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[Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission at Des Joachims]
Series title:News RoundupHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1950-06Item number (ISN):232107Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUEAccession:1984-0164Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1950-06Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:reporter, Bill BeattyDescription:A new hydro station is opened at Des Joachims.~An unidentified speaker gives a service message concerning Ontario Hydro opening the Ottawa River, 35 miles north of Pembroke. Present are Premier Frost, Robert Saunders, Chairman of the Ontario Hydro, and Bill Beatty reporting.~Bill Beatty reports on the small bush community he visited as Des Joachims in 1945, and compares it with the huge double dam and installation now: the dam rises 180 feet from bedrock, is 2400 feet long, and there is a smaller dam that is 1300 feet long. Construction involved rebuilding 23 miles of rail line and 12 miles of highway, and final capacity will be 480,000 horsepower, second only to the Queenston installation. <8mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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