The Quebec Bridge Disaster claimed 76 lives, 33 of them Mohawk ironworkers. Now a theatre production called Sky Dancers explores the lasting impact of Canada’s greatest workplace disaster from an Indigenous perspective.
' ironworker scene. Industrial beats that incorporate the sound of metal being hammered play over top men singing in Mohawk, while the dancers perform a breakdance-inspired choreography.
The new bridge was meant to be a symbol of engineering excellence and innovation, the longest of its type in the world. However, in the months leading up to its collapse, there were multiple construction issues and warning signs that the structure was not sound.Edward Hoare was hired as chief engineer despite having never worked on a large-scale bridge before. To make up for Hoare's lack of experience, Theodore Cooper was brought on as a consultant.
But chords continued to bend and break so much that on August 27, one construction foreman halted the construction. Tragically, he changed his mind, and within days the bridge collapsed. Some children were brought to residential schools because of the bridge collapse. "The church was pressuring the women saying, 'you can't take care of your children anymore, because you lost the breadwinner,' you know, so it was like a double tragedy.'"
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