Since the completion of the second phase of the La Grande Complex in the 1990s, eelgrass, a perennial flowering underwater plant and staple food for migrating geese, has been on the decline in coastal Eeyou Istchee. “I feel sorry for […]
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Hydro-Québec looks to send more energy south of the border
A major infrastructure project is in the works between Hydro-Québec and Central Maine Power (CMP) that could see more Canadian energy exported to the US as early as 2022. And while the 20-year contract between the two partners was signed […]
Ouje-Bougoumou demands solutions to power outages
The people of Ouje-Bougoumou are fed up with repeated power outages and are demanding a permanent solution from Hydro-Québec. While strong winds and an abundance of trees near power lines have frequently shut down the village’s electrical grid over the […]
Spillway opened in Eastmain not a cause for major concern, climate change might be
While the image associated to the opening of the spillway is that of a tidal wave, Francis Labbé, media spokesperson for Hydro–Québec, assured the increased water flow will be comparable to a spring run-off following a winter with heavy snowfall. […]
From trapline to statesman
There are many defining moments in a person’s life that shape them into the person they ultimately become. One could look at Matthew Coon Come’s birth in the bush on his parent’s trapline in 1959, for instance. It’s a familiar […]
Snapshots of Eeyou Istchee
Eeyou Istchee will be forever intertwined with Dolly Parton for photographer George Legrady. He spent the summer there in 1973 photographing everyday moments to create a cultural record of the Cree who hunted on the land before it was flooded […]
In Brief: Whapmagoostui energy project, Waskaganish Princess Pageant, Amos AAA tryouts
New power system for Whapmagoostui sports complex On August 10, Quebec announced it is giving $1.2 million to Nimschu Iskudow Inc. for a residual forest biomass project that will power the sports complex in Whapmagoostui. The project will swap out […]
Remembrance
It has been 40 years since the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) was signed. I remember those days, which had a vast influence over how Cree economics, politics and culture have developed to this day. Something precious was […]
The Apatisiiwin Agreement with Hydro-Québec nears its end
Eleven years after the Apatisiiwin Agreement between Hydro-Québec and the James Bay Cree was reached, the final cohorts of the Technical Employment with Hydro-Québec (TEHQ) program have begun their two-year training programs. This last group of prospective employees have exactly […]
How one man is fighting the James Bay Highway’s pothole epidemic
Waskaganish’s Ryan Erless is no stranger to the James Bay Highway (JBH). He’s traveled up and down the 620 kilometres of the decaying two-lane road too many times to count. Like many Crees, Erless knows the highway’s most infamous potholes, […]