They are going to divert this majestic river, and flood 400 sq kilometers to produce Hydro.
http://jamesbayroad.com/rupertriver/
If the Danny NL Government ever gets its act together they will do similar damage to land not far to the east on the Grand River of Labrador.
The slush on the ice has gone this morning, we have -30 odd wind chills, that will deal with any mushy slush for sure, froze my nose too.
But it does feel normal, so we will put up with the uncomforts.
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I worked a bit for the Cree last summer and winter, on an unrelated issue to do with their new access road linking \one of the Cree communiteis on the Rupert to the provincial highway network.
That Rupert River truly is a wonderful thing to behold.
I think the next 20 years will see a rapid escalation in the number of energy projects in the North. One of the lasting outcomes of all that development will be a new networks of roads connecting the mostly-aboriginal north to the south.
Not sure if that is a good thing. Noooo, I do know that it is not such a good thing.
People have to start thinking outside the box on development in the north.
The developers have only got one box, and it's the one that says $$ on it.
The ironic thing about roads is that they make you more isolated, rather than less, because you become more aware of what you don't have.
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