
Hydroelectric power station on the 11th fall of the Mistassini River: authorization is based only on declarations of intent
Press release - Fondation Rivières denounces the government's authorization to build a hydroelectric power station on the 11th fall of the Mistassini River in Lac-Saint-Jean, in Premier Couillard's riding. The government is deliberately turning a blind eye to a multitude of consequences, as well as to the secretive management of the Société de l'énergie communautaire du Lac-Saint-Jean (SECLSJ), which is piloting the project. Important conclusions drawn by the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) were not taken into account, and the government's analysis of the project's real economic benefits is flawed.