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'''Nobel''' is a village on the shores of [[Parry Sound]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It is in the [[McDougall, Ontario|Municipality of McDougall]] in the [[Parry Sound District, Ontario|District of Parry Sound]]. The community is named after [[Alfred Nobel]], the inventor of [[dynamite]]. |
'''Nobel''' is a village on the shores of [[Parry Sound]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It is in the [[McDougall, Ontario|Municipality of McDougall]] in the [[Parry Sound District, Ontario|District of Parry Sound]]. The community is named after [[Alfred Nobel]], the inventor of [[dynamite]]. |
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This village is the administrative office of the [[Shawanaga First Nation]] [[Indian reserve|reserve]].<ref> |
This village is the administrative office of the [[Shawanaga First Nation]] [[Indian reserve|reserve]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shawanagafirstnation.ca/|title=Home|website=Shawanaga First Nation}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Nobel was across the Sound from [[Depot Harbour]]; the two towns benefited from the industrialization brought by the [[Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway]], later the [[Canada Atlantic Railway]]. |
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During the First World War, Nobel was the home of two explosives factories: The British Cordite Limited and [[Canadian Industries Limited|Canadian Explosives Ltd]]. Both sites closed in 1922. Explosives and munitions were also produced at Nobel in [[World War II]]. |
During the First World War, Nobel was the home of two explosives factories: The British Cordite Limited and [[Canadian Industries Limited|Canadian Explosives Ltd]]. Both sites closed in 1922. Explosives and munitions were also produced at Nobel in [[World War II]]. |
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===The British Cordite Ltd, Nobel, Ontario=== |
===The British Cordite Ltd, Nobel, Ontario=== |
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===Canadian Explosives Ltd=== |
===Canadian Explosives Ltd=== |
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[[File:Bird’s-eye view of a portion of Canadian Explosives Ltd., Nobel, Ontario - Vue à vol d’oiseau d’une partie de l’entreprise Canadian Explosives Ltd., Nobel (Ontario) (39057463364).jpg|thumb|right|Bird’s-eye view of a portion of Canadian Explosives Ltd., Nobel, Ontario]] |
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Canadian Explosives, jointly owned by [[du Pont]], in the USA, and [[Nobel Industries (Scotland)|Nobel's Explosives]], in [[Scotland]], were already producing Cordite, at [[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]], for the [[Quebec]] [[Arsenal]], before World War I. The capacity of this plant was increased one-hundredfold to 350,000 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] (159,000 [[kg]]) of Cordite per month. In addition, in February 1918, they started to build a Cordite plant at Nobel to produce 1,500,000 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] (681,000 [[kg]]) per month. It was finished on 24 August 1918.<ref name =carnegie/> |
Canadian Explosives, jointly owned by [[DuPont (1802–2017)|du Pont]], in the USA, and [[Nobel Industries (Scotland)|Nobel's Explosives]], in [[Scotland]], were already producing Cordite, at [[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]], for the [[Quebec]] [[Arsenal]], before World War I. The capacity of this plant was increased one-hundredfold to 350,000 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] (159,000 [[kg]]) of Cordite per month. In addition, in February 1918, they started to build a Cordite plant at Nobel to produce 1,500,000 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] (681,000 [[kg]]) per month. It was finished on 24 August 1918.<ref name =carnegie/> During peak production 1,000 people were employed, many of them women.<ref name=macfie/> |
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===World War 2=== |
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At the outbreak of WW2, [[Defence Industries Limited]] was founded next to CIL. The plants were operated around the clock and employed 2,000 persons. A typical wage for the winter of 1942-43, for an employee to blend cordite and pack it for shipment to munitions plants elsewhere, was 52 cents per hour.<ref name="macfie">{{cite news |last1=Macfie |first1=John |title=All quiet on Nobel's war front |url=https://www.parrysound.com/opinion-story/6835777-all-quiet-on-nobel-s-war-front/ |publisher=Parry Sound North Star |date=1 September 2016}}</ref> |
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===Orenda Aerospace=== |
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==Highway 400 realignment== |
===Highway 400 realignment=== |
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In 2010, a stretch of the new [[Ontario Highway 400| |
