Let’s play “what-if?”

Of all the dams in the James Bay region, sooner or later, one is going to go.

Let’s say the one that is located at Brisay, on the Caniapisacau Reservoir, decides to give way.

That means this reservoir will quickly empty into the Fontange Basin. If Hydro-Québec doesn’t manage to blow the diversion dikes going into Lac Bienville, then the whole thing will direct itself at LG-4.

The dam in LG-4 will be compromised under these conditions, and so will LG-3 and LG-2. The Cree areas down-river of these four reservoirs will likely be wiped clean.

How much money would you want to negotiate as an unusually high wave hits the beaches of Sanikiluaq?

Mitch Gingras
mitch_gingras@yahoo.com
Ottawa