30 10 315 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/14f38f585bac473440ea62c77896181a.pdf ec4280c11aaa073740123c22bf14369e PDF Text Text to Live to Work to Play MARATHON ONTARIO �.5 0 ·c a ... C C .. 0 I O.!! - --e gt ' ' '-., .i ~ ,J,........__ ~ ~ ~ \ i I i ~ .... ,....._ s ~ ; ... ~ .J ... 1i ' (I. I <" ~ t __/ : I / .• I ~ : ~ I ...c::, I ::c < ~ < ..J ::c 0 :;: :z: ; C (.!) < z < ~ C 3" .., 0 1/1 ► z ~ .. z 0 0 ~ ~ ... 0 ..c .. Where and what we are: ~:i ..... og_ The Town of Marathon, Ontario, is situated on the north shore of Lake Superior, approximately 200 miles east of the lakeheod cities, by road or rail. is a .. C CD o..c ... a.., --.. 80 C < z u 11/ -! ~ .. :; .. (:) "' i (.!) 0 01 u "' "'z .J ;, \ i 0 ..... < u .J u z ~ z ... C Scene from Highway-Town in distant centre ground. me C Favored by nature with a setting of. rarest beauty, the surroundings remain, to a great extent, unspoiled and unchanged since they were first seen by man. a "ia. Oo -& .. Cl, "2 a a .. EZ' Our town, designed as a self-contained community with prov1s1on for expansion, has a population of 2,500 . The immediate area enjoys very moderate temperatures, with winter seldom seeing anything lower than 20 below zero, while summer highs are usually in the 80's. 0 0 5 0 0 :I!' ► z 0 ~ ~ 0 Waves rolling into Bay of Marathon Harbour 3 �A bit of our history When we came and why we're here The present program, begun by /Marathon during the Second World War, brought a new lease on life, as well as a new name, to the almost forgotten little village of Peninsula. In a little more than a decade it has grown from a few log cabins to become the thriving industrial town of Marathon, with over 600 modern buildings. Construction was started in 1944 by Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, now Marathon Corporation of Canada Limited, in what was then classed as unorganized territory. Designed as the focal point of the Pie River Timber Concession, the project represents a capital investment of close to forty million dollars. Mount Peninsula Shields the Mill in Winter. The first known record of the area surrounding Marathon is on a map drawn in 1650 and which. is now in Paris, France. The site of the present town of Marathon was chosen by William Van Horne as his main supply base when constructing the C.P.R. in the early l 880's due to the harbour's depth and protection. In the contruction of 200 miles westward, 12,000 men, along with- 15,000 horses were used. These and their replacements all lived or passed through Peninsula, as the town was then named. During the Second Riel Rebellion in 1885, history was made by moving troops from Ottawa to Fort Qu' Appel le, Sask., in eleven days, using the partly finished railroad from Peninsula to Red Rock. Then began a period of steady decline in the fortunes of Peninsula, until it became a veritable ghost town. Formation of the Improvement District of Marathon, by provincial legislation, in 1948, brought to an end our status of "unorganized territory." How we got here Marathon is served by the Canadian Pacific Railway, by boat on Lake Superior, by planes equipped with wheel, ski, or pontoon, and by the TransCanada Highway. The section of the TransCanada Highway from Marathon West, is now rated one of the best sections of highway in the Province of Ontario and takes the traveller through some unexcelled scenery. Now blacktopped, it is a good answer to much of the criticism which has been levelled at highway construction in the province in recent years. The feat of building it through the ruggedi terrain, west of Marathon, is one of which any government may well be proud. ,..... ' j.,- r,\ _...::.. - "'"<.....:;. Since Time began fast-flowing streams hove fed Lake Superior. 4 Block-topped highways and beautiful scenery greet the traveller. 5 �Port of the Garage accommodation for the Company's fleet of trucks and heavy equipment. ·- .. To the east the TransCanada Highway is under construction. Bailey bridSle at Pie River detour east of Marathon. The TransCanada Highway outlet to the east is under construction with work being pushed by government agencies and contractors alike'. When opened, this will complete the motoring pleasure of the residents, who now operate over 500 private vehicles, one for every five persons in town, man, woman or child. Temporary bridges are in use at many points on the TransCanada, but work on the permanent structures is well under way, and the area will boast one of the highest and also one of the longest bridges of the highway, when work is done. Over the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway an immense amount of freight and express moves to and from Marathon, along with a heavy passenger traffic. Close to 300 tons of freight and express are received daily, while about 400 tons are shipped out. The railroad maintains extensive yards and freight shed to accommodate the business, as well as a modern station building. Marathon Corporation maintain in conjunction with railroad shipments. its own switching engine for use A large fleet of trucks and heavy automotive equipment is also maintained and cared for in modern garage buildings. Wheel or ski equipped aircraft land on the two 3,500 foot runways at our airport, while pontoon equipped aircraft land in the sheltered waters of Marathon Harbour or of adjacent Hare Lake. The town boasts one of the few heliports in the country and it is quife often a busy place with many helicopters dropping in, on forestry, mining, or hydro business. Many aerial visitors drop down on the Heliport. The The C.P.R. Station. 6 7 �M/V Puckasaw. Lake Superior ploys a big part in the lives of everyone in Marathon. Over its broad waters comes most of the pulpwood and other row materials used in the mill. Oil boots and coal boots, bearing fuel for the stream plant and town 1 are frequently at the docks. Outward bound, Marathon's own fleet carries much of the product of the mill to Canadian and American ports. The M/V "D. C. Everest" and the S.S. "Norco" of the company fleet, are known in many Great Lakes ports, where they deliver shipments of our high grade bleached sulphate wood pulp sheets. The Tug· Polygon. To care for the many operations on the lake, which are necessary to keep the mill running, a large fleet of tugs is maintained, and the M/V "Puckasaw" also plies the waters of Superior on Company business. The M/V D. C. Everest. 8 The Tug Peninsula. 9 �What we work with: Down the Pie River comes most of the Pulpwood used at the mill. The primary raw material of the operation is, of course, pulpwood, most of Where we work: which is produced on our own Pie River Timber limits, and floated downstream to the mouth of the river, where it is taken in gigantic rafts to the mill. Nothing goes to waste in the operation. Railroad ties and much building lumber comes from suitable logs which are rafted to the mill and carefully sorted there. Sawmill operations are carried on right in the woodyard and even the bark, which cannot be 1.,1sed for pulp, finds its way into the huge bark press and thence to the bark-burning unit which supplies an appreciable amount of the steam needed for the operation of the mill. Cell room of the Chemical Plant. Construction of our mill was started in 1944. It now produces we l l over 125,000 tons of high grade bleached sulphate wood pulp sheets each year. The daily average is over 350 tons, while a record day's run in excess of 450 tons hos been established. Most of the products of our mi l l eventually reaches the consumer in the form of food packaging. Facts not fully appreciated by the general public are that we operate our own power plant, chemical ·--plant;' lake shipping facilities, and many town facilities and thus employ a large number of persons who ore not directly connected with the manufacturing process. While we do not make a completely finished product, it is such o refined product that it commands a much higher price than many other lines of paper, such as newsprint. Our product brings to Canada anywhere from $15 to $20 million in U.S. funds each year, depending on the market price. There are approximately 800 employees on the payroll, including mill and town, with our payroll running well over $3,000,000.00 per year. All br.onches of labor are organized into labor unions under the AF. of L., including office and hotel staffs. Mill Woodyard and Pond. 10 A chemical plant,. the only one of was completed in 1952 _and has a chlorine per day, along with caustic, acid, for use in the production of our its kind in the western hemisphere, normal production of 30 tons of sodium sulphide, and hydrochloric pulp. 11 �We know we'll keep working: Where we live: Marathon's residents live in 500 fully ryodern dwelling units, which include individual homes of various size and type, row houses, and apartment suites. Hotel and dormitory accommodation is provided for over 500 single employees. Two new sub-divisions have recently been created, w•th sewer, water and electric power being. laid in to 42 lots in one and l 00 lots in the other. About twenty-five per cent of the homes are now owned by the residents themselves, with many more planning to build in the near future. Boy Scouts and Girl Guides join in annual tree-planting project. Careful management of the harvest of the forests is the keynote of the Marathon operation. Long range planning calls for the cutting of the limits to be done in such a manner that crops will be guaranteed for perpetuity. Every possible step is taken to produce favorable conditions for natural reforestation of areas cut over. Areas which do not appear to lend themselves to natural regrowth are planted with young trees, to supply the pulpwood required' in later years. Each year our boy scouts and girl guides join with company employees in a great reforestation project. The Marathon boy scout forest is now roted one of the best in Canada. L"' A :[ ,_, ,. Dormitories provide accommodation for many of the single employees. The work of earlier years is now showing results in the Boy Scout forest. 12 A Birds-eye view of part of the town and mill. 13 �What our homes look like: Beautiful grounds are maintained by many residents. Ranch type homes in Northgate sub-division. Bungalows and one of the larger homes. Homes on Sund Avenue in new subdivision. The ,M anager's new Split-level home. The soft green of Signal Hill provides a backdrop for Croy Court homes. - McCullough Street Apartment homes. 14 15 �Our version of "The little Red School House" When the children of Marathon go out to gain a working knowledge of "the three R's," their accommodation is a far cry from the little red schoolhouse of yesteryear. Kindergarten, two public schools and a high school are conducted in modern well-lighted school buildings, containing 18 public s~hool rooms and 5 high school rooms. The Everest Hotel. Where our visitors are accommodated The Company operates a sixty-room hotel with all modern conveniences. The hotel operation includes dining room, 300-seat cafeteria, coffee shop, beverage room, barber shop, beauty parlor, laundry and dry cleaning establishments. The guest house looks out over the beautiful Marathon harbour and here each year many visitors make their headquarters. Alexander Public School Marathon High School The Guest House. 17 16 �Our Garages and Service Stations: Where we worship: There are two churches in Marathon, one a community church for all Protestant denominations and one for Romon Catholics. A notably fine spirit of cooperation exists between the two. Destroyed by fire in 1956, the reconstruction of Holy Sa- . viour Roman Catholic Church I - - - - - . - .f ·:~ i ., was undertaken in the spring George Gee Sales and Service. White Rose Service Station and Garage. of 1957. l ■ I 1111 .....~.,,.. ... Trinity Church. Two modern garages fill the needs of the motoring public, offering all service station facilities, automotive repair, body work and painting. Our Banking facilities: The Toronto-Dominic n Bon k serves the residen ts of the area, offering a complete bank ing service in its m odern ba n k building . Chisholm Motors. Garage, Service Station and Auto Body Shop. The Toronto-Dominion Bank. 19 �Our postal and telephone service: Our power and TV services: l a .. The Fine Post Office Building. A corner of our Turbine Room. The up-to-the-minute post office building might well be envied by the residents of communities ten times as large. Street boxes are main- tained and an extensive box lobby is available for subscribers. The Bell Telephone Company operates a toll centre from its Marathon office, handling calls to all ports of the world for Marathon, White River, Marathon still generates most of its own power for both mill and town. In 1956 Ontario Hydro power became available to the mill and is used in part of the operation. No effort has been spared to make television reception available to the residents and good results have been obtained in this regard. Manitouwadge, Schreiber, and Terrace Bay. :.. . The Bell Telephone Company's New Building. >' The Ontario Hydro Electric Instollation. The T.V. Tower on Signal Hill. - 21 �Our police, fire and water services: Fire Hall, Police Station and Municipal Offices. Our health services: Wilson Memorial Hospital. The town of Marathon has its own police force, which, like The twenty-bed Wilson Memorial Hospital is equipped and staffed to care for the health needs of the town in the most efficient and up-todote way. Many of the residents from other ports of the district have had good reason to rejoice in the service provided in Marathon's hospital, with its fine operating facilities, and surgical, medical, and nursing services. Dental accommodation is also available. its volunteer fire brigade, enjoys a fine reputation for the efficient protection given the residents. Marathon's residents hove received the benefits of one of the most complete Salk polio vaccine coverages in the province, QS a result of the efforts of the Medical Officer of Health and the Municipal Board of Health. An ample supply of excellent water is pumped from our deep wells, water so pure that despite constant testing it seldom requires any treatment. The Massive 208,000 gallon Water Tank is a town. landmark. The ultra Modern Fire Engine is kept spick ancl span. Every child and many adult groups in the community received Salk Polio Vaccine. 23 �Where we shop: The Nurses Residence. Chapples Electrical Appliance Dept. A well laid-out junior department The nurses residence of Wilson Memorial Hospital is well appointed store caters to many of the shopping and offers every comfort to the members of the nursing staff when off duty. needs of the community. Merchandise The ambulance is ready for emergency calls at all hours of the day of the most modern fixtures. The store or night and is fully equipped, as is the first aid department maintained at the mill. operates a food department on the of every kind is displayed by means self-service principle and also maintains a neighbourhood food store branch. The Lingerie Dept. The Ambulance and Equipment. 24 Chappln Household Furnishings Dept. 25 �Service activities: The Marathon Armoury A portion of Chapples Limited Department Store. The Federal Government's Marathon Armoury houses the activities of a unit of the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (M), with its Pipe Band. In addition to the deportment store, two of the large moil order firms maintain order offices here. Several small retail .outlets specialize in various lines and a large shopping centre is planned for the future. A very active Cadet Corps is affiliated with this unit. Use of the facilities of the building has been extended to the strong, local branch of the Canadian Legion. Other public buildings include: Government Liquor Commission store, Brewers Retail & Wholesale warehouse, shoe repair shop, photo studio, and Ontario Department Qf Lands & Forests ranger station. Cadet Corps inspected by visiting General. Eatons Order Office. Simpson•• Sears Order Office. The Pipe Band at the Armistice Service. 26 27 �Our recreational facilities: When King Winter reigns supreme: The Curling Club. The Memorial Arena. With the arrival of winter, ice sports come into their own. The curling rink, with its four sheets of ice, accommodates a large men's club, a ladies club, and a junior curlers club, and Marathon's annual bonspiel is attended by curlers from points hundreds of miles away. Ice hockey, pleasure skating and fancy skating are feature attractions in the Marathon Community Memorial Arena. Hockey is deservedly popular, with leagues ranging from tiny Pee Wees to Intermediate players who con meet the best in Canada. An excellent ski run, complete with to~, has been constructed on the slopes of one of our mountains and accommodates beginners as well as advanced devotees of this sport. Our Figure Skaten start early. Hard indeed to please is the person who fails to find activities to meet his or her taste in Marathon. Dozens of organizations maintain busy schedules for their members and odd much to the life of the town, ond there are also many recreational and cultural activities open to the general public. In addition to the many recreational clubs, the following organizations ore active: Home & Sc;hool Association, Canadian Legion with Ladies Auxiliary, Moose lodge with ladies Chapter, Scouts and Cubs, Girl Guides and Brownies, Church Clubs, Credit Union, Rod and Gun Club, Community Association, and Public Speaking Group. The recreation hall, an extensive building, contains reading lounges, auditorium, meeting rooms, badminton courts, bowling alleys, billiard rooms, and of course provision for dancing, both modern and old time. Classes in crafts and hobbies ore conducted and a well-stocked · public library is located in the building. Hockey is tops in popularity. The theatre, which seats 520 persons, brings to our town the very newest films, with three program changes weekly. 28 29 �Our summer playground: Fishing to please everyone. We're mighty proud of our golf course Quite often the ladies catch the prize winners. Fishing and hunting rote high in popularity as summer recreational activities. Archery is fast gaining stature as a major interest and shooting clubs for shotgun, rifle and revolver attract many participants. The Peninsula Golf Course from the air. Our heated swimming pool, built as a joint effort of the residents and the Company, the former doing the work voluntarily and the latter supplying the material, is a popular spot during warm summer days. Tennis, baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse are all sports which draw good support, with track and field appealing to the student groups. Basketball is gaining a strong hold, with local teams offering tough competition to all comers. Extensive picnic grounds are open to the public and the Rod and Gun Club lodge and Boy Scout Camp offer their special privileges to their members. It's a Sporty Course. Just ask anyone who has ployed golf on Marathon's Peninsula Golf Course and you'll have the answer why we're proud of it. Carved out of the heart of the woodlands, under the direction of the famous Stanley Thompson & Associates, it hos proven to be everything he claimed for it. The Stanley Thompson group was responsible for the construction of some of the countries great golf courses, ·~·:ftJ .. A fine, heated edition of "the old swimmin' hole". 30 Tennis by day or night. including the Banff Springs Golf Course and the St. Andrews Golf Course. When Mr. Thompson selected the site of th Peninula course he stated it had everything he ever hoped to find for the layout of a sporty course. Little League Ball is Big Time. Soccer by players from many lands. Sheer beauty of scene adds to praying pleasure. Looking down one of the fairways. 31 �Nature, too, smiles on our golf course: We glance backward: The passing years have seen many changes. Piers from old railroad docks still in evidence as the mill grew. Before we leave the subject of the golf course it is meet to comment on the beauty of its setting. Look out from any tee, from any green or from any point on the fairways and a vista of beauty greets the eye. The course is operated by the Municipality, with its affairs being guided by the Board of the Municipal Recreation Improvement District and the Marathon Commission, the body which advises the local government on all matters pertaining to recreation. To the pioneers of the town it seems only yesterday that the first heavy equipment landed and started clearing operations for the building of the town of Marathon. Little more than a decade ago quiet, wooded lands were to be found where now stands a great industry, with all its many modern facilities. Changes to stagger the imagination have taken place with the passing of the years and continue to take place as season follows season. Those who have lived here for any length of time grow used to such thi~gs, those seeing them for the first time marvel, but find it hard to visualize "the old days." 33 32 The Falls at the Clubhouse. Scene below the Clubhouse. �We look ahead: Spring View. The people of of the Company's the mill and the community in any Marathon face the future with confidence. The keynote operation is permanency, not only for the employees of workers in the woodlands, but for all who serve the way. In June 1956, in the tenth year of its operation, the mill produced its one-million.th ton of pulp. In the same year many employees completed ten years of serv ice with the Company. Marathon has become home to o great number of people, not just a place to work. They ore working on the second million tons and looking ahead to the millions to follow. Each year sees Marathon come closer ation of the output• of our forests , on aim on the mark of perpetuity of our woodland our mill s. Just as sure as Spr ing follows continue to turn! to its great aim of total utilizwhich, at the same time, bears harvests and of the operation of Winter, Marathon's wheels will Knowing this, the people of Marathon face the future with confidence! C CORP OF' 01- TltlS 011[ M1 34 1,000,000 tons by June 1956. ! l ":II ,! I: a E �PRODUCING HIGH GRADE BLEACHED SULPHATE WOOD PULP Bale of pulp All Photographs by Gknn Douglas MARATHON CORPORATION OF CANADa I.TD. MARATHON, ONTARIO � 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 Marathon, Ontario: A good place ... to Live, to Work, to Play Subject The topic of the resource Communities in Northwestern Ontario Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Booklet produced by the Marathon Corporation of Canada, Ltd., promoting the Town of Marathon as a good place to live. No date, but after 1957. