{"id":66272,"date":"2024-04-18T09:39:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T13:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/?page_id=66272"},"modified":"2024-05-15T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T17:08:32","slug":"25-rivieres-sauvages-cote-nord","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/25-rivieres-sauvages-cote-nord\/","title":{"rendered":"25 great endangered wild rivers - North Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"66272\" class=\"elementor elementor-66272\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d62896 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d62896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad840c5 jet-breadcrumbs-align-mobile-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"ad840c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-breadcrumbs jet-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__wrap\"><div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/\" class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item-link is-home\" rel=\"home\" title=\"Fondation Rivi\u00e8res\">Fondation Rivi\u00e8res<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f009825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f009825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">25 large wild rivers under threat<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad2a4c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ad2a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d182b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6d182b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9463c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9463c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The North Coast's last great wild rivers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec46aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec46aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1175\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carte-cote-nord-v2-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-67200\" alt=\"North coast map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carte-cote-nord-v2-.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carte-cote-nord-v2--300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carte-cote-nord-v2--1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carte-cote-nord-v2--768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/carte-cote-nord-v2--18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1175px) 100vw, 1175px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">North coast map<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5336086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5336086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endangered rivers: Magpie, Aguanish, Natashquan, Olomane, Petit-M\u00e9catina, Saint-Augustin, Saint-Paul<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618aa39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"618aa39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It's on the territory of the Innu communities of the C\u00f4te-Nord that we find the rivers of greatest interest to Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec. There are seven major endangered rivers on the C\u00f4te Nord, including the Rivi\u00e8re du <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/macotenord.com\/la-fondation-rivieres-mobilise-la-population-contre-les-projets-de-barrages-en-basse-cote-nord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Mecatina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is currently being <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/etude-potentiel-hydroelectrique-la-riviere-du-petit-mecatina-injustifiee\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a preliminary study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on hydroelectric potential by Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the wake of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/inauguration-complexe-la-romaine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Romaine complex opens in April 2023<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec reiterated its intention to develop<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/espaces-autochtones\/2012073\/unamen-shipu-barrage-petit-mecatina-hydro-quebec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> new dams on the North Shore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the Petit M\u00e9catina river. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located on the border of Labrador, the Petit Mecatina River flows into the St. Lawrence River between Natashquan and Blanc-Sablon, and has its source in Labrador. The government of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/affaires\/entreprises\/2023-04-04\/projet-hydroelectrique-de-la-riviere-petit-mecatina\/hydro-quebec-se-remet-en-marche.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to develop dams in the area, with plans to build power plants with a potential of 1,200 MW on the river after the end of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/inauguration-complexe-la-romaine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romaine project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3918d57 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3918d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/our-actions\/energie-barrages-hydroelectriques\/25-rivieres-sauvages\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">To return to the main page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa33c27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa33c27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52439f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f52439f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Route 138 extension: a crucial road for the region's development<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d66bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1d66bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38cc170 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38cc170\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759fdb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"759fdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The extension of Highway 138 is at the heart of the demands made by the elected representatives of the aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities of the Lower North Shore. <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/2042144\/route-centrale-hydroelectrique-developpement-hydro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No road, no dam<\/a>the elected representatives of these isolated regions, which are experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1773637\/habitation-logement-premiere-nations-autochtone-penurie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">housing crisis<\/a> with the prospect of economic prosperity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cc417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24cc417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79336d elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"d79336d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=kegaska&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"kegaska\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"kegaska\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6212052 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6212052\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da27e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9da27e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6114638 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6114638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The extension of the road and the harnessing of the Petit Mecatina River nevertheless open the door to the construction of dams on 5 other rivers on the North Coast. For the government, dams are the primary reason for extending the road. This road is highly coveted by the private sector, which sees an opportunity to develop hydrogen and wind power on the North Shore. This road must not be built to meet Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec's energy needs, or to meet the energy requirements of its customers. