Abitibi Canyon
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.
History
[edit]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 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 the Canyon, about the community and the construction of this road.[1][better source needed]
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.
Climate
[edit]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 a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Island Falls, Ontario (1981-2010): 213m | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
6.4 (43.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.4 (−2.9) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −26.2 (−15.2) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−5.2 (22.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.0 (−52.6) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.1 (2.25) |
41.1 (1.62) |
40.6 (1.60) |
47.3 (1.86) |
57.7 (2.27) |
76.8 (3.02) |
115.5 (4.55) |
74.8 (2.94) |
101.0 (3.98) |
89.4 (3.52) |
71.6 (2.82) |
68.9 (2.71) |
841.8 (33.14) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 56.9 (22.4) |
38.9 (15.3) |
31.4 (12.4) |
21.3 (8.4) |
3.7 (1.5) |
0.2 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (0.2) |
14.8 (5.8) |
49.8 (19.6) |
64.3 (25.3) |
281.7 (111) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 164.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 14.0 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 16.3 | 70 |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- "Topographic Map sheet 42H13". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 6 February 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- "Abitibi Canyon Generating Station". Northeast Plant Group. Ontario Power Generation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
External links
[edit]- Abitibi Canyon reunion website
- Abitibi Canyon: Call of the Canyon is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W / 49.87778°N 81.57083°W
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- ^ Steer, Bill (18 May 2024). "BACK ROADS BILL: Abitibi Canyon then and now". BayToday. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Island Falls, Ontario". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved 25 March 2024.