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marathon Corporation of Canada, Ltd. 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 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Marathon https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/6383325c4afb7d85623e4c3a08d2b1fe.pdf 9a8a27791edc3b28d38823a19fc667d9 PDF Text Text �~_ •.,_:':,·: _;·,: _,._:,~.t' ; ;•' • • • \ •:~"t '.;~~ < ,: t r. t? I [~l: ~:~.:- !r= " jf i1:. dt.,. . 1::':;i£:~f::[ti;~ii! Macleod Cocbhut Gold Mines limited, a twenty year gold producer, mills 1,800 tons daily, employs 260 men and hos o payroll in excess of a million dollars. 3 �MUNICIPAL flRE BRIGADE LOCATION: GERALDTON is situated in the eastern section of North western Ontario on the "Northern Route Trans-Canada Highway No. 11" a completely paved highway. It is serviced by a main line of the Canadian National Railway and lies 100 miles northeast of the lake Port of Nipigon, which ·.when the seaway is completed, will in effect be a seaway port. The town of Geraldton is located on the Micro-wave tower system and is along the Trans-Canada Natural Gas Pipe. line. Fire Fighting Services are under the charge of a full time Fire Chief a::id twenty volunteer firemen. Fire Fighting equipment consists of one modern fire truck. Fire hydrants are strategically located throughout the town and Alarm Service is provided by telephone system and a siren. TOWN PLANNING BOARD Consists of five members appointed by Town Council the set-up of which is approved by under Ontario Planning Act. WATER SUPPLY: The 'chemical a nalysis of our water supply varies-this is dependent upon the location from which it is taken-our mineralization may have something to do with this factor. However, an analysis can be easily obtained locally from the Provincial Department of Health on any water body desired. Assessment is low being approximately 30% of replacement cost. The whole town was reassessed in 1955, and our Assessment is carried out under the Ontario Assessment Act. Money by-laws require assent of duly qualified ratepayers, as provided by Ontario Assessment Act. Professional Openings exist in this Geraldton area for the following: ( l) Land Surveyor (2) Physician and Surgeon Medical practitioner SEWAGE SYSTEM:: The town is served by septic tanks discharging into a storm sewage system. (3) Dentist (4) Law (5) Optometry PUBLIC HEAL111: POLICE FORCE Geraldton and District is served by the Ontario Provincial Police Force consisting of 5 men in the Corporation services. A modern lock-up is located in the centre of the town. 4 Staff consists of: One Medical Health Officer One School Nurse One Sanitary Inspector. 5 �ORGANIZATIONS: SCHOOLS: Service Clubs of Rotary, Kinsmen, Canadian Legion, Senior Chamber of Commerce. Also a number of various fraternal organizations. One (1) 16 room Public School built in 1949. One (1) 6 room Separate School. A new 8 room fire-proof High School has just been completed and now occupied, is equipped and staffed to prepare students for University. RECREATIONAL FACIUTIES: These are numerous, during winter 6 sheets of ice provide Curling for men, women and high school students-a dance hall is attached to the Curling Rink, it is of generous proportion. Hockey Arena. Recreation Committee provides a number of outdoor rinks in winter and supervised beach crctivities during summer. An excellent 9 hole Golf course with Chili House facilities. Modem theatre, billiard hall, and one of the most modem libraries in Northwestern Ontario. Swimming, boating, fishing, beautiful camping spots and homes are available on the various lakes surrounding town. A large Provincial Park and camping ground is located a short distance from Geraldton town, providing a beautiful sandy beach area on Lake Kenogamisis. CHURCHES Three(3) Protestant Churches Two (2) Catholic Churches. One ( l) Mission Church. HOSPITAL FACILITIES: We have in Geraldton a 31 bed Public Hos• pita! situated in the suburban area. MEDICAL SERVICES Two physicians-surgeons now are engaged here. One Dentist. One Optometrist. TAX RATE FOR 1957: One Chiropractor. Commercial Mill Rate_···-·······-··-···-···-····-- 38.50 One drug store. Residential Mill Rate .. --·············- ····-· 33.49 One resident funetal undertaker. Public School Mill Rate . . ........ ........... .. 22.51 Ambulance service. High School Mill Rate...... . Separate School Mill Rate ................... 6 6.24 37.206 Two cemeteries' are located adjacent to the town--one being Protestant and the other Catholic. 7 �TOTAL ASSESSMENT: Commercial AssessmenL. ................. $ 891.235.00 Residential Assessment ............... .... . 1.326,635.00 BANKING: Branches of the Royal Bank of Canada, TorontoDominion and Canadian Bank of Commerce are located in the town. LABOUR SUPPLY: Adequate local labour both skilled and unskilled to meet current demand and also allow for further expansion by additional industries locating here. Sufficient general facilities exist here to attract and maintain employees should it be necessary to obtain those from other centres. Never in the history of Geraldton have there been any great disputes between Management and labour-both parties have worked toward this goal throughout the years with most amicable results. Bank clearances over half million monthly. AIR SERVICES: INSURANCE: SUPERIOR AIRWAYS . Two Insurance Agencies offering all types of Insurance. Float equipped planes are located at Geraldton dock, immediately on the outskirts of town . AUSTIN AIRWAYS. On Kenogamisis Lake dock, off No. 11 Highway. also carry on commercial flying . During winter ski equipment is used. HOUSING FACILITIES: Private residential homes 650, of which 75% are owner occupied. Over 1,000 building lots are available at reasonable rates and within easy access to all utility services. Both above Companies are most active with Mining, Lumbering, Tourists and Commercial Fishing operations. An emergency Department of Transport Landing Field exists approximately 30 air miles north of Gerald ton. COMMUNICATIONS: POSTAL SERVICE Telegraph and Teletype, (C.N.R.) New, modern Federal Government owned Post Office, with postal box service and daily pick-up service throughout the town. Direct long distance telephone lines by Bell Telephone Company. 8 9 �>t ?~-_:t.:-: ❖ )i~/ ·_/. . : .~(·. . ·~ ~ tii J~~ ~ ~r:;~~~r:t~:1;!:;-:1;:f ' .;~ ~ '";'[Jf Big game hunting at Geraldton's bod door where 7,500 moose roam the forest. 2. Gerafdton Public School, modern sixteen room building. 3. A challenge is offered to the ardent golfer on Kenogamisis Golf Club's nine hole course. 4. Macleod Beach, a few minutes drive from Geraldton offers excellent, safe bathing. 5 Recently constructed, Geraldton Higb School prepares local and District students for University, �POWER AND FUELS GERALDTON is supplied with adequate Hydro Electric Power and would be capable of supplying additional industries with present equipment. Hydro rates are comparable with other communities of this size. Industrial power block rates are available from Ontario H.E.P.C. on the basis of individual negotiations. TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE: During summer season the average temperature ranges from 60 degrees to as high as 80 degrees Nights are cool for comfortable sleeping. The plague of "Hay-fever" is unheard of in this location. During winter, while temperatures sometimes drop low for short intervals, are not on the whole too severe. All outdoor sports are carried on throughout the season. Due to its dryness, the "cold" is not felt too much. SNOWFALL. Varies from year to year, never ties up traffic, utilities nor everyday services. SOIL: Clay, sand and gravel. SERVICES GERALDTON is adequately serviced by reputable Taxi Services. A local schedule bus service (owner operated) to the local Mines in operation commutes workmen and school children throughout the year. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT: GERALDTON is an incorporated Municipality with an elected governing body consisting of Mayor and six (6) Councillors, elected for one year term, AGRICULTURE This is a comparatively new development and in the experimental stages. It is producing amazing results to date, and most root crops, vegetables, strawberries, raspberries. are easily grown. Experiments are being carried out on various types of grasses and feeds for stock. From the foregoing it has been proven that many areas of small plots surrounding the Town could be turned into profitable use as a ready mdrket exists locally fer all produce. Excellent small farming sites are located in the immediate District and there are openings Jor dairy farms and market gardens. 12 PUBUC UTll.ITIES: All utilities are publicly owned with exception of Telephone and Hydro. The town and district is serviced by Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission, and by Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Water and sewage can be readily acquired when nee!ded. We are located on the Trans Canada Gas Pipe Line. Service by Twin City Gas Company will supply the area with natural gas by the fall of 1958 13 �POPULATION TREND: In the past ten years the population has increased by 30%. Indications are that we can expect a steady growing population in the future. The town intergrating all nationalities, its people are thrifty and industrious. No juvenile delinque~cy exists here. TOURIST INDUSTRY: GERALDTON being situated in a land of many lakes and streams naturally provides excellent -:,pportunities for the additional Tourist facilities that mean so much to the holiday seeker as well as these who enjoy the outdoor sport of fishing and hunting ?resent accommodation includes cabins, light housekeeping cabins, dining rooms, boats and motors, fisherman's and hunter's supplies. ROADS: GERALDTON is connected by road to Nakina on north Highway 584, and to Caramat and Stevens on the southeast. Area surrounding Geraldton has a network of pulp Company private roads which supplies the outlet to all camp personnel to shop in Geraldton FORFSTRY: GERALDTON lies in the very centre of the largest pulp-cutting operations in Ontario. To the west lie the pulp-wood cutting limits of St. Lawrence Corporation, with Abitibi to the north as well as Nipigon Lake Timber Co. To the south and east lie Kimberly-Clark Pulp and Paper Company limits, the Ontario Pulp and Paper Company and Marathon Corporation of Canada Ltd. limits. This represents in excess of 22,000 square miles of forest products and an annual cut of over one million cords. It is not difficult to understand the terrific payroll this immense industry supplies to the area. Headquarters of the Geraldton Forestry Distric1 is situated at Geraldton, and contains the Divisions Administration, Forest Protection, Lands and Recreational Areas, Fish and Wildlife, Reforestation, Timber Management-with Air Base location on Kenogamisis Lake representing well over $250,000 investment by the Ontario Government. 14 Some Tourist operators are equipped with planes for chartered flights to points further out, while in addition to these Austin Airways and Superior Airways operate on a year round basis their chartered service for commercial fiying. Lakes and rivers teem with pickerel, northern pike, speckled and lake trout. The hunter may expect to obtain good partridge shooting, ducks too and some geese. Moose-the king of the forest-in this District abounds, and hunters by the score arrive here now in succeeding seasons--trophy kills are numerous--bear are numerous and deer are commencing to appear. Timber wolf hunting is becoming a sport enjoyed fall, winter and spring -some excellent specimens have been captured MINING: MacLeod-Cockshutt Gold Mines with a daily tonnage of 1,600 operates on a year round basis. Annual payroll approximately $1,000,000. Mosher Consolidated Gold Mines at its present known ore development has immense potential and awaits improved economic developments in gold. Reserves of ore blocked out to date indicate a 10,000,000 ton ore body. There are a number of other gold Mines in the immediate area at the present time closed down but should gold show economic improvements (Continued on Page 161 15 �OTHER INDUSTRIAL FUELS: MINING: (Continued From Page 151 these would spring into activity as in some cases all buildings and machinery have been left intact, awaiting such a development. Coal is imported from the Head of the Lakes Supply and delivery of fuel oils are readily available, both by rail and on bulk trucks. Other ore bodies which are widely known are the Lithium deposits to the south and west of Geraldton, the great tonnage of iron blocked out to the north of Nakina, uranium in several places. Some day we feel these will be productive properties. PRESS AND RADIO: TRANSPORTATION: Located on Trans Canada Northern Route of Highway No. 11 Geraldton is serviced by Transcontinental Trucking Companies from east and west. There is one large trucking depot located in the town. Service stations and garages cater to cross country traffic. We are also serviced by C.N.R. transport system and two C.N.R. busses daily to Port Arthur. Highway is paved from Port Arthur to Hearst. Weekly issue of newspaper, Times-Star. which gives excellent news and advertising coverage. CBC maintains a booster station here. MANUFACTURING: LUMBER: Kimberly-Clark of l..onglac cut approximately from 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 feet of lumber per season. The present pulpwood industry harvests spruce. jackpine and balsam chiefly. A large potential supply of high grade timber of other species such as poplar, cedar, white birch,. etc., at present unused. The large quantities of these species can provide the raw materials for a new industry. RAILROAD: GERALDTON is on the main line of the Can adian National Railway, and is serviced by daily freight. Adequate additional trackage is available for future industries. GERALDTON MILLWORU: A building contracting hrm. GERALDTON TIMES-STAR: Commercial printing , CEMENT AND CINDER BLOCD. Tile. SUNSIDNE DAIRY: Modern complete pasteurizing plant. NATURAL GAS: The Trans Canada Natural Gas Pipe Line will pass close to Geraldton in 1958. Arrangements ior local distribution has been made with Twin City Gas. 16 GERALDTON BOTTLING WORKS AND LOUDON BROS.: Soft Drinks of all types. BAKERIES: Two-both well established having served the district for years. 17 �'hMIES STAR "1.at.l SHIHG CoM .. AN'I" Gll:lt",l.OTON, ON'1Altl0 18 �PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE Geraldton Chamber of Commerce GERALDTON,ONT ARIO � 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 Geraldton: This is what we are doing now. Find out what we can do for you. Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Communities in Northwestern Ontario Description An account of the resource Promotional brochure prepared by the Geraldton Chamber of Commerce. Describes facilities and current industries in Geraldton. Probably 1957. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Geraldton Chamber of Commerce Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 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 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Geraldton https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/717f753b3387382de8c0e780951d3ed8.pdf 84b99870943a4fb5b1667b8542002e5d PDF Text Text PATERSON SAILORS MEMORU\L SAILORS PARK-; FORT WILLIAM- ONTAlllO �Paterson Sailors Memorial SAILORS PARK, FORT WILLIAM 30th AUGUST, 1946 �O.B.E. WARDED the O.B.E. for Meritorious Service in command of vessels engaged continuously in dangerous areas, also for valiant conduct when as marine Superintendent he personally took charge of the salvage of another of his company's vessels. The vessel had broken adrift from the tow and was lying helpless in submarine-infested waters. He then brought his ship to safe harbour. The Righi Honourable An_qu.r l. Macdonald, pre.rent Prime .t11i'11i.rfer oJ Nov2 Scotia, .rerved a.r Jlfi'11i.rter of National Defence/or Na.,al Service.r from 1940 lo f/,e end oJ //,e War. �,... Capfain 12...e,u' cl!.ejen,lr:e O.B.E. WARDED the O.B.E. for continuous services while operating in dangerous waters and remaining in that service until the loss of his ship by enemy action in January, 1943. JcJe/i '11ifficunJ O.B.E. WARD ED the O.B.E. for unfailing duty aboard his ship in the submarineinfested Caribbean seas, during the entire time ships of the Paterson fleet operated in that area in 1941 and 1942. �0 CANADA 1 J 0 Canada, our home and native land True patriot-love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free, And stand on guard, 0 Canada, We stand on guard for thee. 0 Canada, glorious and free, We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee, 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee. ETERNAL FATHER UNVEILING CEREMONY 0 CANADA Fort William City Band INTRODUCTORY REMARKS The Hon. Senator N. M. Paterson HYMN Eternal Father DEDICATORY ADDRESS The Rev. Agnew H. Johnston UNVEILING CEREMONY Mrs. Norman M. Paterson Naval Cadets (Bugle and Drums) DIPPING OF UNION JACK NATIONAL ANTHEM Fort William City Band DEAD MARCH FROM "SAUL" Fort William City Band BENEDICTION Hon. Senator N. M. Paterson Mrs. Norman M. Paterson Right Rev. Msgr. P. J. McGuire His Worship Garfield Anderson Stanley Clayton Major L. A. Spencer 1 0 Sacred Spirit, who didst brood •Upon the chaos dark and rude, Who bad'st its angry tumult cease, And gavest light, and life, and peace; 0 hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. 0 Saviour, whose almighty word The winds and waves submissive heard, Who walkedst on the foaming deep And calm amidst its rage didst sleep, 0 hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. 0 Trinity of love and power, Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go; And ever let there rise to thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. Amen. Right Rev. Msgr. P. J. McGuire GUESTS ON UNVEILING PLATFORM Lt. Cmdr. C. W. King (RCN) R Geo. A. Ferguson, M.M. His Worship Chas. W. Cox E. B. Sutherland Rev. Agnew H. Johnston t Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm doth bind the restless wave, Who bidd' st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep, 0 hea~ us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. O/C R.C.N.V.R., Port Arthur Pres., Army and Navy Veterans Mayor, City of Port Arthur Vice-Pres., Paterson Steamships Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Fort William (Ce:1tre) Pres., Paterson Steamships Ltd. (1) Guest of Honour (2) St. Patricks R.C. Diocese (3) Mayor, City of Fort William (4) Pres., B.E.S.L. (5) O/C Lake Superior Regiment (R) (Sl (4) (3) (2) (1) GOD SAVE THE KING God save our gracious king, Long live our noble king, God save the king: Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the king. �oils, coal, cement, lumber, sheet iron, steel, even beer- a massive EEDING but unbroken, Britain stood alone against massed Nazi might in the black days of 1941-a brave bastion of freedom. home front operation that released sorely needed shipping for Her cities and ports battered by enemy bomber fleets, her ocean lifelines held only at a terrible toll to undersea U-boat wolves, she fought grimly on- for liberty and humanity. the Paterson canalers carried their precious cargoes to West Indies It was the time of "blood, sweat and tears" when she needed as never before the sinews of war from the New World to stem and turn the savage onslaught of Hitler's legions. pressing war duties elsewhere. From the semi-jungle bauxite mines of British and Dutch Guiana, bases where larger, faster ships took over and sped the ore to hungry furnaces in Canada and the United States. In their service role the little ships had one great advantage, The South American coast from Dutch Guiana to Trinidad is flanked by a huge mud bank extending 25 miles out to sea, and in these ✓• ' - .. ..... ~ ,_ :> . -:.: . - . . . .;4 In the global struggle that engulfed the forces of Good and Evil, myrlad gallant ships went down and many brave men died to marshal the materials that brought ultimate victory to Allied arms. .. This is the short and simple saga of 16 vessels of Paterson Steamships, Limited, that played an unsung but paramount role during the most critical period of the war, their mission-and their losses- necessarily shrouded in secrecy until Victory was assured. shallow waters the vessels were able to navigate in comparative safety from U-boats while larger, deeper draft ships, unable to use these five-fathom waters, suffered grievous casualties outside. The Paterson vessels also were able to navigate the twisting Demerara River in British Guiana for 60 miles inland to the bauxite mines and return fully loaded with 3,100 gross-tons. Larger ships experienced extreme difficulty reaching the mines and seldom To feed the mighty war industries coming into production, bauxite, the vital raw ore base of aluminum, was needed in gigantic quantities from South American mines; and from Greenland, the essential fluxing agent, cryolite. The cry was for ships, ships, ships! carried bigger cargoes than the canalers. A similar condition obtained at Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, where the little ships penetrated 120 miles inland up the Surinam River to Moengo. Bauxite also was loaded from Everton, British Guiana, on the Called into the service of the nation by the Minister of Munitions and Supply was the bulk of the canal fleet of the Paterson Line to help transport this ore, Canadian crews on Canadian ships, whose peacetime pursuit was the transfer of multifarious cargoes along the fresh water highways of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes. The first ships left Canada in June, 1941, and the last in December, 1941, but before all were in the bauxite service by March, 1942, they had delivered essential supplies to Greenland and other northern bases, to Halifax, New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Havana, Haiti, Porto Rico, St. Thomas, Port of Spain. Berbice River where larger ships could not navigate at all. Bitter, relentless war came to the Caribbean as the enemy sought to destroy the cargoes and halt the flow of bauxite. Throughout late 1941 and all of 1942, the West Indies waters were infested by undersea marauders determined at all costs to impede the gathering avalanche of war material destined to shatter his power on far-off D-Day. If they had some safety in coastal waters, the little Paterson Canalers were at the mercy of the U-boat killers in the open sea Fifty thousand tons of needed supplies were transported to the West Indies and elsewhere; flour, canned goods, clothing, dry stores, �run' to the West Indies. For muny months protective convoys were wholly unknown in this operation, and at no time did armed escort strength compare with that in the North Atlantic. The little ships, slow and unarmed, carried on in the open ocean and three-knot Gulf Stream against gun and torpedo, against every devilish device in 20-knot submarines to locate, overtake and destroy, in unequal struggle. The climate, the tropical diseases, the lack of proper food and medical attention in those strange waters, inevitably took toll of Canadian fresh struggle at sea. water sailors after months of nerve-wracking But their thinning ranks were filled by native seamen of the British West Indies who worked and fought and died side by side with their Canadian comrades in common cause and sacrifice. Grievous was the price paid. The Sarniadoc and Torondoc were lost with all hands. Only five of the crew survived the sinking of the Prescodoc. The Troisdoc was sunk by shellfire from a sub without loss of life, while the Mondoc and Hamildoc were indirect casualties in dangerous waters- six gallant ships and 58 men. By early 1943, relief came to the hard-pressed little fleet from the ever-growing armadas of the Allies. ships took over. New and better-equipped Four vessels, Cartierdoc, Kingdoc, Lawrendoc and Newbrundoc, were permitted to return to Canada, refit and re-enter inland service, while six others, Ganandoc, Soreldoc, Lachindoc, Farrandoc, Coteaudoc and Wellandoc later proceeded overseas to perform great service in D-Day operations. There the Soreldoc was lost. A warm welcome awaits the remaining five ships when they return from post-war duty to their home waters- and to the transport tasks of peacetime. ��• • � 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 Paterson Sailors Memorial Programme Description An account of the resource Programme for the opening of Paterson Sailors Memorial at Sailors Park near the Kaministiquia River. The opening was held 30 August 1946, the Memorial honours sailors lost during the Second World War. