Cross-currents : hydroelectricity and the engineering of northern Ontario / by Jean L. Manore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manore, Jean, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontario Hydro--History.

Ontario Hydro.

Hydroelectric power plants--Ontario--Moose River Watershed--History.

Hydroelectric power plants.

Moose River Watershed (Ont.)--History.

Moose River Watershed (Ont.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most activities in our lives involve electricity. Yet, how often do we recall that even the simple act of turning on a light is supported by a long history of debates over group vs. individual rights, environmental impact, political agendas and technological innovations? Using the image of cross-currents as the organizing metaphor, this book details the many and often turbulent interactions and interconnections that occurred among the various people and events during the building of the northeastern Ontario hydroelectric system. Special focus is on Native and non-Native interests; southern business and political elites; northern natural resources and the interactions between technology and the environment. Manore concentrates on the co-operation that existed among the various interest groups during periods of expansion and amalgamation. In today’s environment of limited energy resources, respect for the rights of First Nations and ecological concerns, this book is a reminder that co-operation rather than conquest is a more realistic approach to development.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of Maps

Preface

Introduction

The Rites of Development

Mining and Northern Canada Power, 1900-1930

Dual Systems: Public and Private

Resolution: A Single Power System, 1933-1945

Power, Finance and Regional Amalgamation

Co-operation

The Cross-Currents of Development

Glossary of Terms

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: p. 197-206.

ISBN:

9781299313293

1299313299

9780889207141

0889207143

OCLC:

137342354