In 2010, a stretch of the new [[Ontario Highway 400|Highway 400]] alignment opened up which now bypasses Nobel. Some businesses in the town were affected by the new highway due to a sharp decline in traffic and customers, and had to close down. The former route of [[Ontario Highway 69|Highway 69]] through the town was renamed as Nobel Road and reduced in width from four to two lanes, with the decommissioned lanes converted into a recreational [[trail]].<ref>[http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/article/905681--nobel-complex-victim-of-new-highway-400 .Nobel complex victim of new Highway 400] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312002152/http://www.cottagecountrynow.ca/news/article/905681--nobel-complex-victim-of-new-highway-400 |date=2012-03-12 }}, ''cottagecountrynow.ca'', November 19, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.moosefm.com/cklp/index.php?view=article&catid=1:latest-news&id=3566:tim-hortons-and-wendys-in-nobel-closed&tmpl=component&print=1&layout=default&page= Tim Horton's and Wendy's in Nobel Closed], ''moosefm.com/[[CKLP-FM]]'', January 7, 2011</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com/article/901623--highway-69-construction-could-prove-fatal-to-roadside-businesses Highway 69 construction could prove fatal to roadside businesses], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 3, 2010</ref> |
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A new access road for nearby access to Exit 236 of Highway 400 was built, and named Avro Arrow Road. |
A new access road for nearby access to Exit 236 of Highway 400 was built, and named Avro Arrow Road. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061103171259/http://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.com/nobel/nobel2.asp Ontario Abandoned Places - Nobel] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075647/http://www.pspl.on.ca/nobel_history.htm Nobel's Local History] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075647/http://www.pspl.on.ca/nobel_history.htm Nobel's Local History] |
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 22 September 2024
Nobel is a village on the shores of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Municipality of McDougall in the District of Parry Sound. The community is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
This village is the administrative office of the Shawanaga First Nation reserve.[1]
History
[edit]Nobel was across the Sound from Depot Harbour; the two towns benefited from the industrialization brought by the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, later the Canada Atlantic Railway.
During the First World War, Nobel was the home of two explosives factories: The British Cordite Limited and Canadian Explosives Ltd. Both sites closed in 1922. Explosives and munitions were also produced at Nobel in World War II.
The British Cordite Ltd, Nobel, Ontario
[edit]The British Cordite Limited was built by the Explosives Department of the Imperial Munitions Board to produce Cordite. Construction started in late 1916 and production started in mid 1917. The site covered 366 acres (1.48 km2) and had 155 buildings. By 30 November 1918 it had produced 21,450,000 lbs (9,738,300 kg) of Cordite.[2]
Canadian Explosives Ltd
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Canadian Explosives, jointly owned by du Pont, in the USA, and Nobel's Explosives, in Scotland, were already producing Cordite, at Beloeil, for the Quebec Arsenal, before World War I. The capacity of this plant was increased one-hundredfold to 350,000 lbs (159,000 kg) of Cordite per month. In addition, in February 1918, they started to build a Cordite plant at Nobel to produce 1,500,000 lbs (681,000 kg) per month. It was finished on 24 August 1918.[2] During peak production 1,000 people were employed, many of them women.[3]
World War 2
[edit]At the outbreak of WW2, Defence Industries Limited was founded next to CIL. The plants were operated around the clock and employed 2,000 persons. A typical wage for the winter of 1942-43, for an employee to blend cordite and pack it for shipment to munitions plants elsewhere, was 52 cents per hour.[3]
Orenda Aerospace
[edit]In the post-war years Orenda Engines had a testing facility, where the Orenda Iroquois turbojet engine was being developed. This engine was slated to power the ill-fated Avro Arrow until the project was cancelled by the Diefenbaker government.
Highway 400 realignment
[edit]In 2010, a stretch of the new Highway 400 alignment opened up which now bypasses Nobel. Some businesses in the town were affected by the new highway due to a sharp decline in traffic and customers, and had to close down. The former route of Highway 69 through the town was renamed as Nobel Road and reduced in width from four to two lanes, with the decommissioned lanes converted into a recreational trail.[4][5][6]
A new access road for nearby access to Exit 236 of Highway 400 was built, and named Avro Arrow Road.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Home". Shawanaga First Nation.
- ^ a b Carnegie, David (1925).
- ^ a b Macfie, John (1 September 2016). "All quiet on Nobel's war front". Parry Sound North Star.
- ^ .Nobel complex victim of new Highway 400 Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, cottagecountrynow.ca, November 19, 2010
- ^ Tim Horton's and Wendy's in Nobel Closed, moosefm.com/CKLP-FM, January 7, 2011
- ^ Highway 69 construction could prove fatal to roadside businesses, Toronto Star, December 3, 2010
Sources
[edit]- Carnegie, David (1925). The History of Munitions Supply in Canada 1914 - 1918. London, New York, Ontario: Longmans, Green and Co.
- lank, H. H. and Williams, E. L. (1982). The Du Pont Canada History. Du Pont Canada.
- Reader, W.J. (1970). Imperial Chemical Industries: A History. Volume 1: The Forerunners 1870-1926. London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-215937-2.