Yann Troutet - Eaux Vives Minganie
Yann Troutet graciously followed the students of Vanier College from the Scouts Camp in Mingan to the community school in Ekuanitshit to give them a snapshot of whitewater river developments in the region of Minganie. Seated in small chairs with juice boxes in hand, the students were made aware of current and potential projects being managed by Hydro Quebec. These included increasing hydro dams on the Romaine river and possibly on the Magpie river. Currently Hydro Quebec has only developed two out of the three dams they wish to construct on the Romaine river and finalizing the project has proved to be a contentious issue. He explained that while some argue that developments such as these provide jobs, others say that the lost of such pristine land is not worth the risk. There were of course, more details to the situation, which Yann elaborated on: one being that the two million invested in the Romaine project by the provincial government could also have been directed towards creating more jobs. This meant that the project was not only a risky, but also a pointless endeavor. To the northeast of Ekuanitshit lay the Romaine river, still with some of its whitewater rapids intact. The question remained, what would become of the Romaine river and would the Magpie remains ours to cherish in its natural state forever? The decisions to be made are political, Yann explained, offering another reason to be engaged in politics.
Taliesin Herb
Yann Troutet graciously followed the students of Vanier College from the Scouts Camp in Mingan to the community school in Ekuanitshit to give them a snapshot of whitewater river developments in the region of Minganie. Seated in small chairs with juice boxes in hand, the students were made aware of current and potential projects being managed by Hydro Quebec. These included increasing hydro dams on the Romaine river and possibly on the Magpie river. Currently Hydro Quebec has only developed two out of the three dams they wish to construct on the Romaine river and finalizing the project has proved to be a contentious issue. He explained that while some argue that developments such as these provide jobs, others say that the lost of such pristine land is not worth the risk. There were of course, more details to the situation, which Yann elaborated on: one being that the two million invested in the Romaine project by the provincial government could also have been directed towards creating more jobs. This meant that the project was not only a risky, but also a pointless endeavor. To the northeast of Ekuanitshit lay the Romaine river, still with some of its whitewater rapids intact. The question remained, what would become of the Romaine river and would the Magpie remains ours to cherish in its natural state forever? The decisions to be made are political, Yann explained, offering another reason to be engaged in politics.
Taliesin Herb