GEOG 162 Lecture Notes - James Bay Project, James Bay And Northern Quebec Agreement, Nottaway River
14 Aug 2012
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The heartland of quebec lies in the st lawrence lowlands. Offers natural advantages; arable land, key waterways, large population. The economic and cultural core; montreal and quebec city. Northern extension of the appalachian mountains; gaspe peninsula. Along southern and eastern edges of the st lawrence valley. Pulp/paper milling is significant (saguenay, trios rivieres, erstie, etc) Has the most sites in canada; hydro-quebec: crown corporation. Massive restructuring; economic marginalization of montreal/quebec due to continentalization; not growing like the west. Why so much hydro-electric power in quebec: heavy annual precipitation, high elevation of the canadian shield. As a crown corporation, hydro-quebec controls electricity in the province. Hydro-quebec has been successful at gamering huge power supplies (economic strength) through various projects. Quebec has attracted companies into southern quebec by offering them cheap power. Manicouagan (1960s)-successful (lots of power; electricity transmitted from remote locations to southern markets) James bay project (lagrande, great whale, nottaway river basins, plus smaller rivers)
