Baie-James

The Municipality o Baie-James (French: Municipalité de Baie-James) wis a municipality in northren Quebec, Canadae, which existit frae 1971 tae 2012. Locatit tae the east o James Bay, Baie-James covered 297,332.84 square kilometres o land, an wis the lairgest incorporatit municipality in Canadae — anerly aicht unorganisit territories wur lairger. Its territory amaist entirely (aboot 98%) covered the admeenistrative region o Jamésie, awtho it contained less nor five percent o the population. Essentially, it wis the remainder o the Jamésie Territory's laund efter aw o the major population centres wur remuivit. On 24 Julie 2012, the Quebec govrenment signed an accord wi the Cree that wad result in the abolition o Baie-James an the creation o a regional govrenment kent as Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory. The hydroelectric pouer plants o the La Grande Complex wur aw locatit athin the municipal bundaries o Baie-James, makkin the municipality strategically important tae Quebec's energy policy. Ither important economic sectors are minin, softwood loggin, forestry, an tourism. History The municipality wis creatit in 1971 an wis run bi the buird o directors o the Société de développement de la Baie James. It manages the territory o the James Bay an Northren Quebec Greement atween the 49t an 55t parallel, wi the exception o the Cree Category 1 lands an the enclaves o Chapais, Chibougamau, Lebel-sur-Quévillon an Matagami. In Dizember 2001, the municipal cooncil wis reformit. It became a municipality o a special teep directit bi the mayors o the fower enclave touns, as well as the chairpersons o the local community cooncils o Radisson, Valcanton an Villebois. An aicht seat is reservit for a representative comin frae the nan-urban territory. The municipality gained additional authority an can exert certaint pouers as a regional coonty. Unner the terms o the Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory o 24 Julie 2012, the municipality ceased tae exist an wis replacit bi a new regional govrenment cried Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory. Commonties in Baie-James Beaucanton Desmaraisville Joutel Miquelon Radisson - northren-maist nan-native toun in Quebec. Val-Paradis Valcanton Villebois Demographics Population: Population in 2006: 1394 Population in 2001: 1422 2001 tae 2006 population chynge: -2.0 % Population in 1996: 1978 Population in 1991: 3073 Tot private dwellins, excludin saisonal cottages: 606 (tot: 870) Transportation The primary roads tae an athin Baie-James wur: Route 109 - provincial heich-gate tae Matagami Route 113 - provincial heich-gate frae Val-d'Or tae Chibougamau Route 393 - regional heich-gate tae Val-Paradis James Bay Road - road frae Matagami tae Radisson North Road Trans-Taiga Road - access road tae hydro-electric stations o the James Bay Project Air transportation is throu the La Grande Rivière Airport naur Radisson, which provides scheduled air service tae Montreal an Puvirnituq. Geografie Nearby lochs include Lake Naococane. References Freemit airtins Municipality o Baie-James Archived 2011-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Human Environment o the James Bay region Archived 2006-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (Detailed map o the James Bay region) Map o Baie-James Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Template:Admeenistrative diveesions o Quebec region