These records include in some places outdated language referring to Indigenous people.
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Records relate to the planning of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference taking place at Lakehead University in August 1969.
This conference brought together 150 invited delegates to examine questions of industrial and economic development through the mid-North of Canada.
“Purposes of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Conference: To examine into the practicability of a continuing long range economic development and land use plan for the urbanization, industrialization, populating and general development of Mid-Canada; and to this end to use the concept of a Mid-Canada Development Corridor as a focal point.
And if such a long-range economic development and land use plan is found to be both feasible and practicable, then to formulate recommendations and suggested courses of action to be delivered to the Federal and Provincial Governments, to financial, commercial and industrial sectors of the National Community and to Canadian Universities.”
The Mid-Canada Development Corridor concept was first brought forward by Richard Rohmer, and research was carried out by ACRES Research and Planning Ltd. This work highlighted the potential for industrial and economic development in the "mid-North" of Canada, the swath north of the most highly populated areas, where resource extraction and settlement were happening on an ad hoc basis. The argument was made that it would be beneficial to Canada to plan transportation corridors, city-building, communications, and more so that settlement and industrial development would happen in a more rational manner. Despite the high level of interest at the time of the Conference and multiple tours and visits held afterwards, the concept was not embraced by government, and was not much discussed after the early 1970s.
These records include correspondence and meeting notes related to the planning of the Conference.
Arrangement carried out shortly after acquisition; presumably based on Morgan’s own arrangement.
Previously described as General Archives #219.
These records were created and collected by David Morgan, Director of Development at Lakehead University, in his role as a conference organizer. They were transferred to Lakehead University Library shortly after the conference concluded.
Selected documents from this fonds have been digitized, and are available to view at: https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/items/browse?collection=32
No restrictions on access. Some documents include incidental personal information of people involved in the planning of the Conference.
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Includes conference programme and copies of related publications. Correspondence is primarily concerned with administration prior to the conference start, such as confirming facilities and participants.
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Includes reports and information related to planning of the August conference. Primarily concerned with the organization of the January 31 meeting.
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Relates to logistics of holding the conference at Lakehead.
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Primarily correspondence between conference organizers and Jameson Bond of the University of Alberta, relating to Indigenous participation in the conference and the "appropriate" representation of Indigenous issues.
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Primarily correspondence between conference organizers and Dr. W.Y. Watson of Laurentian University. Includes information about Sudbury-based industry, and text of a speech given to the North Western Ontario Development Council regarding the Mid-Canada Development Corridor concept.
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Correspondence with Robert Bone of the Institute for Northern Studies, University of Saskatchewan, including comments on Indigenous participation in the conference.
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Primarily costs related to the January 1969 Convening Board Meeting.
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Documents summarizing the Mid-Canada Development Corridor concept and planned conference.
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Notes, lists, and correspondence with representatives of various businesses.
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Conference-planning notes.
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Correspondence with people interested in the upcoming Conference.
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Correspondence regarding participation and University co-sponsorship.
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Correspondence between conference organizers and H.G. Love of the Arctic Institute of North America. Includes a program for the Arctic & Middle North Transportation Symposium, and a suggested itinerary for Conference tours of locations in the North.
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Conference planning notes.
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Correspondence with corporate participants and interested persons.
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Correspondence between David Morgan and Richard Rohmer. Also includes correspondence with others such as Norman Simpson of Acres Limited (including re: copyright of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor ... A Concept.)
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Proposal and planning documents for release. News clippings, news releases, and other coverage of the Mid-Canada Development Corridor Concept and Conference.
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Conference costs and budget
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Information for potential conference participants
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Newspaper clippings about the Conference and related subjects.
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March 1969 issue of Maclean's magazine, with a short feature on the Mid-Canada Development Corridor concept, and prominent figures in Port Arthur & Fort William.
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Book produced by ACRES Research and Planning Limited, between 1967 and 1969; essentially a preliminary feasibility study for the Mid-Canada Development Corridor concept.