Abitibi Canyon was a community on the Abitibi River in northeastern Ontario , Canada. Abitibi Canyon was part of Northern Unorganized Cochrane District , in Cochrane District . It was located 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Fraserdale .
6-644: The construction of the Abitibi Canyon Generating Station at Abitibi Canyon began in 1930 for the Ontario Power Service Corporation, a subsidiary of the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, today's Resolute Forest Products . Work was suspended several years later, the company went into receivership and the project was taken over by the provincial Ontario Hydro in 1933. The Abitibi Canyon settlement
12-415: A subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc ). 49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W / 49.87778°N 81.57083°W / 49.87778; -81.57083 This Northern Ontario geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Abitibi Canyon Generating Station Abitibi Canyon Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant owned by Ontario Power Generation on
18-510: A 500 kV transmission line along with a 230 kV line that runs south to Sudbury and continues all the way to Toronto to interconnect with the rest of the 500 kV network in Ontario. In 1930, a colony was established to house the employees of the plant and their families. About 130 people lived in the community which contained 30 homes, a community hall, skating rink, shooting range, school, hospital, general store, post office and church. By 1982,
24-744: The Abitibi River . The station is located 80 km north of Smooth Rock Falls , within Pitt Township in Northern Unorganized Cochrane District , in Ontario , Canada. This facility is the fifth downstream hydroelectric plant of six on the Abitibi River. Designed by George F. Hardy Company, the construction of this 349 MW facility began in 1930 and became fully operational in 1936. Hydro One has
30-547: The Canyon , about the community and the construction of this road. In 1940s, 130 people lived in the Ontario Hydro settlement, which rose to 300 by 1982. However, in 1980, Ontario Hydro decided to close the community as a cost-saving measure. Island Falls is a weather station located approximately 36 km (22.4 miles) to the south of Abitibi Canyon. Island Falls has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) bordering on
36-416: Was established in 1930 to support the construction of the dam. In early years, construction and later support staff came by Ontario Northland Railway train to Fraserdale , then further by private siding, or used floatplanes . In 1966, a road connection via Fraserdale to Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario was built, designated today as Highway 634 . In the early 1960s Ontario Hydro released a documentary, Call of
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