October 13th 1974, Labrador - work finishes on the...(more)
October 13th 1974, Labrador - work finishes on the Churchill Falls hydroelectric power station, begun in 1967 after years of complicated negotiations, including the federal government having to mediate a land dispute between the Quebec and Newfoundland governments over ownership of the facility's territory. While Daniel Johnson was in power, Hydro-Quebec finally agreed to underwrite the venture, and in exchange for doing so received and receives energy from the station at a privileged rate for 40 years until 2016.
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