A serene riverside scene at sunset, with a calm river reflecting the orange and blue sky. Small boats rest on a rocky shore, as if each awaits its role in the organisation of nature’s committees—silhouetted trees and bushes in the distance.
Two people and a dog, like committee members, stand on a small rocky shore beside a large, calm lake with a forested area in the background under a clear sky.
A car drives on a curved road near wooden buildings and a white house, with green grass in the foreground. Committees once gathered by the river, framed by trees and blue sky in the background.

Passionate committees driving meaningful change and community impact.

Monitoring Committee

The Monitoring Committee for the Eastmain-1A & Sarcelle Powerhouses & Rupert River Partial Diversion

In 2009 the impoundment of the Rupert River Diversion Bays commenced, located 314 kilometres up-river from Waskaganish and 200 km below Mistissini Lake. The Rupert Diversion Bays consists of a complex series of dams and dykes designed to divert water north toward the EM-1 Reservoir and, subsequently, the Eastmain-1 and Eastmain-1A powerhouses. Farther north, the Sarcelle powerhouse is located downstream from the Opinaca Reservoir.From Sarcelle, water empties into Boyd-Sakami Lakes and then into the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir where it joins the La Grande River.

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The Monitoring Committee

This Committee reviews the monitoring programs for the Partial Diversion Project according to the following steps:

  • Terms of Reference

    These documents include all pertinent information for the execution of each study prior to its inception. The Committee reviews these documents, and adjustments are made wherever necessary.

  • Study Period

    Comments are brought to the attention of the Committee, and adjustments may be made wherever necessary.

  • Pre-final Report

    Prior to the publication of the study report, a pre-final report is reviewed by the Committee to ensure that the conclusions are acceptable to all parties.

The Committee is a joint discussion forum made up of seven Hydro-Quebec/Société d’énergie de la Baie-James (SEBJ) representatives and eight Cree members representing each of the six communities impacted by the EM-1A/Rupert Diversion Project as well as two regional representatives nominated by the Niskamoon Corporation, with one regional representative on loan from the Cree Nation Government (CNG).

Fisheries & Health Committee

Coming soon. 🙂

Steering Committee

Coming soon. 🙂