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Arvida (/ ɑːr ˈ v aɪ d ə / ar-VY-də) is a settlement of 12,000 people (2010) in Quebec, Canada, that is part of the City of Saguenay. Its name is derived from the name of its founder, Arthur Vining Davis, president of the Alcoa aluminum company.
Arvida, the historical capital of aluminum smelting, is a company town founded by Alcoa. Prized image of the company and a favourite of the multinational’s president, Arthur Vining Davis, from which it obtained its name (Ar-Vi-Da).
The Arvida band, founded on 4 April 1930, gave its first concert in November 1931. Very popular with the public, the band performed on various occasions, including festivals and religious, patriotic and civic celebrations.
- 1994, rue Price, C.P. 2314, Jonquière, G7X 7X8, Québec
- (418) 695-7278
The Arvida aluminum complex includes a smelter, a dry refining plant, and an electrode plant. It is the largest aluminum complex in the world. The first two potrooms begin production in 1926, followed by the other two in 1927.
- 1994, rue Price, C.P. 2314, Jonquière, G7X 7X8, Québec
- (418) 695-7278
Arvida stretches northwest from the Rio Tinto Alcan plant along the shore of the Saguenay River. Crisscrossed by ravines, the residential town has an institutional zone at its heart and is encircled by a green belt.
- Arvida, Jonquière, Saguenay, Quebec
Jun 3, 2016 · Located in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region some 250 km north of Quebec City, Arvida was designed in 1925 and built in three phases up until 1950. It is an excellent synthesis of urban planning concepts favoured at the time, such as the City Beautiful and Garden City movements.
Arvida National Historic Site of Canada is located in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, 250 kilometers north of Quebec City. This company town, built to house employees of the local Alcoa aluminum plant, was designed as a whole, built in three phases and retains many original features.
