Page 106 The signing of the Peace of the Braves marked a major turning point for the Cree communities of Northern Quebec. The lat ter took advantage of this impetus to take on a prime role in the development of Northern Quebec and are now vital part - ners for whoever wishes to im - plement a project. The most striking example can be found with the development of the Eleonore gold mine project by Goldcorp Inc. The W emendji community not only signed a partnership agree - ment allowing the mining com - pany to go forward with its proj - ect, its residents also showed business savvy in reaping maxi - mum proft from the situation. For example, the creation of the on-site infrastructures was han - dled by mini ng contractors hired by Goldcorp, such as Red Path and Norascon. The lat ter were supported in their work by T awish Construction, an Aboriginal company that took ad - Cont’d on pg. 107 Quebec Cr ee communities play key role in mining developments FEA TURE