Moose Lake/Easterville Flooding

Text of motion: That the Moose Lake Indian Band and the Chemawawin Indian Band (Easterville) be supported in their negotiations with the Province of Manitoba and the Federal Government of Canada to resolve the flooding damages caused by the construction of the Grand Rapids Hydro Electric Dam Project in 1962, which not only caused environmental damage, but also social disruptions to the lives of the many residents of Moose Lake and Chemawawin;; that this concern be communicated to the Federal and Provincial Governments by all means at the Church's disposal. CARRIED WITHOUT DEBATE Act 84

Subjects: Moose Lake Indian Band; Chemawawin Indian Band (Easterville, Man.); Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada; Indigenous peoples - Manitoba; Hydroelectric power plants - Environmental aspects - Canada; Environmental policy - Canada; Dams - Manitoba; Dams - Environmental aspects