The Beauharnois Scandal: A Story of Canadian Entrepreneurship and Politics

by T.D. Regehr

Book Overview

In 1929 the Beauharnois Power Corporation began construction on a new power canal and hydroelectric powerhouse some twenty-two miles upstream from Montreal. In this way it sought to divert the flow of the St Lawrence River and enter into vigorous competition with the well-established Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consolidated. In an effort to speed the granting of federal and provincial leases and authorizations, the Beauharnois promoters made...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148758136X
• ISBN13: 9781487581367
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"