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paterson Steamships Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946-08 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 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Fort William Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/724806812bf3d046c67dfa019bfcb246.pdf 8ff18baf3e0b5cd5f1c62cb64fddac52 PDF Text Text �Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada THE CANADIAN LAKEHEAD The City of Thunder Bay originated, January 1, 1970, and became the eighth largest city in the Province of Ontario with a CMA population of 111,492, residing in 155 square miles of city area. The City of Thunder Bay was formed by the merging of the two larger Cities of Port Arthur and Fort William and parts of the surrounding Townships of Neebing and McIntyre. All the mechanical adjustments of intregating the communities were quickly resolved. The Ontario Design for Development of Northwestern Ontario names the City of Thunder Bay as a "Primate Centre" for development, and this is being forcefully carried out, but the City has not forgotten its historic beginning. Back in the fur trading era of 1678, it was a trans-shipping point of furs and trading goods. The famous Voyageurs used Fort Kaministiquia at Fort William as a strategic turnaround. Later, with the opening of the lakes to sailing and motorized vessels, bulk goods commenced flowing across the land, until today, Thunder Bay, or the Lakehead as the area is known, is the 3rd largest seaport in Canada. Grain as well as natural resources including iron, coal, potash and paper, contribute greatly to the 20,000,000 tonnage flowing in and out of the huge, protected harbour on the top step of the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes Seaway, almost 2,000 miles from the sea. Being in almost the exact geographic centre of a continent, Thunder Bay is the connecting link in Canada for east and west trade, Water, rail, road and air services converge at this point to provide unequalled transport to any place on the continent, or in the world. Thunder Bay is the distribution capital of a vast area of Northwestern Ontario, rich in natural resources, including forestry products, minerals and tourist facilities. From these natural resources has grown an industrial complex comprised of pulp and paper companies, mines, and in addition a large flourishing tourist establishment serving an increasing number of world-wide visitors. Secondary industry has grown around these primary industries to produce harvesting equipment for the forests and mines. Service industries supply facilities for shipping, transportation and the accommodation trade, etc. There are currently 108 secondary industries flourishing in Thunder Bay and numerous service industries as well. The City has been chosen as the focal point - the centre of the projected development of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Concept. This plan visualizes development in future years of a 200-mile wide corridor across Canada, north of the present developed areas. Thunder Bay is the only city in the corridor. Thunder Bay is blessed with an unpolluted environment, with modern living accommodation and a growing educational complex. The city boasts unparalleled entertainment and relaxed recreational opportunities. Thousands of lakes are nearby in almost virgin territory. Huge Lake Superior, the largest fresh water lake in the world, not only provides abundant water for consumption, but carries the largest ships on the Great Lakes. In addition, it tempers the climate of the city in all seasons. Government in Canada is notably stable and the Province of Ontario has the most progressive economy in Canada. The City of Thunder Bay enjoys a solid, imaginative, elected Council governing a growth area with vast potential. INDUSTRY INCENTIVE GRANTS Thunder Bay has been chosen a growth centre and secondary industry, particularly, is entitled to share in cash grants up to $12,000,000 offered by the Federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion. In addition, the Province of Ontario cooperates in supplementing Federal assistance where feasible, by offering cash grants up to $500,000 under what is known as "Performance Loans''. The Northern Ontario Development Corpo- ration, through an office in Thunder Bay, administers grants for the Northwestern Ontario area. It will assist industry with all forms of financing, advice, including ''bridge financing" up to $500,000 at current interest, where applicable. Enquiries under the Federal or Ontario Incentive Grant systems can be directed to the Development Bureau of the City of Thunder Bay, 193 Arthur Street, Postal Station P, Thunder Bay, Ontario. �GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Situated on the north shore of Lake Superior, THUNDER BAY is in the exact centre of Canada, at the western terminus of the St. Lawrence - Great Lakes Deep Waterway, and a transportation point astride national rail, road, air and water routes. Toronto (water) . ... 903 road 865 Miles Montreal (water) . . 1212 road 1039 Miles Chicago (water) .. .. 686 road 692 Miles road 335 Miles Minneapolis ........ .. road 450 Miles Winnipeg ......... ... .. Sault Ste. Marie (water) .. .. .. .... .. 273 road 445 Miles Altitude - Harbour-601 ft. above sea level. MUNICIPAL SERVICES Police - 2 stations, 143 personnel, 22 radio equipped cars, rescue equipment, boats Provincial Police - District Headquarters, full staff, vehicle equipped, radio controlled area Harbour Police - Staff - launch Railway Police - CNR-CPR Staff Fire Protection - 6 stations, 143 personnel Sewage Disposal - 2 primary plants, 7,500,000 gallons daily Streets - 410 miles; Provincial Highways 36 miles; Sidewalks - 165 miles; Watermains 290 miles; Sewers - 220 miles sanitary, 46 miles storm. Water Unlimited supply of pure, clean water available through City Utilities. Pumping capacity 31,500,000 gallons daily Zoning By-Law - Official Planning Act; Urban Renewal underway POPULATION Thunder Bay (CMA 1971) ............ Thunder Bay District Market Area Forecasts (City) 1973 .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 1978 ................ 1988 ................ 2000 .. ..... ... ... .. . '{. I • 111,492 148,993 118,100 129,300 151,000 201,800 TRANSPORTATION Road 11 Highway Transport Companies 5 National Moving Van and Storage 2 Motor Bus Companies Air - Served by Thunder Bay Airport: - Air Canada - North Central - ON-Air - Superior Airways Ltd. - Trans Air Rail - Canadian National Railway - Canadian Pacific Railway Water Keefer Lakehead Terminal - Valley Camp Coal & Ore Dock - C.N.R. Ore Dock City Transit - 20 Electric Buses 17 Gas Buses - 20 Diesel Buses - 5,368,407 passengers in 1970 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Accountants 16; Architects & Engineers 5; Contractors - General 62; Dentists 41; Engineers 19; Lawyers 52; Optometrists 6; Physicians & Surgeons 116; Surveyors 4; Veterinary Surgeons 4. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Lakehead University with a modern building complex situated on a 300-acre campus offers degrees and diplomas in Arts and Sciences, Forestry, Engineering and Business Administration, to 3,000 full time and 3,000 part time students. Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology situated on a new 130-acre campus educates 3,500 full and part time students to attain proficiency in two and three year diploma courses. Adult retraining provides upgrading in modern industrial techniques. UTILITIES NATURAL GAS Electric Power - lowest cost, high voltage hydro available from Ontario Hydro Electric Commission, 1 distributed by Thunder Bay Hydro Electric ' Commission. Natural Gas - Distributed by Twin City Gas Co. Ltd. direct from Trans Canada Pipeline running through area. Cost is very low due to proximity of western source. Annual volume 12,305,000 MCF. �COMMUNITY LIVING CONDITIONS MARKET Hospitals - 7 Churches - 104 Financial Institutions - 47 Households - 28,691 Libraries 5 Newspapers - 2 dailies, 2 weekly Medical Clinics - 11 Telephones - 58,711 Theatres - 4 plus 1 outdoor Golf Courses - 5 Curling Rinks - 4 Tennis Courts - 3 Ski Areas - 6 Swimming Pools - 4 indoor heated, 5 outdoor, 2 hotel indoor, 1 health pool-gym Hockey Rinks - 5 artificial ice, covered, 100 natu ra I ice Radio & TV - 3 AM Radio, 1 FM Radio, 1 TV (CBC) local, 3 U.S., 3 Educational chan. cable TV Hotels - Motels - 64 with 1916 rooms, daily accommodation 4178 guests Population growth rate per decade 11% Income above National average 17% Market above National average 14% Average Income $6,246 Retail Sales - City $162.5 million Retail Sales - Dist. Area $304.1 million INDUSTRIAL LAND 119 acres private serviced land 1390 acres private unserviced land 160 acres city owned serviced land 716 acres city owned unserviced land 2385 acres total Serviced land with water, sewer, and utilities is priced at $40 front footage, up Unserviced land priced at $10 front footage, up or can be leased There are 7 industrial parks under active development at present. MUNICIPAL TAXES Industrial - Commercial Fort William Ward Public School 133.13 mills Fort William Ward Separate School 133.00 mills Port Arthur Ward Public School 111.92 mills Port Arthur Ward Separate School 115.23 mills McIntyre Ward Public School 106.62 mills McIntyre Ward Separate School 99.22 mills Neebing Ward Public School 93.13 mills Neebing Ward Separate School 89.21 mills NOTE: Differing tax rates and assessment methods will continue until assessment on basis of market value becomes effective. Basis of current industrial assessment - Land - 50 % per acre value Building - 30 - 35 % replacement Average industrial real estate tax 25c per square foot. CURRENT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION . Some of the local manufactured products: railway and subway cars trailers dust control systems newsprint stainless steel equipment kraft stock fibre and plastic bags starch sodium hypochlorite gluten steel door frames prefab homes ~ aircraft components lumber grey iron castings poles liquid alu. sulphate railway ties glazed fine papers tar products fourdrinier wire sleeping bags conveying buckets trailer tents boilers caustic chlorine barley malt camper trailers fish processing logging skidders lockers brick and tile chlorine fibreglas pipe beer -- ale teen clothing forest harvesters ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS Lakehead Symphony and Jr. Symphony 3 Pipe Bands, 1 City Band, numerous school bands Cambrian Players amateur theatricals Famous 40 member Male Choir Sports car racing - summer and winter Annual Exhibition Jr. and Sr. Hockey - peewees and midgets Fastball - Baseball Service Clubs - 10 Fraternal Organizations - 42 Night-Clubs - Hotels & Motels - 10 TEMPERATURES June 1 - October 31 the climate is pleasant and mild; humid days are exceedingly rare. The area is a haven for hay fever sufferers. Normal summer mean temp. (June-July-Aug.) 60.9 degrees above. Normal winter mean temp. (Dec.-Jan.-Feb.) 10.2 degrees above. Highest recorded temp. 104 degrees above, lowest 42 degrees below. Average annual snowfall 75 in. Average annual rainfall 27 in. �CITY OF THUNDER BAY (FORMERLY PORT ARTHUR-FORT WILLIAM) ONTARIO, CANADA '/4 0 LEGEND D D D COMMERCIAL AREAS ~ 10-15 YEAR URBAN RENEWAL ESTABLISHED HEAVY -LIGHT INDUSTRY INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND AVAILABLE INDUSTRIAL AREA �� 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 Thunder Bay: Centre of a Continent Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Brochure encouraging industry to locate in Thunder Bay. No creator attribution; probably 1970. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 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 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/17967a5471c388ac8165c4ea7dab0dd8.pdf d5b577d19281c16f6266aad8e4c17755 PDF Text Text BAY --GREATEST GRAIN PORT ---- --- - 11! THE WORLD - -- --- The statistics outlined on the attached sheets are a condensation of the almost, overwhelming data, required to describe the movement of grain out of Canad~ via the Seaport of Thunder Bay. The iize of ships, particularly bulk carriers, used on the Great Lakes is only_ deter-mined by the size of the canal locks at Welland and St. Lawrence River. · New ships on the Upper Great Lakes using only the Sault Ste. Mar.ie Locks ·will be 1000 feet long and wi 11 carry iron ore to_U. S.. furnaces in Chi c~go ~nd area . . Canada has set her sights on producing and exporting a billion bushels of assorted grains. This ·will be approximately a 25% increase over current production. When it is visualized this is a bulk-food product, the aim is st~ggering in its potential. 50,00"0,000 tons of grain moving overseas to -hungry people will not only have a great impact on the h~alth of all countries, but, will require massive mobilization of finances, scheduling and control of v·ehicles such as_ rail cars, ships, ·storage fac•i 1i ti es," etc. Thunder Bay's facilities are not presently overtaxed. Current put~through 'is being handled on a 5½-day week. basis, one · shift. lhcreasing the shifts even to two per day, 7 days a week will still not tax the working capacity. The greatest delay factor remains with obtaining sufficient rail cars to transport the grain upwards of 1000 miles from the Prairies to the Terminal Elevators, and the availability of sufficient ships, at the right time. (cont'd) �. ,/ .... 2 Canada is also exploring the possibility of keeping the Great Lakes and Seaway open for longer periods during the winter. The 1971 Shipping Season was extended to January 3, 1972, when the last ship left. I Ice conditions are not heavy at this time as the deeper build-up has not occurred. Perhaps in the · immediate future, the season can be extended to the end -of January -- making 10·-month shipping possible. Bubblers at docks, huge icebreaking ships and control of Canal gates are a necessity. Grain is the major commodity transported out of Thunder Bay, but the Port also currently handles massive bulk quantities of iron ore and pellets, potash, coal and oil. In addition, Keefer Terminal, the western end of the Seaway ·handles many shiploads • of general cargo moving east and west for Canadian and overseas destinations. Approximately 300,000 square feet of covered warehousing is provided· for transfer of goods by rail, truck or water. Thunder Bay, the Po~t City, in the .exact geographic centre of Canada -- and the continent --- has a population of 111,000 and services a land area of 255,000 square miles in Northwestern · Ontario, a vertiable empire of unspoiled recreati6nal and undeveloped natural resource potential. PREPARED BY: DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF THE CITY OF THUNDER BAY �GRA-I -N TOTAL 1971 SHIPPING S T AT I S T I C S ---------- 540,725,000 Bushels ********** ********** EMPLOYEES - ELEVATORS 1971 ********** ********** 1500-1600 ********** ********** 65 Hopper cars in unit train carries 186,260 bushels wheat Thunder Bay Quebec City in two days. 10,000,000 bushels carried by unit train in 1972 ********** ********** ********** One of two highest seaports in World at 601 feet, sharing honour with Duluth-Superior. ********** ********** ********** 1970 - 1971 CROP YEAR -- AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 1 SHrPMENTS FROM COUNTRY ELEVATORS -- 815.9 Million Bushels Barley Flax Rapeseed Wheat Oats Rye 222 Mill ion 29 Mi 11 ion 49 Million -- 460 Million 44 Mill ion 1O Mi 11 ion Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels MOVED TO THUNDER BAY -- 477 Million Bushels (58.5%) MOVED TO PACIFIC COAST -.:. 429 Million Bushels (30.6%) MOVED TO CHURCHILL -- 21 .2 Million Bushels ( 2.6%) MOVED TO OTHER -- 67 Mil 1ion Bushels ( 8.3%) ********** ********** ********** 9,000 Grain cars a week at 125 cars per train requires -- 70 full trains and 70 empties ********** ********** ********** �G'RAIN STATISTICS (CONT'D) 24 TERMINAL ELEVATORS 7 On Kaministiquia River 17 On Lakefront RATED CAPACITY -- 105,376,400 Bushels Saskatchewan Pool #7 has 9 Million Bushels Capa~ity UNLOADING CAPACITY -- 8 hours 1421 cars SHIPPING CAPACITY -- 8 hours 10,134,000 bushels ********** ********** ********** 1970 - 1971 CROP YEAR -- AUGUST l - AUGUST 1. VESSEL SHIPMENTS FROM: THUNDER BAY~- 498.5 Million Bushels DIRECT OVERSEAS (SALTIES) Inc. above 42.5 Million Bushels SHIPMENTS FROM: PACIFIC COAST 269.6 Million Bushels CHURCHILL 23.4 Million Bushels DOMESTIC USE 217 Million Bushels ********** ********** ********** A farm yield of 51,000 acres requir~d to produce a million bushels cargo - 5 trains totalling 566 cars required to transport this· grain .- 1 lake freighter 730 feet long 75 feet wide will take a million bushels ********** ********** ********** ********** ********** COST OF ALL WATER TRANSPORT 9¢ - 12¢ Bushel COST OF ALL RAIL TRANSPORT 20¢ Bushel ********** �GRAIN STATISTICS (CONT'D) ASSESSMENT OF ELEVATORS -- Approximately $20 Million CITY TAXES PAID ON ASSESSMENT -- Approximately $2 - $3 Million WAGES PAID TERMINAL ELEVATORS -- Approximately $10 Million WAGES PAID RAILWAY EMPLOYEES -- Approximately $6 Million WAGES PAID IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES -- Approximately $4 - $5 Million • ********** ********** ********** THUNDER BAY HARBOUR -- RECORD SHIPPING YEARS 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 ** 1971 -- 19,503,923 Tons -- 15,629,208 -- 13,201 ,770 13,604,854 20,779,767 II II II II -- 22,164,923 II (RECORD) ** INCLUDES: 15,461,077 Tons -- Grain 4,814,190 Tons 598,277 Tons Iron Ore General Cargo 211,210 Tons-~ Newsprint 1403 Vessels required to move cargo 1971 SHIPPING SEA?ON -- April 10, 1971 - January 3, 1972 TOTAL SHIPPING -- 54Q,725,000 Bushels ********** ********** .********** � 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 Thunder Bay: Greatest Grain Port In The World Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Information package on grain shipment out of the Port of Thunder Bay. Prepared by the Development Bureau, City of Thunder Bay, likely 1972. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource City of Thunder Bay Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 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/fae2d4572b976a053dcb9b2bcdd77492.pdf 83c152759ec72773556331769ebf20eb PDF Text Text THE CITY OF U~<!&~ ONTARIO · VEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF THE CITY OF THUNVER BAY, 19 3 Atr;thu.1t S:tlte.e;t,, THUNVER BAY, P, ONTARIO. 807-344-2341 AN INVITATIQ TO EXPLORE THUNVER BAY \ ThundeJt Bay be.eagte. .:the. 6.:th la.Jz.gu.:t wy in 0,n.:taJuo and .:the. 15.:th levtgu.:t in Canada. on Ja.n,tfevty 1, 1970 .:t.Jvwugh .:the. amalgamation 06 .:the. 6otLmeJt C.lliu 06 Foll..:t W ~ and Poll..:t Atr;thwz. and .:the. Mun.lc..lpaliilu 06 Nee.bing and Mein.:tyJte.. 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Cliy ).,,6 a pft.lme. .:tevtge..:t 6oJt 6u..:twz.e. gJtow.:th, wh.leh and pJt,tme, indM:tlty, J.>Vtviee. indM:tlty and Jte.Me.ation- You Me. invlied .:to eommu.niea.:te. wlih .:the. Ve.ve.lopme.n.:t Bwz.e.au 06 .:the. Cliy 06 Thu.nde1t Bay i6 1.>e.e.k,i,ng a.dd.lliona.l inooJtmation. 