The field trip to Siberia and Northern Scandinavia is planned for June of 1970, with a time requirement of about two weeks. This trip will be optional for all Conference participants, whereas the Corridor field trip is essential for all members. The Second Session of the Conference will be held during August of 1970 at a place in the Corridor and on dates yet to be selected. At the First Session of the Conference the problems - as opposed to the solutions-related to urbanization, industrialization, transportation, resource use and many other factors eoncerning the growth, development and planning of the Mid-North will be discussed. �- 5 - The Conference will deal with eight major topics and will be divided for its ongoing work into eight Groups each assigned to one topic as well as to consideration of the general theme of the Conference. Those Canadians who present papers at the First Session will provide their respective Groups and each Group Leader with a point of departure. While some of those who deliver papers may not be "of the Mid-North" all of them have a full understanding of the growth problems confronting Canada and are fully qualified to speak on the subjects which they have accepted. Each of the Group Leaders will be fully experienced in Canada's Mid-North and will be able to supply the backg round and direction necessary to best guide his Group in its work over the year's period. The topics which will be considered and the Conference Groups which are formed to deal with them are: Urbanization and Industrialization Transportation and Communication Environment Human and Economic Factors Resources Constitutional and Jurisdictional Matters Technology Financing and Trade Implications �- 6 - Some of those who have agreed to prepare opening papers are: Dr. o. M. Solandt, Chairman, Science Council of Canada - Technology; Father John Page, University of Manitoba - Environment; the Honourable Dufferin Roblin, P.C., Executive Vice-President of Canadian Pacific Investments Limited - Human and Economic Factors. Other distinguished Canadians have been and will be approached by the Convening Board to deliver papers on the remaining topics. The Corridor Field Trips during the Fall of this year will be designed to meet the interest of each specific Group. It is anticipated that some of the major points to be visited will be the west coast of Newfoundland, Churchill Falls, Schefferville, Val d'Or, Rouyn, Lakehead, Moosonee, Churchill, Thompson, Hay River, Yellowknife, Peace River region, Prince Rupert, Whitehorse, Inuvik and Tuktoyatuk. There will ee many other places of special interest to be seen. The Field Trip to Siberia and Northern Scandinavia will be for the purpose of observing at first hand urbanization and industrialization experience achieved in areas whichare comparable or even more difficult than Canada's Mid-North. The Conference hopes to visit such places as Kirana in Sweden and Norilsk, Irkutsk and other important northern cities in Siberia. A few days at Expo '70 in Japan on the way home will add to the trip. �- 7 - At the Second Session of the Conference (to be held in August of 1970 - place and dates to be selected) each Group will formulate and present recommendations and suggested courses of action pertaining to the Group's topic and to the general theme of the Conference. The report of each Group will then be discussed by the Conference in plenary session. The recommendations and findings of the Conference will be recorded, published and distributed on a nationwide basis in accordance with the Objects of the Conference. There will be one hundred and fifty seats at the MidCanada Development Corridor Conference. Twenty-five of these will be for Canadian Universities, fifty for representatives of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments, and seventy-five for representatives of Canadian industrial, commercial and financial firms, labour organizations, the professions and spokesmen for the Indian and Eskimos of Canada. Because of the limited number of seats the invitations to participate will be on a selective basis. It is believed that the work of the Conference and the ultimate establishment of a Plan for the Mid-North should be exclusively undertaken by Canadians. Accordingly invitations to participate in the Conference will be extended only to Canadian citizens and corporations and other organizations which are Canadian controlled. On the other hand provision will be made for 11 observers 11 whose origins or interests may not be Canadian. The funding of the Conference will be principally by payments received from participating firms and governmental departments �- 8 - each of which will be asked to pay the costs of its Conference representative. These costs are now budgeted at Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars which includes all transportation, accomodation and other expenses for both Sessions of the Conference including the Corridor Field Trip. In addition a further amount of Fifteen Hundred Dollars is requested which funds will be utilized to support the attendance of the representaives of the participating Universities. The cost of the Field Trip to Siberia and Northern Scandi~avia {which is optional) is estimated at a further Two Thousand Dollars. All payments are tax deductible. In addition to the monies already received from participating corporations the Government of Ontario has made a substantial contribution. It is hoped that the Federal and other Provincial Governments will see fit to make comparable grants in addition to sending representatives to the Conference. The letters patent of Mid-Canada Development Corridor Foundation, Inc., provide that when the work of the Foundation is finished any funds then remaining are to be distributed to Canadian Universities for the furtherance of research into the continuing development of Canada's Mid-North. Provision will be made for those of the press, television, film and radio media who wish to cover any aspect of the Conference including the field trips through the Mid-Canada Development Corridor, Siberia and Scandinavia4 �- 9 - An Advisory Council to the Conference has been established. The first members of this group are Mr. N. R. Crump, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Pacific Railway; Mr. Arnold Hart, Chairman, Bank of Montreal; Mr. E. C. Bovey, President, Northern and Central Gas Company : Mr. c. P. Baker, President, Foundation