Some forty farmers of the Three Rivers valley in Alberta are opposed to the construction of a dam that will flood their land to provide irrigation for some eight thousand farmers further downstream. They say that a straight cost-benefit argument will cause great injustice, and that building a dam at the proposed site may not, in fact, solve the problem. The farmers maintain that water wastage through badly maintained canals, mismanagement of the watershed and other faults should be dealt with before envisaging construction of a whole new irrigation system.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310143
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Canada
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farmers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Water in agriculture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alberta
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dams
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dams - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Regulation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-storage
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Watershed management
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Dams
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-storage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)