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/vendre-vent-tuer-hydro-quebec-lautel-prive\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">private-sector industrial dreams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The extension of Highway 138 should not come at the price of sacrificing rivers, but first and foremost for the well-being of local communities, the vast majority of whom want this road.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The construction of this road represents a major technical challenge, and will entail astronomical costs due to the steepness of the North Shore and the instability of the soil at certain points on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, over rivers and inlets that need to be spanned. If the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/tes-mauricie-met-nos-rivieres-en-peril\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">private companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are targeting this area for their wind turbines, the government has no intention of passing the bill on to them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77211a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d77211a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4ad43 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d4ad43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DJI_0103-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-66574\" alt=\"Rivi\u00e8re Petit-M\u00e9catina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DJI_0103-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DJI_0103-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DJI_0103-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DJI_0103-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DJI_0103-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DJI_0103-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Petit-M\u00e9catina River_credit photo: Gabriel Rondeau<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b568f56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b568f56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf7af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf7af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact of the opening up of the territory on the North Coast<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656cf2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"656cf2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b4612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b4612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opening up of the C\u00f4te-Nord region by roads and construction sites has had a major impact on the natural resources that are suddenly more accessible. This fragmentation of the territory contributes to the loss of biodiversity in the region through human predation, facilitated by access to new hunting and fishing grounds. Although communities need this road for their social and economic development, opening up the territory exposes it to the danger of being drained of resources. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05046bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05046bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c88e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c88e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Negotiations with the Innu<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0186913 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0186913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2338441 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2338441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c84a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c84a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negotiations between the government and the Innu are a prerequisite for any new development on the North Shore rivers south of the 55th parallel. Negotiations will be highly complex, as the communities have been greatly affected <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the development of the Manic complex in 1965, when they had only received <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/opinion\/idees\/535077\/hydroelectricite-le-vrai-scandale-sur-la-cote-nord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">derisory compensation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in exchange for the destruction of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/opinion\/idees\/623118\/reconciliation-la-cour-supreme-et-manic-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their territory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ancestral lands. The government and Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec acted in the 1960s without even consulting the aboriginal communities, which is something that has never been done before. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unthinkable today. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There's a huge amount of catching up to do, since the Innu received derisory financial compensation compared with what was paid to the Cree and Inuit, who will receive more than $6 billion over 50 years in compensation for similar impacts on their territory in the wake of the James Bay construction. The signing of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/2049580\/francois-legault-cote-nord-pessamit-entente-hydroquebec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pessamit agreement <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concluded on February 15, 2024<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opens the door to compensation for the first time. Similar agreements will have to be negotiated with each of the communities affected if the projects are to go ahead.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a3947 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20a3947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb8ad3 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"9cb8ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-cta__icon elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-water\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTake action to protect our last great wild rivers\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTell your elected representatives that you care about river protection\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/quand-toutes-rivieres-seront-harnachees-restera-nous\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHelp us\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092754c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"092754c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d10ad elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"59d10ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThis dam [La Manic], which is now at the heart of 14 major infrastructures on the traditional territory of the Innu community of Pessamit, on the North Shore, has become a blatant symbol of Quebec colonialism in defiance of Aboriginal rights.