Science Fair Project Encyclopedia

1954 in Canada

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1 Incumbents

January 1 - Metropolitan Toronto comes into being to coordinate services among the various municipalities around Toronto.
January 8 - The first oil from Alberta arrives in Sarnia through the new pipeline
March 30 - The Yonge St. subway, the first subway system in Canada, opens in Toronto
April 2 - The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge connecting Halifax to Dartmouth opens
April 13 - Harold Connolly becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Angus Macdonald
July 30 - The "Miracle Mile " is run at the Commonwealth Games in Vancouver
August 10 - The groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway begins
September 9 - Marilyn Bell becomes the first person to swim Lake Ontario
September 30 - Henry Hicks becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Harold Connolly
October 15 - Hurricane Hazel hits Toronto killing 81
Canada contributes to a peacekeeping force in Indochina
Sir Adam Beck Generating Station built on the Canadian side of the Niagara River
Pinetree Line radar system completed
Yahtzee is invented by a Canadian couple
Jean Drapeau first elected mayor of Montreal

New Books

Literary Awards

See 1954 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: Joan Walker , Pardon My Parka

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