SOSC 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: James Bay Project, Estuary, Industrial Revolution

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Terry Conlin

Document Summary

James bay: the wind that keeps on blowing: 1991 ----- color ----- 94 min ----- vhs, (nature of things, the (cbc) series) looks at the environmental and social implications of impending hydro-electric development in northern quebec. Phase ii of the james bay hydro-electric project will affect an area which occupies a third of the. When it is completed, the flow of all major rivers feeding into james. Bay and southern hudson bay will be changed or diverted. Inland areas will be flooded, and the long-term social costs of undermining local cree and inuit cultures will be very heavy. The northern part of phase ii, the great whale project, will alter the total habitat of freshwater seals, and estuaries considered a crucial habitat for the eastern hudson bay beluga herd will be cut off. Hydro-quebec, the promoter and chief researcher in the region, is confident that all impacts will be local or manageable.