Company of Canad.a Limited; Brig. H. W. Love, Executive Director, The Arctic Institute of North America. The Advisory Council will be canvassed from time to time in order that their opinions can be obtained in relation to Conference policy and other matters. Their counsel will be most necessary to the success of the Conference. The Convening Board intends to make this examination of the potential of our Mid-North the most important and significant ever undertaken on the future growth of Canada. Canada will have an additional one hundred million citizens one hundred years from now. Canada today has the technological ability, the human resources, the wealth to embark on a planned scheme for the opening up, urbanization, industrialization and populating of the massive habitable regions which lie in Mid-Canada so that those one hundred million will not have to remain huddled against the border of the United States, so that the incredible treasures of our natural resources can become accessible, so that they can be taken from above or from under the ground, processed and made by our people into manufactured products providing employment for our citizens and finished goods for competitive consumption in the expanding markets of the world. �- 10 - Canada can continue to grow in its Mid-North sporadically, without plan, virtually by accident of discovery of resources7 or it can grown in accordance with a far reaching plan of economic development and land resources use which will provide for new cities, new transportation links, new methods of climatic control, new environmental techniques, new harbours, new technology of all kinds and, finally, a new common objective or National Purpose for the people of Canada. January 30, 1969. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Background to the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference Description An account of the resource Background document explaining the aims and plans for the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference. January 30, 1969. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/94b7e861c64bda05a7550ecec87457b1.pdf 059ce91b0d0aef1497e0a89345af49fb PDF Text Text Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference OBJECTS OF CONFERENCE To examine the practicability of a continuing long range economic development and land use plan for the urbanization, industrialization, populating and general development of Mid-Canada; and to this end to use the concept of a Mid-Canada Development Corridor as a focal point. And if such a long-range economic development and land use plan is found to be both feasible and practicable, then to formulate recommendations and suggested courses of action to be delivered to the Federal and Provincial Governments, to financial, commercial and industrial sectors of the National Community and to Canadian Universities. �Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference MID-CANADA DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR CONFERENCE A two-part "Mid-Canada Development Corridor" Conference on the feasibility and practicability of the preparation of a long-range economic development and land use plan for Canada's habitable Mid-North will be held in 1969 under the sponsorship of the University of Guelph, Lakehead University, Laurentian University and the Government of Ontario. The theme of the Conference will be the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Concept which includes plans for new cities, harbours, railways, industries, roads to be built over the next 50 to 100 years to receive part of the 100 million population growth expected in Canada by 2067. Early in 1967 the idea of a transportation and development corridor was taken by Richard Roh mer, of Toronto, to Norman Simpson, President of Acres Limited, who agreed that his firm would undertake its research. The Acres Group is Canada's largest totally Canadian Engineering organization. The combined efforts of Acres and Mr. Roh mer resulted in their jointly producing the Rohmer-Acres Concept of a Mid-Canada Development Corridor which was first published as a Centennial Project at the beginning of July, 1967. The Concept envisages a coast-to-coast development corridor from two to five hundred miles in width running from Newfoundland through Labrador, northern Quebec, south of James Bay, then northwest across the unopened Ontario clay belt, through Northern Manitoba with a spur into Churchill), Saskatchewan and Alberta where the Corridor splits into three parts, one going into the Northwest Territories up the Mackenzie River Valley to the Arctic Ocean at lnuvik and Tuktoyatuk, another into the Yukon Territory -and the third into the Prince Rupert sector of British Columbia. The provinces and the territories through which the Development Corridor passes will be asked to join the Conference as co-sponsors. �The Government of Canada has already agreed to a full participation in the Conference. The first organizational meeting of the Convening Board of the Conference was held on August 7th with representatives of Guelph, Lakehead and Laurentian Universities and the Government of Ontario in attendance. The general format and method of organization and financing of the Conference were decided upon at this meeting. The Conference is to be divided into two Sessions. The first will be held at Lakehead University on August 20th, 21st and 22nd, 1969. The second Session will be held early in 1970, at a place and on dates to be decided. The August, 1969, meeting of the Conference will discuss the problems, as opposed to the solutions, of the future and long-range urbanization, industrialization, populating and the general development of Canada's Mid-North. Papers will be delivered by outstanding Canadian authorities on eight major topics: Transportation and Communications, Resources, Environment, Human Factors, Jurisdictional and Constitutional Aspects, Technology, Urbanization and Industrialization, Financing. The Conference will be limited to one hundred and sixty persons. Each of the participants will be assigned to a working group of approximately twenty. In turn each group will study and examine the objectives of the Conference in relation to one of the major topics. After the first Session of the Conference adjourns in August, 1969, and before the second Session , each group will take part in a field trip to various places of interest throughout the entire Mid-Canada