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INTRODUCTION Friends of Grand River/Mishta Shipu, Labrador is a local citizens organization concerned about the damage %aG)ٽTrge river by the same name in Manitoba which is also dammed) in tribute to the British Prime Minister who had helped to en a p X 0 H `HEION OF GRAND RIVER & ITS WATERSHED E%u"{o?s %[ $ P ign, Inc./OU=VeriSign Trust Network/OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)00/CN=VeriSign Time Stamping Authority CA ` ! HS 0 h ( N 0 H ~ 01000000Z 8 Cape h 8z { 1 P p x 8 8 h and diverse compared to the surrounding taiga region. The river elevation drops from approximately 1615 ft (475m) at the Smallwood Reservoir (second largest man-made lake i P ` 0 gical zones, which influence the biological communities th I 1 H ( ! @ޯ H te X @ entrust.net/SSL_CPS incorp. by ref. (limits liab.) @ Xl 0 @ޯ ` te Certification y p 5959Z 1 H H ` ` X @ޯ x te Timestamping CA H he mist rising out of the canyon and the roar from the falls could be seen and heard from 20 miles away. The falls have now been reduced to a mere trickle. Trapping grounds, Innu gravesites and other archaeological sites disappeared under water p 8 @ 1 The people of Labrador were never consulted, nor was compensation offered for the damage and loss. |
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