St. Lawrence - The river begins where the Great Lakes end, and joins the Ottawa river 200 kilometres into the journey to the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Lakes have cleansed the water above Montreal, but the city’s sewage and runoff from roads and factories rapidly degrades the river. The decline in the river continues - heavy concentrations of agricultural pollutants flow in from tributaries below Montreal. Lac Champlain is a dying lake - a recreational paradise now often deserted due to water quality so degraded by intensive farming that beaches were recently closed. Further down river, we examine other human impacts. Why do beluga whales in the lower St. Lawrence have such high contamination of their body fat? What are we doing wrong in the St. Lawrence river?
Segment Breakdown
- Infrastructure I 2:39
- Ottawa - Laval 1:41
- Infrastructure II 3:19
- Pathogens 1:51
- Agriculture 7:26
- lac St. Pierre 6:48
- Belugas 1:24
- Climate Change 1:43
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Raymond Desjardins overlooking the city of Montreal. |
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Old Quebec City. |
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The Frontenac, in Quebec City. |
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Randy Tomiuk shooting outside the Center Block of Parliament. |
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Shipping on the St. Lawrence. |
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The house that was the subject of the famous television shot during the Chicoutimi Flood. |
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