Development Corridor and will see at first hand the existing situation in the Mid-North. During the same period, about fifty Conference members will participate in an additional field trip through Siberia and Northern Sweden where the experience in urbanization, industrialization and general economic development is significant. The field trip to Siberia will depend upon the geo-political climate of the day. Early in 1970, the Conference wi 11 reconvene outside Ontario and inside the Corridor, to discuss solutions and the practicability and feasibility of a long-range economic development and land use plan for Canada's Mid-North. At that meeting each working group will prepare and submit recommendations to the plenary Conference for discussion and debate and for amendment, adoption or rejection. �The findings of the Conference will then be submitted to the Federal Government and the Provincial and Territorial Governments through which the Mid-Canada Development Corridor passes. The question whether the Conference will conclude with its 1970 Session or carry on in continuing sessions is yet to be decided. There will be one hundred and sixty seats at the Conference. The preliminary allocation will be: ten seats for the lecturers; fifty seats for Federal, Provincial and Territory representatives; seventy-five seats for Canadian "captains" of industry, commerce and finance; and twenty-five seats·for Canadian universities. Because of the limited number of seats the invitations will be on a selective basis. The expenses of all participants, such as travelling and hotel accommodation, will be paid by the Conference. Provision will be made for those of the press, television, film and radio media who wish to cover any aspect of the Conference including the field trips through the Mid-Canada Development Corridor, Siberia and Sweden. Policy concerning the direction and operation of the Conference will be under the control of the Convening Board which is made up of representatives of each of the sponsors, representatives of the Government of Canada, Mr. Norman Simpson and Richard Rohmer. The size of the Convening Board will be increased to accommodate representatives of such other governmental or university sponsors as may participate. The administration and organization will be in the hands of a newly created non-profit corporation, Mid-Canada Development Corridor Foundation, Inc., which will also be the fund raising vehicle through which the Conference will receive its monies. It is anticipated that all donations to the Foundation will be tax deductible. An application for this privilege has been made. The letters patent of Mid-Canada Development Corridor Foundation, Inc., provide that when the work of the Foundation is finished any funds then remaining will be divided among the three sponsoring Universities to be used for the furtherance of research into the continuing development of Canada's Mid-North. The Board of Directors of the Foundation are Professor Norman Pearson (University of Guelph), David Morgan (Lakehead University), Dr. W. Y. Watson (Laurentian University), Norman Simpson, President, Acres Limited, Richard Rohmer, Q.C. In addition, an advisory Council to the Conference will be appointed from among the invited participants. The Advisory Council \ �will be canvassed from time to time in order that their opinions can be obtained in relation to Conference policy and other matters. Their counsel will be most necessary to the success of the Conference. The financing of the Conference will be through substantial donations by the corporations, trade unions and national associations whose representatives participate in the Conference. The Conference will seek a minimum contribution for each of the seventy-five seats allocated to this group. Funds will also be received from the Government of Ontario and from such other governments - Federal, Provincial or Territorial - which join as sponsors. The Convening Board is hopeful that all invited governments will accept the proposal to join the original sponsors in order that the scope of the Conference might be as nation-wide in its support and involvement as is possible. The Conference will also seek from certain of the corporate participants the use of their aircraft for a period of about ten days during the period August, 1969, to early 1970, in order to transport each of the eight working groups of the Conference on its field trip through the Mid-Canada Development Corridor. The Convening Board intends to make this examination of the potential of our Mid-North the most important and significant ever undertaken on the future growth of Canada. Canada will have an additional one hundred million citizens one hundred years from now. Canada today has the technological ability, the human resources, the wealth to embark on a planned scheme for the opening up, urbanization, industrialization and populating of the massive, habitable sectors of our country which lie in Mid-Canada so that those one hundred million will not have to remain huddled against the border of the United States, so that the incredible treasures of our natural resources can become accessible, so that they can be taken from above or from under the ground, processed and made by our people into manufactured products providing employment for our citizens and finished goods for competitive consumption in the expanding markets of the world. Canada can continue to grow in its Mid-North sporadically, without plan, virtually by accident of discovery of resources; or it can grow in accordance with a far reaching plan of economic development and land resources use which will provide for new cities, new transportation links, new methods of climatic control, new environmental techniques, new harbours, new technology of all kinds and, finally, a new common objective or National Purpose for the people of Canada. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference fonds Description An account of the resource Previously described as General Archives #219. The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference was held at Lakehead University in August 1969. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference Summary Documents Description An account of the resource Objects of Conference, and a summary document for the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference to be held August 1969. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text