Topics

• Brief history of the environment in Québec: how it all began
• La Grande hydroelectric complex
  1. A first in Canada
  2. Acquiring a huge amount of environmental data
  3. Laying a number of myths to rest
• What happens when a reservoir is created?
  1. Flooding transforms a land area into an aquatic environment
  2. Evolution of species
  3. Archeological knowledge
  4. Mercury: myth vs. reality
• Long-term monitoring of wildlife populations (fish, caribou, etc.)
• Archeology: discoveries about the Aboriginal way of life

Speaker : Claude Demers

• Scientific communicator Claude Demers has been with Hydro-Québec since 1980. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in physical geography and has worked all over Québec and in Labrador.
• For over a decade, Claude Demers coordinated the environmental monitoring program at the La Grande complex. He has also managed projects for Hydro-Québec International and worked in the power generation planning department.

Technical information

• PowerPoint presentation at least 60 minutes long.
• Presentation includes many illustrations, photographs and maps.
• Students may ask questions during the presentation. There can also be a question period at the end.
• This conference can be given in French or English.