06 eou.Me., e.veJty.:th.lng ).,,6 ke.p.:t on a CONFIVENTIAL bM.l-6. SineeJte.ly, GWM/ap G. W. Mc.Fadden, V,iJr,e.e.:toJt. �The City of Thunder Bay was chosen a "Prime Centre of Industrial Opportunity" when the Ontario Government unveiled the results of a comprehensive study of Northwestern Ontario under the program "Design for Development" Phase II. Industrial growth is to be strenuously encouraged but "Quality of Life" is to be retained. It is contended life in Northwestern Ontario now has many fine qualiti es not found elsewhere. This relates to low pollution, easy access to recreation and relaxed, healthy living. The Design for Development Report recommends substantial Federal and Provincial Government incentives for the establishment of new industry over and above the current government incentive plans. It suggests Thunder Bay is a choice spot for establishment of a smelter, refinery or primary metal industry. Greater end use of forest products is encouraged. The primary goal for increased employment in the next 20 years should be a minimum of 18,000 and an optimum of 54,000 new jobs. Implementation of the first phase of the development program should commence early in 1972. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE Thunder Bay, in addition to participating in the Design for Development Program, has been studiously looking to the future in its own planning. An Official Plan for Thunder Bay has been unveiled, to direct proper growth of the City and its suburbs over the next 20 years. A Transportation Study has been completed outlining a forecast of how traffic can be channelled in the City up to 1990. A Regional Water Supply and Pollution Control Study was completed in 1969 by the Ontario Water Resources Commission to guarantee full use of water facilities in the city, yet control adverse pollution of waterways. This study required indepth review of past experience and the expected growth to the year 2000. A Survey of Internal Transit Facilities is currently underway as well as a survey to determine expansion possibilities of the City-owned Telephone system, one of the few and most profitable in Canada. A Thunder Bay Urban Renewal Project was announced in October 1970 to rebuild the core business section of Port Arthur Ward. Over $15 million dollars of private c~pital will be invested in the Development and $4 million by governments. The initial rebuilding will commence in the fall of 1971 with the expansion totalling $3 million of the T. Eaton ComP,any store and the $1~ million Sayvette Store. Included in this program is the installation of a connecting climate-controlled mall of all buildings. �AND --- R E S OURC E S Historically, silver is the basic mim~ral found in Thunder Bay area. However, technology has radically changed this and now iron ore is King, followed closely by nickel, copper, zinc, etc. IRON ORE Atikokans 120 miles west is the base operation for Steep Rock Iron Mines, Inland Steel and Caland Ore. Steep Rock Iron Mines ships raw ore and pellets. Bruce Lake, 315 miles west is the site of Steel Company of Canada iron ore operations. Stelco ships only pellets. The others ship both pellets and raw ore. Most pellet shipments are processed through Valley Camp Coal Ltd., modern belt loading facilities on the Mission River, Thunder Bay. The storage capacity exceeds 1½ million tons. Some pellets and all raw ore is also shipped over a CNR ore trestle. FUTURE RESERVES -- IRON Anaconda Iron Company Limited uncovered and developed a massive iron . ore body and mothballed it for the future. The open pit mine is located 40 miles north of Nakina. Steep Rock and Algoma own a large iron ore body in the Lake St. Joseph area which very shortly will have to be opened up by a massive operation including installation of railroad . services and lifting of hugh quantities of overburden. NICKEL International Nickel Company is completing a $32 million mine site and concentrator at Lake Shebandowan, 50 miles west of Thunder Bay and will likely go on stream early in 1972. Concentrates will be shipped to Sudbury. Great Lakes Nickel Ltd. is arranging finances preliminary to building a $100 million plus mine, smelting and refining complex, 38 miles south of Thunder Bay to process up to 140,000,000 tons of nickel, copper, zinc, platinum and pladium ore. URANIUM Large areas near Dryden were staked in a uranium rush late in 1967. Claims are currently being examined. �*2* COPPER AND OTHER BASE METALS Mattabi Mines Limited has expended $36 million plus other expenditures to construct a mill and concentrator to extract 12½ million tons of base metal ore from its property at Sturgeon Lake, 185 miles west of Thunder Bay. The mill went on stream in the fall of 1971. South Bay Mines, Utchi Lake, southeast of Red Lake went into production in the sumer of 1971 at 500 tons daily. Construction cost to get the mill into operation exceeded $5 million. COAL SHIPMENTS Substantial shipments of Alberta, B. C. and Saskatchewan coal are forecast if test shipments arranged in 1970 through the Port of Thunder Bay prove economically successful. Stelco is interested in coking coal and Ontario Hydro for the thermal plants in Southern Ontario. Up to 5 million tons may be required. FORESTRY Eleven paper mills in Northwestern Ontario are assured of continuous wood supplies from the substantial forest cover. Great Lakes Paper, for example, consume 800,000 cunits annually in the largest paper and Kraft mill east of the Rockies. • New technology in wood harvesting has maintained extraction costs in a rising cost market. Machines are used extensively. New roads, new transportation systems in the future will undoubtedly open up unknown riches i~ the area. �l!!!!!!!!f E. ! ~! S T AT I S T I C AL DAT A (Obtained from FinanciaT Post Survey of Mai•kets 1970) 1970 Current Growth Rate Per Decade Population (000) (April 1, 1970) %Of Canadian Total %Change Since 1961 - 1970 Market - Above National Average Retail Sales - 1969 (Millions$) %Canadian Total (Retail) Per Capita (Retail Sales) Income - Above National Average Personal Disposable Income - 1969 %Of Canadian Total (POI) Per Capita (PDI) Building Pennits, Value (000) MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES No. of Plants Employees Salaries - Wages ($000) Cost of Materials ($000) Value of Shipments ($000) Value Added ($000) CENSUS INFORMATION Population, Male Population, Female Total Population 1969 1968 1967 13% 12% 14% 7% 13% 108.0 105.8 98.6 97.9 95.2 0.50 o.~8 o. 51 0.48 0.48 +10.2 +8.95 +8. 18 +2.50 +5.1 15% 16% 18% 26% 24% $i58.3M $149. lM $134. 9M $133.6M $120.SM 0.58 0.59 0.56 0.60 0.60 $1,420 $1 , 375 $1 2 385 $12290 $12480 11% 11 % 15% 13% 1if% $294 .1M $163.6M $222.7M $205.6M $17a.OR 0.53 o.58 0.5~ 0.56 0.57 $2 510 $2 27S $2 130 $1 2 910 $2 740 $28:427 {$22:047}$1s:121 s22:8oa $21,759 1967 98 6,878 $41,581 $95,900 $193,736 $90,816 1964 1962 1961 1966 99 100 71T 714 5,083 7,102 5,743 5,431 39,635 28,622 26,113 28, 131 100,434 64,768 61,188 56,477 196,446 141,113 125,353 116,021 87,211 70,234 59,657 52,946 1966 58,958 47,590 106,548 1961 46,359 44,131 90,490 1961 38,749 5,607 3,333 7,815 4,475 3,975 9,336 % of Total AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS 1962 1964 1966 1967 1968 1969 THUNDER BAY $81.04 86.20 97 .71 102.36 105.68 117. 02 CANADA $80.54 86.51 96.30 102.79 109.88 117 .63 RETAIL TRADE 1966 CENSUS Total Sales ($000) No. of Stores Year End Inventory ($000) No. of Employees Payroll: Total ($000) $130,295.1 642 15,705.0 4,383 13,271.6 RACIAL ORIGIN British French Gennan Italian Polish Scandinavian Ukranian 1965 42.8% 6.2 3.7 8.1 4.9 4.4 10.3 �HYDRO - E L E CT R I C - - - - - - - 1· - - - - ..... General Rates -- Industrial Colllllercial (Monthly) Loads from O -- 5,000 Kilowatts Demand Charge First 50 kilowatts of billing demand per month - nil Balance at $1.60 per kilowatt of billing demand per month Energy Charge 4.0¢ per kilowatt-hour for the first 1 . 6¢ II • II II II II next 1 • 3¢ U II II II II II 0 • 5¢ II II II II II 11 50 kilowatt-hours per month 200 9 t 750 2 t 240 t 000 ti II It II II II II II H II 11 Balance of monthly consumption at 0.3¢ per kilowatt hour. II • Loads over 5 2000 kilowatts Demand Charge $2.50 per kilowatt for all kilowatts of billing demand per month Energy Charge , All consumption be billed at 0.3¢ per kilowatt-hour. NOTE: The general rate is based upon service at utilization voltage. Where the customer provides transformation facilities the authorized allowance of .25¢ per kilowatt of billing demand per month for stepdown from sub-transmission voltage and .15¢ per kilowatt billing demand per month for stepdown from distribution voltage will apply. Residential Service (Monthly) 1 4.0¢ per kilowatt-hour for the first 50 kilowatt-hours per month 1 . 4¢ 0.9¢ II II II II 11 11 11 11 II " next 200 II II II II all additional monthly consumption. All rates are net and subject to a late payment charge of 5% if not paid on or before due date. �WH A T ---- A !Q.!l T l!!!l!!~~ R WE A T H E R ? --------The Mid-Canada Development Corridor Foundation Inc. is working to dispel the myth that Canada's North is uncomfortable and unproductive. Some day soon it is anticipated a new and exciting era will open up the north with new growth centres and greater populations of people enjoying a new and clean environment. Thunder Bay is on the extreme southern edge of the contemplated development corridor on the Northwestern shore of Lake Superior, the largest lake in the world. The lake, 601 feet above sea level, controls the winds passing over it and tempers the climate of the City both winter and sunwner. It could be named a "built-in air conditioner". WEATHER RECORDS Records have been kept since 1879 and indicate temperatures average over a period 1921 - 1950 as follows: -- (Degrees) Annual Average January Average April Average July Average October Average Extreme Maximum Extreme Minimum 36.8 7.6 35.4 63.4 42.6 (Ottawa Average 41.6) (Montreal Average 15.4) (Toronto Average 43.8) (London Average 69.6) (Calgary Average 42.1) 104 -42 Killing frost -- last in spring average June 4, first in fall average September 7. Average annual total precipitation -- 27.62 inches Average annual total snowfall -- 68.8 inches (Montreal average -- 100.8) Sunshine records show an average of 2174 hours per year making Thunder Bay one of the brightest and sunniest cities in Canada. • Average yearly wind is 8.4 M.P.H. The prevailing winds in winter are west and northwest and in surrmer easterly winds edge westerly for the prevailing direction. Humidity is extremely low at all times of the year and the area is a delightful refuge for sufferers of Hay Fever. Thunder Bay is located in the centre of Canada as the hub city of what is commonly known as Northwestern Ontario. Actually, this is a misdirection as geographically it is in the southwestern portion of the Province of Ontario -- Latitude 48.23 N. Longitude 89.16 W. The City is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone, but reverts to Eastern Daylight Saving Time during the same period as other major cities. �!! QR T !!IE.li !l!!lAE.lQ D E V E L O P ME N T CO E.f..:. P E R F O R MA N C E ----------~ The Northern Ontario Development Corporation, a Crown Corporation of the Province of Ontario, maintains a head office at 134 S. May Street, Thunder Bay, F, Ontario. A subsidiary office is in Tinmins, Ont. The purpose of the Corporation is to assist in the develop~ ment of secondary industry in Northern Ontario extending from the Manitoba border to the Quebec border and approximately north of Hwy. 17. The City of Thunder Bay is eligible for full qualifications for its business interests. FORMULA FOR CALCULATING LOANS: For Canadian companies qualifying for Perfonnance Loans, NODC can assist with cash grants of up to 50% of capital costs of building and equipment up to a maximum Perfonnance Loan of $500,000. For companies other than those of Canadian registry, the formula is as follows: 33 1/3% 25% of the first $250,000 of building and equipment cost. of the balance of building and equipment cost up to a maximum loan of $500,000. 1. Loans are progressively forgiven over a five-year period at 10% per year. Final forgiveness is in the 6th year. No interest or charges are involved. 2. Maximum $500,000 additional loan at regular interest rates can bearranged under certain circumstances for both categories of Canadian and foreign companies. 3. The loans are income tax exempt. Businesses establishing in Thunder Bay are eligible for either the Federal Incentive Program and Grants or the Northern Ontario Development Corporation Perfonnance Loans, but not both. In practice it is desirable to approach the Federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion for financial assistance. Should this assistance be inadequate or refused, an approach can then be made to the Northern Ontario Development Corporation for their assessment of the application. For further infonnation on the Northern Ontario Development Corporation Perfonnance Loans, contact the head office ~t 134 S. May Street, Thunder Bay, F, Ontario or: I I DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF THE CITY OF THUNDER BAY, 193 ARTHUR STREET, THUNDER BAY,P, Ontario. 807-344-2341. �I NC E NT I V E --------i- 10 September 19, 1967, the Ontario Government announced a new incentive plan -- "Equalization of Industrial Opportunity", directed primarily to improve secondary industry in underdeveloped areas of the Province. All industry in Northwestern Ontario is eligible to participate in the program. In June, 1971, the Ontario Equalization of Industrial Opportunity changed certain terms of grants to industry. Canadian companies are now eligible to receive 50% of the cost of construction and equipping new plants. The old fonnula of 33 1/3% and 25% continues for foreign-owned companies. ELIGIBILITY {l) Secondary manufacturing companies establishing new facilities or making approved additions to existing facilities. The grants will also be available to companies building a new plant. If 75% of the machinery installed is new, then the grant will also apply on the machinery. Companies buying, . renting or leasing a building and installing machinery can apply for a loan on the machinery only, if such machinery is 75% new. (2) Warehouses and other concerns of a closely related nature to secondary industry, which can contribute substantially to the local economy. (3) Tourist developments that will effectively raise the occupancy levels in local tourist establishments. NOT ELIGIBLE {1) Primary industries such as mining, logging, fishing and agriculture. (2) Service industries. (3) Companies transferring operations from other areas of the Province into an incentive area only to become eligible for the grant. (4) Those companies not organized on a businesslike basis and lacking management ability and proper financing. (5) Companies receiving financial assistance under any other government program such as Federal Incentives, ARDA, etc. CALCULATION OF GRANTS For Canadian companies 50% of the full cost of construction and equipping of plant up to a total Performance Loan of $500,000. �* 2* FOR FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES 33 1/3% of the first $250,000 of the approved capital cost of new buildings and equipment. 25% of the balance of the approved cost of these facilities. The maximum grant will be limited to $500,000. ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS Grants are administered by the Northern Ontario Development Corporation, 134 South May Street, Thunder Bay, F, Ontario, and will be made available to qualifying finns in the fonn of interest-free loans for a period of six years. Each year 10% of the loan will be forgiven through the 5th year. At the end of the 6th year, provided the company has stayed in the locality and perfonned satisfactorily, the balance of the loan is forgiven. CONSULTANTS Expert consultants are provided to assess applicants for loans. This service is free. Advice is also supplied by consultants on business matters, finances, etc., to any company. The Northern Ontario Development Corporation may also provide Conventional loans to deserving firms, ineligible for Perfonnance Loans, or unable to secure adequate financing through nonnal banking channels. Speculative enquiries to Northern Ontario Development Corp~ oration consultants for "Performance Loans" are not encouraged as it is most difficult to assess a project without complete and factual information. It is desirable to have a fully documented outline of the projected installation, financial background and future planning, available for examination by the NODC consultants. All inter.views are strictly CONFIDENTIAL. �THE CITY OF UJm;JgafZfUJP ONTARIO DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF THE CITY OF THUNDER BAY, 193 Arthur Street, THUNDER BAY, P, ONTARIO. 807-344-2341 B.I§.10.[Ab_ DEVELOPME_ttT I NC E NT I V E S ACT --- Bill C-202 creating the Regional Development Incentives Act was first read May 26, 1969, and became law July 1, 1969. HEREWITH ARE SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE ACT: DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL AREAS The Governor and Council after consultation with the government of any province may by order designate as a special area for the period set out in the order, any area in that province that is detennined to require by reason of the exceptional inadequacy of opportunities for productive employment of the people of that area or of the region of which that area is a part, special measures to facilitate economic expansion and social adjustment. (All NWO below the 51st parallel has now been designated.) CO-OPERATION WITH PROVINCES In fonnulating and carrying out these plans, the Minister shall make provision for appropriate co-operation with the provinces in which special areas are located and for the participation of persons, voluntary groups, agencies and bodies in those special areas, and the Minister in co-operation with any province may fonnulate a plan of economic expansion of social adjustment in a special area and with the approval of the Governor in Council and subject to the regulations, enter into an agreement with that province for the joint carrying out of such a plan. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES Upon application therefore to the Minister by an applicant (company) proposing to establish a new facility or to expand or modernize the existing facilities in a designated region, the Minister may authorize a provision to the applicant subject to this Act and upon such tenns and conditions as prescribed by the regulations of: �l!!Q!!iT.B.! DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE f.hA!i All of Northwestern Ontario, including the City of Thunder Bay, has been designated as a "Growth Area 11 and industry will qualify for substantial ~ash grants. I NDU S T R I AL ---------- I N C E NT I V E PROGRAMS This plan is administered by the Department of Regional Economic Expansion. Here is how it looks: 1. PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE GRANT $ 2. For establishment, expansion or modernization of plants producing an established product line. Minimum Capital Cost -- $30,000 for Expansion or Modernization -- $60,000 for a new plant Maximum Grant -- $6,000,000 SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE GRANT Not to Exceed 20% 5,000 per Employee Maximum Grant Up to 25% and up to $5,000 per employee for construction and equipping new plant or expansion of an existing plant to introduce a new product line. Cost -- $30,000 for modernization or expansion $60,000 for a new plant $12,000,000 or $30,000 per employee. a. New or used machinery purchased to equip plant will qualify for grant. b. No contractural arrangements can be made ;prior to signing grant agreement. c. The Secondary Development Incentive shall not exceed half of the capital employed in the operation. d. The plan is aimed primarily to assist secondary industry. Numerous other conditions are stitched into the plan to ensure good business practices are maintained. Further infonnation can be obtained by contacting the Department of Regional Economic Expansion, 66 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, KlA OM4 or by direct contact with the: \ DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF THE CITY OF THUNDER BAY, 193 ARTHUR STREET, THUNDER BAY, P, ONTARIO. PHONE: AREA CODE 807-344-2341. �*2* (a) A primary development incentive by way of financial assistance to the applicant for the establishment, expansion, or modernization of the facility and, (b) In the case of a proposal to establish a new facility or to expand an existing facility to enable the manufacturing or processing of a product not previously manufactured or processed in the operation, a secondary development incentive by way of additional financial assistance to the applicant for the establishment of the new facility, or the expansion of the existing facility for that purpose. MAXIMUM AMOUNTS 1. The amount of a erimary development incentive shall be based on the approved capital costs of establishing, expanding or modernizing the facility in respect of which the primary development incentive is authorized and shall not exceed: a. b. 20% of those approved capital costs or $6,000,000 whichever is the lesser amount. 2. The amount of a secondary development incentive shall be based on the approved capital costs of establishing or expanding the facility in respect of which the secondary development incentive is authorized and on the number of jobs created directly in the operation and shall not exceed: a. b. 5% of those approved capital costs plus $5,000 for each job determined by the Minister to have been created directly in the operation. 3. A secondary development incentive in respect of any facility shall not exceed an amount that when added to the amount of the primary development incentive authorized, in respect of that facility would result in a combined development incentive that exceeds: a. $30,000 for each job determined by the Minister to have been created directly in the operation. $12 million or Half of the capital to be employed in the operation which ever is the least amount. b. c. