TUE JAMES BAY PROJECT

On April 29th, 1971, Promior Robort Bourassa put forward
a plan for a huge hydro-clectric project in northern Quebec -
The James Bay Project,
~ the project will involve dormaing Pa ponibiv 7 preat
rivers, building 10 hu;:o dams, constructing “00 miles
of road, and the building of modern airports and a
seaport on James Bay,
- the costs are estimated at 10 billion ¢ LLAvS,
~ upwards of 12,000 merawatts of clcetrice! power will
be produced
~“tho electricity will «3% 11,8 wills weie’y in mmeh
ereater thon from -ox*. “vin.3 ond. other projoectod sourees,
- 4,000 34, ies of bu: ilead will be flooded,
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result of the projee. Tits is about hh, of tho area
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