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A few months before the opening of the new St. Lawrence Seaway, the author reappraises the effects of the Project on the Port of Montréal. Analysing the conclusions and recommendations of three studies published in 1957 and 1958, the Report of the ToIIs Committee of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Report of the Royal Commission on Coastal Trade, and the report published by the Faculty of Commerce of McGill University, The Impact of the St. Lawrence Seaway on the Montréal Area, one comes to the conclusion that the Port of Montréal will remain a grain transhipment centre, but will lose a good part of its general cargo trade to Great Lakes ports. The loss of general cargo tonnage is estimated at 650,000 tons. In conclusion, several factors that may contribute to keep Montréal the leading oceanic port on the Seaway are stressed : 1. the imponderables ; 2. the Lachine rapids that are reduced in size by the new canal, but do not disappear; 3. competition between different types of vessels ; and, 4. traffic congestion in the waterway.
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The settlement of Greenland, the world's largest island, dates back at least 4,000 years but the present population numbers no more than 35,000 and is very unevenly distributed throughout the area — 40 per cent of the inhabitants are grouped along the island's south-west coast. However, major increases in the population in recent years have brought about serious housing and land communications problems and a pressing need for improved community facilities. Greenland's economy is based upon the exploitation of natural resources, mainly game, fish and minerals. With the exception of a few meat and fish processing plants established in recent years secondary industry is almost non-existent. Increased investment and improvement of the educational System appear to be keystones to the future development of this isolated land.
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The author recently made a detailed investigation of the talus accumulations which mantle the steep slopes of the valley of the rivière du Nord, in the Laurentide hills, 45 miles north of Montréal, Québec. In postglacial times the lower section of the valley was occupied by an arm of the Champlain sea, and thick deposits of sand and clay were laid down in this estuary. The writer describes the various types of contacts which exist between the Champlain sea deposits and the talus accumulations — for example, certain talus slopes were completely covered by marine sediments and remain « fossilized » ; others have been stripped of their cover of unconsolidated materials and are consequently described as « exhumed ». The writer has also attempted to distinguish between those talus accumulations which antedate the Champlain incursion and those which postdate it. Most of the talus slopes appear to have formed immediately prior to or during the Champlain period, but a few have developed, at least in part, since that time. Frost-shattering (gelifraction) is the principal process contributing to the formation of these talus accumulations at the present time, although landslides also play an important role. The writer wonders whether these talus slopes of the valley of the rivière du Nord should not be classified as periglacial landforms.
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Contemporary historical Jesus research is making a considerable effort to situate the man from Nazareth within the context of his own society and culture. In order to accomplish this, it is extremely important to be able to ascertain the degree of Romanization within first century C.E. Galilee, to know if there were social tensions, as well as to identify phenomena of acculturation or resistance to it. Archaeological data suggests that, in spite of a relatively good level of opulence and tranquility, rural Galilean communities refused to adopt the values of the Roman world. Three recent monographs are of note for the attempt on the part of their authors to take a new look at Jesus from a regional Galilean perspective.