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNTS OF INCENTIVES Subject to this act, the Minister may authorize the provision of development incentive in the maximum amount provided for by this Act or in any lesser amount, and in detennining whether to authorize the provision of a development incentive in the maximum amount so provided for, or in any lesser amount, the Minister shall take into con~ sideration the following factors:- �*3* a. The extent of the contribution that the establishment, expansion or modernization of the facility would make to economic expansion and social adjustment in the des . lgnated region. b. The probable cost of provincial, municipal or other public authorities of providing service or utilities required for in connection with the facility. c. The amount or present value of any federal, provincial or municipal assistance given or to be given other than under this Act in respect of the establishment, expansion or modernization of the facility. d. The probable cost of preventing or eliminating any significant air, water or other pollution that could result from the establishment, expansion or modernization of the facility. e. In the case of any proposal to establish or expand a facility constituting the necessary components of a processing operation whether the resources to be exploited would be adequate or on a sustained-yield basis to support the facility together with the existing facilities that utilize the same resources and f. Such other factors relating to the economic and social benefits and costs of the facility as the Minister considers relevant. INELIGIBLE FACILITIES No development incentive may be authorized under this Act for the establishment, expansion or modernization of any facility if in the opinion of the Minister: a. It is probable that the facility would be established, expanded or modernized without the provision of such an incentive or b. The establishment, expansion or modernization of the facility would not make a significant contribution to economic expansion and social adjustment within the designated region. c. No development incentive may be authorized under this Act for the establishment, expansion or modernization of any facility the capital costs of which would not in the opinion of the Minister exceed such minimum amount as is prescribed by the regulations. LIMITING PROVISIONS In calculating the amount of any development incentive for the establishment, expansion or modernization of any facility, there may be included in the approved capital costs of establishing, expanding or �*4* LIMITING PROVISIONS (Cont'd) modernizing the facility, any capital expenditures made by the applicant to provincial, municipal or other public authorities for the provision of services or utilities required for or in connection with the facility if the Minister is of the opinion that the expenditures were reasonably and responsibly made, but no such expenditure shall be so included in excess of 20% of the total amount of the approved capital cost of establishing, expanding or modernizing the facility after deducting from those approved capital costs all federal, provincial and municipal grants or other financial assistance made or to be made in connection herewith or for which the applicant would ordinarily have been eligible by reason of the establishment, expansion or modernization of the facility. In calculating the amount of any secondary development incentive for the expansion of any facility there may be included in the capital to be employed in the operation only such part of that capital as is to be employed in connection with the manufacturing or processing of a product not previously manufactured or processed in the operation. No development incentive may be authorized under this Act for the establishment, expansion or modernization of a facility for which a contractual comnitment was made whether or not the conwnitment remains in force before a. b. The first day of July 1969 or The day on which an application for the development incentive is received by the Minister, whichever is the later date. Where an application for a development incentive is received by the Minister before the first day of January, 1970 in respect of a facility for which a contractual commitment was made on or after the first day of July 1969 provision of the development incentive may be authorized and the development incentive may be paid in accordance with this Act as if the contractual co111Tiitment has not been so made. No development incentive may be provided under the Act. a. For the establishment of a facility that is not brought into commercial production until after the 31st day of December 1976 or b. In the case of the expansion or modernization of a facility ff the expanded or modernized facility is not brought into commercial production until after the 31st day of December 1976. No development incentive may be authorized for the modernization of any facility in respect of which a development incentive has previously been authorized under this Act. �*5* PAYMENT OF INCENTIVES 1 When the Minister is satisffed that facility for the establishment of which a primary development incentive only has been authorized, has been brought into conmercial production or in the case of a facility for the expansion or modernizatio~ of whith a primary of which a primary development incentive only has bee~ authorized, the expanded or modernized facility has been brought into ·conwnercial production, the Minister shall pay to the applicant, an amount on account of the primary development incentive not exceeding 80% of t~e amount estimated by the Minister to be the amount of the incentive and the remainder of the incentive shall be paid in such amounts and within such period not longer than 30 months from the day the facility or th~ expanded or modernized facility was brought i_nto commercial production as are prescribed by the regulations. COMBINED DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE When the Minister is satisfied that a facility for the establishment of which a primary development incentive and a secondary development incentive have been authorized, has been .brought into co11111ercial production or in the case of a facility for the expansion of which a primary development incentive and a secondary development have been authorized, the expanded facility has been brought 1ntQ conmercial production, the Minister shall pay to the applicant an amount on account of a combined developnent incentive not exceeding a. 80% of the amount estimated .by the Minister to be the amount of the combined development incentive or b. $24,000 for each job that the Minister estimates will be created directly in the operation, whichever is the lesser amount and the remainder of the combined incentive shall be paid in such amounts and within such a period not longer than 42 months from the day facility or the expanded facility was brought into comnercial production. TAX PROVISIONS An amount payable to an applicant on account of a development incentive under this Act is exempt of income tax. GENERAL LIMITATIONS Where in the opinion of the Minister, a development incentive could be provided under this Act, in respect of an undertaking, an agreement providing for a guarantee (loan and interest) may be entered into only if in the opinion of the Minister the approved capital costs of the undertaking would exceed �*6* GENERAL LIMITATIONS (Cont'd) a. $75,000 for each job that the Minister estimates would be created directly in the undertaking or b. $30,000,000. NOTE: In Bill C-173, an Act re-organizing various departments of the government there is an interesting section relating to the Department of Regional Economic Expansion and its relationship to co-operation with the Provincial Governments. One section reads as follows: The Minister may provide for the payment to a province of contributions in respect of the costs of the programs and projects to which the agreement relates and are to be undertaken by the government of the province or any agency thereof or any of those programs or projects and 11 a. May provide that Canada and a province may procure the incorporation of one or more agencies or other bodies to be jointly controlled by Canada and the Province for the purpose of undertaking or implementing programs or projects to which the agreement relates or any part of such programs or projects." �THE CITY OF U~ef!J1UJP ONTARIO DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF THE CITY OF THUNDER BAY, 193 Arthur Street, THUNDER BAY, P, Ontario. 807-344-2341 .EI.Q.IR~h A!!i>_ l!!fI!ill!fi PROVINCIAL TO lNQ~iTR! This outlin~ deals with major government incentives available to manufacturers. It is intended as a guide only, and appropriate authorities should be referred to for detailed infonnatfon and confirmation. Federal Incentives to be dealt with -(1) (IRDIA) Industrial Research and Development Incentives Act (2) Income Tax Allowances (3) (IRAP) Industrial Research Assistance Program (4) (PAIT) Program for the Advancement of Industrial Technology (5) Federal Sales Tax -- Exemption/ Reduction (6) Customs Incentives (7) Tariff Relief -- Manufacturers (8) Dies and Moulds (9) Duty Drawbacks (10) Defence Production {a) (DIR) Defence Industrial Research {b) Defence Development Sharing Program (11) National Design Program (12) {BEAM) Building, Equipment, Accessories and Materials .Q.!!!~R 1.Q. l!!f I!!!l! I f.!:. A!! (1) EQUALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITY The Development Bureau of the City of Thunder Bay is prepared to assist any finn seeking participation in any of these incentive plans. �* 2* (IRDIA) INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ACT Initiated March 1967. Taxable Canadian Corporations may apply for cash grants or credits against federal income tax equal to 25% of -(a) All capital expenditures (other than for land) incurred in the past fiscal year on research and development carried out ·1n Canada; and (b) The increase in current expenditures in Canada for scientific research and development over the average of such expenditures in the preceding 5 years. Grants made under the Act are not subject to Federal income tax and are in addition to the normal 100% deduction of all expenditures for scientific research under the Income Tax Act. For details write: IRDIA Department of Industry Ottawa 4, Ontario INCOME TAX ALLOWANCES Under Section 72 of the Federal Income Tax Act a corporation may deduct from its income all expenditures of a current nature made in Canada for scientific research and all expenditures of a capital nature (for the acquisition of property other than land) for scientific research, in the year in which they were incurred. In some cases, expenditures to develop, test and evaluate a prototype are considered as scientific research expenditures. (IRAP} INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Program was initiated in 1962 by National Research Council. Assistance is in the fonn of grants on a 50-50 basis with industry, primarily for applied research and development up to, but not including, pre-engineering preparation for production. Financial assistance is concentrated mainly of relatively long tenn research through the establishment of new industrial research teams or the expansion of existing research groups. Conmercial security of industrial projects is,maintained and all title and rights to research results are retained by industry. For details, contact Secretary, NRC Comnittee on Industrial Research Assistance National Research Council Ottawa, Ontario �* 3* {PAIT) PROGRAM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Direct financial assistance, administered by the Department of Industry, to stimulate sound industrial growth through the application of· science and technology and upgrade technology and innovation in industry activity by underwriting specific development projects which involve a significant advance and if successful, offer good prospects for coRlllercial exploitation. Under the program, for Canadian companies undertaking development projects, the Department can share up to 50% of the cost of special equipment and prototypes. When the projects have been successfully put into colTlllercial use, the company will be required to repay the Department's contribution with interest, on an arranged basis. If the project is not commercially successful, the Department's contribution need not be repaid. For details contact PAIT Program Office Department of Industry Ottawa, Ontario FEDERAL SALES TAX EXEMPTION/REDUCTION Effective March 30, 1966, the following are exempt from federal sales tax when for use by manufacturers or producers directly in the manufacture or production of goods. (a) Dies, jigs, fixtures and moulds Patterns for dies, jigs, fixtures and moulds (c) Tools for use in or attachment to production machinery that a_re for working materials by turning, milling, grinding, polishing, drilling, punching, boring, shaping, shearing, pressing or planing. (b) Effective June 2, 1967 the federal sales tax was removed on machinery and apparatus sold to or imported by manufacture or production of goods. CUSTOM INCENTIVES Canadian customs legislation contains a number of concessions favourable to domestic manufacturing activity - including (a) Tariff Relief With the intention of encouraging processing operations in Canada, certain items may be imported duty free if used in the manufacture of merchandise in Canada. The Minister of Finance can also authorize certain reductions in duty on a temporary basis. �*4 ~ (b) Dies, Moulds Authority may be obtained to import into Canada on a temporary basis for a maximum of 12 months, plant equipment such as dies, moulds, patterns, and related jigs and fixtures, paying·duty in Canada, subject to a minimum $25.00 per entry. (c) Duty Drawbacks The customs Tariff includes several drawback items which permit the return of duty to the importer when materials, machinery or equipment are applied to specified uses. In addition, drawback provisions also apply in the case of goods imported for further processing in Canada and reexported. In such circumstances, a 99% duty drawback is nonnally available. DEFENCE PRODUCTION (a) (DIR) DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Research projects are aided by the Defence Research Board to ensure no such worthwhile projects are abandoned through lack of funds. (b) DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT SMARING PROGRAM Encourages developments which have commercial defence export potential and is administered by the Department of Industry. NATIONAL DESIGN PROGRAM products. The object is to promote the improvement of design of Canadian This is achieved by clinics and selection of well-designed products on which awards are made. Also in co-operation with industry encouragement is given in the fonn of scholarships and exhibitions to designing new products by professionals. (BEAM) BUILDING EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND MATERIALS Fonnulated by the Department of Industry, the program, in conjunction with the building equipment industry encourages increased productivity, efficiency, exchange of information, the adoption of modular co-ordination in the manufacture of building material, and the adoption of universal building codes. Further infonnation The Director Materials Branch Department of Industry Ottawa, Ontario �• M I D - C A NA D A D E V E L O P ME N T f. o .B.ftlQQft -C -O -N -C -E.-P -T The first Conference to investigate the feasibility of developing another coast-to-coast strip of land in Canada's Mid-North took place at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, August 18 - 22, 1969. This first step is a long-tenn plan of development to open up vast, inhabitable but untapped, potentially rich natural resources. Problems are being attacked in a systematic manner and long-held ideas that extracting the northern natural resources economica)ly was impossible are being rapidly discarded. One hundred twenty-five industrialists, economists, and academics discussed and argued the pros and cons of the initial concept at this week-long conference. Since then, members assigned to special Task Forces have spent 60,000 man-hours travelling 1,000,000 man-miles travelling and examining the 4,000 mile arc stretching from coast to coast and 200 500 miles wide, and known as the "boreal forest" of Canada. Officials have also visited Scandinavia and the Soviet Union gathering information for further research. A final Report of the Conference and travels is now prepared and in the hands of the Federal and Provincial Governments. No ready-made answers are forthcoming but step by step . progress is being made. The plan is long ter111 -- aiming at the need in the year 2000 for more space to settle an ever increasing population demanding job opportunities and the necessities of life. THUNDER BAY, being the only city in the entire corridor, stands to gain substantially from the initiation of this pioneering effort. � 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 An Invitation To Explore Thunder Bay Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Information package about Thunder Bay, to promote the new city for business and development. Created by the Development Bureau of the City of Thunder Bay, likely 1970. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource City of Thunder Bay Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 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 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2aab51c56098bfbeb5d103006911347e.pdf 7bb1f734a9dc806cd2045142ff376e0f PDF Text Text ONTARIO, CANADA �Thunder Bay, Ont. 108,048 (1970) Population 156 sq. miles *Square Miles * ( includes waterlots). January 1, 1970, Thunder Bay emerged as a bright new city, the sixth largest in Ontario. This historic event occurred through the merging of The City of Fort William The City of Port Arthur The Township of Neebing The Township of McIntyre Co-operatively pro·duced by: THUNDER BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THUNDER BAY CONVENTION BUREAU INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF THUNDER BAY INC. For More Information Write: P.O. BOX 2000 THUNDER BAY, 'F' ONTARIO June 23, 1969, the name Thunder Bay was chosen by plebiscite. Simultaneously an election of a Mayor and 12 Aldermen took place and the following govern the City of Thunder Bay, made up of four wards, Fort William, McIntyre, Neebing and Port Arthur: Mayor Saul Laskin Aldermen Don Aedy W. M. Assef H. L. G. Badanai, Jr. H. J. Cook, Jr. Mickey Hennessy C. M. Johnston, M.D. T. J. Jones Edgar Laprade D. J. Lenardon George Lovelady W. M. Morgan Grace Remus The Council of Thunder Bay, to remain in office until Dec. 31, 1972, became operative in the latter months of 1969 smoothing out administrative and legal problems of uniting four separate units on Jan. 1, 1970. Previously elected officials of the amalgamated communities continued in office until Dec. 31, 1969, when all assets and liabilities of the Corporation were officially turned over to the new city. As far back as the early 1900's, individuals had advocated the amalgamation of the two cities commonly known The Lakehead. Now as one unit, the historical background of the communities will be retained with their designation as Wards of the city. Thunder Bay will continue to be regarded as the capital city and administrative headquarters of the District of Thunder Bay. The City of Thunder Bay is located at the western Canadian end of Lake Superior on the north shore of Thunder Bay. Canada's newest city is 861 road miles northwest of Toronto, 424 miles east of Winnipeg and 348 miles north of Minneapolis. Third largest Canadian port in total tonnage handled, Thunder Bay is the western terminus of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence deep waterway. Thunder Bay is a transportation centre of mid-Canada and is served by Trans-Continental Railways, three scheduled airlines, intercontinental bus service, the Trans-Canada Highway and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The vast district of Thunder Bay, of which the city of Thunder Bay is the hub, covers 52,471 square miles extending from White River on the east to English River on the west and bounded on the north by the Albany River and Lake Superior on the south. The city rests on a delta of the Kaministiquia River, 18 miles downstream from Kakabeka Falls and extends northeastward upon a series of natural terraces. From the terraces, the shoreline, Mount McKay, Thunder Bay and the giant elevators unfold a panoramic view reminiscent of the renowed Bays of Naples and famous fiords of Norway. Thunder Cape, a part -o f Sibley Penninsula, resembles the unique natural shape of a sleeping giant Nanabijou of Indian lore. The "Giant" guards Thunder Bay 18 miles off shore and rises 1100 feet and stretches 6½ miles long. From the mainland it gives the impression of a mighty Indian warrior resting on the water, hence the popular designation - The Land of the Sleeping Giant. 