MONTREAL — A Quebec Innu community is suing Hydro\u002DQuebec for $2.2\u002Dbillion, claiming the Churchill Falls hydroelectric station has destroyed a significant part…
The lawsuit filed Friday in Quebec Superior Court by the Innu of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam claims the megaproject’s reservoirs and more than 1,000 kilometres of transmission lines “flooded and destroyed” part of their traditional territory and disrupted the community’s traditional activities.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
In its statement of claim, Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam alleges Hydro-Quebec and Churchill Falls Corporation “illegally appropriated” Innu lands and has benefited for decades from the power generated there. “If Hydro-Quebec is to be a responsible company, it must redress its wrongs and demonstrate its respect for our lands, our people, and our rights,” Mckenzie’s statement said.
The community says it will continue to suffer harm from Churchill Falls as long as it remains in operation, and to compensate for future losses the lawsuit seeks annual compensation equivalent to 12.5 per cent of the profits Hydro-Quebec generates from the megaproject.
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