Artifact #4: The Manic-5 Dam

Citation:

On September 25, 1968, the Manic-5 Dam, a symbol of Quebec’s engineering proficiency, is inaugurated. Photograph. La Revolution Tranquille. https://www.larevolutiontranquille.ca/en/the-nationalization-of-electricity.php

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The Manic-5 Dam, now known as the Daniel Johnson Dam, is one of the largest dams in the world. Completed in the year 1968, the dam is a signifiant symbol of Quebec's tranformation during the Quiet Revolution. The dam's construction was closely linked and still is associated with the political and social changes of the time, specifically the nationalization of Quebec's hydroelectric resources under Hydro-Quebec. The Dam was named after Premier Daniel Johnson who unfortunately passed away before the dam's inauguration, this monumental project represented Quebec's reclamation of its natural resources symbolizing the shift towards greater autonomy, economic independence and public ownership which were important goals of the Quiet Revolution. The completion of the Manic-5 Dam and the associated Manic-5 power generating station which was finished in 1970, marked a signifiant step in Quebec's development reinforcing the province's commitment to modernizing the economic and asserting provincial control over its resources.

Bibliography:

Harvey, Christian, Amerique Francaise, "Daniel Johnson Dam and the Manic 5 Generating Station—Symbols of Modernity in Quebec"
http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-608/Daniel%20Johnson%20Dam%20and%20the%20Manic%205%20Generating%20Station%E2%80%94Symbols%20of%20Modernity%20in%20Quebec