3 �HISTORICAL Prior to the spreading French exploration through the Great Lakes Basin from New France, the Ojibway Indians inhabited the shores of Thunder Bay and the inland lakes. Even today, descendants of the Ojibway tribes live on reservations at the foot of Mount McKay and Squaw Bay. The District of Thunder Bay is steeped in Indian tradition. "Kaministiquia", the present name of the river flowing through Thunder Bay is Indian and has been interpreted in two ways 'the long winding river' and 'the river with three mouths.' The famous French explorers, Radisson and Groseilliers, are credited with the early explorations of the north shore of Lake Superior, around 1659. There is mention, also, of trading concessions being extended to a leading fur trader of those days, Sieur Dupuy, who explored the watershed of Lake Nipigon, 60 miles east of Thunder Bay. Missionaries and traders continued to spread westward along Lake Superior shore. The first recorded trading post established, on the site of the present city, was in 1679 when Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Lhut (founder of Duluth, Minnesota) built a trading post and fort on the south bank of the river near its mouth and called it "FORT CAMINISTIGOYAN". It flourished for a number of years. With other interests taking the attention of French officials at the time, the fort gradually had little use. The only recorded use made in subsequent years was a visit in 1688 by Jacques De Noyon, a trader from Trois Rivieres, who was searching for a route to China. In 1717 a Canadian officer of the time, Robertel De La Noue, was sent to rebuild the trading post, but found it advisable to make a fresh start. He built a new fort on the north bank opposite the old fort and called it "FORT CAMINISTIGOYAN". This sec• ond trading post was operated until 1758, the end of the French regime in Canada. La Verendrye wintered in the Fort in 1731. His explorations for a western route led him away from the established Kaministiquia River, Dog Lake route, to the unknown Grand PortagePigeon River Canoe Highway. A station and post were established at the mouth of the Pigeon River in the area now a part of the State of Minnesota. It attained considerable importance. In 1798 Roderick McKenzie, of the North West Company, moved northward from Grand Portage and examined and reported the ruins of old FORT KAMINISTIQUIA. Its location is now marked by granite monument at the foot of McTavish Street. The famous FRENCH VOYAGEURS and TRADERS continued to arrive in their large heavily - laden canoes, bringing much needed supplies to the settlements, then returning to Montreal with bountiful cargoes of furs. The North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Gompany inhabited the District amidst great rivalry. In 1802 the Fort was acquired by the North West Company and called the "NEW FORT". In the summer of 1807 at the annual meeting of the Partners and by a resolution of the Wintering Associates, the name of the Fort was changed to "FORT WILLIAM", after William McGillivray, Governor of the North West Company, who was also a member of the Quebec Legislative Council and a prominent Montreal merchant. The struggle for control of the fur trade on the North American continent is the most intriguing and fascinating part of our history. Between 1816 and 1821 the two fur companies carried on war-like activities against each other with the Fort being occupied by each at various times. Finally, the two companies united in 1821. The Hudson's Bay Post at Point de Meuron, a few miles up river, was abandoned soon after 1872. Meantime, three to four miles to the north, a small settlement was growing which in 1857 became known as "THE STATION". This military staging area later was to become the City of Port Arthur. It was from this point in 1870 that the first Red River Expedition ventured to We st e r n Canada. On July 10, 1868, a small party of prospectors, headed by Thomas MacFarlane, Montreal mining engineer, working out of "The Station" discovered the area's silver mines. Silver Islet Mines was one of the discoveries which had a most famous history. By the autumn of 1869, a 25 mile military road was under construction west of the "Station". In the following year Colonel Sir Garnet Wolseley (later Lord Wolseley) leading troops from eastern Canada, disembarked from the scenic anchorage. Enchanted with the natural beauty of "The Station", Wolseley renamed the post "PRINCE ARTHUR'S LANDING" in honour of Prince Arthur, son of Queen Victoria, who was then in Canada. In 1884, the villagers changed the name to "PORT ARTHUR" and had the town incorporated. The year previous William Van Horne, C.P.R. General Manager, changed the name from the Station to Port Arthur. 4 5 �It was about this time, the infant Canadian Government, formed in 1867, started to think of expanding the country westward . A young civil engineer, Simon J. Dawson was appointed to make a survey of a possible wagon and water route to the Red River Colony now Winnipeg, still under the control of the paternalistic rule of the Hudson's Bay Co. After considering alternate routes, Dawson finally recommended a wagon road to Lake Shebandowan, then over the old canoe water route to the west shore of the Lake of the Woods and onward over a wagon road to the Red River Settlement . Today the road is commemorated w ith the name "THE DAWSON TRAIL" starting at the harbour in Port Arthur Ward and traversing Hwy. 17A-11A, then Hwy. 17-11 (TransCanada to Hwy. 11 and Shebandowan Village , on the lake of the same name . Fort William was also growing into a large community and great impetus to growth was supplied when the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was started in 1875, and commenced building a railroad westwardly. Fort Will iam became an incorporated town in 1892 and later in 1907 a city with John McKellar as first Mayor. Unfortunately, the progress of the community made it necessary to dismantle old "FORT WILLIAM" in 1881, to make way for the steam railway. The Ontario Government has announced a $16 million capital project to restore the old fort on the Kaministiquia River. With the advent of a new mode of transportation, a flood of settlers arrived, some to stay and the remainder to continue west to a new lan-d. The first Mayor of Port Arthur in 1884 was Thomas Marks. Port Arthur attained city status in 1906. As the century closed, the present day educational complex was started when schools were built in both cities between 1871 and 1894. Newspapers were first printed in 1877. The two cities were in the vanguard of communities of the era experimenting with electricity. Port Arthur is counted among the first cities in North America to establish an electric street railway system around 1888, operated by a steam dynamo. This railway line was extended into Fort William in 1892. Distribution of electricity is still under municipal control. Municipally-owned telephone systems were inaugurated in 1902 and remain a city-owned utility. Fort William lost its city hall by fire in 1903, but it was rebuilt in 1905 and lasted until replaced by the modern edifice in 1966. Port Arthur's town hall also suffered the ravages of fire. Electric power went hand in hand with the growing industry of the cities. The first steam plant in Fort William was installed in 1898. In 1901 Port Arthur built the first hydro plant on the Current River. Kakabeka Falls (the Niagara of the North) 18 miles up river from the cities was harnessed for power in 1907-08 by the Kam Power Co. This gave a powerful surge to the power hungry industries in the cities and brought new industry. Records indicate 15 industries had established by 1903 and 71 by 1913. These included Port Arthur Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.; Canadian Car Co. Ltd.; Ogilvie Flour Mill; N. M. Paterson & Son, Grain and Shipping; and numerous grain elevators, lumbering and logging companies. The need for water supplies for industry and citizens led both cities to install underground systems. Port Arthur pumped water from Lake Superior. Later Fort William designed a unique sytem to bring water by gravity from Loch Lomond, 300 feet above the city, south of Mount McKay. These systems are in use today with tremendous supplies available for the future. By 1920 the paper industry was born with the advent of Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd. and the Fort William Paper Co. ( later the Abitibi Paper Co. Ltd.) Grain elevators and rail trackage continued to grow durin~ this period to the present number of 23 elevators. In 1947 street cars disappeared from the streets to be replaced by rubber-tired trackles trolleys and gas buses. The cities turned to dial telephones in 1949. In 1951 the large Fort William Gardens ooened to provide an answer to the problem of satisfying the many avid hockey and sports fans and players. Natural Gas came to the cities in 1958, and in 1962 the first thermal electric power station in Northwestern Ontario was opened on the Mission River to generate 100,000 kilowatts. The first Kraft Mill in the cities came in 1966 with the addition of a $31,000,000 plant to the facilities of Great Lakes Paper. An advanced design automatic iron pellet handling plant was opened in 1968 on the Mission River to receive units trains containing 15,000 tons of pellets from mines in the area. Lakehead University, opened as a college in the late 40's and soon outgrew temporary facilities in downtown Port Arthur, and a large campus was secured on the western limits of the city. From a small beginning, attractive modern buildings have sprung up which now include a Teachers College, academic facilities, engineering and science laboratories, athletic building and playing fields, dormitories etc. In excess of $25 million has been invested in the present facilities of Lakehead University harbouring almost 4,500 students. The Confederation College of Applied Arts & Technology was the next step in building area educational facilities. Over $7½ million was invested in permanent teaching facilities . In 1967 a start was made on the construction of Lakehead Expressway extending 19 miles from east of the city to circle the populated areas and join Trans-Canada Highway outlets east and west and Hwy. 61 to the south. Approximately $25 million was required to complete the five year construction program. Planning for urban renewal of the core areas of both main business centres commenced in 1966. The Port Arthur Ward plan has been accepted and Stage One of a $15 million redevelopment scheme commenced in the spri n~ of 1971 . 7 6 �LAKEHEAD HARBOUR Best views of Thunder Bay and the harbour are from Hillcrest Park and the first ledge of Mount McKay. Both may be reached by road, except the latter in winter. However, the best impression of the massive size of the giant grain elevators, marching around the shore, must be from the water side of the harbour. Thunder Bay stretches 35 miles from north to south. Through the bay opening can be seen Isle Royale, Mich., a United States Federal Park 38 miles from the harbour shore. rock breakwater, one mile from shore protects the docks stretching acros~ the harbour front. The Thunder Bay Harbour, supervised by a five-man Harbour Commission, covers 27 miles of shore installations. In front of Port Arthur Ward, various industries and elevators are martialed around the shore. In Fort William Ward, the three river openings offer secure dockage for elevators, a modern iron ore storage and shipping plant, bulk oil depots etc. The main channel of the Kaministiquia River extends six miles upstream to a turning basin. Depth of water in the harbour varies from 20 to 27 feet with major installations running to Seaway depth. A shipyard at the northern end of the harbour is equipped to handle the largest seaway ships in dry dock. Grain elevators extending into the deep water, permit ships to glide right to dockside to take on their loads of grain. The ~ecord grain loading in one ship is in excess of 1,000,000 bushels. The heaviest shipping year saw 500,000,000 bushels arriving from the west being cleaned, processed, inspected: certified by government inspectors and shipped overseas. At the top end of the famous Kaministiquia River channel, a paper mill ships rolled newsprint in great quantities from dockside to port destinations in the U.S.A. A 8 Keefer Lakehead Terminal was opened in 1962 and provides a massive general cargo shed and an overseas cargo shed. Ocean freighters and fast lake boats can simultaneously be loaded and unloaded. The terminal is classed as one of the most modern in the world with an investment in facilities exceeding $15,000,000. In 1969 a $3,500,000 expansion of cargo sheds and dockage area was completed. It is also one of the fastest tran_sit terminals, with highly mobile ~quIpment handling material unloading around the clock. Over 700,000 tons of general cargo, steel, vehicles etc. are transferred to and from Canadian and overseas vessels. Excellent waterfront acreage is available for industrial development near the Terminal an~ on the islands formed by the three rivers in Fort William Ward. Lumber mills also cluster near the harbour for direct shipment of products and retention of logs near the water. A yacht club is established on the Mission River and a Marina is being developed on the waterfront in Port Arthur Ward. In all, four pulp and paper mills operate on the shore of Thunder Bay Harbour. In addition, a flour mill, malt plant, wheat starch plant, petroleum products plant, tar-processing plant, chemical plants, etc. all operate near the deep water of the harbour. Iron ore (pellets), potash and coal, loaded in many cases directly into vessels are shipped in large tonnages. A modern mechanized belting system on the Mission River operates all year to stockpile iron ore pellets for transfer in the shipping season. Coal from the Western Provinces is transferred from unit rail trains to ships for transfer to steel mills and hydro plants in the East. 1970 was a record shipping year for the Thunder Bay port. 20,779,767 tons were handled in 1,488 ships. Included was 13,299,851 tons of grain; 5,357,056 iron ore and 587,685 of general cargo. Kakabeka Falls CLIMATE From June 1 to Oct. 31, the climate of Thunder Bay is pleasant and mild; humid days being exceedingly rare. Summer is delightfully clear and balmy with light winds off the great expanses of Thunder Bay and Lake Superior. Each year hundreds of hay fever sufferers come to Thunder Bay where they enjoy complete relief. Normal summer mean temperature (July, July, August) is 60.9 degrees above zero. Normal winter mean temperature ( Dec. Jan. Feb.) is 10.2 degrees above zero. The highest recorded temperature 104 degrees occured July 1936 and the lowest, 42 de~rees below zero, January 1951. Fall days provide a kaleidoscope oi colour as the leaves change. Poplar and birch supply vivid contrast with the fir and spruce. This is "THE SEASON OF THE FLAMING LEAVES" and oc- Giant Lake Freighter curs normally the last two weeks of September into October. Winters are fresh and crisp with limited periods of below zero temperatures. Snow-falls average 90.2 inches annually in Thunder Bay but further away from the Lake Superior, substantial snowfalls provide excellent skiing, tobogganing and snowmobiling. Lake shipping continues from April 1 to December 19 most seasons. Thunder Bay citizens are healthy and robust living in clear fresh air, with modern health facilities and a great relaxing, year round vacationland close by. 9 �INDUSTRIAL GROWTH A ~umber of new plants and expansion of plants occurred in recent years including Larson Woodland Research Ltd., B. & B. Stone Ltd. (reinforced concrete bridging beams), Coastal Steel Construction Ltd., Northwestern Structural Steel Limited Brayshaw S t e e I Ltd., Northland Machinery Supply Co. Ltd., West Coast Wire Works Ltd., Great Lakes Steel Ltd., Superior Brick & Tile Ltd., Lakehead ~battor Limited, Unitized Manufa~turmg Ltd: ( prefab buildings). . Kee~mg par with commercial and industrial progress was the installation of . new arenas, shopping plazas, mannas and retirement homes. INDUSTRIAL PARKS Lakehead University Library EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Thunder Bay is endowed with excellent educational facilities including: 60 primary schools; 10 secondary schools; 1 sheltered workshop fof ret_arde~ adults; business college; 1 unIversIty; 1 teachers' college; 1 college applied arts and technology. Also located here are an adult retraining school, providing training for adults changing vocations, a retarded children's nursery school and a school for retarded children. Lakehead University recently completed a $25,000,000 building and expansion program with almost 4,500 students enrolled in a campus eventually to harbour 8,000. The Confederation College of Applied Arts & Technology, established in late 1967, currently has 650 full time students and 600 night students. A campus building program totailing $7,500,000 was completed in 1971 near Lakehead University. ' Primary and secondary schools are operated by a Board of Education and Separate School_ Board, elected every two years. Jointly, they supervise 10 2,100 employees who care for over 32,000 students. Student graduates from Thunder Bay halls of learning totalled 2 680 in 1970 including 1,904 from' high schools, 151 from Teachers College, 560 from Lakehead University and 65 from business schools. Three public libraries are strategically located. throughout Thunder Bay t<:>get~er with a well equipped Univer~Ity Library and College Library. There Is also a regional library with a moblie book service. Night school classes are provided during the school season for those wishing to upgrade their education and knowledge. Lakehead University and Confederation College of Applied Arts_ & Technology also provides ser~Ices of night classes on many subJ~cts. Artistic courses, pottery making and many hobby arts are also taught. Extensive evening use is made of sports equipment and facilities in various school gyms for gymnastics, volley-ball, weight-lifting, wrestling, etc. A new Athletic Building at the University is the largest and bestequipped sports palace in the area. Beaverha/1 Industrial Park Fort Will!am Ward has excellent lots, serviced and available for sale at reasonable cost. Intercity Industrial Park, Port Arthur ~ard, . is being developed into an indu_stnal park complex of 160 acres, serviced, and located in the Intercity area. Keefer Lake head Terminal Industrial Park, extensive acreage in the central ~arbour area adjacent to the terminal Is cu_rre_ntly under development. Mission Island Industrial Park 15~. acres on waterfront in Fort W1ll1am Ward, near Hydro Station and accessible to river and lake dockage. Ba/moral Industrial Park - serviced lots, streets, occupied by light industry and commercial enterprise. INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVE GRANTS Thunder Bay has been designated by the Federal Government as an industry development incentive growth area and eligible to participate in payment of financial grants to industry constructing facilities in the city. Grants range up to $12,000,000 in cash ~o new secondary industry constructing and equipping a plant to manufacture a new product line in the area. The Northern Ontario Development Corportation offers financial and planning consulting service and forgiven loans up to $500,000. CHURCHES, HOMES, HOSPITALS Most of Thunder Bay's 87 churches of all denominations are conveniently located in residential areas. Three of the six hospitals are modern general treatment institutes, the remaining three include a psychiatric hospital, a tuberculosis sanatorium convalescent home and a hospital for the aged. Four well organized public senior citizen homes provide company, care and recreation for their residents. A home for the blind is operated a!'"ld maintained by the National Council for the Blind. 11 �ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS Lakehead Symphony Orchestra gives numerous concerts during the year and a Junior Symphony assures future expansion of the experienced symphony. Three popular Pipe Bands are in great demand. Numerous high schools have student bands, baton twirlers, and cheerleaders. Cambrian Players stage popular plays by local actors and actresses. The Navy and Army Bands supply martial music for special occasions. Fort William Male Choir has won world renown on tours to Europe. They are in great demand in the cities. The Annual Lakehead Exhibition, the third largest in Ontario, extends for nine days in the summer. Numerous hotels, motels and nightclubs provide live entertainment by local and out-of-town artists. Rowing Clubs use the Kam River for contests and practice runs. YM-YWCA Clubs in Thunder Bay maintain indoor pools and gyms for the healthy training of young people. In the summer, five filtered, out-door pools are busy spots. Two motor hotels have year-round indoor pools for guests. Four theatres in downtown sections show the latest movies. An outdoor movie operates in the Northwest section during the summer. One lawn bowling green operates in the summer and seven indoor bowling alleys operate year round. Five curling rinks are crowded from early fall to late spring by the rock enthusiasts. During the summer five golf courses cater to the outdoor swingers. Three tennis courts attract many teenagers and others. Boulevard Lake and Chippewa Park supply swimmers with sandy beaches, clean water and playgrounds for oldsters and youngsters. 