Rural Electrification Across Canada National Historic Event
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Farm near Regina with rural electrification, 1958.
© Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan. Photographic Services Branch / Ralph Vawter / 58-283-01 to 58-283-08 | Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan. Photographic Services Branch / Ralph Vawter / 58-283-01 to 58-283-08
Address :
TBD
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2025-08-11
Dates:
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1910 to 1970
(Significant)
Other Name(s):
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Rural Electrification Across Canada
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2024-29, 2024-29-A
Importance:
The expansion of electrification, central stations and distribution networks into rural Canada led to the widespread adoption of new technologies, improved safety, and reduced disparities between the average standards of living in urban and rural areas