Site C Clean Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement Volume 3: Economic and Land and Resource Use Effects Assessment ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS > ...... Greater Than < ...... Less Than % ...... Per cent AAC ...... Allowable Annual Cut AADT ...... Annual Average Daily Traffic AANDC ...... Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada ACFN ...... Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation ALC ...... Agricultural Land Commission ALR ...... Agricultural Land Reserve ATKA ...... Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Assessment ATV ...... All-Terrain Vehicle AUM ...... Animal Unit Month AWSC ...... Available Water Storage Capacity B.C...... British Columbia BCEAO ...... British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office BC Hydro ...... British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority BCIOM ...... British Columbia Input-Output Model BCMA ...... British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture BCMAF ...... British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food BCMAL ...... British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands BCMARR ...... British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation BCMOE ...... British Columbia Ministry of Environment BCMOH ...... British Columbia Ministry of Health BCMEMNG...... British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas BCMFR ...... British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range BCMJTI ...... British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation BCMoTI ...... British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure BCMONRO...... British Columbia Ministry of Natural Resource Operations BCMTCA ...... British Columbia Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts BCOGC ...... British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission BFN ...... Beaver First Nation
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Site C Clean Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement Volume 3: Economic and Land and Resource Use Effects Assessment ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
BRFN ...... Blueberry River First Nation BSE ...... Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy CACC ...... Civil Aviation Communications Centre CANSIM ...... Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System CAPP ...... Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers CBRC ...... Canadian Bio Resources Consultants Ltd. CCA ...... Climatic Capability for Agriculture CCAB ...... Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business CDA ...... Canadian Dam Association CEA ...... Canadian Environmental Assessment CFPL ...... Community Futures Peace Liard CN Rail ...... Canadian National Railway CTS ...... Culture and Traditions Sutdy DEM ...... Digital Elevation Model DFN ...... Duncan’s First Nation DFO ...... Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada DTFN ...... Dene Tha’ First Nation EAC ...... Environmental Assessment Certificate EGS ...... Economic Growth Solutions EIS ...... Environmental Impact Statement EISG ...... Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines EVQO ...... Established Visual Quality Objectives FAO ...... Food and Agriculture Organization FCM ...... Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125 FFP ...... Frost-Free Period FFRD ...... Fraser Fort George Regional District FPPI ...... Farm Product Price Index FRPA ...... Forest and Range Practices Act GDP ...... Gross Domestic Product GIS ...... Geographic Information System GOABC ...... Guide Outfitting Association of British Columbia ha ...... Hectare
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Site C Clean Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement Volume 3: Economic and Land and Resource Use Effects Assessment ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
HLFN ...... Horse Lake First Nation hr ...... Hour HRDC ...... Human Resources and Skills Development Canada HRFN ...... Halfway River First Nation hrs ...... Hours IIABC ...... Irrigation Industry Association of British Columbia IPCC ...... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPG ...... Initiatives Prince George ITA ...... Industry Training Authority KLMSS ...... Kelly Lake Métis Settlement Society km ...... Kilometre LAA ...... Local Assessment Area LEH ...... Limited Entry Hunting LiDAR ...... Light Detection and Ranging LRMP ...... Land and Resource Management Plan LRRCN ...... Little Red River Cree Nation LSA ...... Local Study Area MCFN ...... Mikisew Cree First Nation MLIB ...... McLeod Lake Indian Band MNBC ...... Métis Nation British Columbia MOU ...... Memorandum of Understanding MU ...... Management Unit MW ...... Megawatt NA ...... Not Available NAICS ...... North American Industry Classification System NDIT ...... Northern Development Initiatives Trust NEATT ...... North East Aboriginal Trades Training NEB ...... National Energy Board NEDR ...... Northeast Economic Development Region NENAN ...... The Nenan Dane-zaa Deh Zona Child and Family Services Society NENAS ...... North East Native Advancing Society No...... Number
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Site C Clean Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement Volume 3: Economic and Land and Resource Use Effects Assessment ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
NPEDC ...... North Peace Economic Development Commission NRAHTA...... Northern Rockies Alaska Highway Tourism Association NRRM ...... Northern Rockies Regional Municipality NWPA ...... Navigable Waters Protection Act NWPTA ...... New West Partnership Trade Agreement NWTMN ...... Northwest Territory Métis Nation OGMA ...... Old Growth Management Area OSB ...... Oriented Strand Board PAZ ...... Project activity zone PCIC ...... Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Pers. Comm...... Personal Communication PPM ...... Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement Society PRFN ...... Prophet River First Nation Project ...... Site C Clean Energy Project PRRD ...... Peace River Regional District RAA ...... Regional Assessment Area REGION 6 ...... Métis Nation of Alberta-Region 6 ROW ...... Right-of-Way RV ...... Recreational Vehicle SD ...... School District SFN ...... Saulteau First Nation SLCN ...... Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation SLFN ...... Smith’s Landing First Nation SPEDC ...... South Peace Economic Development Commission SRFN ...... Salt River First Nation T8TA ...... Treaty 8 Tribal Association TFL ...... Tree Farm Licence TFN ...... Tallcree First Nation THLB ...... Timber Harvesting Land Base TKDFN ...... Tsay Keh Dene First Nation TLUS ...... Traditional Land Use Study T.R.A.D.E.S...... Trades Referral Assessment, Direct Employment Strategy
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Site C Clean Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement Volume 3: Economic and Land and Resource Use Effects Assessment ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
TSA ...... Timber Supply Area UNESCAP ...... United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UREP ...... Use, Recreation, and Enjoyment of the Public USDA ...... United States Department of Agriculture UTM ...... Universal Transverse Mercator VC ...... Valued Component WCFN ...... Woodland Cree First Nation WMFN ...... West Moberly First Nations
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