12 Car racing, both in summer on dirt tracks and on Lake Superior ice in the winter is a thrilling sport. Over 100 outdoor hockey rinks are provided to train youngsters from Pee-Wee to Junior. Four artificial ice covered rinks cater to senior hockey championship games. Tubing parties are popular in winter. This is a modernization of old time tobogganing or sleighing group parties. Surplus rubber inner tubes, from huge forest vehicles are fully inflated to make a comfortable vehicle on which a couple or group slide down a step long, snowy hill. It is believed this is the only such commercial fun scheme in Canada. Four Ski Hills of championship category provide thrills for thousands of local and visiting skiers. They are within 10 miles of downtown city hotels. Modern up-hill equipment gives quick ascent. The hills are under careful constant grooming. A fifth ski area is under development. Three AM Radio and 1 FM Radio Station plus a local TV station and 3 U.S. channel cable TV provides world sport, entertainment and news coverage. Three additional channels are provided for local educational programming. A number of Finnish Saunas are a delight to citizens and visitors alike. g J. ~- //·. j \\' 0 13 �LOCAL POINTS OF INTEREST Almost 100,000 travellers annually visit the two Tourist Information Reception Centres in the downtown business sections of Thunder Bay. Administered by the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce. Competent and courteous staffs are prepared to answer inquiries concerning attractions of the area, tours, points of interest etc. One reception centre is located in Paterson Park, the other, the Pagoda, a unique and historical building is located near the waterfront. Both information centres are opened annually from May to October. Known for its rugged scenic beauty, Thunder Bay is situated in a river valley with terraced hills on one side and the picturesque Nor-Westers mountain range on the other. BOULEVARD LAKE - Situated in the north eastern section of the city, this beautiful lake is surrounded by a lovely drive through a woodland setting. Natural attractions include expansive beaches, swimming under the watchful eye of lifeguards, boating and picnicking. Nearby is Centennial Park where you may tour a complete bush camp complex ( circa 1910) furnished with authentic equipment. People of all ages enjoy the Muskeg Express train ride and a model farm for children stocked with domestic animals. Close by, beside Current River, is Trowbridge Tent & Trailer Park. CHIPPEWA PARK - In the South end is a picturesque setting within the shadow of the mighty Mountain McKay. Chippewa Park provides pleasure spots and entertainment with every facility to serve the family. This natural playground has a small animal zoo, supervised swimming, swings and slides, amusement rides, a tent and trailer camp and housekeeping cabins. CENTENNIAL BOTANICAL GARDENS located near Chapples Park, this vast glass three part enclosure displays 14 a year round world wide variety of plant life. The main conservatory displays subtropical plants and the two wings specialize in desert flora and seasonal flower shows. MOUNT McKAY - One of the finest panoramic views of Thunder Bay may be seen from the first ledge of Mount McKay accessible by car or bus. Mount McKay towers 1600 feet above sea level. IRON ORE AND PELLET HANDLING FACILITIES handle over five million tons of iron ore and pellets a year which are shipped from the famous Steep Rock Lake, Atikokan, and from Bruce Mines near Red Lake. Appriximately 100,000 tons of potash from Saskatchewan is trans-shipped annually. Paterson Park Mount McKay Thunder Bay Airport EXCITING CHAIRLIFT RIDES Thunder Bay has two thrilling chairlift rides - One up to the first ledge of Mount McKay and the other to the top of Mount Baldy. TOURS - Both bus tours and harbour cruises can be easily arranged. Directions for departure locations and times may be obtained from the tourist bureaus. THUNDER BAY HISTORICAL MUSEUM The public Library, 216 South Brodie Street. KAKABEKA FALLS - "Niagara of the North" - 128 feet in depth - a sight to behold - all camping facilities are available such as over night tenting, trailer park, picnic grounds, and a fine supervised swimming area for all ages. Located just 18 miles from the heart of Thunder Bay. THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP GARDEN - Nine different ethnic and social groups contributed delightful floral designs to entice people of all ages to relax in a picturesque setting beside a reflective pond encircled by an ornamental pathway. Great Lakes Paper Mill Centennial Park Bush Camp Sleeping Giant �TRANSPORTATION Thunder Bay citizens have reasonably-priced public transit, extending across both cities by mainline trolley buses and branch line gas or diesel buses. In 1970, 5,035,887 passengers used this convenient street side service. Equipment includes 20 electric trolley buses, 20 gas buses and 16 diesel buses. Twenty three taxi companies operate fleets of cars throughout the City. Air Canada schedules three flights daily east and one west. North Central Airlines schedules a return flight daily to and from Chicago via Duluth, Minnesota. Transair schedules two flights daily to Toronto, two flights daily to Winnipeg via Dryden and Kenora. Superior Airways Ltd. and On-Air supply charter air service to all parts of the continent. Thunder Bay International Airport equipped to service modern jet aircraft, h a n d I e d 188,540 passengers on scheduled airlines in 1970. Air cargo handled was 3,710,026 lbs. Canadian Pacific Railway provides daily east and west mainline passenger service by the CANADIAN, as well as fast merchandise and piggyback freight. Canadian National Railway supplies branch line passenger service to Winnipeg and mainline points. Both railroads handle tremendous quantities of bulk materials including grain, lumber, potash, paper pulpwood and coal. The CNR operates unitized trains carrying iron ore and pellets from Atikokan and Bruce Lake, to the Thunder Bay Harbour, as well as potash and coal from the prairies. Greyhound Bus Lines supply daily transcontinental passenger service. Grey Goose Bus Lines offer passenger service to Winnipeg and Northeastern Ontario points. Trans-Canada Highway threads its way from coast to coast through Thunder Bay. A new EXPRESSWAY beginning 10 miles east of the city circles the north and west section for 19 miles to join Hwy. 17-11 (Trans-Canada) West, and continues on to Hwy. 61 on the south, leading to Duluth, Minnesota. With excellent highway connections, Thunder Bay is the base for 11 major highway transport companies and five moving van and storage companies. Water routes bring to Thunder Bay overseas ships of many nations. Most often seen are British, German and Norwegian vessels. Canada Steamships Lines Ltd. ships are the most frequently seen Canadian ships. They operate six fast package freighters shuttling cargoes from eastern Canada and returning with products of the Northwest. Tug service is provided by two companies operating in the Lakehead Harbour. POPULATION FORECAST GOVERNMENT CENSUS The last population count of the four n:,unicipalities prior to their amalgamation on January 1, 1970 was: City of Fort William 49 860 City of Port Arthur . 48 989 Municip_ality of Neebing 3:592 Township of McIntyre .. 4,565 TOTAL 107,006 1 A population forecast by the Ontario Water Resources Commission based on natural growth, predicted. ' 1973 1978 1988 2000 - 118,100 129,300 151 , 100 201,800 Ethnic Groups British ........ .. ... .... ..... .... ..... ..... . 42.8% 6.2 German 3.7 Italian 8.6 Polish 4.9 Scandinavian 6.4 Ukrainian .... ...... ................. ...... _ 10.3 Other .... .............................. .. 17.1 French Religions 57.8% Protestant ......... . Roman Catholic . ... . ..... .. . 32.8 St. Joseph' s General Hospital 16 17 �ABITIBI PAPER CO. LTD. - Operates three mills two newsprint mills and a mill producing coated papers for books, catalogues, magazines, for Time - Macleans, etc. CANAD IAN CAR A division of Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd. - engineering and manufacturing of woodlands logging equipment, highway transport trailers, subway cars, transit coaches, cargo containers and aircraft components. COASTAL STEEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Fabricator and erector of structural steel. DORAN'S NORTHERN ONT AR I 0 BREWERIES LTD. Oldest manufacturing industry in Thunder Bay. Formed in 1876 as Diamond Brewing Company produces beer and ale. DOW CHEMICAL OF CANADA LTD. - Supplies chemicals for paper mills. GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY Produces large quantities of newsprint mostly for export to the USA. A $31 million Kraft mill supplies domestic and foreign markets. This company's wood supply is trucked and railed from abundant forest properties as distant as 250 miles from the plant, and consumes almost ¾ million cords of wood annually. Shipments of finished products approached 500,000 tons in 1970. GREAT LAKES STEEL PRODUCTS LTD . Suppliers, fabricators and erectors of structural steel. GREAT WEST TIMBER LTD. Operates a large saw mill, planing plant and kiln, producing up to 40 million board feet of lumber annually. NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CO. LTD. - Manufacturers of woodlands equipment, suppliers of wholesale plumbing, electrical and heating supplies. Complete machine and welding metal shops. Forest Harvesting Equi pment NORTHERN WOO D PRESERVERS LTD. Has its own extensive forest operation to supply two modern saw mills that produce 45 million board feet of railway ties, construction lumber and timbers annually. In addition, poles, piles, ties, and lumber are pressure treated with locally produced preservatives, and tar products. NORTHLAND MACHINERY SUPPLY CO. LTD. Designs, fabricates and installs complete dust control systems. Manufacturers of grain cleaning machines. Sheet metal contractors. Distributors of industrial welding supplies. PORT ARTHUR SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD. - Shipbuilders, ship repairs, 750 ft. dry dock - general and industrial engineering - structural steel bridges -iron and brass foundry castings to 25 tons millwork, plastic division, and pulp and paper machinery division. Pasco Shops SUPERIOR BRICK & TILE CO. LTD. Manufacture brick and clay products. TEE-KAY APPAREL LTD. Major manufacturer of teen clothing. WEST COAST WIRE WORKS LTD. Produces four drinier wire mesh for area paper mills. WESTERN IRON AND METAL CO. LTD. 60 year old iron and steel scrap and wrecking contractor. Operates largest triple compression baling press in Canada. Supplies new and used structural steel. LAKEHEAD INSULATION AND PLASTICS LTD. Produces special pipe insulation and fibre glass plastic, large diameter pipe for the paper mills and others. WOODS BAG & CANVAS CO. LTD. - Produces a wide variety of sporting goods, including tents, trailers, sleeping bags, etc. LARSON WOODLAND RESEARCH LTD. Produces heavy forest harvesting machinery. NEWPORT METAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Produce air flow and pollution control equipment. Giant Paper Making Machine 18 19 �MINING The vast mineral wealth of Northwestern Ontario has hardly been scratched. Most if not all this valuable material will channel through Thunder Bay to various processors. It is conceivable that at some future date, secondary industries will be located near the Lakehead to process the concentrated material into a solid state. Iron ore shipments have recently diminished with the installation of concentrating plants which upgrade the raw ore to pellets of high grade iron. Steep Rock Iron Mines and Caland Iron Ores, Atikokan, have installed palletizing plants and currently are making substantial shipments. The Griffith Mine at Bruce Lake. 350 miles west of the Lakehead, ships iron pellets through Thunder Bay Harbour to Steel Company of Canada Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario. Over 5,000,000 tons of pellets was shipped from these mines in 1970. International Nickel currently is constructing a large concentrator at its mine located at Lake Shebandowan, 50 miles west of Thunder Bay, to produce concentrated powder for shipment to the Sudbury smelter. Great Lakes Nickel Co. and other companies nearby, are exploring and developing a mountain mass of nickel- copper, 40 miles south of Thunder Bay near the U.S. border. Over 140,000,000 tons of low grade ore have been reportedly outlined. An ore to smelter complex worth $100 million dollars is currently being considered. Silver has been known to inhabit the Precambrian Shield around Thunder Bay for 100 years, since Silver Islet Mine was discovered and worked. Today, with the price of silver at its highest, a number of silver mines are being re-examined. Further north, as many as 150-200 miles from Thunder Bay, huge deposits of rich iron ore have been uncovered and moth-balled for the time being while operating pits closer to market are being developed. In the Sturgeon Lake area, Mattabi Mines is building a $36 million mining complex and nearby Falconbridge Mines is exploring additional interestin~ base metal ground. South Bay Mines is investing $6 million in a base metal mining complex at Confederation Lake. Mayburn Mines near Kenora has started production. The future is bri~ht for expansion of activities in the field of mining in Thunder Bay area. THUNDER BAY Formerly ( Fort William - Port Arthur) STATISTICAL INFORMATION Population: Metropolitan Thunder Bay 108,048 Formerly Twin Cities of Fort William and Port Arthur which amalgamated Jan. 1, 1970. Population: 108,048. Altitude: Harbour, 601 feet above sea level. Mount McKay, 1600 feet. Area: 156 square miles ( including water lots). Commercial Buildings: 1,175. Streets: 399.1 miles. Sidewalks: 165 miles. Watermains: 276.7 miles. Sewers: 230 miles; 218.8 sanitary, 43.2 storm. Churches: 87, all denominations. Financial Institutions: 40 bank, trust, and loan offices. Vehicle Registration: 1969, 47,965. Households: 28,691, (1970). Average Income: $6,085. Per Capita Income: $2,740. Hospitals: 6. Newspapers: 2 dailies, 2 weeklies. Libraries: 5. Families: 22,646. Police: City, 2 stations, 143 personnel, 21 cars. RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police. Harbour Police Units. Railways. CPR, CNR. Airlines: Air Canada, North Central .. Superior, Transair and On-air. Schools: 60 primary, 10 secondary, 1 business college, 1 university, 1 teachers' college, 1 community college. Medical: 11 clinics. Telephones: 56,033, ( Dec. 1970). Annual Precipitation: 27.62 inches. Averaqe Temperature: 60.9°, summer. 10.2°, winter. High Temperature: 104°, July 1936. Low Temperature: -42°, Jan. 1951. Elevators: 24; Capacity, 104,347,210 bushels. Theatres: 4 plus 1 outdoor, summer. Fire Departments: 5 stations, 160 personnel. Curling Rinks: 5. Golf Courses: 5. Tennis Courts: 3. Swimming Pools: 4 indoor, heated; 5 outdoor, 3 hotel; (2 indoor, 1 outdoor). Hockey Rinks: 4 artificial, 100 natural. Ski Hills: 5 ski areas; 3 chair lifts. Radio-TV: 3 AM radio, 1 FM radio, 1 TV (CBC) local, 3 U.S. channel cable TV. 1 community channel. Saunas: 3. Hotels - Motels: 55 with 1,936 rooms, daily accommodations for 4,218. Water Pumping Capacity: 31,500,000 gal. daily present consumption 13,768, 120 gal. daily. . Sewage Disposal: 7,500,000 gal. daily. Transportation: City Transit 20 electric trolly buses, 20 gas buses, 16 diesel buses, 5,035,887 passengers in 1970. Hydro: In excess of 130,000 KVA in Thunder Bay. Natural Gas: 12,305,000 M .C.F ., 270 miles of pipeline within city. Building Permits (1970): $18,524,954. PRIMARY INDUSTRIES: -· 4 mills produce 813,237 tons of paper products annually. -· 60 million board feet of lumber processed yearly. 1,925 tons of fresh fish processed yearly. 5 million tons of iron-ore transshipped annually. SECONDARY INDUSTRIES: Brick and tile, castings, chemicals, brewing, dust control systems, aircraft, rail and highway equipment, plastics, shipbuilding, prefab homes, recreation equipment. 21 20 �" MIKADO 22 II A Lakehead Choral Group production. �� 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 Thunder Bay, brochure Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Brochure promoting Thunder Bay, produced by the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, Thunder Bay Convention Bureau, and Industrial Commission of the City of Thunder Bay. Likely 1970 or shortly after. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Thunder Bay Convention Bureau City of Thunder Bay Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 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 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/06b86bacbc9827bbd64185e0df2e392d.pdf e0cdfa0b9bcf357fe41a5f867857a761 PDF Text Text I I ....... • ....- a ~ .ek~ . - l.=-_ 23 - n11 -- ,t, I �AERIAL VIEW OF TERMINAL WITH PORT ARTHUR IN BACKGROUND e :.,-,, nJlfj ~ : !:_-. ~ -s KEEFER LAKEHEAD TERMINAL .,.. - CANADA'S MID-CONTINENT SEAPORT ~-6. lt t-~~ d .~:_- ¼ vl . . ti - -- """" OFFI.CIAL OPENING JjJ ;-ii l II er JUNE 23, 1962 �:ART rvADA was assented to on September 6, 1958. It provided for the combining of the harbours of Port Arthur and Fort William into one unit to be known as the LAKEHEAD HARBOUR. It established new harbour limits, which, incidentally, take in considerably more shoreline than was originally included in the two units, and provides for future expansion. The Lakehead is the true heart of Canada. If a line is drawn across the Dominion through the southern region ,e relatively large area from St. John's, Newfoundland to the west of Vancouver Island, its mid-point lies almost exactly at the Twin s of Fort William and Port Arthur. Its position at the head of a water system establishes it as a meeting point between East and t. The Lakehead has lorig been world famous for its grain-handling .bilities and the potentialities offered by the new Seaway were quickly ;een by the Federal Government. It was decided that existing grain lling facilities would be augmented at the earliest possible opportunity 1e addition of ·substantial package freight handling facilities. Econo) agreed that the increasing demands of the growing western popula.coupled with the fact that the deepening to Seaway depth of the 1ecting channels between the Great Lakes and the Sea would add to importance of the Lakehead as a great international Lakes and Port. When construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway finally got under it was natural that the people of the Lakehead and that area stretchwest to Alberta began to consider the effect of the Seaway on their t0my. In. 1957 the Federal Government was requested to provide 1p-to-date terminal for berthing ocean going vessels and for handling ort and export trade. In this initial stage a great deal of credit must o the Canadian Lakehead Port Association consisting of the Provinces ~anitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and the Cities of Port Arthur Fort William for directing the attention of the Federal Government he necessity of providing modern facilities here. The Federal Government were quick to foresee the necessity of 5.ed administration of the important harbours of Port Arthur and t William at the Canadian head of the Seaway. In 19 58 an act was ;ed to incorporate the Lakehead Harbour Commissioners. This act ,, The Act gives the Commissioners wide powers. They have jurisdiction within the harbour limits over harbour-front lands, not including government property except when authorized by Order-in-Council, or private property, except as provided for in the act. The Commissioners may purchase, expropriate, acquire and hold, lease or sell buildings or property, real or personal, within the harbour required for development, improvement, maintenance and protection of the harbour. The Commissioners will have regulation and control over the use of harbour property. They will have power to construct harbour facilities and sell or lease same. The admhlistration of the Keefer Lakehead Terminal has also been entrusted to their care. They may construct or lease railway facilities on harbour lands. All navigation in the harbour is under Commission control and to this end the Commissioners have prepared a comprehensive set of bylaws and general information regarding the control and operation of the harbour, also schedules of port charges which were enacted by Order-inCouncil P.C. 1960-53, dated January 14, 1960. When it was finally decided to augment the existing waterbourne freight handling facilities at the Lakehead the Federal Government in I 9 5 8 appointed Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners as Consulting Engineers to recommend and design facilities not only for ocean-going vessels but also for lake vessels carrying package freight. The first problem was the selection of a site for the new Terminal. A vacant area of land and foreshore existed between the two cities but was known to have difficult foundation conditions. Other sites with much better foundations were considered-notably along the south shore of the Mission River-but, in the end, the Consulting Engineers decided to face the engineering problems of the inter-city site because of its paramount advantages from the aspect of shipping and rail access. This site was provided by the City of Port Arthur. It embraces approximately 180 �and is adequate for docks, buildings, freight storage areas, access ,, parking areas, rail connections and marshalling yard included in aitial project. Finally, the whole area has ample room for expansion a substantial acreage for warehousing and appropriate industries. The area of the chosen site consisted of large deposits of silty sand ying equally large deposits of sensitive varied clay to a total depth of 130 feet. Without going into details of the design, it may be said such soil conditions posed considerable problems in the design of the wharf and the foundations for the buildings. The Consulting Engineers submitted their report early in 19 59 construction began in July of that year. INTERIOR VIEW OF SHED AT TERMINAL --:: --- DESIGN OF TERMINAL Keefer Lakehead Harbour Terminal \ LOCATION 4 PLAN . One of the most difficult factors to appraise at the outset was the probable effect of the St. Lawrence Seaway. How many ocean-goin.g freighters would, in fact, come all the way to the Lakehead and what tonnage of cargo would they bring? What increase in tonnage carried by lake freighters would there be when larger vessels could operate all the way from Montreal? In the end it was decided that the initial Terminal should consist of one berth primarily for ocean-going freighters and two berths primarily for lake freighters. The berthage provided for lake freighters is considerable less than the existing berthage provided at the old terminals operated by the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways at the Lakehead but it is expected to be adequate for a number of years in view of the smaller number of larger ships and the greater efficiency of operation at the new Terminal. �HANDLINGCAPACITY l te O>nsulting Engineer for Terminal, Sir Alexander and Partners, in their represented to the Governin February 19 59 made a ist of the package freight , handled in. future years. ~ established that the average annual tonnage of package freight .ed through the existing Lakehead facilities for the eight years to 19 5 7 inclusive was: Westbound ·····················-······· Eastbound ................................ 392,000 short tons 239,000 short tons 631,000 total It was estimated that the effect of the Seaway and the natural )pment of the Western provin~es might increase these tonnages by to the following: Westbound ·······-··-···--··-········· Eastbound ............................... . 