Parc national Kuururjuaq

The parc national Kuururjuaq  was created as a result of close collaboration with the Innu Nation. It is the second such park to be created in Nunavik.

The parc national Kuururjuaq  is located to the east of Ungava Bay and offers some of the most spectacular landscapes in Quebec. Completely to the east of the park, the 1,646 metre-high Mount D’Iberville dominates the Mount Torngat massif. It is the highest peak in Québec and, in fact, in all of eastern continental Canada. From the summits of these mountains one can see the colossal work performed by the glaciers that dug gigantic amphitheatres into the land, as well as the fjords of the Sea of Labrador. It is here in these mountains that the Koroc River has its source. One of the features of the parc national Kuururjuaq  is that it protects the quasi-totality of this river’s watershed, thus assuring a high degree of protection to the territory. The clear waters of the river rush through rapids and waterfalls across a deep glacial valley over a distance of 166 km, finally emptying into Ungava Bay. A dense forest of Black Spruce and Larch occupy the centre of the valley, making this area a Boreal enclave within the Arctic environment. The valley is also home to the most northerly stand of White Birch known in Quebec.

The Koroc River valley has always been a natural communications corridor between Ungava Bay and the Sea of Labrador used by the Innu and wildlife. Numerous vestiges of past occupation have been observed all along the course of the river. Inhabitants travelled this route to reach Ramah Bay on the Sea of Labrador, to gather Quartzite, a high-quality stone used in the manufacture of tools and hunting weapons.

Public hearings

Transcription of the March 14, 2007 session (French only) Transcription of the March 15, 2007 session (French only) Briefs

Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. Brief, March 2, 2007, 1 page. Azimut Exploration Inc. Brief, March 5, 2007, 5 pages (Inuktitut version). Council of the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach. Brief, March 2, 2007, 4 pages. Université Laval – Centre d’études nordiques. Brief, March 8, 2007, 7 pages. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. Brief, March 12, 2007, 21 pages. Nunavik Tourism Association. Brief, March 2007, 2 pages. Abdeslam Mejdoub. Brief, March 13, 2007, 16 pages. Makivik Corporation. Brief, March 15, 2007, 12 pages. Kativik Regional Government. Brief, March 14, 2007, 7 pages. Harold Geltman, Brief, February 28, 2007, 14 pages.