PRODUCING EXPLOSIVES
CANADA REDOUBLES HER EFFORTS OTTAWA. 21st October. “In 1941 Canada will be producing explosives at an annual rate more than twice aj great as the entire production of t: is country in the Great War,” said the Hon. C. D. Howe. Minister of Munitions and Supply. “Our present chemicals and explosives programme.” he continued, “now involves capital expenditures of some 60.000.000 dollars, and includes the erection of 10 plants, several of which equal in magnitude anything of a similar nature existing in the Empire to-day. With the development of this programme, the Canadian output of explosives will be substantially increased within the next few weeks.” A very large shell filling plant is presently being constructed which will employ some of the production from the explosives plants. Plans are under way for the further enlargement of the shell filling capacity of the Dominion. The construction work on all these plants is proceeding well up to schedule. and. in several instances, subr stantially ahead of schedule, said the Minister. The output of explosives will include both propellants and high explosives of several types.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 4 December 1940, Page 3
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