7301,000 short tons 615,000 short tons 1,345,000 total These figures were arrived at by adding to the previous eight-year ~e handlings the estimated tonnage which the railways would lose ~ and lake freighters with the St. Lawrence Seaway completed •pen to navigation on a 2 7 foot draft basis. After establishing these figures, an annual increment of 3% comI per annum, was added to provide for the normal rate of increase lckage freight handled through the Lakehead Harbour. The present nal has therefore been designed to meet the anticipated conditions :able to 1970. The Terminal as now constructed includes the following facilities: ( 1) One spacious transit shed for lake freighter service with a ,re area of 120,000 sq. ft., approximately 900 ft. in length x 13 5 ide-clear span steel trusses. ( 2) One transit shed for ocean freighter service with a storage area of 60,000 sq. ft., 450 feet in length x 135 ft. wide-clear span without interior columns. ( 3) Complete site enclosing steel revetments. ( 4) Concrete aprons 6 5 feet wide extending full length of both ocean and lake freighter berths. ( 5) Track loading platforms with roof cover to accommodate 96 freight cars at the lake freighter transit shed and 20 cars at the ocean freighter shecl. ( 6) Two spacious truck loading sheds for road transports to accommodate forty trucks loading simultaneously. ( 7) Adequate paved parking areas for motor vehicles in transit. ( 8) Office accommodation in sheds for auxiliary services, including Governmental authorities, stevedoring firms, vessel agencies, etc., as well as Harbour Commission employees. ( 9) Railroad marshalling yards to accommodate 216 cars with rail connections to both CNR and CPR. ( 10) Paved access roads and viaduct over railway yards and McIntyre River to provide truck route to Trans-Canada Highway and both cities. ( 11) Terminal Entrance Building to accommodate the Harbour Commission executives and staff. A summary of the enclosed roof-covered building areas is as follows: Transit sheds ..... ......... .......... ..... ..... 182,000 sq. ft. Car and truck loading sbeds ···-··-·Misc. offices and gate house ............ Total covered areas ................ 171,000 " 20,000 " " " 373,000 sq. ft. = 8.5 + acres. Available Rail Trackage on the Site Lake Freighter Shed .................................... 96 cars ,, Ocean Freighter Shed --··················----·········· 20 32__" Dock Frontage ............................................ _ Total ................................................. 14 8 cars Storage Yard ......... ............. ... ...... .. . ... . . .. .... ... 216 cars Total .................................................. 364 cars �KEEFER LAKE HEAD TERMINAL Program CHAIRMAN R. B. CHANDLER, p .ENG. CHAIRMAN LAKEHEAO HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS O'CANADA R. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS DEDICATION B. CHANDLER THE MosT REVEREND E. Q. JENNINGS THE RIGHT HONOURABLE BISHOP OF FORT WILLIAM JOHN G. DIEFENBAKER P.C., Q.C., M•P. PRESENTATION OF SYMBOLS OF TRADE Prime Minister of Canada AND INDUSTRY THE HONOURABLE E. GURNEY EvANS MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE FOR THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA w THE HONOURABLE ALTER DINSDALE, D.F.C., M.A., M.P. MINISTER OF NORTHERN AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CANADA Representing The Prime Minister of Canada OFFICIAL OPENING OF TERMINAL Goo SAVE THE QuEEN Symbolic Loading of First Cargo by The Honourable Walter Dinsdale followed by Tour of Terminal Facilities l I THE HONOURABLE WALTER DINSDALE, D.F.C., M.A., M.P. FORT WILLIAM GIRLS' PIPE BAND PORT ARTHUR GIRLS' PIPE BAND H. M. C. GRIFFON BAND s. R Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources �J CONSTRUCT/ON The area on which the Terminal is built lies well beyond the original shoreline and the land behind it is bounded on the other three sides by two rivers and extensive rail yards. The first phase of the work was, therefore, to provide access to the site and to the water's edge. This was followed by constructing a pattern of gravel causeways forming lagoons into which sand from the dredging operations in the adjacent harbour was pumped to reclaim the Terminal area. Construction of the wharfs was carried out concurrently with the latter stages of the dredging and reclamation. Originally, a sheet-pile bulkhead type of wharf had been envisaged but detailed studies of the soil strata indicated that it would have to be abandoned in favour of an open concrete deck supported on bearing piles. The engineers were thus faced with designing a type of bearing pile which would carry the required load in the silty sand above the clay. After a number of driving and loading tests, a pile was selected consisting of a steel stem with the lower portion widened out by bolting on two 12" x 12" timbers to give added bearing capacity to each pile. The largest stage of the work was the construction of all the buildings with their foundations and services. The contract for this work of nearly $4,000,000 was started in January, 1961, and virtually completed eleven months later. The shed structures are supported on friction piles driven into the silty sand. The shed floors rest on gravel fill so as to reduce the settlement that would have occurred if the fine silty sand dredged from the lake bed had been used exclusively. Although temporary access to the site had been provided from the north and south across the McIntyre and Neebing Rivers, it was decided that permanent access to the Terminal should be from the west across the railway yards. This overpass, which crosses twenty rail tracks and the McIntyre River, consists of three central spans of steel girders over the tracks and approach spans of pre-stressed concrete beams. The central spans were designed for rapid erection and were, in fact, erected without any interruption to rail movement below. The construction of the Terminal involved a peak labour force on site of 3 8 5 and gave indirect employment to many other local workers through the numerous local sub-contractors and suppliers. The consensus of opinion of Port authorities who have seen our facilities is that the Keefer Lakehead Terminal design is unparalleled at any Port in Canada. 1 1 �I OVERPASS SPANNING TWENTY MILROAD TRACKS AND THE McINTYRE RIVER PROVIDING ELLENT ACCESS TO THE NEW TERMINAL VIEW - EARLY JUNE 1962 AERIAL VIEW OF THE CITY OF FORT WILLIAM GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SEPTEMBER 1960 DREDGING OPERATIONS SEPTEMBER 1960 �Keefer Lakehead Terminal CHAIRMAN ---------------- R. B. CHANDLER, P. ENG. V1cE-CHAIRMAN ____________ D. B. McKILLOP, P. ENG. COMMISSIONER -------- F. H. BLACK, O.B.E., F.C.A. COMMISSIONER ________________________ G. F. COMMISSIONER ---------------------------------- SECRETARY McDOUGALL J. K. E. YoUNG MCCUAIG �G/NEERS Department of Public Works of Canada Harbour and Rivers Engineering Branch Engineer -------------------------------------------------------- ___________ G. Millar Planning and Construction Division ______________________ G. T. Clarke J. E. Bright tl Project Engineers -----------------------------·--·--·---··--- C. D. Stothert M. W. Paul ct Engineer ------·-··-·------------------------------------------------ E. B. Ashton 1lting Engineers: Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners Chief Engineer ---------------------···----------------------·· A. C. R. Albery Resident Engineer ------------------------------------··-·---- H. J. Moorhead iate Architects: L. Y. McIntosh and Associates ---------------------------- L. Y. McIntosh Contractors Major Sub - Contractors der Bay Harbour lmprovents Ltd.-Access Bridges l Roads Contractors Equipment Pool Ltd.-Excavations and Fill ert-Morris Ltd.:aining Berms and Fill Bamett-McQueen Co. Ltd. ond International Co. Ltd. ~dging and Wharf tmara Construction Ltd.~s and Roads Nor-Shore Ready Mixed Concrete Piling M. F. Mills Steel Construction Co. Ltd.-Strut Steel G. M. & H. 0. Holmes Ltd. Roofing L.A. Greene & Co. Ltd.Plumbing and Heating 10il Construction Ltd.erpass and Entrance Bldg. Clow Darling Plumbing and Heating Co. Ltd.-Sprinlders .ea.d Track Installations l.-Trackage Mahon Electric Co. Ltd.Electrical on Company Ltd.tter Llnes Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Strut Steel Overpass naws Steel Ltd.1ding Ramps Northern Wood Preservers Ltd.Treated Woods �The Canadian Lakehead PORT ARTHUR - FORT WILLIAM � 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 Keefer Lakehead Terminal, Official Opening Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Souvenir booklet from the Official Opening of the Keefer Lakehead Terminal, June 23, 1962. Produced by the Lakehead Harbour Commission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lakehead Harbour Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-06-23 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/bbe61da9f444799eaaa0a1d105400250.pdf 010c007836914fab130286f6c9581371 PDF Text Text CANADIAN /4 LAKEHEAD lo l!ffl~M ~-(?~~[I INTE RCITY BOUNOARY @~!m:ffi}lftru)~ $ MAY AND MEMORIAL AVE. P . O . BOX 2000 , PORT ARTHUR e ©n®oo I fill@ □ TELEF>HONE 622-6364 P . 0 . BOX 2000, FORT WILLIAM , ONTARIO INDUSTRIAL- COMMERCIAL NEWS REPORT ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Volume 1 #8 March 29, 1968 - - - ' -- - =·_ ,,..,..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ SUPERIOR BRICK RECEIVES FORGIVEN LOAN - Superior Brick and Tile Company Limited, the 55 year old industry established near Rosslyn Village received a revitalizing shot in the arm, with the announcement of a $300,000 loan from the Ontario Development Corporation under the Equalization of Opportunity Program. The interest free, forgiven loan portion will amount to $100,083 and an additional $200,000 term loan extends over 15 years at interest of 8%. A new pr~duction plant and modern push button gas fired tunnel kiln will be built on Rosslyn Road, approximately one mile from Neebing Avenue and material will be brought from the present open clay pits. The tunnel kiln process of firing clay bricks is a comparatively new concept. Heat from controlled gas burners introduced into the firing chamber is recycled to other preheating and drying chambers for complete use. Trainloads of brick move from chamber to chamber down the 300 foot tunnel track to the cooling and unloading araa. The new facilities will not only reduce cost by automation of handling, but will permit reduced inventory due to quick production of specialized quantities on a year round basis. Special order production will require only 10 days instead of the present 30 days. No interruption will occur in production of brick as the currently operating plant will continue until the switchover to the new plant early in July 1968. Local architects, engineers and contractors will be pleased with the opportunity of securing fancy and common brick, chimney block, partition tile, weeping tile, flooring tile, paving block and patio tile from a modernized local plant. It's not quite the "instant brick" but this new processing plant supplies Northwestern Ontario builders with another opportunity to use area products. Company officials are to be congratulated on their aggressive approach to a modernization program -which will make this one of the most advanced clay processing plants in the country. The Lakehead Industrial Commission has been assisting with the financing arrangements since September 1967. ~;~iri;1TS•.,;ROM THE ON;ARIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WILL BE IN THE . THE WEEK OF APRIL 15 TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR THE FORGIVEN ,\li('AN PROG~. _ _ _ _ ____ _____ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • l~H!~ "THE GATEWAY TO SUCCESS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE." • �-2... LAKEHEAD HOUSEHOLD FAMILY AND DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS 1966 CENSUS Total Households Pareons in ficusehold Average per Household Total Families Total Persons in Families Average DWELLINGS Single detaahed Apartment or flat Owner Occupied LAKEHEAD 26,051 92,704 3.55 22,646 84,293 3.7 PORT ARTHUR 12,810 45,815 3.6 11,153 41,436 3.7 19,872 5,365 19,258 9,705 2,792 9,517 FORT WILLIAM 13,241 46,889 3.5 11,493 42,857 3.7 10,167 2,573 9,741 - Consists of a person or group of persons occupying one dwelling - Consists of husband and wife, with or without children, or a parent etc. - Separate structure of living quarters with private entrance Dwelling either from outside or from a common hall. Single detached - a single house Single attached - Consists of dwelling unit separated by a common wall extending from ground to roof. Household Family CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR REGIONAL CITIES OF CANADA AT THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 1968 (1) (BASE 1949=100) GROUP INDEXES - February 1968 ALL - ITEMS St. John's (2) Halifax Saint John Montreal Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg Saskatoon-Regina Edmonton-Calgary Vancouver (1) (2) February 1968 January 1968 132.fi 144.8 147.9 151.1 15L9 153.8 148.8 142.9 143.8 147.5 131.6 144.3 147.7 151.1 151.4 154.1 149.0 142.6 143.4 147.4 Food 1-Iousing Recre- Tobacco Trans- Health Cloth- port- Personal ation & and Care Reading Alcohol ation ing 128.3 144.0 146.7 156.9 153.2 146.5 148.8 146.1 140.2 146.6 122.8 140.9 140.4 145.9 145.6 155.3 136 .9 135.5 139 .1 147.6 130.3 127.8 142.9 145.6 14403 157.1 125.4 184 .. 1 138. 7 174.9 141.3 158.3 147.2 152.9 146.5 145.4 143.8 146.8 137 .1 156.8 190.8 189.2 214.9 198.6 205.1 190.8 209.1 168.0 201.5 178.5 157.6 193.4 179.2 174.8 166.8 214.1 169 .. 6 167.4 166.0 164.5 126.2 140.2 139.6 137.9 146.9 143.7 154.3 137.0 132.0 135.7 All-Items Indexes for Feb/68 and Jan/68 and Feb/68 group index detail are shown in the above table. These indexes show changes in retail prices of goods and services in each city. They do not indicate whether it costs more or less to live in one city than another. Index on the base June 1951=100. Consumer Price Index for all Canada edged up 0.1% to 152.7 at the beginning of February 1968. This represented a 4.5% increase over February 1967. ********** Chain store sales during January were up 8.6% over January 1967. at the end of January were up 1.3% over January 1967. Stocks, at cost �' -3- " Mr. G. N. Holt Secretary-Treasurer of Northern Engineering and Supply Co. Ltd. Fort Williarr.. will be one of twelve Canadian businessmen attending the Milan, Italy and Hanover, Germany Trade Fairs April 20-30. This tour, organized by the Ontario Department of Economics & Development is to assist businessmen to find new products to manufacture under license in Ontario, ***"'**-1'**-lc A new retail store, GODDARD'S TEXTILES opened in Port Arthur at 18 St. Paul Street on Thursday, March 28. ********** During 1967 gold production in Canada totalled 2,961,999 troy ~uuces, down substantially from 1966's total of 3,273,905. *****"''**** A hearty welcome to BEAVER LUMBER COMPANY who have purchased the lumber supply business operated for many years by Northern Builders Sales Ltd. on South Syndicate Avenue, Fort William. ********** The coals of the disastrous March 12 fire which destroyed the Batters Storage Building had hardly cooled before the former occupants were resettled in new quarters around the city. Batters Storage & Distributors Limited and Grahams Allbest Products Ltd. (also Pre Cambrian Tours Ltd.) are established in the Ply" mouth Cordage Building, Montreal Street, Fort William. Leslie A, Cox is settled in Brokers Warehousing Ltd. N. John Street, Fort William and Melrose Tea is establi.shed in the former Guertin Paint offices, Balmoral Avenue, Fort William, M & L Distributors and John H. White & Company have quarters in the CKPR tower building Memorial Avenue, Port At:thur. ********** Commercial failures under the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Winding Up Acts fell off 12.6% in 1967 representing 2,627 failures compared with 3,007 in 1966. 12 MONTHS CHEQUES CASHED AGAINST INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS: 1966 Fort William Port Arthur Lakehead Total 767,934 592,461 $1,360,395 1967 % Increase thousands of dollars 809,191 647,129 $1,456,320 5.4% 9.2% 7.3% LAKEHEAD CONSTRUCTION FEBRUARY 1968 No. of Permits Value$ Fort William Port Arthur Total Lakehead 17 24 68,400 105,345 $173,745 Total Lakehead Jan. Feb. 1968 Total Lakehead Jan. Feb. 1967 34 80 364,712 $1,868,455 7 � 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 Industrial-Commercial News Report, Vol 1 No 8 Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Newsletter of the Canadian Lakehead Industrial Commission. Articles on: - Superior Brick receiving Forgiven Loan - Family and Dwelling Characteristics in 1966 Census - Consumer Price Index (CPI) - Construction Statistics Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Canadian Lakehead Industrial Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-03-29 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/6eb2b15e73d381b0bc7fd7f8ac48c532.pdf a61565bd8738c81d05c79ffe39fb5102 PDF Text Text CANADIAN LAKEHEAD ~ooefl @tJ[jl @El INTERCITY BOUNDARY MAY AND MEMORIAL AVE .. TELEPHONE 622·6364 P . 0. BOX 2000 , PORT ARTHUR e P . 0 . BOX 2000, F~_R T WILLIAM, ONTARIO IN DUST RIAL -COMMERCIAL NEWS REP ORT Volume 1 117 February 29~ 1968 VALLEY CAfIP ORE .DOCK OPENED FEB. 14 I A new era opened in the Lakehead with the test running of the massive iron ore handling facilities of Valley Camp Coal··Company on the Mission River. A co-operative effort between Valley Camp and the CNR, the $5½ million complex has been an engineering first in Canada under the supervision of Swan Wooster Engineering Company Ltd. Unit-trains of the CNR will circle the stacking area and continue through the unloading shed at a 3½-4 mile an hour walking speed for automatic unloading into a trench under which two speeding conveyor belts carry the ore to the main belting system. A massive stacker picks the ore off the continuous belt and can either reload it on the belt for direct shipment to a waiting vessel or stack it in huge piles on the vast storage area, capable of holding 1,500,000 tons. This will allow segregation of special ores or pellets as desired. At present only the unloading machines are operational and are being tested and adjusted with trainloads of iron pellets. The ship loading portion of the complex is .still being assembled but will be operational by the opening of navigation. The primary user of the facilities will be the Steel Company of Canada transhipping ores from the Bruce Lake Griffith Mine. BUY CANADIAN! Canada spends $361 annually on U.S. goods for every Canadian whereas the figure for U.S. purchases in Canada is only $31 per head of population. "IRISHMEN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TALK UNTIL THEY ARE UNDERSTOOD" --- �-2- PIPELINE EXPANSION News reports out of Duluth, Minnesota, express glee in anticipation of the great financial return to that city and state with the building of the Great Lakes Transmission Company Natural Gas pipeline entering the state near Emerson, Manitoba, and continuing through Wisconsin and Michigan. The Lakehead Industrial Commission strenuously fought to have Trans-Canc:da Pipelines build the 36" Natural Gas pipeline in Canada ancl develop the north country while the gas was flowing to eastern Canada. It was stressed that the assumed lower U.S. construction cost was of little consequence when related to the long term benefits to Canada. Now it can be seen just how right the Commission was in the contention that new wages, new taxes, sales tax and material etc would far exceed the small anticipated increased difference in cost. We have lost forever the economic benefits of having an all Canadian route contributing for many years to the economy. The Duluth report states over 2,000 high priced construction workers will be hired to install the line and after completion. 300 of these men will be given permanent jobs. The State of Minnesota alone will gain more than $66 million dollars in taxable property from the pipeline and related facilities. Other states will gain proportionately. There is no need to cry over spilled milk. However, there is a lesson to be learned. Our economists are continually stressing the desirability of secondary industry participating to a greater degree in the processing of our natural resources before exporting them. Natural Gas is a prime example. At least we could retain the carriage charge for a lengthier distance before giving our competitors the full gain on our resources. Canadian Government officials gave a commitment that the present 30" Canadian pipeline would be twined by 1970. A scant 22 months remain and this situation will be carefully watched. It should also be noted that explorations are underway to create a pipeline to carry potash from Saskatchewan mines to a terminal at Duluth. Again it appears we are giving away our Canadian resources. Haven't we learned our lesson as good Canadians? POPULATION EXPLOSION? Canada's population January 1, 1968 has been estimated at 20,630,000--an increase of 378,000 (1.9%) over the figure at January 1. 1967. During 1967, Ontario established the greatest numerical increase of any province--174,000 (2.5%) �-3- APPOINTMENT A. J. Wing Construction Ltd. has been appointed Lakehead and area representative for Butler Metal Buildings. NAME CHANGE The Ontario Department of Economics and Development is planning to change its name to:-ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT TRADE COMMISSIONER'S VISIT Mr. A. Johnson, South African Trade Commissioner is planning a visit to the area and is interested in contacting importers of commodities or mining machinery from that country. Enquiries should be directed to the Industrial Commission Office 622-6364. LAKEHEAD CONSTRUCTION JANUARY 1968 No. of permits 1968 No. of permits 1967 Value of permits 1963 Value of permits 1967 23 28 $190,967 $481,660 LAKEHEAD AIRPORT STATISTICS 1967 Total number of passengers travelling on scheduled airlines increase over 1966 of Aircargo Air Express, Freight increase over 1966 of 139,920 23,887 2,548,350 lbs. 132,161 lbs. Aircraft Movements - Scheduled Airlines increase over 1966 of 4,825 519 Commercial Aircraft Movement (Non-scheduled) increase over 1966 of 9,794 853 Aircraft Movements - Military, training and Private decrease under 1966 of 75,065 2,195 Total - all aircraft movements 89,684 In 1967, the record of continued accident free operation of the airport was maintained. � 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 Industrial-Commercial News Report, Vol 1 No 7 Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Description An account of the resource Newsletter of the Canadian Lakehead Industrial Commission. Articles on: - Valley Camp ore dock - Buy Canadian - Pipeline expansion - Canadian population forecast - Trade Commissioner from South Africa - Construction and Airport Statistics Note that this issue contains biased & offensive language. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Canadian Lakehead Industrial Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-02-29 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