Canadian Waterways a CHC2D Canadian History presentation

A Major Trade Route ★ Suez wasn’t the other important trade route to be in the news during the 1950s ★ closer to home, things were changing between Canada and the United States ★ both countries share the St. Lawrence River, which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes

A Major Trade Route ★ in 1890, it was realized that deeper waters would be better for getting heavier cargo vessels to important depot centers around the Great Lakes like Cleveland, Chicago and Toronto — from which goods would go on by rail ★ in the 1930s, a decision was made by both countries to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway: a series of connections down the river which would speed up travel

A Major Trade Route ★ in the 1950s, it was felt there was enough political will on both sides to do it bilaterally ★ however, Canada couldn’t wait for the U.S. to get the plan through Congress and announced it would go it alone ★ Eisenhower’s government would take two years to join in the effort of Canadian PM Louis St. Laurent’s government

A Major Trade Route ★ in 1959, the seaway was officially opened ★ Queen Elizabeth II was one of the first to travel down the new seaway ★ Canada covered just over 71% of the $470 million cost

A Major Reshuffle ★ as a fishing-based economy, Newfoundland had built small communities along its coastline ★ after the Second World War, it was clear different industries were going to be driving the economy ★ however, these industries were going to be concentrated rather than spread across the province

A Major Reshuffle ★ beginning in 1954, Newfoundland-Labrador began offering money and free moving service to get citizens to move out of these isolated communities and into “growth areas” ★ between 1954 and 1975, 263 villages were moved altogether, erasing them from the population map