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Andr\u00e9 Binette, constitutional scholar specializing in aboriginal law<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b431c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94b431c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea5d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aea5d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Magpie River<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec05d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec05d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Magpie is located in the Havre-Saint-Pierre region, near the mouth of the La Romaine River. L'<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-ms.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muteshekau-shipu Alliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strongly opposes the construction of power plants. The site is a biodiversity reserve with significant recreational and tourism potential. The Magpie is a natural jewel to be protected, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/espaces-autochtones\/1952424\/innus-allochtones-hydro-quebec-protection-magpie#:~:text=La%20Magpie%20est%20tr%C3%A8s%20convoit%C3%A9e,en%20kayak%20ou%20en%20rafting.&amp;text=Le%20combat%20pour%20prot%C3%A9ger%20la,%2C%20sur%20la%20C%C3%B4te%2DNord.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innu and non-natives unite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure that no hydroelectric development disturbs it. The MRC and the Conseil des Innus d'Ekuanitshit consider themselves guardians of the river. Even though it's closed by a dam just off Route 138, we've included it in the list of great wild rivers, because everything else is untouched. It has been named <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/environnement\/596053\/la-riviere-magpie-obtient-le-statut-de-personnalite-juridique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legal personality<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2023, but this status does not make it a river truly protected from development. This mention is merely symbolic, since there is no legal basis to protect it in the eyes of the law. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d17b75b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d17b75b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7968f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7968f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of C\u00f4te Nord wild rivers (and Lac Saint-Jean) <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f485875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f485875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"footable_parent_66227\"\n         class=\"footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent bootstrap3 colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"66227\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Unharnessed rivers in danger on the North Coast\"            id=\"footable_66227\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_886434530_66227\"\n           class=\"foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_66227 ninja_table_unique_id_886434530_66227 table  nt_type_legacy_table table-bordered table-hover table-condensed vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0\">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1\">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2\">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3\">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4\">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_5\">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_nom_de_la_riviere\">Name of the river<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_debit_module_m_3_s\">Modulus flow (m3\/s)<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_longueur_km\">Length (km)<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_3 ninja_clmn_nm_denivellation_m\">Height difference (m)<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_4 ninja_clmn_nm_bassin_versant_km_2\">Catchment area (km2)<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_5 ninja_clmn_nm_mw_potentiels\">Potential MW* (in MW)<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"21402\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_21402\">\n            <td>Aguanish<\/td><td>164<\/td><td>257<\/td><td>671<\/td><td>5776<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"21408\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_21408\">\n            <td>Magpie<\/td><td>179<\/td><td>290<\/td><td>610<\/td><td>7640<\/td><td>850<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"21412\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_21412\">\n            <td>Natashquan<\/td><td>369<\/td><td>378<\/td><td>579<\/td><td>16110<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"21413\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_21413\">\n            <td>Olomane<\/td><td>137<\/td><td>257<\/td><td>472<\/td><td>5439<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"21414\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_21414\">\n            <td>Petit M\u00e9catina (du)<\/td><td>429<\/td><td>451<\/td><td>610<\/td><td>19580<\/td><td>1200<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"21417\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_21417\">\n            <td>Saint Augustin<\/td><td>292<\/td><td>193<\/td><td>427<\/td><td>9510<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"21418\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_21418\">\n            <td>St.Paul<\/td><td>165,9<\/td><td>161<\/td><td>347<\/td><td>7370<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C\u2019est sur le territoire des communaut\u00e9s Innus de la C\u00f4te Nord qu\u2019on retrouve les rivi\u00e8res sauvages les plus int\u00e9ressantes pour Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec. Il y a huit grandes rivi\u00e8res menac\u00e9es dans le Nitassinan, dont la rivi\u00e8re du Petit M\u00e9catina fait en ce moment l\u2019objet d\u2019une \u00e9tude pr\u00e9liminaire sur le potentiel hydro\u00e9lectrique par Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec. Dans la foul\u00e9e de l\u2019ouverture du complexe La Romaine en avril 2023, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec a rappel\u00e9 son intention de d\u00e9velopper de nouveaux barrages sur la C\u00f4te Nord avec la rivi\u00e8re du Petit M\u00e9catina. Situ\u00e9e \u00e0 la limite du Labrador, la rivi\u00e8re du Petit M\u00e9catina se jette dans le fleuve Saint-Laurent entre Natashquan et Blanc-Sablon et elle prend sa source au Labrador. Le gouvernement affirme vouloir y d\u00e9velopper des barrages en \u00e9voquant la construction de centrales avec un potentiel de 1 200 MW sur la rivi\u00e8re, apr\u00e8s la fin du projet de la Romaine.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":66250,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66272","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66272"}],"version-history":[{"count":210,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70460,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66272\/revisions\/70460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}